To celebrate the launch of our new blog, we've decided that a contest is in order. Instead of the typical random drawing giveaway, though, you're going to have to work for it. To enter, just come up with a caption for the photo below, then click here and scroll all the way down to leave your entry in the comments section. Remember to fill in your e-mail address (and website if you have one) so we'll know how to get in touch if you win.
The prize? Your choice of any one item sold on Vat19.com. Any price, any size - shipped for free to any address in the United States. So, browse around, figure out what you'd pick, and come up with some captions.
We've provided a few of our own ideas to get you started.
"The stare down: 2 hours 37 minutes and counting."
Captain's Log: June 28th, 2007. Day 127. Too many days at sea. I'm beginning to hallucinate, grand visions of succulent seabirds presenting themselves for my enjoyment...
"Don't be such a pussy, cat. I dare you to come outside."
"I'll bet you six lives that there's a human reflection in this photo."
The deadline for entry is September 14th, and the contest is open to all U.S. residents. We'll determine the winner by narrowing down the field and offering it up for a vote. Good luck!
Stupid cat, maps are for idiots!
"Don't make me come out there!"
"Ohhhh little kitty afraid of the water?!"
What, no "Gilligan" or "Lost" references?
If you value your life then you'll go get me a fish.
"look...im telling ya, if we work together we can sell this picture to Ghost Hunters and make a mint"
honey we`re eating duck tonight
Can't we all just get along? Let's be friends....Really.
Just before plummeting off the end of the plank, the cormorant turns and taunts Captain Blackcat about his pussy white bootees.
Can we have duck soup on the menu tonight?
Bird’s eye view
Sail by service
So close, yet so very far
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Daffy Duck thats really you????
I'm Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC, and we're doing a story about cats who try to lure young birds to their boat for sex.
"Just a little bit closer"
Do you see where my paw is? I thought this flying south thing was suppose to come easy to your kind.
Do you see where my paw is? I thought this flying south was suppose to come easy to your kind.
Don't forget to post blog contest information at MyBlogContest.com let more people know it.
Dem cheezburger on da mapz
What do you mean what is for dinner? Ah, how about roasted Double Breasted Cormorant! Any questions.
OK...... According to this map, right here is where the treasure is buried!
Daisy, I didn't mean fat, I meant full feathered!
"What the Duck, I thought I was alone out here!"
"You lost your flock where?"
or
"Come and show me exactly where you last saw your friends."
Man, I'm too old for this and when did Tweety get this big?
So, how you doing?
Bird to Cat:
We're where?!?! I knew I should have hung a left at the Equator.
Pardon me; but do you have any Grey Poupon?
Excuse me, ur in mah way...
What do you mean that I can't navigate a map. I just found bird island!
Lost? What'd you mean, you're the navigtor!
Sea cat sees food.
"Excuse me, you're in my way!"
"You look lost. Can I help you find your way?"
Have we got to the U.S. yet? There's this awesome competition I want to take part in ...
Suggested Captions for the photo contest:
1. (Cat) "Don't forget to bring back those kitty treats in the shape of little fishes" (Bird) "I know, I know, you've been reminding me all day!!!!"
2. (Cat) Are you sure you don't want to review the map one more time????" (Bird) "Enough of the with the map already!!!!
3. (Cat) "Hurry, Hurry I'm out of litter!!!!!" (Bird) "Why can't you just poop on the deck like I do....!"
Go Ahead... Jump In...
Can I hitch a ride with you, I get seasick not airsick.
As the commpetitors get ready for battle they meet each other unsuspectadly as they pass by and each give a glimsp of what there furure fate will become
Cat and the hitch-hiking quacker
NOW HEAR THIS! ALL HANDS ON DUCK!
Temptation.
"Bird, you're depriving some poor flock of its idiot."
"Go ahead bird, make my vacation."
The only substitute for good manners is quick reflexes.
Kitty is about to be "swimming with the fishes"
Curiosity wet the cat
Darwin speaking with the bird: "It may be that your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others."
If at first you don't succeed, perhaps parading in front of the enemy isn't for you.
Says the bird when later questioned by his friends as to why he'd taunt such a worthy adversary: "I used to have a handle on life. And then it broke."
Give me a bird and I can eat for a day - Teach me how to sail, give me a map and a boat and... apparently the birds come to you.
"Trust me. Just one small leap, and you'll be surrounded by more fish than you ever imagined! Now isn't that worth one measly little life?"
Um, do you mind?... We're in the middle of shooting a 'LOL CAT' and your presence is, well, complicating matters... In case you missed the memo, cats are funny, cormorants are not...Ok? Thanks, bye.
THIS IS JUST DUCKY! AND STOP CALLING ME A SCAREDY CAT!
