NEXT FANCY PHOTO--let the captions roll.

So many votes!! So little time to count them all…so, I'm not going to…just yet.  Instead, I am posting the next photo for captioning. I need the laughs and many of you need the points. The last photo was so great and the captions were amazing, so I apologize in advance for this next photo/drawing. It is not as good as the last one, or even as good as the last kid drawing, but it still makes me laugh, and I'm quite interested in seeing what the heck you all think is going on here. I'm not sure. Give it your best captions…it's not a fat guy running up a pole, but it is still Lentertainment.

Scoring will be up tomorrow.  You have until 7pm tomorrow, April 1st to caption this masterpiece.
Let the captions roll.

THE LATE, BUT GREAT TOP TEN--totally worth the wait...

Sorry for the major delay with the TOP TEN, but it's been a bit of a press today.  However, these captions are well worth the wait.  I must say, the captions for this picture are my absolute favorites and I'm not sure if we can EVER top them, but we will try. Well done, one and all. I had a very, very difficult time choosing a TOP TEN. I actually brought in some consultants to assist with the decision making. I will not reveal who these fine people are, (so there are no repercussions) but they were imminently helpful. To insure quality and consistency, we carefully reviewed all the captions thoroughly,  put them up against the photo, and then chose our favorites.  These are the captions that made them laugh out loud. I know that a few people have more than one in the Top Ten.  Don't blame me….take it up with the panel, who has no idea who any of you are….

Here's the photo. Below are the Top Ten.  Vote for your favorites, vote for your friends, vote for freedom, vote for America, but mostly, vote for Lentertainment.

THE BEST TOP TEN YET 

That better be real Wisconsin butter at the end of the stick!          Jessica

Does this pole make me look fat?                  Linda

Fuck I got a splinter.      John
      (editor's note: This one was a huge favorite with the judges…) 

Totally misunderstood the concept of pole dancing            Linda
    (another big fan favorite) 

New to the business world, Larry didn't understand what his boss meant by "Run it up a flag pole and see who salutes"
             Rob

Yum, frosting.          Rob
    (This one is pure, comedy gold) 

Mo and Larry could not keep up.          Judy

(I kind of love this one) 

Human Cannon Ball Club. ~ "If there isn't a flag its just a belly flop."           Michelle

"Order in the next 15 minutes and we will include a copy of Lumberjacks Gone Wild"             Rob

A rare sighting of the graceful "fat bald dude" in his natural habitat…     Brifry

So, there you have it…Today's Top Ten.  Voting begins right here, right now and will go until 7pm tomorrow night.  Scoring will be done on Monday. The new photo will be posted on Monday. So, so much Lentertainment to look forward to…

It may be too much to ask, but I'd be real real excited if we rallied the vote like we did earlier this week. There may not be enough beer and donuts in the world to beat Judy in the voting, but I think we should commit to our very best efforts (and remember, by we, I  really mean you all. Hey, I've done my part. I pick the photos, sift through the captions, pick the Top Ten, do the scoring,  and generally slave away for this blog.  Bringing in voting is all on you).  Let's see what you've got.  Good luck, God speed and for God's sake, get some people to vote.  

THE LATEST SCORES…the tension builds.

I am enjoying immensely the captions for LUCKY PHOTO SEVEN.  Honestly, I think this is the best one yet.  You all are hysterical, and for some reason, a big, fat guy running up a greased pole brings out the best in all of us.  Thank you for making my dreary Friday morning infinitely better.  ("yum, frosting"--had me dying) And thank you to John for educating us all about The Feast of St. Julian, and this special gostra (?) tradition.  See, it always goes back to Lentertainment, doesn't it?

As you can see, the scoring is done.  Again, I apologize for the delay but counting up and allocating all FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY- FIVE (555) votes took a little time.  Once again, Judy killed it in the voting.  It's beyond impressive and a bit frightening how her people come out to vote--and I thought that was a real nice gesture on Rob's part to throw a vote to Judy's number one voter--Karla (who just might be a robot because she votes so fast)--true sportsmanship (or possibly gamesmanship).  So, of course, Judy got the 20 points for the most votes.  However, the race for second was quite compelling.  Both Rob and Linda utilized a time honored technique of bribing their voters.  Their efforts were well executed (donuts and beer--best bribes ever) and paid off handsomely.  Because their vote totals were 94 and 97 respectively, I awarded them both 10 voting points to make up for any counting errors that may have occurred as I was watching Dayton beat Stanford. (Go, Catholics). And 5 points for third place went to anyone else who had over ten votes--John, Joann and Jessica. (See? I told you you would all be rewarded for getting out the vote.  My word is my bond. You're welcome). 

