CAPTION KUDOS!

[Ian McDonald]

Hey gang! As mentioned in the February 28th Rothland Tribune, whenever I'm stumped for a caption, I'll be asking you the readers to submit caption ideas to me! If I like your idea (or one of your ideas, if you wanna submit multiple ideas to me), I will give props to you here in this thread (unless you'd rather remain anonymous, of course!). But thanks in advance to all those who submit captions to me. Your help will be muchly appreciated, I promise!

[Ian McDonald]

First off, I'm happy to report that you people are not making it easy for me to pick captions for my strips. For every caption I've chosen, there are at least a half a dozen or more that I had to reject, and with much regret. A big thanks to everyone for sending me caption ideas over the past week. *spreads hands as far as they will go* Your help is appreciated THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS much!!!

With that in mind, here are the fine folks I need to thank for the past week's batch of captions....

2/26 - Flutts Step-on Oswold - inspired by Gene Wirchenko

2/28 - Ain't That A Kick In The Plants - Dave Aronson and Matthew Quirk both came up with this idea

3/1 - Bushwhacked? - Phlip


And for last week, I liked...

2/21 - Keeping An Eye Out For Promotion Opportunities - Reinout van Rees

(and that's another benefit of submitting you caption ideas. If I use yours, I'll be glad to link to your website, if you have one!)

Thanks again, folks! I know I'll need your captioning help once again, so keep them thinking caps handy!

Adieu!
Ian

[Ian McDonald]

For this week, I have two people to thank:


3/7: Are Your Plants Putting You On? - Inspired by Dave Aronson

3/9: In-shrub-ordination - Tim Tylor

Thanks again to everybody who sent in their caption idears to me!

Ian

[Ian McDonald]

I had a devil of a time choosing the caption for the latest BTB strip! Lotsa great ideas were sent my way! Thanks to everyone who participated! Anyway, the winner:

3/16 - (Hypo)Critical Of His Own Plan? - Thanks for your help, Nidoking!!

[Ian McDonald]

Belated thanks for last week's caption help:

4/4 - A Turn(coat) Of Events - Mike Heath

4/6 - Love Stinks! - Danielle Baldwin (Hey, just because she's my girlfriend doesn't mean I automatically picked her suggestion over all the other choices! )

As always, thanks to everyone who participated!

Adieu!
Ian

[Ian McDonald]

Aaaaaand here be the names of those who helpded me last week:

4/11 - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the R.R.G. - Scott Burns, and Dani came up with this one!

4/13 - Got Your Back - the one and only Phlip

Thanks again to everyone who participated! Kisses for the ladies, high-fives for the guys!!

Later,
Ian

[Ian McDonald]

A li'l late, but for last week....

4/23 - Turnabout Is Foul Play - Mike Heath

Mega-thanx to all who partikipated!

Ian

[Ian McDonald]

I had lots of responses for Friday's strip, with a lot of great ideas, including "This Party Is Da

[kmd]

I've just got to say, this "Caption BtB" thing has just highlighted to me how inept I am at making puns. And how great some of you are at it. Keep it up everybody, they're fantastic!

[Limax]

I second KMD. Although I should start working on Limerick summaries again... those were fun.

[Ian McDonald]

Firstly, I must apologize for not giving props to the captioneers for the last week of "Changing Of The Guard". Without further ado, here dey is:


5/9 - Nipping His Plans In The But... - Psiblade

5/11 - Fear and Balanced - Scott Burns

Thanks guys! As for the past week, we can thank:

6/20 - Plot Hooooooooole! - John Wyrick

Keep dem caption ideas a-comin', folks! They ain't gonna write themselves, ya know!

Peace out!
Ian

[Ian McDonald]

I second KMD. Although I should start working on Limerick summaries again... those were fun.

Yup, I loved 'em!

Bruno haikus might be kinda fun, too!

Adieu!
Ian

[Ian McDonald]

One of my readers (Caleb Child) suggested that I post all entries received every time I ask for caption ideas. So I thought I'd give it a try!

