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The winner:
"My stepmother is still a force in racing!"
-- Wilbur Williams of Charlotte
The runners-up:
"Dark side? I just left the dark side!"
-- Tom Haines, Charlotte
"Jeff ain't so bad once you get to know him!"
-- Brent Sheppard, Morganton, NC
"Whoever said NASCAR needs to diversify hasn't seen my fan base!"
-- Laura Thompson, Charlotte
"May the down force be with you!"
-- Kenneth Irving, Kannapolis
Thank you for all your entries. Readers seemed equally divided between those who thought Teresa Earnhardt or Jeff Gordon might lurk behind that Darth Vader mask. Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:
"So I figured; Why not team up with someone else that lost an Empire?"
"Why does he keep calling me a wookie, I'm just changing teams!"
"In time, I'll help you loose that image Jeff."
"Hey Teresa. Wow!! I've never seen you without your make-up on."
"The money cut through the dark side like a light saber!"
Dale and the IntmiVader
"You think this guy is evil? You should meet my stepmom!"
"I've gotta start winning sooner or Vader!"
"See, I told you Theresa, that mask does make you look less evil!"
“All I had to do was change my name to Jeff Gordon, Jr.”
"I joined the Dark Side…so what? It’s gotta be better than working for Theresa…"
"Hey...after working for Teresa, this is an upgrade!"
"I'd like to introduce my new Crew Chief."
"It's nice to see Vice-President Cheney come out to support us."
"May the farce be with you!"
"I just felt I had a better chance of winning if I left the Rebel Alliance."
Want to discuss the winners? Got another caption to add to the list? Want to judge these yourself, and let us know your favorites? Feel free to click on the little blue "Comments" link just below this post to share your views on any of this. Please visit us again Monday for a new cartoon caption challenge.
WWWWWWIIIIIIILLLLLLLLBBBBBBEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!!
Posted by: Mr. Ed | June 22, 2007 at 02:25 PM
Gotta say I think you missed it this week! The comment "Jeff ain't so bad once you get to know him!" cracked me up because my son, who is a fervent Dale fan, hates Jeff and this new pairing of these polar opposites irritated him, to say the least!
Posted by: Anne W. Warner | June 26, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Not being much of a fan of racing, I can see why the winner was picked. It's very similar to the "leash" cartoon a couple of weeks back. The caption says something that may have really been said, and the picture suggests something totally different....but yet it works!!! Some people make this look too easy !!!
Posted by: LT | June 28, 2007 at 09:08 AM
This week's caption is a perfect example of why I enjoy this contest. Sometimes I feel as though I have to pull a lobe to come up with anything, and other times it's a slam dunk. Darth Vader, Jeff Gordon, and Teresa? It doesn't get any better than that. Bravo to all the winners.
Posted by: Randy Thomas | June 28, 2007 at 09:42 AM