Finally, I awarded the all important extra credit: 20 points went to John for helping others navigate the blog (you can thank Molly Ryan for those points, JH) and for showing me how to get rid of the cake, 20 points to Rob for his rhyming votes and for excellent use of libations--way to bring some younger voter into the mix, 20 points for Linda because donuts are the best and she used them to their full potential AND she brought some new, fun comments in the voting, 20 points for Nate, because "Nailed it" was an awesome caption and his voting comments were even funnier, and 20 big, big points for Brifry, because he really will be saving America soon and very soon.  

So, there you have it, Dear Readers.  It's still a very tight race. Rob has crept into the top three, hot on John's heels.  Will they form a bromance alliance and attempt to knock Judy off of her throne? Linda is making some serious moves, and if she continues with the Donut brigade, she may leapfrog into the top spot.  However, I wouldn't count out the clever Joann or the wily Jessica.  One good round with a healthy dose of extra credit, and the leader board may look very different. Stay tuned, Dear Readers…and wait and see.  There's more Lentertainment in store for all of us.

AND REMEMBER, CAPTIONS STOP AT 7PM TODAY!! FRIDAY!! But until then, keep them coming.

Names	Previous	Quantity	Quality	Voting	EC	Total
Judy	253	20	10	20		303
John	233	20	10	5	20	288
Joann	220	3	10	5		238
Linda	177	12	10	10	20	229
Rob	200	20	10	10	20	260
Jessica	99	5	10	5		119
Stacy	125	1	10			136
Sue R.	36	3	10			49
Brian K	34	1	10	5		50
Sue E.	66	5	10			81
Michelle	70					70
Nate	65	6	10		20	101
Chris	28	5				33
Mr. Delfava	22					22
Joe Laken	2					2
Kim W.	2					2
Tricia	96	6				102
Kim P.	2					2
Ginny	31	2	10			43
Becky	101					101
Brifry		8	10		20	38

LUCKY PHOTO SEVEN--caption this!

Holy Shnikeys!  You guys certainly got out the vote. Very nice touch using the beer and donut bribes. I like it.  And I am extremely grateful for those of you (John) who kind of self counted your own votes.  The benevolent and omnipotent blog ruler really appreciates anything that makes her job easier. (She also really likes donuts.  Beer--not so much)

I apologize for being a bit late with Lucky Photo Seven. I had a lot of  work to do today and didn't start counting votes until close to 5pm.  Then had some driving to do--(Stacy, I really wish Posey did get her temps…but we have a few more years.  A little aside--Annie McKeon actually did hit the side of our garage while driving Dave McKeon's brand, brand new Volvo when she had her temps.  That was Dave's first, last and only contribution to the McKeon "Behind the Wheel" program.  And frankly, most of our kids failed their driving exam the first time, so, yeah--that's on me. ) Anyhow, it is not easy trying to allocate the 555 votes cast in this blog-a-palooza.  I have not finished counting yet, but I am VERY, VERY impressed with how you all rose to the challenge of forcing people to vote for you. Well done, one and all. I will post the final scores for Photo Six tomorrow or later tonight, once I calculate the totals.

But, because I do not want to waste ONE more second of precious captioning time, here is LUCKY PHOTO SEVEN.  I LOVE this one. CAPTION THIS!!

Captions will be accepted until 7pm tomorrow (Friday).  Now, honestly, admit it, this is pure LENTERTAINMENT!

TODAY'S TOP DOZEN--yeah, yeah. It's too hard to pick just ten.

