Beets Give us a Caption #41

Message boards : Cafe SETI : Beets Give us a Caption #41
Message board moderation

To post messages, you must log in.

Previous · 1 . . . 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 . . . 12 · Next

AuthorMessage
John McLeod VII
Volunteer developer
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 15 Jul 99
Posts: 24806
Credit: 790,712
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1183677 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 5:15:45 UTC

OK, time for the winners:

Honorable mention to Carlos for the entirely expected caption "Monday"

In third is Donald L. Johnson with "Mine! Mine! ALL MINE!"

Silver to Rob Smith with "I don't care if you are bigger than me - I'VE GOT THE MELON :-)"

And the winner: KWSN The holy handgrenade with "What's the airspeed velocity of a laden African Fruit Bat?"


BOINC WIKI
ID: 1183677 · Report as offensive
Big Bang

Send message
Joined: 7 Jan 10
Posts: 670
Credit: 28,481
RAC: 0
Message 1183686 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 5:59:18 UTC
Last modified: 8 Jan 2012, 6:02:25 UTC

Hmmm. I vunder eeef zis eeez 'O positive'?
ID: 1183686 · Report as offensive
Profile KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade!
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 20 Dec 05
Posts: 3187
Credit: 57,163,290
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1183786 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 15:29:44 UTC
Last modified: 8 Jan 2012, 15:36:32 UTC

In this case, the laden airspeed of an African Fruit Bat is zero - the load is larger than the bat... (in Aviation terms, he/she's over max takeoff gross weight...)

And Hu, you were too late...

Here's the next picture to caption:


Ground Squirrel BM 3-1-10 05 by THE Holy Hand Grenade!, on Flickr
.

Hello, from Albany, CA!...
ID: 1183786 · Report as offensive
rob smith Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $75 donorSpecial Project $250 donor
Volunteer moderator
Volunteer tester

Send message
Joined: 7 Mar 03
Posts: 22256
Credit: 416,307,556
RAC: 380
United Kingdom
Message 1183793 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 16:07:39 UTC

Just what is that stupid fruit bat doing with that bit of melon?
Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?
ID: 1183793 · Report as offensive
Big Bang

Send message
Joined: 7 Jan 10
Posts: 670
Credit: 28,481
RAC: 0
Message 1183797 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 16:22:08 UTC



"Hmmf! Now they want to make me the symbol of the 'Occupy' movement!!"
ID: 1183797 · Report as offensive
Profile Gary Charpentier Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $75 donorSpecial Project $250 donor
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 25 Dec 00
Posts: 30720
Credit: 53,134,872
RAC: 32
United States
Message 1183800 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 16:33:45 UTC

All right Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.
ID: 1183800 · Report as offensive
John McLeod VII
Volunteer developer
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 15 Jul 99
Posts: 24806
Credit: 790,712
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1183809 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 16:59:33 UTC

Is that a squirrel trap you are pointing at me?


BOINC WIKI
ID: 1183809 · Report as offensive
Profile Angela Special Project $75 donor
Volunteer moderator
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 16 Oct 07
Posts: 13131
Credit: 39,854,104
RAC: 31
United States
Message 1183814 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 17:27:47 UTC

S'cuse me, I looking for fabled factory dat also processes nuts 'n tree nuts...
ID: 1183814 · Report as offensive
Profile Steven Meyer
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 24 Mar 08
Posts: 2333
Credit: 3,428,296
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1183828 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 18:28:16 UTC - in response to Message 1183786.  

In this case, the laden airspeed of an African Fruit Bat is zero - the load is larger than the bat... (in Aviation terms, he/she's over max takeoff gross weight...)

Hey, even a brick can fly if given enough of a push or a high place to fall from. Witness the Space Shuttle.

And for the new pic . . .

1|= 1 #0!_|) 7#15 |0053 !_0|\|6 3|\|0UG#, 7#3'/ |\/|4'/ 7055 |\/|3 50|\/|3 |\|U72.

ID: 1183828 · Report as offensive
Profile The Simonator
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 18 Nov 04
Posts: 5700
Credit: 3,855,702
RAC: 50
United Kingdom
Message 1183833 - Posted: 8 Jan 2012, 18:38:37 UTC - in response to Message 1183828.  



"You have three seconds to point that camera elsewhere before my machine gun cane goes rat tat tat tat!"

