Tag: humor

Fat Tuesday

Today is “Fat Tuesday”.  If you’re fat, then this is your day.  And if you’re not fat, then you’re supposed to try to become fat.  🙂  No, really it’s about Mardi Gras, which literally translates to “Fat Tuesday”.  I don’t care anything about the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, but the notion of Fat Tuesday sounds interesting.

Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday, when Catholics and some formal, “liturgical” Christian denominations start Lent, a time of fasting from some item that you really enjoy.  I don’t participate in that.  I’m all for repenting and fasting, but not in this organized way.  But to each their own.  FYI, the date of Fat Tuesday varies each year.  This year, 2009, it is today, February 24.  Consult the Internet or calendar for other years.

Anyway, the idea of eating all you want on Fat Tuesday sounds like a good idea, regardless of whether or not you participate in Lent.  So hopefully you made the most of your meals today.  It’s part of being culturally relevant, or somethin’…

Fortunately, I participated in this overeating ritual during lunch today, even though I didn’t consciously know I was supposed to.  🙂

caption contest, man with holograms at old computers

I’m not one to get stuck on tradition, but having a new caption contest every Monday seems like a good plan.  So here goes.

Explain what’s going on in this picture.  Remember, any type of humor is appreciated (as long as it’s clean).  You can make puns, one-liners, jokes, irony, satire, tie-ins with current news, or science-fiction.  You can even create a short story that ties in with this picture.   (Just remember that a picture is worth only a thousands words — no more.)  🙂  Basically, what I’m saying is, take the box walls down and let your thoughts roam, to see what you can come up with.

man with holographic images of himself at old computers

You can click on the picture to bring up a larger version.

(To see the other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)

caption contest, burning house behind firefighters

It’s Monday, so you know what that means — another caption contest.  You know how this works, but for any first-time visitors, here’s the low-down.  You (and I mean you) look at the picture below and think of a funny caption for it.  The caption can be what someone in the picture is saying, or it can be in the form of commentary like from an announcer overlooking the situation, or you can even create some type of parallel with the real-world.  The idea is for the caption to be funny.

firefighters-in-front-of-house-fire

(To see the other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)

caption contest, guys eating giant burgers

Here it is, Monday again, and here is another caption contest.  (Normally I ramble on here for a while before actually displaying the picture, but not this time.)   🙂

guys eating giant burgers

(To see the other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)