Here is the photo that inspired these awesome captions:

Now, let's get some voting going.  I am not going to lie, I was sorely tempted to not put on of Judy's captions in the Top Dozen, just to see if ANY one else in the whole world would cast a vote…but her Ferris Buehler reference was pretty, darn good, so I couldn't leave her out.  And seriously, I cannot penalize Judy for her amazing ability to get people to vote for her--and all you hard liners wouldn't want it any other way.  C'mon the rest of you, do it the Chicago way and start bribing some people to cast votes your way.  I can only hold Judy back for so long…

Here they are: TODAY'S DIRTY DOZEN:

I had to swerve to miss the cooler full of beer.   Ginnykay

Now how am I going to make it to my NRA meeting??             Jessica

The south will rise again!!!                                          Sue R. 

That's what happens if you don't vote for Judy. Now you know the rest of the story.          John

That Pepboy's 52 Point Inspection clearly did not account for the Stupidity Factor…      brifry

"Nailed it."                 Nate

She got the cars in the divorce.      Sue E.

"Ferris, my father loves this car more than life itself."         Judy

"I told you the car goes on top of the truck!" "Shidiot!"              Linda

"No comment. Talk to my CTA Union Rep. "      Joann

The garage of the O'Hare CTA Blue Line conductor.       Rob

"Oops did I do that?" (Said in my best Urkel impersonation).    Tricia 

Pete McKeon just got home. A little excited to be part of the Notre Dame class of 2018             BrianK

Ok, ok--it's a baker's dozen, but I'm hoping that more captions lead to more voting.  Don't make me test the opposite theory, that less captions will lead to more voting, because some of you are just hanging on by your quality points alone.

 Please, go find some votes.  Because the voting has been so one sided lately, I'm closing it at noon tomorrow. It's just painful to see how few votes anyone else besides Judy gets.  And remember, John took home TEN big points on Monday for having just five tiny votes.  I know you've all concede the vote portion to Judy. Hell, I don't blame you. But even six votes can easily get you second place and TEN big points, so let's all put at least a little effort in here, ok? Thanks.  Go, go. go and vote.  

Be ready for some totals and a new photo tomorrow.  The excitement builds….

MONDAY'S LENTERTAINMENT

I trust we all had a great weekend, and I trust that no one else has any friends who know how to vote on this blog, save Judy.  Please don't take this the wrong way, but honestly? Don't you all have ANY pride? SIX measly votes could have put you in second place for the voting--SIX--that's it.  I know there were a lot of great basketball games going on (Mercer?? Really??--and thanks a lot, Creighton. You not only let me down, but I'm pretty sure Pope Francis is pissed--he can't do all the heavy lifting on behalf of the Jesuits…I expect this sort of poor showing from those Augustinians at Villanova, but from the Jesuits? You're better than that.  No wonder Francis has taken up swearing.  --Hey, Meredith Regan, and Susan Roop, I am only kidding. I f'ing LOVE Jay Wright and am just pissed because they lost early--, but I was seriously  hoping Creighton would ride that McDermott kid into the Elite Eight at least..) However, back to my point--SIX points, people. It's not that much to ask.  Or should I just monogram that Tory Burch tote with Judy's initials right now? 

A little aside to Judy and her voters: Thanks for the Sr. Jovita stories.  Please share more, as I love a good nun tale, and look back a bit fondly on the days of Catholic school corporal punishment. I got a nun spanking in first grade for climbing to the top of the basketball hoop on the playground and hanging from the rim. (that nun also was institutionalized later that year, but that didn't mean I didn't deserve a firm crack on the ass)  And you are a super, impressive group. You need to funnel these energies into ruling a third world nation or finding that lost plane. Sr. Jovita would be proud. (and a bit scared) 

Now here are the standings as of today, before Photo Six.  Allow me to explain the Extra Credit: 

Linda got 20 points because she cast a vote for Ginny, in her special Linda way of camaraderie and kindness, Rob got 20 points because that ladder caption was so goddamn funny, and my helpers on Friday night loved ALL of his captions, Sue E got 20 because she got up so early in Turkey to make her captions, Michelle got 20 for overall consistency, and Ginny got 20 for her great caption and for that sweet cooler she gave us at the ND-Oklahoma game. And finally, Becky got 100 extra credit points because not only did she buy me boys their first cups for baseball, she was and is the best babysitter ever.  And we love her--always.  Again,  not at all fair, but it all makes sense to me.  Judy is pulling away from the pack.  Let's see who can catch her, or somehow get 100 of their own extra credit points to at least pull even with her.  