For the caption for July 25th, I received:

Time to finger someone else - Caleb Child

another nail in this story's coffin - Alex Kloss

For want of a nail... - NeunerDude

Nailing the deal? - Barry J. Patterson

The hand left. Talk to the nail. - Melvin Krehbiel

Give Piece a Chance - Michael S. Alexander

Nail-ing the report - No one, I swear!

A Nail's Tale - Wing L Mui

The winners:

Nailing The Interview - Michael S. Alexander, Jenna N. Jarvis, and David Green

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For the caption for July 27th, I received:

Has-been Trash Bin! - James M. Berry

Out with the old, in with the News. - Caleb Child

The winner:

Into The Has Bin - inspired by Michael S. Alexander

Thanks to everyone who participated! You are the wings beneath my wind... or something like that!

Adieu!
Ian

[Ian McDonald]

Got a lot of submissions for last Friday's (8/3) caption! And you can see, a lot of similar ideas came up...

The umpire says you are out of there!
Digging Up the News
- Gene Wirchenko

Breaking (out) News - Richard Higginson, David Hardison, Jason Gool

Breaking news - Leevi Sein

[Ian McDonald]

The August 8th strip proved to be a tough one, as only 2 of you answered the call. The attempts were as follows:

"Double-Talk in Five...Four..." - Chet Zeshonski

Stunted Results
Career Breaking (out) News. - No one, I swear!

As for last Monday's (August 13) strip, a few more of you took a crack at it...

larger then life
more real then real
bigger badder better
I did what?
- E. voyager

Jailfake - Jonathon Side

Newer news nooses what he knew to be true
Newer news nukes what he knew to be true.
-Caleb Child

A cold scoop of I scream - J. Spyder Isaacson

'Baby(on the)Face' Bruno - Affy Person

And the winner:

Prison Break(fast?) - inspired by Jim Cameron

Thanks again, folks! Keep them thinkin' caps handy!

[Ian McDonald]

Ze caption submissions for 8/27:

(Wail-)Breaking News = m m

Sly as a FOX? - David Hardison

Because we don't just sell the news, we make it too! - Caleb Child

Late-(heart)breaking News! - Emi

Out-FOXed by the News
Turnerbout isn't fairplay - Jason Hoover

and our Winners:

Sob Story - Gene Wirchenko and Melvin Krehbiel

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For 8/31

News: The Ultimate Reality Show - Jamming

"Nothing Scarier Than the Truth"
"Real World Blues"
- No one, I swear!

- The News Makers
- ... and now for the news.
- Live and Direct
- Melvin Krehbiel

[Ian McDonald]

For the strip that kicked off the Brunotots story...

li'l shaver -Phlip

Fatherly Advice
Parental Guidance
Protective Father
-Chance

Small-time Schemes
Thinking Small
-PsiBlade

Father Knows Best - Storm Gunther

The birds and the broken knees
Father son dis(con)cussion
Bottle Racketeering
-Alan P. Main

Like Father, Like Super-Deformed Son
New Kids on the Chopping Block
- Byron Dunn

And the winner:

What Daddy Tot Me... - Lou Johnson

As always, high-fives to the guys and kisses to the ladies for all entries received!

[Ian McDonald]

Ye gods! I seem to have fallen behind! Don't let me allow it to happen again!

For the 9/17 strip:

retro-fiona-fit - Phlip

Know Where Your Priorities Lie -Melyssa Henderson

Micro-dragons love cake, who knew? - Joshua Rudder

Fit to be Ty's -Robert Quade

Family planning
Home is where the TV is
The lure of Chocolate
- Melvin Krehbiel

Two-Timed by(for?) Two-Eyes - No one, I swear!

TV, Pool, and Chocolate cake Vs. Bruno - Julian

And the winner is...

Tyler Two-eyes Meets Fiona Two-Faced -Gene Wirchenko

For 9/21...

One lob not returned
- Cairn Destop

One for All, and All For Running Away - Matthew Slimmer

Alliance: for Better until Worse - S

[Ian McDonald]

I fell behind! I told y'all not to let me allow it to happen again, but ya did anyway! Tsk tsk!

