The winner:
"For me, it's been a monumental fall!"
-- Mic Elvenstar of Charlotte
The runners-up:
“I’m getting a handle on what a trillion of something looks like.”
-- Phil Clutts, Harrisburg
"Congress leaves quite the mess."
-- Kevin Burgess, Charlotte
"Where do all these tea leaves come from?"
-- Lewis Shilane, Joplin, Mo.
"Beats muckracking."
-- Charleen Bolt, Charlotte
Thanks for all your entries. A couple of folks entered variations of the winning caption (kudos to Moses Luski, Charlotte, and Phil Clutts, Harrisburg), but we felt Mr. Elvenstar had the most succinct phrasing of this idea. Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:
“I’m confident I can hold things together.”
“I leave Washington and my popularity grows!”
"The deficit supercommittee needed a place to hide."
"I am getting an early start on my next job."
"What mess?"
"I know it looks big but it's only 15 trillion leaves."
"It's a monument to the economy. It's about as stable and is already beginning to decompose."
"We're a little short on funds for a Christmas tree this year."
"It's the Washington way, piled high and wide!"
“My success has always been dependent on which way the wind blows.”
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Congratulations, Mic Elvenstar! I racked my brain on this one, and came up empty. Great pun!
Posted by: Mike | November 11, 2011 at 09:08 AM
Wonderful, Mic!
Posted by: Carolyn | November 11, 2011 at 09:18 AM
The Christmas Tree line made me laugh out loud.
Posted by: Captioner | November 11, 2011 at 09:32 AM
Perfect winner...liked Phil's and of course the christmas tree also got a laugh out of me!
Posted by: suzanne & co. | November 11, 2011 at 10:30 AM
The Christmas tree caption was very good. It was submitted by the always-funny Mr. Steven A. Meckler of Charlotte.
Posted by: Kevin Siers | November 11, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Mic,that is superb.
Posted by: Ross Levin | November 12, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Thanks, Suzanne. It's funny how it works, though. That was the first caption I thought of, but I listed it last out of the 13 I submitted. For example, I preferred “Yes, it’s been a lot of work, and no, I don’t have a match,” in reference to the Republicans' plan to undo everything Obama takes pride in.
Anyway, Kevin, we all appreciate that you consider every submission.
Posted by: Phil | November 12, 2011 at 02:01 PM
Glad to see I'm not the only one that submits more than 10 a week...
Posted by: suzanne & co. | November 13, 2011 at 12:19 PM