OK, we’ve had enough…we can’t take it anymore! Submissions for our Photo Caption Contest for our “Yeti holding a paddle” photo have poured in like creeks into a river come springtime. Some have been good, some plain awful and some so stupid that we’re loathe to waste even electrons on them.
And we’ve learned that some people simply have too much time on their hands, with entries from a couple contributors in particular shedding light on their social life. But we’ve finally perused them all and are running a little more than our usual Top 10 or so this go around, if nothing else just to show you what we go through day in and out in the trenches of Paddling Life.
So, grab your hankerchiefs—for laughing and crying—and behold a sampling of the more entertaining entries. With, of course, an obligatory winner winning a coveted prize from our Schwag Closet.
Paddling Life Photo Caption Contest Winners!
Paddling Life Photo Caption Contest Winners!Most Entries Award!
OK, some people just have a little tooooo much time on their hands, as in the case of our “Most Entries Submitted” winners, Louis and Fran, below. And bear in mind that these are just the ones that we saw fit to share (there were countless more a little more off the wall). Still, hats off, for your creativity, perseverance and fact that you must not have jobs…
Caption entries from Louis Paradis:
The forgotten Kelce brother.
“Wow, man! This sounds better than my air guitar!”
Free Willie!
“Just don’t get me started on my dislike of velcro strips.”
“I wanted a Red Rider BB gun but my parents said you can’t shoot your eye out with a paddle.”
“Anybody up for finger puppets?”
“The organ grinder did not turn my crank anymore.”
“I’m a better freethrower than Shaq.”
“Thank you, Santa…next time I promise not to pee on your lap.”
“Working on the upper body so I can do the chicken dance at my sister’s wedding.”
“No, I am not Keith Richards, but my great grandmother partied with him.”
King Kong takes up Ping Pong
“I could have been a contender!”
Thank you, sir, may I have another?”
“I took up paddling after an air guitar injury.”
“It’s fun to stay at the Y M C A or am I your macho man, baby?”
If you ever wondered what happened to Richard Simmons, he is working on his paddling to the oldies video, now available on VHS
“Raft guide’s looking more clean-cut than usual…”
“I am waiting for my mom to tell me when timeout ends.”
“I want to drive the ZAMBONI!!!”
After dancing bear left the Captain Kangaroo show he let himself go…
“I spent six hours looking for the paddle and now I can’t find the creek.”
Caption entries from Fran Eoannou:
“Yeti or not, here I come!”
“If you’re happy and you know it, raise your oar.”
“Looks like I’m up the creek without a boat.”
“Oh boy, I’ve gotten myself into another hairy situation.”
“Lookie what I found!”
“Victory is mine!”
“Finally……a swizzle stick for the big guy!”
“This will be a great conversation piece above the cabin’s fireplace.”
“Come and Yeti!”
Other Caption Entries
Other Caption Entries
| Name: | J Marsh |
| Caption: | All the children started to behave when they learned that Krampus had a new paddle. |
| Name: | Spalding Hurst |
| Caption: | Just a bear trying to get a signal to update their wilderness blog. |
| Name: | Beverley Blum |
| Caption: | I’M the KING!! I can paddle my way thru thick & thin |
| Name: | Lisa Blazer |
| Caption: | Can you sea me now |
| Name: | Melissa Burger |
| Caption: | Are you yeti to go rafting? |
| Name: | Tamara Lowry |
| Caption: | You have to use your imagination when kayaking during a drought. Strike a pose. |
| Name: | Maryanne Sanderson |
| Caption: | Nature and Mythology Inspired Insulated Bodysuits- this season’s new look!!! |
| Name: | John Steiert |
| Caption: | I Killed the Boater But I Didn’t Kill No Deputy |
| Name: | David McKenzie |
| Caption: | I might be up the *&^#* creek but I have my paddle |
| Name: | Peggy Alreck |
| Caption: | Big Foot, Big Paddle, Big Fun |
| Name: | Tom “Painful” McDermott |
| Caption: | Woohoo, Who’s gonna strip down and go next!!??!! |
| Name: | toni velthuis |
| Caption: | Kayaking Hair Don’t Care! |
| Name: | Stephen May |
| Caption: | I made it, but I don’t think anybody noticed!!! |
| Name: | Evan Proctor |
| Caption: | Where the Wild Things Gnar |
| Name: | Ray House |
| Caption: | We are allowed to have fun too!
When I raft, I just like to Monkey around! |
| Name: | Daniel Bianchi |
| Caption: | I ate him! |
| Name: | Eli Ren |
| Caption: | Hands up, Sasquatch! The park service crackdown on rafting paddle theft is proving to be more comprehensive than anyone expected. |
| Name: | Charles Rettiger |
| Caption: | I’m okay!…but why did I wear my Ewok hide kayaking!??! |
| Name: | Christi |
| Caption: | You shall not pass!!!! #yetisupremecy2024 |
| Name: | Heather |
| Caption: | Alas he made it through the treacherous rapids, “Yeti” doesn’t know a huge waterfall lies ahead! |