Name	Previous	Quantity	Quality	Voting	EC	Total
Judy	203	20	10	20		253
John	193	20	10	10		233
Joann	190	20	10			220
Linda	128	9	20		20	177
Rob	135	20	20	5	20	200
Jessica	97	2				99
Stacy	114	1	10			125
Sue R.	36					36
Brian K	34					34
Sue E.	33	3	10		20	66
Michelle	32	8	10		20	70
Nate	53	2	10			65
Chris	28					28
Mr. Delfava	22					22
Joe Laken	2					2
Kim W.	2					2
Tricia'	93	3				96
Kim P.	2					2
Ginny	1		10		20	31
Becky	1				100	101

AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE IS PHOTO NUMBER SIX: 

 I'm not sure what this is all about, but I think it could generate some good captions, and its a bit Lenterbitchedup, for Joann's enjoyment.  (Have you all noticed that "O'Shidiots" would pretty much work for any of these photos?  Remind me to give Stacy more Extra credit … 

One, two, three, caption away.  

BIG FRIDAY NIGHT!! TONIGHT'S TOP TEN, SCORING, PHOTO FOUR!

As promised, here is tonight's TOP TEN, ready for your voting pleasure.  Honestly and don't take this the wrong way, but , let's see if all the rest of you combined can match Judy's vote total. I can't hold her off much longer, and as you can see from the scoring below, she is in the lead. Stacy made the brilliant suggestion that I include the actual PICTURE when I list the Top Ten.  Genius!! and, like so many other things, I should have thought of it…and O'Shidiot, but I did not.  Thanks, Stacy.  You are on it and I appreciate the no chart hassles.  

Captioning this beauty was no easy feat, and picking the TOP TEN was even harder, but here they are in order of appearance--and I'd like to personally welcome Ginny to the club.  Show these midwesterners what you've got.  And yes, I realize there are 12 here.  I'm sorry. I had some help with choosing, and my helpers were adamant on a few, as was I.  More points for everyone.  

Remember when we used to beat the Russians at everything?                              Linda

My company is cutting back on travel expenses.             Ginny

Don suddenly realized the intense emotion that seized him was indeed rocket envy.     Michelle

I gave up driving for Lent.                             Linda

"I'm trying to correct my projectile dysfunction."           Judy

If you don't survive can I have the ladder?            Rob

WHAT....I ran out of frequent flyer miles!                 Sue E

Bob's Away!!!!!                                 John

Get out of that cannon, stupid idiot.              Nate

"I never should have booked that fly-fishing charter for our anniversary trip."        Stacy

 I thought I was ordering a printer but since it's here I might as well use the cannon.              Rob

The unicycle was good exercise, but it was just so boring.                     Joanne 

OK, you all know the drill--Let's get the vote out, please. 

Scoring for Photo 4, The St. Patrick's Day one is complete.  Judy is now in the lead, as she should be given she had like 10 times as many votes as anyone else.  (a little aside---Honest to God, Judy, how do you get so many votes? It's amazing. I'm in awe and who is Sr. Jovita? and were you really her favorite?) John and Joann are right behind. Rob is making his move, but Linda, Stacy and Tricia are holding tight.  It's a Battle Royale to be sure. I must say, a few more of you are taking advantage of the quantity points by throwing down with  20 fine captions.  Smart play--these are easy points because I often can't tell what's a comment and what's a caption, so I err on the generous side (Jessica, not so sure about a few of yours, but you keep making me laugh, so I count them because I am a benevolent dictator) . 

And Rob and John were neck and neck in the race for second place in the voting…So, I gave them both 10 points. I'm not going to lie, a few times I couldn't tell if they were voting or just commenting, so once again, I erred on the side of generosity.  You're welcome. And that's Lentertainment (and John's picture of the kid peeing counted as a vote, as well, because to someone who can't even make an f'ing chart, those pictures that John makes in the comment section are like the Sistene Chapel.) 

