The winner:
"So much for global warning!"
-- Suzanne Estro, Charlotte
The runners-up:
"Let me introduce our Federal Regulator Ousting Suspected Terrorist Yemenis -- or FROSTY."
-- Phil Hoffman, Huntersville
"And he only paused a moment when immigration hollered STOP!"
-- Bart Sullivan, Austin, Tex.
"Just like me, he came to life one day."
-- George Quick, Locust, N.C.
"My latest snowjob."
-- from several readers
Thank you for all your entries. As usual, feel free to discuss any of this in our "Comments" section. Just click the blue link below this post and add your observations or additional captions!
Here's a selection of some of the other lines we received:
"Barring a complete meltdown, I have total confidence in our director."
"There's not a snowball's chance in hell that there won't be a meltdown."
"They're inexpensive to manufacture and will be a vast improvement over the TSA agents they will replace."
"Let me introduce our new TSA security guard, guaranteed not to melt away from his post."
"My fixes will last as long as this guy."
"Our new airport security will get the terrorist to freeze."
" I wanted to have an experienced spokesperson to explain our 'abominable' actions concerning the latest terrorist attempt."
"Our newest defense against terror: Parson Brown!"
"It's a new cold war against terrorism."
"Here today . . . gone tomorrow."
"We've had a flurry of upgrades to homeland security."
"We'll be looking for his replacement by spring."
"It's getting tough to find someone who can take the heat of the Homeland Security job."
"My new Homeland Security chief is getting a frosty reception from the press!"

WOW! What a great start to the New Year!!Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! Now I can stop saying, once a runner-up always a runner-up!!!!!!
Posted by: suzanne & co. | January 15, 2010 at 11:25 AM
"His accomplice had a corncob-pipe bomb and a button nose detonator"
---didn't even make the 'other lines' listing.
Posted by: Ken W | January 15, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Great winner! Congratulations!
Posted by: Carolyn | January 15, 2010 at 07:42 PM