Anyway, for the last strip for "New Kids On The Block"...

Micro-Dragon: The Other Green Meat
Would you like a side of wings with that?
- Gene Wirchenko

blowing smoke - Phlip

And our winner:

Prigmatic As Always! - Lou Johnson

For 10/18 (strip 8 of "Bluenose Barrett, Privateer"), there was but one entry, but it was spot-on:

Skull And Double-Crossbones - Timothy Tylor

Finally, for last Friday's (10/26) strip...

pro-take-shun - Phlip

If life hands you lemons, make lemonade - Gene Wirchenko

Good Will Hunting - Martin Sloan (so very close!)

crime does pay....but Kindess pays more - Gareth

Taking the Sin out of Syndicate - Michael Alexander

Spreading it Thick! - kim murison

Syndicate Doublespeak - Emily J Scalzo

It's not extortion! It's an "Enhanced Donation Request" - James Paige

And our winner:

Good Will Hurting - Alun Clewe

Thanks for playing! This is Ian McDonald reminding you to help control the local animal population: have your pets spayed or neutered!

[Ian McDonald]

For Monday's (11/5) Strip...

Tap the Soul - Alun Clewe

Go to AO Hell... - Richard Higginson

"He could set the building on fire..."
"Reflecting on this situation..."
- Danielle R

"I'm Tapping on the Man in the Mirror!"
or"Count Swindels, Bruno Dwindles!"
- sam franzway

Five years bad luck.
- Cooper

And the winner:

A Real Pain In The Glass - inspired by Danielle R

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And for Friday's strip:

Fillet of Soul - David Green

Awk(ward): Always Overdone - Gene Wirchenko

Whine and dine - Caleb Child

Soul food - oberon

And our winner:

I'd Steak My Life On It! - D. G. Budgell

Blessings of Ailix upon everyone who partikipated! Keep firin' those caption ideas into my Inbox!

[Ian McDonald]

Once again, I'se gots some catchin' up to do! Let's get to it, shall we...?

For 11/19:

An explanation that squoddles the fence - Gene Wirchenko

Twenty Questions Short of a Clue - Charles Laubach

Squoddling the Masses - No one, I swear!

The Squod-shaped hole in all of us - Timothy Tylor

- It Ain't Diddly-Squoddle
- ...'Cuz It Ain't Got That Swing!
- Dave Aronson

Doesn't Know Squoddle - Barry J. Patterson (Oh so close!)

And the winner:

- You Don't Know Squoddle - Dave Aronson

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For 11/23

Danger, sharp minds exploding!
Pointy thought shrapnel.
Royal(ly) debunker(ed).
Explosive argument.
A piece(s) of his mind.
Cover-ups - a bloody mess.
Execution by stupendous stupidity.
Counter-bait debate.
Skeptic(als) disbunquer(ed).
-Ramification (Whew! Gotta give credit for all those ideas! )

The Cover-up Blow-up - Gene Wirchenko

"Splitting Headache"
"Explosive Debate"
"True Lies"
- Thomas Bailey

royal blew up
-Carsten Bak Larsen

Explosive Rhetoric - William Simonitis

x of a quantity being decided by 3 goldfish - Hanno Murphy

For the love of all that is Holy, make it stop! -Melyssa H. Barrett (Not sure, but she may be referring to the story itself! )

Pure Bunk?
A good head for conspiracies?
Pop goes the weasel?
- Grant Robinson

Exploitation, Argumentation, Detonation
- Matthew Slimmer

Exploding the Myth
- Michael Alexander

Exploding Tempers and Exploding Heads
-Shawn Benjamin

Squid(dlebate) anyone?
- Luedre Wright

And the winner:

Hooey Kablooie - Lou Johnson

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Finally, even though I had a caption picked for the 12/3 strip, due to an error on my paart, it didn't show up for a day or two. As such, Danielle R threw a few ideas my way:

"Oh, they're 'special'-'ists, that's for sure..."
"Offut offers? Offut with ya!"
"Be offut with ya!"
"An Off-ful idea..."
"Our mirrors are so dirty, it's Offul!"
"An offut-vious scheme."
"Offu-gedabowdit!"