And as always, the Extra Credit is totally at my whim and discretion: 10 points for Linda because she was the first to tell me that Harvard upset Cincinnati and because on second review, she had some mighty fine captions, 20 points for Rob for bringing out the international vote and having the best comments in the voting, 20 points for Jessica for posting and voting from Mexico and 50 points for Stacy because "O'Shidiots" is honestly the funniest, most perfect, quintessential caption EVER.  I only wish that I had thought of it.  Outside this blog, I am totally going to tell people I thought it up and I will use it with impunity, taking full credit as if I had. Man, I wish I had thought of it.  And kudos to Stacy--she is a master.

Name        Previous         quantity           quality            voting                EC            Total Judy 153 20 10 20 203 John 153 20 10 10 193 Joann 155 20 10 5 190 Linda 103 5 10 10 128 Rob 65 20 20 10 20 135 Jessica 61 6 10 20 97 Stacy 53 1 10 50 114 Sue  R.  36 36 Brian K  34 34 Sue E. 31 2 33 Michelle 17 5 10 32 Nate 53 53 Chris 28 28 Mr. Delfava 11 1 10 22 Joe Laken 2 2 Kim W.  2 Tricia 63 20 10 93 Kim P.  2 2

VOTING GOES UNTIL 5PM TOMORROW-- Let's all work real, real hard to see if we can get a few voters other than Judy's friend.  Not that I don't LOVE Judy's friends…they're the best.  But, don't the rest of you have any friends who can vote?? Here we go, here we go.  That's Lentertainment!

PHOTO FIVE--New Yorker Style

Admit it…you are all super impressed that I picked that Harvard game. Me, too. I also called that Dayton-Ohio State contest. I know, it's like I'm psychic or something. I wish I'd filled out the billion dollar bracket. That billion could really come in handy.

 I've not had time to calculate the points, extra credit and voting, etc. from photo 4 just yet, (but I should get that done tonight whilst I watch the tourney) however, I do NOT want to get off track again, so I'm posting up with photo/cartoon 5.  I fully admit that this is a total New Yorker rip off, (they have that caption contest in the back of the magazine every week). I LOVE the New Yorker cartoons (I have a love/hate relationship with the actual New Yorker magazine--it's a weekly, has very small print, a ton of words, long as hell articles and makes me feel like a failure if I can't finish it every week.  I don't need one more thing in my life making me feel like a failure--I have kids and a husband for that--but I do love the cartoons) and am always very impressed with the captions people come up with.  I've always wanted to submit one, but am way too intimidated. I think we definitely have some New Yorker caliber captions on the old blog, so let's make this happen and then one of you can enter the New Yorker contest flash your prowess in the face of all those smug highbrows who actually finish their New Yorker before the weekend.  (Hell, I'm still working on finishing the People magazine) I do want to point out though, that the winner of the New Yorker caption contest gets a subscription to the magazine…You all are vying for WAY better prizes. So we got that going for us.

Ok, you have until 5pm tomorrow to get your captions in.  That is 5pm FRIDAY. (I'm not screwing this one up again…this week)

 Let's take this uptown and show those New Yorkers what's what….Caption me.

Here is the scoring from Photo 3--the bad kid drawing one.  I honestly think this one will be my favorite.  It was such an ugly drawing that the captions were hilarious.  And then, the comments during voting were equally priceless. Here's an excel chart that I just cut and pasted into this blog….It's not perfect, but you get the idea.  I tried a bunch of stuff--that tablelizer and some other suggestion methods, but this is all I've got.  Deal with it.  I'm never going to get any smarter with this, but I did check the point totals from the beginning, and here's where we sit…Can you even believe it??? Joann snuck out in front by having TWO captions in the TOP TEN, and you have to admit, they were both REALLY good.  Judy and John are TIED, which is crazy because I couldn't have made that happen if I tried, and in my munificence, I awarded 100 VERY big extra credit points, to make up for me bitching this blog up all week. Let's hope I do better tomorrow when I post picture number 5 and the scores from photo 4.