So it looks like you should face south, bear 15 degrees easterly, then head straight in that direction. You should hit Venezula by dawn.
Hey! What happened to the owl?!
Why don't you take a trip up the mast, cat? This barge could use a good tail-wind.
"This is My Boat-Get Off!!!!!!!!!
Water, water everywhere...just don't drop me into the drink.
Just a few inches away big boy, but believe me we're miles apart!!!
This isn't the right way. Did you sneak some catnip before you read that map?
I can't find Bird Island on my chart. Can you tell me its location?
Socks Cat to pseudo Aflack Duck: Will my sea legs qualify me for disabilty?
OK - If I have it right we should go 6 miles west to the island and turn left and go three miles to the red buoy - turn east and go six miles to the green buoy then turn left and go three miles....hey! Wait a minute! That puts me right back here...just in time for a roast duck dinner!
What was the Latitude again?
ARE YOU, looking at me!!!
"Sure come on in...I'll gladly to teach you how to navigate" said Scallywag, the hungry cat.
Cat fishing for Duck Soup
Can you hear me now?
"Ok... my GPS is on the fritz... I can't make heads or tales out of the map... is that Treasure Island over there or not?"
Cat: Drats, So close yet so far...
Bird: Tee-Hee, And I'm loving it!
Silly bird...you only think there is real glass separating us...
"NO CAT SCAIRES ME! I SERVIVED THE EXXON VALDEZ!"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS A NO QUACK ZONE?"
"LOOK IDIOT I'M POINTING TO IT RIGHT ON THE MAP"
"WHILE YOU DISTRACT THE CAPTAIN I'LL STEAL ALL THE BAIT"
"I'D RATHER HAVE A BIRD BRAIN NAVIGATOR THAN RISK GETTING THE NORWALK VIRUS ON ONE OF THOSE FANCY CRUISE LINES"
Shame on you Captain McScratchy! While once again drinking and charting, you got lured off course by one sexy-ass bird.
"I"M STAYING ABOARD, THE LAST TIME I WENT ON SHORE LEAVE WITH YOU I WOKE UP WITH A HANGOVER AND A TATTOO.
Oh so you think you know wghich way is South, do you?
NO! This is NOT the Rosie O'Donnel Gay Cruise.
Cat:" YOU MADE THE DROPPINGS. YOU CLEAN THE POOP DECK!"
SEA FOOD
Captain Kitty: "WHEN WE GET ASHORE GET DRESSED TO DO A HORSE AND PONY SHOW FOR THE ADMIRAL. GUESS WHICH END OF THE COSTUME YOU WEAR?!"
ADMIRAL BIRD TO 1st MATE GILIGAN: "THIS DOESN"T LOOK LIKE THE NORTH POLE TO ME LITTLE BUDDY"
"You say there are more just like you on this land that you speak of??"
A boat pulls up to a cormorant with a cat on it's bridge.
"What the heck is that?", the cormorant asks.
"Aaah, there's hundreds of 'em down at the marina". replies the cat.
CAT: "THAT LAND IS SO CLOSE I CAN SMELL IT"
BIRD: "I'LL GO FLY RECONISANCE"
come out side the water is fine
"LAST TIME WE PATROLED THESE WATERS WE STOPPED SOME CUBANS DRIVING A 1954 CHEBY PICKUP TRUCK TO FREEDOM"
Claude curiously looks at Maude...it was obvious he was caught red handed. Maude found him fishing with his buddies when he should have been at work. The maps and GPS had proved futile for a woman with such fine tuned navigational skills.
CAT: "IF I CAN KEAP MY BACK PAW ON THIS MAP I CAN PROTECT LOUISIANNA FROM ANOTHER HURRICANE"
BIRD: "YEAH RIGHT! AND KEAP GAS PRICES DOWN TOO"
"ALL THE TROOPS ARE IN IRAQ, THAT LEAVES JUST YOU AND ME FOR HOMELAND SECURITY, DON'T PUSSY OUT ON ME"
Fly east and take a right at Fiji.
Hey Birdie, It's cold in here. Slap some glass in that ammonia hatch!
You go catch the fish and I will cook it.
This is the last time I'm reminding you. No webbed feet on the deck. Put some paws on if you are going to walk outside.
Who will take care of you if you fall overboard??? AAAFFFLLAAACCC!!!!
Honey, come back in side. I was just kidding. Really, those downey feathers don't make you look fat.
I know it's before 6 PM, but the captain makes me wear formal attire all meow'n day.
Have you heard the latest on Lindsay, Paris, & Britney?
Not a beak? Botox did that?
IF YOUR NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR DINNER....I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU!
Did you see where the flock went ? I need to get the duck out of here ?
"E.T?"
What do you mean there's even more water underneath?
