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Tue, Mar 01, 2005

Caption Contest: Fingers Were Flying Last Week!

And You Wrote Some Funny Stuff, Too!

Here's the picture...

And here are the amazingly funny things you wrote about it:

  • "My instrument instructor always said to look for signs of dangerous build ups." -- Robert S. Baker
  • "It's our newest public relations tool… designed to complement our national military strategy" -- Rob Waring
  • "Cumulobirdus" -- Carol Jensen
  • "The clouds were angry that day, my friends..." -- Roger M.
  • Come on New York approach can't I land yet? -- Aaron Stout
  • "God is having a bad day" -- Anonymous
  • "President Chirac: From Air Force One the view is exhilarating. I really enjoyed dinner with you the other day. Sincerely, G. W. Bush" -- Warren Hudelson
  • "Ladies and Gentleman this is the first officer speaking. Off to the left side of the aircraft you can see all the way down the coast to Atlantic city. For those of you on the right side of the aircraft you can see what the Captain thinks of our Temporary Consessions Proposal and your $39 ticket from Priceline! Sit back, relax and enjoy the rest of your trip. Thanks for flying with..." -- Kenneth Langlois
  • "YOU WANT SOME OF THIS??" Said God. -- Denny Coauette
  • Fred knew he was lost. He didn't know he was THAT lost. -- Mary Sullivan
  • "This way is up!!!" -- Anonymous
  • "It's a bird. It's a plane. No, wait.... It's a bird!" -- Tory Whitfield
  • "A Classic Example of a Digit-al Photograph" -- William (Bill) J.K.Savage
  • "Flying in itself is not dangerous; but like the sea, the sky is inherently unforgiving of mistakes." -- LA Smith
  • "Let's see you try that again" -- LA Smith
  • "God issues TFR over Superbowl (He's an Eagle's fan)" -- Marlene Grand
  • “Man, that smoke signaling class at the park is getting really good!” -- Juan Jimenez
  • "Hey, God, what's up with the afternoon thunderstorms in February? You're messin' up my handicap." -- Anonymous
  • "God shows his support for the Oscars this year" -- Monte Shafer
  • "'Mother Nature's' way of saying -- STAY OUT OF THE DAMN CLOUDS FOOLS!" -- Russ Johnson
  • "North Korean Nuke test a success!" -- Neil O'Connor
  • "New York approach Cessna 12886, OK, OK! We get it! We are not cleared into your class B airspace!" -- Kurt F. Randolph
  • "You may have avoided my wrath this time, but I get you next time..." -- Steve Mustaikis
  • "IFR Helmet with Antenna." -- Dr. Mac Barksdale
  • "Even Nature Rebels" -- Dr. Mac Barksdale
  • "Air Rage" -- Kendal W. Carlson
  • “Special VFR Denied.” -- Rob Finfrock
  • "Nothing gets our foreign policy message across better than the new stealth cloud -- coming to a Nation near you!" -- Alan
  • "The Sign of the Times" -- Anonymous
  • "Don't Screw Around With The Weatherman" -- Tom Slee
  • "Hey Osama, God says..." -- Ken Anderson
  • "FAA begins new method to improve on NOTAMS for TFR notice." -- Bob Abbaticchio
  • "It's not nice to screw with Mother Nature, so take this and ride my tail wind." -- Eddie Dean Mattingly
  • "...And one final message from Mayor Daley to pilots everywhere" -- Randall Hendricks
  • "Remember when you told the FSS briefer that the weather didn't look all that bad...?" -- Randall Hendricks
  • "Visual TFR marker" -- Sandi Shofner
  • "Soooo, you wanna take on Mother Nature, do ya punk?" -- Brett (in Dirty Harry Mode)
  • "This ones for you Mayor Daley!" -- Scott
  • “The hand of God” -- Bryan Miller
  • "And God says 'HELLO' to the Taliban. And God says 'HELLO' to Mayor Daley. And God says 'HELL NO' to TFRs." -- Nancy Jameson
  • Briefer to pilot... "Finally there's a SIGMET out for severe, but very localized, turbulence along your route of flight. Have a nice day!" -- Glen Moyer
  • "We're sorry but Sky Harbor International has been shut down." -- Paul Burns
  • "Isn't that the new symbol for the mile-high club" -- Mike Lipford