Here's how the always random Extra Credit went down:

• 30 for Linda for being such a great sport and setting a very nice example with voting
• 30 for Rob for the Craterface comment.  Honestly, every time I see Craterface get in that incredibly tiny car, I love it.  Glad Rob mentioned it, because I thought it was only me. 
• 20 for Stacy, because I never have to count her caption entries--THANKS! 
• 20 each for Sue Roop and Brian Kiernan, because they need the points, as they will be too busy this weekend to enter any captions…..if things work out, somebody owes me something…
• 20 for Tricia, because she makes me laugh.  (and she somehow figured out that Pete McKeon is headlining Grease--we are trying to  keep it on the down low---the boy can't dance) 

As you can see, it's still anyone's ball game.  And Rob, Jessica, Linda, Nate, Jamarcus--put in a few more captions and capture the full 20 quality points. Not everyone is Stacy, so with a bit  more effort, you can really up your point totals.  Also, the voting for 3rd place and those 5 important votes (that Joann always seems to pick up) is always pretty close.  A good dozen votes could put you in the top three…think about it.  This is a marathon, not a sprint. You all know how Lentertainment works by now, so let's see some strategic gamesmanship, please.  

Contestant	Quantity	Quality	Voting	Previous	Extra	Total
judy	20	10	20	103		153
John	20	10	10	113		153
Joann	20	20	5	110		155
Linda	9	10		54	30	103
Rob	12	10		13	30	65
Jessica	4	10		47		61
Stacy	1	10		22	20	53
Sue R.	3			13	20	36
Brian K	1	10		3	20	34
Sue E				31		31
Michelle				17		17
Nate	3	10		40		53
Chris				28		28
Mr. Delfava				11		11
Joe Laken	1			1		2
Kim W.				2		2
Tricia	2			41	20	63
Kim P.				2		2

Because this is a full service blog, and because there may be a follower or two who are not all that interested in Lentertainment (though I cannot imagine who wouldn't be, given how tight the competition is proving to be…), I am including a TOP TEN that is not related to the contest.  I know, it just keeps getting better….and better. Oh, and as a side note, for those of you who DO NOT get Chicago magazine, I just want to let you know that Stan's Donuts and Coffee, mentioned in the TOP TEN of this always cutting edge blog, almost two weeks ago now, is in this month's issue of Chicago. Yeah, you heard it here first…you're welcome.  

1. March Madness--It's the best time of the year.  I'm picking Harvard to upset Cincinnati.  I still remember vividly the Princeton-Georgetown Match up in 1989 (Sports Illustrated wrote about it this week, yet again, another periodical lifting my ideas….) I was crying.  Literally.  

2. Billy Donovan--coach of Florida-the team I am picking to go all the way.  I love Billy Donovan and still remember when he played at Providence for Rick Pitino and took them to the Final Four in 1987.  He's one of only four coaches to both play in the Final Four and win a NCAA title as a coach.

3. Johnston Murphy low boots at Bloomingdales--these are perfect, and of course, are now on sale for much less than I paid for them…Still a great little boot. 

4. Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut salt and fresh ground pepper potato chips--I gave up sweets for Lent, but not these little morsels of delicious.  According to my sources, they are great in pancakes, as well!?

5. The Slim Fit Sienna Boyfriend jeans from Lucky--they fit great (even after eating the salt and pepper chips) and look very nice with the boots shown above.  

6.  Ho Hey, the song those two sisters sang on Nashville--Annie put it on a CD for me a few months ago and I just keep playing it…I think these girls are real live sisters..and sorry that this girl's head is so big…

7. This article in the Huffington post--it's really good and I hope parents realize what a disservice they are doing to their kids when they constantly shield them from adversity.  Again, I believe I wrote about this topic a few years back (In Defense of Tiger Mom) but it bears repeating: 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kari-kubiszyn-kampakis/10-common-mistakes-parents-today-make-me-included_b_4753451.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share  

8. Grease is the word. Last chance to see this fun show at St. Joes this weekend--

9. Pete McKeon--having a blast in said Grease.  

10. Jack Burke--stealing the show in said Grease.  And Jack Burke is basically the son I  never had.  Honestly, seeing these two boys together in this show has brought us a million hours of laughs.  What a very fun way to high light their 10 year friendship.  

  

How cute are these two??  

Enjoy this post, keep pushing the vote, and look for Photo Five later today.  