Thanks as always, gang! You make my world go 'round!

Ian

[Ian McDonald]

'Tis obvious you guys had fun with the last strip (12/14) before the Christmas break! Heck, I think some of you had a little TOO much fun!!

"Different Strokes [for Different Folks]" --David "Dajagr" Green

Play-Boy
What's Up in Entertainment?
A Bit Much Beefcake?
A Mirror Problem
Reflect Defect
Mirror, mirror on the . . . YOW!
No-no Bruno
- Gene Wirchenko

If you do it, SOMEONE will go blind - David Hardison

Ambrose's Complaint - Keith Merritt

Touching Parental Concern - Michael Alexander

Master of his own Mirror? - Harry Bishop

play on movie titles:
"the mirror *yanked* (cracked)
"front view horror (rear-view mirror)
"wankers aweigh"
"OMG!! it picks up porn!"
"........would someone PLEASE put a BELL on that!!??"
"........whut??? not even a loin cloth??"
"one handed boredom in a mirrored boudoir"
"bruno gives GOOD mirror"
"bet Ambrose don't wanna pay for THAT part"
"smash, or keep a better grip?"
"a TRUE man gains a beat on the up-stroke".... ok THAT one is just WRONG!!! and i apologize in advance if there are any ladies present who might read it.....
"so THAT'S what squoddle is!"
- Daniel Winslow (aka cerberus)

And our winner:
What a Jerk! - Dave Aronson

Happy Gnu Year, Folks!
Ian

[Ian McDonald]

Okay gang, since I got so much ground to cover, I'se gonna break this in to 2 posts: pre-Suna City, and Suna City! Here goes:

1/9

Poison Idea
Slim Chance of Success
- Jason Gool

I'll Squoddle your soul -Diana Sakolsky

THE TOOTH BE TOLD - Steve Wright

Rots your teeth and your brain - Shawn Benjamin

Advanced Squoddle Eater (Drinker) - Kevin Petker

edentate bait - Phlip

Squoddle Classic"
"Diet Squoddle - same number of calories, but, who cares?"
"Lose that unwanted fat - between your ears."
- David A. Rooney

And our winner:
Diet Squoddle = Fat Head - Lou Johnson

1/11

Beauty is only skin deep but treachery goes right to the bone - robbo2

Pseudo Soul Stealing Soda Seller Seen - Affy

S'oul good
He's behind you!
- jordan carmichael

brew-no - Phlip

"On the CONtrary..."
"Peek-a-boo.
- David A. Rooney

That’s what they always say before checkmate.
Why you should never say something like that.
He’s a villain he should know better.
To anyone that saw that coming, what are tomorrows lottery numbers?
- Dave L

The winner:
He Soul'd Him Short - jordan carmichael

1/18

"Lets all hop on the Soul Train"
"Soul time on the Band Wagon"
"Sqouddle! Now with 20% more Sin!"
"Oh ye of little faith.... and soft drinks!"
- jordan carmichael

Hell of an Idea
Love the Cola, Hate the Sinner.
- Gene Wirchenko

Our winning entry:
A New Soul-ution - Stephen Morris

1/30

If you wear a lab coat, you can be a scientist too! - Melvin Krehbiel

Our caption champ:
Blinded by Science - inspired by Gene Wirchenko

[Ian McDonald]

2/11

"Suna, da' betta"? - James Whaley

1. Dark Bruno Returns
2. Frank Miller's spinning in his bed
3. Suna Noir
- Jeff Shultz

We've sin this one already - Nneeve lastname

Not The Miller's Story
Marv Ol' Comics
- Wei-Hwa Huang

The UnMellow B*ndit - Lukin Brewer

And da winna is:
"It's Miller time" - Mark Latus

2/15

For Kingdom Quee... Bah, MINE
Vengeance
Alix Returned, the Apocalypse Begins
- IVAR

Tossing Salad? - Jonathan Clark

Go to the head of the class:

Royal Rumble - Lou Johnson

2/18

Getting to the Point - Marquinn DeVelaine

The X-1: 0-60 in five seconds, or else
- Gene Wirchenko

Very Rude Awakening - Mark Latus

One-Two Yellow Bastards! - Psiblade

Ya won, baby!:
No Z's For Xerxes - Gene Wirchenko

2/20

Down with the Censors
No More violence in Comics -- Now its Time to Get Violent
If I Can't Have Violent Comics, Then I'll Just Have to get Violent for Real
- IVAR

Production Of The Miscreant
- Mark Latus

A rude awakening - [url="http://www.shultzinfosystems.com"]Jeff Shultz[/url]

Art imitates, err, art! - [url="http://calebchild.boldlygoingnowhere.org/caleb/"]Caleb Child[/url]

Pinning Down an Answer - dexter smith

Everybody put your hands together FOR:
Comic Family Values - - Psiblade

2/22

The final cut - JDVBERG

Into the Long Dark (K)Night - Michael Heath

Jack Thompson would be proud - Gareth

Ian's Alibi: A Frankly Bad Influence - Gene Wirchenko (so very close, Gene!)

You da man! YOU DA MAN!!!:
Frank-ly, It's All YOUR Fault! - Lou Johnson

Thanks again, captioneers! you make me feel all warm & fuzzy inside!!

Ian

[Ian McDonald]

Hoo boy, have I got a lotta catchin up to do! Let's Roll!!

3/3

Eco-Freak - Gene Wirchenko

Beans, Beans, Are Good For Your... Break & Enter Attempts - Conan D Madli

3/4

Not a De-Liver-y Boy - David Hardison

3/6

School of hard grabs - Bruce Wright

Live(r) and Learn - Caleb Child

Mirror, mirror, on the wall… - Matthew Slimmer

Hand Right on the Money
Family Jewel
Like Son, Like Father
Dislike Son, Dislike Father
Why One Arm Is Enough
It Takes a Thief to Take
Going Green or Green Going
- Gene Wirchenko

In This Class, You Pay For Your Mis-takes! - inspired by PsiBlade

3/12

When you just can't get enough...
Bruno's public just cant get enough!
- -Psiblade

Soaring with Eagles - Gene Wirchenko

3/13

Unsavory Eagles - Gene Wirchenko

The Return of Ellis - David Byers

By hook, by crook, or by the book!
A few fine ideas
-Psiblade

Childhood(lum) Memories - Terrence Deming

3/18

Things go South (park) in a hurry - Robert Quade

Park'd - Michael Hill

It's All Gone South - Tim Tylor

3/19

Bruno's Career Is Off To A Promising Start - Gene Wirchenko

3/20

The Long Arm of the Pa - Gene Wirchenko

Like father like son.
Like son like father.
- Jim Langston

I can get it for you wholesale - Melvin Krehbiel

The Lemon Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree - inspired by Hans Franke

3/31

Die Another Day (again) - Jason Gool

A Series of Unfortunate Plot Devices - Paul Bernard

ONE MORE TIME! ALL TOGETHER NOW! - jordan carmichael

Cantor is your friend - Gene Wirchenko

"crisis on infinite Brunos"
"regression is good for the soul"
"I contain multitudes"
-Brian Greiner

If At First They Don't Succeed: (You'll) Die, Die Again! - inspired by PsiBlade and Tim Tylor


7/4

A solution chop-chop or an axe chop-chop - Gene Wirchenko

Axe A Stupid Question... - Jefferson Hunt

7/11

This Blood's for you! - Michael Heath

Induction Junction, what's your function?
What, no green stamps?
Bruno wants you
- Scott Haley

Join the revolution and get a keychain! - huolong

The People's Republic of Apathy - Ryan Maloney

Bruno's No Model Army
Round Head Count Zero
One Man Army
Sic Semper Tyranis (et Ignotus) = So let it always be with tyrants (and idiots)
- Lukin Brewer

What If They Gave A War And Nobody Came? -inspired by Rick Higginson and Lukin Brewer

Once again, thanks, and a big friendly terrorist fist jab to everyone who sent in their ideas!

Ian