(Loved Secret Squirrel as a kid, probably still do to be honest!)
Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.
ID: 1183833 · Report as offensive
Profile KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade!
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 20 Dec 05
Posts: 3187
Credit: 57,163,290
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1184063 - Posted: 9 Jan 2012, 16:09:39 UTC

Five so far, giving it another 24 hra...
.

Hello, from Albany, CA!...
ID: 1184063 · Report as offensive
rob smith Crowdfunding Project Donor*Special Project $75 donorSpecial Project $250 donor
Volunteer moderator
Volunteer tester

Send message
Joined: 7 Mar 03
Posts: 22256
Credit: 416,307,556
RAC: 380
United Kingdom
Message 1184068 - Posted: 9 Jan 2012, 16:36:40 UTC

Now, its up that branch, then a quick swing off the line and I've got the melon from the fruit bat...
Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?
ID: 1184068 · Report as offensive
KWSN - Sir William The Flagrantly Verbose
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 28 Apr 00
Posts: 829
Credit: 11,757,678
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1184119 - Posted: 9 Jan 2012, 18:51:42 UTC

Secret Squirrel ponders the grandeur of Yosemite after successfully free climbing El Capitan...

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Orwell

ID: 1184119 · Report as offensive
Profile Carlos
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 9 Jun 99
Posts: 29942
Credit: 57,275,487
RAC: 157
United States
Message 1184142 - Posted: 9 Jan 2012, 20:33:39 UTC - in response to Message 1183833.  



Not a Raccoon.
ID: 1184142 · Report as offensive
Profile Dirk Villarreal Wittich
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 25 Apr 00
Posts: 2098
Credit: 434,834
RAC: 0
Holy See (Vatican City)
Message 1184196 - Posted: 9 Jan 2012, 23:27:56 UTC




Squirrel´s hard rock cafe.
ID: 1184196 · Report as offensive
Profile skildude
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 4 Oct 00
Posts: 9541
Credit: 50,759,529
RAC: 60
Yemen
Message 1184217 - Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 3:09:26 UTC - in response to Message 1184196.  

I think as long as I stand still I look like this rock...Damn you grey scale vision!!!


In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
Diogenes Of Sinope
ID: 1184217 · Report as offensive
Profile Michael Belanger, W1DGL
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 30 Jul 00
Posts: 1887
Credit: 7,441,278
RAC: 49
United States
Message 1184241 - Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 4:46:17 UTC
Last modified: 10 Jan 2012, 4:47:22 UTC


I'm invisible....you can't seeeee meee!
ID: 1184241 · Report as offensive
Scarecrow

Send message
Joined: 15 Jul 00
Posts: 4520
Credit: 486,601
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1184247 - Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 4:53:30 UTC


How much ground could a ground squirrel grind if a ground squirrel could grind ground?
ID: 1184247 · Report as offensive
Profile KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade!
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 20 Dec 05
Posts: 3187
Credit: 57,163,290
RAC: 0
United States
Message 1184348 - Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 16:18:28 UTC

Judgement time (I hope I get this in b4 the outage...)

most incomprehensible post: Steven Meyer with:
1|= 1 #0!_|) 7#15 |0053 !_0|\|6 3|\|0UG#, 7#3'/ |\/|4'/ 7055 |\/|3 50|\/|3 |\|U72.

Honorable mention: Carlos with "Not a raccoon"

Third place to John McLeod VII for:
Is that a squirrel trap you are pointing at me?

Second Place to Gary Charpentier for:
All right Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

First Place and next photo to Angela for her: S'cuse me, I looking for fabled factory dat also processes nuts 'n tree nuts...

PM sent
.

Hello, from Albany, CA!...
ID: 1184348 · Report as offensive
Profile The Simonator
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 18 Nov 04
Posts: 5700
Credit: 3,855,702
RAC: 50
United Kingdom
Message 1184358 - Posted: 10 Jan 2012, 21:17:59 UTC

I thought (or should that be hoped) leetspeak had died out!

1|= 1 #0!_|) 7#15 |0053 !_0|\|6 3|\|0UG#, 7#3'/ |\/|4'/ 7055 |\/|3 50|\/|3 |\|U72.
to sane people should read:
If i hold this pose long enough, they may toss me some nutz.
Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.
ID: 1184358 · Report as offensive
Previous · 1 . . . 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 . . . 12 · Next

Message boards : Cafe SETI : Beets Give us a Caption #41


 
©2024 University of California
 
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.