The Chart

The Chart is never going to happen.  Let's just put that little pipe dream to rest. I will score this thing manually, dreaming of the days Nate made that  chart.  Honestly,  I have spent several hours trying to follow the directions on how to insert a chart in a blogger/blogspot blog.  Well, guess what? Not only did it NOT work, but, somehow I can't even log into the blog anymore, so I am kind of backdooring this post. Seriously, the link said to hit the HTML edit button and then copy and paste some code thing into the blog.  I did all that, but all it did was make the blog go blank--now all I get is a blank green screen.  Typical…I've asked Chris to look into it, but who the hell knows? It's Lenterbitchedup...

I probably should have explained to John about the force field that surrounds me in regard to electronics.  I'm not kidding.  Somehow I am the sort of person that makes electronic devices fail--a lot. I can't even get those automatic paper towel dispenser in public restrooms to work, let alone the damn automatic sinks.  The auto lights do not come on when I enter a room, and I have made many, many computers fail, just by sitting near them.  Kerry Gapinski can attest to this.  And I must admit, she was super nice about my atom stopping aura. At times, I fear I am a ghost, or a vampire…or just a regular old freak. The good news is, I don't have any allergic reactions to high quality jewelry, so I feel like I am ahead of the game.  Bottom line--no chart. And I don't want any back sass about it.

We need to get the voting going, so I am posting TODAY'S TOP TEN right here, right now--chartless.  I have most of the scoring done for photo three (shocker…Judy got the 20 big points for the highest number of votes…) but am working on the extra credit.  Look for the standings early tomorrow--NOT IN A CHART.

Our St. Paddy's day photo inspired some VERY fine captions.  I am quite impressed with Rob Fredrickson.  He is climbing the non-existent chart. He had many, many fine captions for picture three--loved the one about Nate drawing Dave's hole in one, and really nailed it with the Crater face comment during the voting segment (you have to see Grease--starring a stiff-armed Pete McKeon as Danny Zucco-- to get this one, but suffice it to say, it's super funny) AND now, Rob is once again, hitting it out of the park.  And Stacy, employing her one terrific caption strategy nailed my personal favorite caption.  There were many, many, many fine Irish captions, (and we will leave it up to the voters--or as I like to call them--Judy's posse)  but her "O'Shidiots" captions was a beautiful one word perfection.

And I must apologize for messing up the timing of the captions…from now on, as stated in the rules…photos go up on Mondays and Thursdays, Captions are due Tuesdays and Fridays, voting is Wednesday and Saturdays--and we all take Sundays off…BUT, in my haste to get Monday's awesome St. Paddy's pic up, in the few minutes after getting home from Notre Dame and before I headed to a 6pm meeting, I put the wrong day up…This was absolutely  my error, and as such, I allowed all captions that came in today. I promise to be more attentive…but let's admit it, I'm easily distracted AND can't make a chart.  Hey, you get what you get...

Here are Tonight TOP TEN:  you know the drill, vote early, vote often,

"Rule #1 - don't piss off a ginger."             Tricia

"He is gonna have a piss shiver in about 30 seconds."     John

"I'm not sure how much longer I can hold it."            Michelle

"All I said was "Erin go braless". What, that's not how it goes?"    Rob

"Kevin was desperate for ideas since giving up drinking beer for Lent."    Rob 

"Want him to be Irish? - just add beer!"               Linda

"O'Shidiots"             Stacy

"Huzzah! Now we know how Nate shrunk his big dome. :)"                 Joann

"That's not what I meant when I said I wanted some good head!!"         Mr. DelFava

"An Irish Swirly."               Jessica

"I baptize you in the name of the...….."      Judy

Yeah, Yeah, I know there are 11.  Sorry--there were so many good ones--It's hard to choose. I almost picked 15, but then had to rein myself in.  

 OK, Let's all start voting Chicago style--early, often, illegally, for yourself.  Let's get every single dead, unregistered, unborn, incarcerated voter out there to hit this blog and make the vote happen. 

 Voting stops at 5pm tomorrow (sorry, it's shortened due to my mistake…) We need to get the next photo up by 5pm tomorrow to get back on track.  

Scoring will be updated before then as well.  Man, this Lentertainment is taking it's toll.