  • "Even the clouds don't like the TSA!" -- Ghery S. Pettit
  • Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, seated at a window seat next to his priest, on a recent airline flight: "I don't know, Father. The Friends of Miegs Field and a lot of pilots are STILL criticizing me for what I did to some stupid little waterfront airport. If only I had a sign from God, some way of knowing what HIS opinion is regarding my order to bulldoze the runway..." -- John Schmidt
  • "Finally! The FAA creates a new way to depict TFR's" -- Jim Roudebush
  • "65 and all's well..." -- Kyle McCormick
  • "We better turn around Captain, there's a temporary flight restriction up ahead" -- Anonymous
  • "I see we're approaching the Washington ADIZ..." -- Douglas Vogel
  • "Pilots finally get their wish. Landmarks are being posted in the sky to allow for cross checking GPS information. This is the welcome sign for the Washington ADIZ." -- Bill Leavens
  • "Now that's BAD weather..." -- Curt Browning
  • "THEY WENT THAT A-WAY" -- Paul E. Stebelton
  • "Uh, Captain, the GPS message says we're less than ten miles from Restricted Airspace. Do you suppose thats the Washington ADIZ?" -- Curt Browning
  • "Hurricane Frank Yule turns toward Florida." -- Stephen
  • "Check with me before you fly again" -- Hans N.
  • "New aerial boundary depictions for NSA's and TFR's" -- Erik Lindbergh
  • "IFU weather" -- Peter Ashwood-Smith
  • "Bob Hoover sky writes for the FAA" -- Peter Ashwood-Smith
  • "We have just witnessed the latest effort against the ‘War on Terrorism.’ It’s the improved smart-ass bomb; even better that MOAB, the code name is UPYRS." -- Kyle
  • "TSA's latest invention to let air travelers recognize restricted airspace." -- Deron Lewis
  • "Say WHAT? I don't think so." -- Martin Wahl
  • "Ha-ha, not today Bubba!" -- Martin Wahl
  • "Odd cloud just off the west coast of France seems to be perpetual. Seems a heavenly power is trying to indicate US public's feeling for France's lack of support for operations in Iraq. Experts unsure as to how long the unusual cloud formation will last." -- John "JT" Helms
  • "The late Merrill C Meigs waves a 'howdy' to Mayor Richard Daley." -- Paul Thomas
  • "Mayor Daley, I only have this to say... God" -- Craig Masters
  • "Angry cloud cut-off in traffic by another cloud." -- Ed Cohn
  • Says the proctologist to St. Peter upon arrival at the pearly gates, "How about a good old-fashioned thumbs up?" -- Anonymous
  • "When good clouds go bad!! See it on Fox tonight!" -- Andy Gamache
  • "Weather Briefers react to the impending takeover by Lockheed." -- Andy Gamache
  • "Come here little Cub. (Said in a lecherous tone)." -- Andy Gamache
  • “I’ve got a bad feeling about this flight, Bob” -- John D. Cunningham
  • "Hey God, what do you think of the TSA?" -- Rich Schans
  • "Take this...data linked weather!" -- Anonymous
  • "GA pilot formerly based at Meigs Field takes up skywriting and sends King
    Daley a Valentine's Day message." -- Steve Belling
  • "Something tells me we've got a rough ride ahead..." -- Rick Beebe
  • "Dear Osama, here is what I think of you. Love, God" -- Mike Caldwell
  • "Michelin Man at high altitude when he burst." -- Virg
  • "Maybe I'm paranoid, but I've always thought 'The Weather' was out to get me." -- Anonymous
  • "Howard Stern's version of 'In Flight Weather.'" -- Warren Hurd
  • "TSA's Secret Weapon. Don't you feel safer?" -- Cy Galley

This is by no means all of the captions we received over the past week. But this is all the space we have. No worries -- we'll post the rest tomorrow.

Which is the funniest? You decide. Tomorrow, we'll include a link for your vote on the top ten funniest captions. We'll whittle it down to a single winner -- then ship that comedian a copy of the latest book of Klyde cartoons. Stay tuned!

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