Phil Harding
Australia
Ashfield
NSW
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A couple of weeks back we had a farewell dinner for a good friend Kez, who was heading interstate to start a new job. We thought we'd finish up the night with five of us giving Caption If You Can! a spin. The session report of this game follows...
For each round, I have inserted the photograph card that was chosen. Following this are the captions that each player wrote for that photo. The star icons underneath indicate how many votes that caption received.
Round 1
Phil
Bertha froze. At the final crescendo of 'I Will Always Love You', her waters broke.
John
Nobody was quite sure whether it was the all you can eat buffet or the open mic competition, but Lilith came by The Frying Dutchman every Wednesday.
Heather
Rosie O’Donnell at her least annoying.
Meredith
'I am beautiful, no matter what they say!'
Kez
Spicks & Specks, the pilot. It was bound to take off!
A nice round to start out, but I think Heather was robbed! From memory, my vote went to John for his very creative piece of backstory. If you actually imagine the lady in the photo singing Christina Aguilera’s 'Beautiful' accompanied by AN ACCORDION, I think you’ll agree Meredith’s vote was warranted. For those unaware, Kez’s caption if a reference to a music-themed game show here in Australia.
Round 2
Phil
Juan Domingo - Elvis impersonator, yacht owner, and Barack Obama’s secret weapon.
John
Fortunately for Schmitt Presley, the Elvis impersonator guild rule book said nothing about performing at sea.
Heather
After Star Trek, William Shatner didn’t know which direction to take in life. Then he donned the Elvis costume and he felt right at home.
Meredith
John Debono-Cullen on vacation!
Kez
The test screening for Magnum P.I. proved unsuccessful, so they remade with Tom Selleck in short shorts and they were on to a winner!
A very even round which produced plenty of giggles. I went for something pretty zany, which managed to get a vote. John’s caption I think is also very clever, in an absurdist sort of way. Meredith went for the group in-joke option: Debono-Cullen is John’s surname, and he really likes Elvis, so the caption worked really well. We could all just imagine John stepping into Elvis gear and living the dream while he is away from prying eyes!
Round 3
Phil
Life was miserable for Hilda and Bert after their infant daughter died. To remember their child, Bert kept her severed hand on his shoulder.
John
Perched on Mr Farrell’s shoulder was the most likely place Vera would leave her prosthetic left hand.
Heather
Blanch and Ted - Fifty years of marriage and still as happy as the day they met.
Meredith
Mavis and Arthur with their new hand-child.
Kez
If you think that they are ugly now, imagine what they would look like if the wind had changed 40 years ago instead of only 20 years ago.
Amazingly, three of us all honed in on the woman’s hand! Of all the things to comment on in this photo! Clearly, severed body parts were on all our minds! Anyway, I think Meredith and I must have split the vote with our bizarre child/horror captions, and John grabbed 2 votes with something that makes a lot more sense.
Round 4
Phil
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, pre-airbrushing.
John
Eli was so happy that the medicare funding for his conjoined twin removal surgery came through. No more 'lucky' grey t-shirt for him.
Heather
She may be headless, but Edna is still the best kisser in town.
Meredith
Grey sweat shirts - the ultimate turn on!
Kez
Oh, honey. I just got our Biggest Loser letter and for some reason we were rejected. They don’t want us as the new Bob and Jillian!
Another really funny round! Writing my caption, I ended up in hysterics. Poor gamesmanship perhaps, but man, as if an airbrush could affect a photo THAT much! Meredith’s simple caption won the round, and there’s something about the romantic hazy lighting in the photo which made her slightly steamy caption fit perfectly!
Round Five
Phil
At the most important moment of his life, with millions around the world watching him, Sir Ridley cut the cheese.
John
The one side-effect to the Colonels’ new Zinger Burger was unfortunately the inability to wear a hat.
Heather
The Colonel first learns the secret 11 herbs and spices.
Meredith
Psst - I know what love is, do you want me to show you?
Kez
Hey Larry, did you hear that they are letting women into parliament. You can stop taking those testosterone pills and go back to Lorraine again!
Again, it was strange to end up with two very similar (and very odd) captions - this time referencing good ol' Colonel Sanders! I think John’s caption here is my favourite of the game - so weird! Kez went all out in her last effort for votes, opting for an outrageous sex-change joke. Meredith went the in-joke road again (we had been singing and joking about that song right before the game for some reason) but to no avail this time. At last it was time to add up the votes...
Final Scores
Phil: 5
John: 6
Heather: 3
Meredith: 5
Kez: 1
Well played to John who won with 6 votes! He has a really great imagination - which really let fly in this game.
As we are all close friends, it was very interesting to see how our similar ways of thinking played out in the game. I suppose we know what makes each other laugh, and this made for some similar captions as well as some very close rounds. We ended up playing another game right away - we felt like we were just warming up!
Farewell Kez, and keep an eye on your shoulder for severed hands in Adelaide!
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Drake Coker
United States
San Diego
California
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Fun session report! Thanks for the chuckles
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Kevin Taylor
United Kingdom
Cambridge
CAMBS
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Lol - the most amusing session report I've read in a long time :laugh:
Really looking forward to playing this now.
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Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:20 am