(Must be sung...) What's new pussy cat, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh--uh?
Hey, shoo! This ain't an aircraft carrier!
Look at me like that again, and your furry little butt will be out there with the dog.
Ah!!! Isn't the view just beautiful. No not the bird the water and land view. Dummy!
Don't get any bright ideas kitty or you can ask the dog yourself how cold the water is.
WELL! According to my GPS (goose point system)this IS Miami
Fowl or not, DON'T JUMP! Its only dinner and your invited.
TURN THE BOAT AROUND; YOU SHOULD BE GOING THE OTHER WAY !!!!
You talkin' to ME?!
Comorant Black, I told you to fly up to the crow's nest, not over it you cuckoo!
Come in here and get out of those wet feathers. The captain has the jacuzzi ready for you now, and the formal dinner will be at 5 PM sharp.
"So here's the deal, bird: youse will bring me a fresh fish every day. In return, I protect your nest in my back yard. No fish - I eat omelet. Capish?"
"Excuse me! You should know this: I'm looking for that cool new sardine bar that everyone's been raving about. I've got this here map but I think I made a wrong turn at the Canary Islands!"
Yes, I AM the captain!
Hello I'm your Aflac representative and I'm affraid we don't cover phobia's to water.
Where the Ducky is Port?
Listen cat, stop fixating on me and just move your back foot; I'm trying to find my island on that map!
The family friendly sequel to "The Old Man and the Sea" was not going that well.
Hey Birdie, I'll be right back, I have to grab my fiddle. Have you seen the Dish and the Spoon?
Yeah. My ears might stick out, but at least my butt doesn't waddle when I walk.
Window shopping? How about lunch?
(caption for contest)
No, honest, I looked it up. South is THAT way.
What do you mean this isn't China?
Aren't you a Peking Duck?
I'm running this ship now. And if you don't like it, you'll have to try and think of some other way of getting to shore.
I appreciate you helping me out with my broken horn. When we get closer to shore, start quacking so the coast guard doesn't give me a ticket.
Now, let me get this straight. To catch a fish, I -- do what???
How many times do I have to tell you lame ducks? That is not what a poop deck means!
Its your turn to catch fish!!!!!
I thought I told you to wait in the truck!
I say, my fine feathered friend. This map appears to be written in poodle. Would you mind telling me where I might find land?
Abandon ship!!!
"So close and yet so far...."
"Yes. I know I made it out alive when you told me to jump off that bridge...but I don't have a good feeling about this one."
" I'll give you directions to the Canary Islands if you give me directions to Sardinia. "
I'd rather walk the plank than starve!!!
" THIS AMBIENT SEA BIRDS IS AMAZINGLY LIFELIKE!!! "
Get off my ship you stuid duck. You're fowling up my navigation system!
Geeze. I'm sorry. I was reading my chart and didn't see you and the Mrs. out for a swim.
Dude, Seriously... You can walk on water?
What? You're lost? Where are you trying to get to? I have this map and a GPS I should be able to give you some directions.
Yep, the fishin' is goin' to be great today!
I thought I told you to wait in the truck!
"I say, my fine feathered friend. My navagation chart appears to be written in poodle. Would you mind telling me where I might find land?"
DUCK TO CAT, I'LL CATCH THE FISH
IF YOU CLEAN IT OK.
CAT TO DUCK, OK,BUT I HERE DUCK
TASTES PRETTY GOOD TOO.
Hey Birdie, I'm lost. Could you tell me where I could find Tuna Island?
So... you come here often? I'll be hungry around 5.
Anything not nailed down is a cat toy.
Daffy duck is that you?????????
Don't even think about it cat, I saw it first!
"Recent polls have shown that a fifth of Americans can't locate the US on a World map...Why do you think this is?"
"Do you feel ducky?"
my suggested caption is:
"ARE YOU TAWKIN' TO ME??? ARE YOU TAWKIN' TO MEE???"
Cat,"Here's the deal bird; I sneak out once the human's are alseep and open the bait locker. Meet me on the poop deck at midnight and we'll split the squid 50-50."
Bird,"I wish I spoke cat."
"Eventually,Captain Fluffy let Donald board the ship and take up lodging in the lower cabin, but Ensign Hairball and Yeoman Purser Smokey lost all respect for him..."
Caption
"Will you join me for dinner?"
The Caption should be: From the cat to the Duck: :Did you see the size of that minnow? It had to be over a foot! Yummy!"
Come on in for LUNCH!
Hey sexy, come here often?
Pardon me, are you the next flight back to dry land?
We're lost. How do we find buoy 17?
Excuse me. My GPS is broken. Can you tell me which direction to Margaritaville ?
"What's new, pussycat?"
What are you looking ay buddy??
Being on the open ocean isnt all it's quacked up to be.