POLL RESULTS: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists: (41 comments)
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POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists

Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 02:14 PM

Sheldonistas! It's time to vote!

After well over 1,000 entries, I've narrowed down my favorite 15 captions. But before I pick the final winner, it's time to hear *your* picks! So vote below, and let's see which caption(s) offered up the biggest laugh.

Here's the good news: Sheldon readers are funny, funny people. From the 1,000+ entries, there were a heckuva lot that made me laugh out loud. I was able to narrow down my favorite 50-70...but getting down to these final 15 was really, really hard. So your feedback, below, is especially welcome before I choose the winner -- 'cause there are a lot of good ones in the mix.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated: I hope you guys had as much fun as it seemed. I think we'll do this once a year or so -- lots of people got very excited for it. And I really enjoyed reading through 'em! So thank you again!

Now go vote! We'll keep the tallying open until midnight on the 21st.

POLL: Which punchline do you think should win the Caption Contest?
 
4% (167) Turns out it's only got one big key.
 
11% (387) ...But on the other hand, he DOES have a wonderfully rich telephone voice.
 
8% (277) C'mon... you remember Bob, you went to his wedding.
 
3% (133) Psst. She asked if we have dental. Your call.
 
4% (161) You didn't mind when he was telecommuting.
 
5% (193) This is awkward. I can't remember if we dated or not.
 
11% (386) Don't think rhi-NO - think rhi-YES!
 
1% (53) Edward's in charge of the charge accounts.
 
1% (55) He's been Googling "rhinoplasty" all day and making his horrified face.
 
12% (410) Well it makes sense now, I thought you said: "Ned from accounting was a Wino!"
 
7% (265) We've seen a 95% decrease in complaints since Bob started.
 
3% (117) He charged less than the other lawyers.
 
7% (259) So then I said 'Man, I hate rhinos' ... There's one behind me isn't there?
 
10% (354) Only types eight words a minute but he's a heck of a stapler
 
5% (186) "Get my Secretary on the horn?"...I thought you said "Get a Secretary with a horn!"
3403 people have voted in this poll. (This poll is not active.)
Shalaina
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 11:33 PM (#45864)

What! The "What's with the unicorn?" didn't make it? That was the only one I found really funny :(


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iArthur
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 05:05 AM (#45866)

Hey, mine made it! Cool!

My personal favourite was by theredfish: "D'you know the horn gets wifi? Best receptionist ever."


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artisticulated
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 09:06 AM (#45867)
@ iArthur:
If this were a Brad Guigar comic, that'd be the winner!
www.evil-comic.com/
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iArthur
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 09:23 AM (#45868)

@artisticulated: I have a sneaking suspicion that *was* Brad Guigar, under an assumed identity (a stolen secret identity from his strip, perhaps?)


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artisticulated
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 09:37 AM (#45869)
LOL!!
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jwunter


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 11:09 AM (#45870)

*blinks* *rubs eyes* I made it to the finals?
Sweeeet!
Don't think I'll win with so many good ones out there but hey it's nice to be recognized :D


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iArthur
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 06:22 PM (#45872)

@jwunter: Apparently, "Bob" was a good choice!


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 05:48 AM (#45876)

I don't even remember what mine was! BWAHAHAHA


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iArthur
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 06:35 AM (#45877)
In Response to Tofudisan (#45876):

@Tofudisan: I don't know if you wanted to go back and look, but if you click on your own name in a thread, you'll get a list of posts you made. Since you have 7, it shouldn't be too hard ;)


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 07:24 AM (#45878)

That's cool, mines on there. Good luck everyone who got selected.


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jwunter


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 08:49 AM (#45880)

>.> can i combine the votes of my 2 captions? then I might have a chance :P


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 08:02 PM (#45882)

I think I might have been one of those, but I have to check - I don't remember!


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 09:22 PM (#45883)

I am one of the 15! That's like twelve flavors of awesome-sauce!

ps - Please vote for me!


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bpsymington


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 09:23 PM (#45884)

I made the top 15 - That's twelve flavors of awesome sauce!


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 09:25 PM (#45885)

Rats! Sorry I posted twice!


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Tofudisan


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 05:34 AM (#45886)
In Response to iArthur (#45877):

Thanks iArthur! Seems I must've not submitted one. And I'm sure I did. Oh well. Some good ones in there. :D


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iArthur
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 07:00 AM (#45887)
In Response to Tofudisan (#45886):

@Tofudisan: Maybe it was the tagline contest?

@bpsymington: Good luck! :)


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tewha


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 0, Flamebait)
posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 03:01 PM (#45889)

Honestly, most of them seem embarrassingly bad to me.


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 0, Obnoxious)
posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 08:48 PM (#45891)

I feel the same way, except that I feel that way about all of them. "Best receptionist ever" and "unicorn" beat all of the presented ones, I think. Would definitely have voted for "best receptionist".


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DaveKellett
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 2, Insightful)
posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:17 PM (#45892)
tewha, farren... Let me say that, while I wish everyone's favorite could've been included on the list, I had to go with the 15 that made me laugh the hardest.

Let me assure you, as a guy who writes humor all that time, that no matter which ones were picked out of the 1,000+ submissions, someone else, if not you, would've been complaining about the same thing. It's the subjective nature of humor.

I'd just ask that you keep the comments polite. Remember that there are real people who submitted those punchlines, 3,000+ people who have voted thus far, and one cartoonist who think they're pretty good. So saying they're "embarrassingly bad" only serves to insult the people who found 'em funny.

I'm not trying to sound school-marmish...I just like to maintain a certain sense of kindness on the Sheldon forums. Thanks!

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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 0)
posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:38 AM (#45893)
In Response to DaveKellett (#45892):

<serious>You're right, Dave.  I shouldn't have implied that I really thought all those captions were embarrassingly bad.  They weren't, all of them were okay, and a few of them actually made it all the way up to good.</serious>

<not-so-much>But I still think you could have done better, though.  Say, like if you were me.  After all, everyone knows that I have the most highly developed sense of humor in the entire universe, of course.</not-so-much>

tewha?


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 0)
posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:43 AM (#45894)
In Response to farren (#45893):

Didn't realize until just now (a bit too late, of course), that tewha was the guy that posted just before me. Thought it was some kind of acronym, or text abbreviation, or something new-fangled like that. Jeez - I gotta stop posting this late at night.


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bpsymington


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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:24 AM (#45903)

Hey, Dave. I am one of the top 15 (GLEE!!!). Just making sure I understand - the winner will be one of the top 15, but not necessarily the top vote getter? The votes are basically feedback for you to help you make your decision?


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DaveKellett
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:14 PM (#45904)
In Response to bpsymington (#45903):

Yep. My hope was to get a little clarity as to which one REALLY stood out. So far, there are 5-6 that are running neck-and-neck. Not as helpful as I'd hoped! :)
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Re: POLL: Vote! Caption Contest Finalists (Score: 1)
posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:49 PM (#45905)

It is definitely a tight race, I think this is too stressful for those who do have entries up, I keep checking it all the time to see the numbers, knowing that this is a guide and not the actual winner, lowers the stress, back to making some fries.


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