The winner of a Lost Art Press bandana (man scarf) and Chester Cornett button is ‘speed poet’ Bill Rainford. Within 46 minutes of the posting of the Caption Challenge Bill submitted a four-line poem capturing the pleasures and perils of living in a tree stump:
”There was a young couple who lived in a stump/They had so many children they clearly like to hump/With only one room and only one bed/They should grow an addition as that tree isn’t dead.”
There were 233 entries that arrived before the cut off and there are five that I have selected as Honor Mentions:
Bob Brown submitted, “Man leaves woman in trunk.” A nice murder-mystery vibe and another reminder to me to never buy a very large suitcase.
Samuel Holland submitted, “Why would I ask for a tree bedroom house? It makes no sense.” I like puns and this also reminds me of a guy I ran into once. He kept saying “tree” on the very tree-less waterfront in Jersey.
immltasbi submitted a very short short story that reminded me of Tom Bombadil from ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’: “Let’s cut a tree, to make a home. A branch for spoons and other for the plates…”
Dave was the first to caption ala Chester Cornett: “wey make ur hows ahhom are heit cant B mad.”
Lastly, to award outstanding perseverance, an Honor Mention goes to J.C aka BLZeebub for contributing 14 entries. I want this person on my side in a fork fight.
I will contact the Honorable Mentionees and send you a small thank you for your efforts.
Thanks to all for participating and Happy New Year!
–Suzanne Ellison
Didn’t think my horse could carry the weight. I guess I was mistaken.
And Bill’s caption is? I don’t see it anywhere in the post, unless I need more coffee that is…
Whew! I thought it was just me.
For those that can’t find Bill’s poem in the original challenge post, it has been added above.
Glad to know I was not alone.
are there words missing from your “tree”/New Jersey anecdote?
I wondered the same. Saucy, have you been hitting the sauce? (No judgment. New Years whatever. 👍🏻)
It has been fixed.
Awesome, thank you 🙂
That’s a great photo — I’ll have to print that and put it in the workshop.
Donald I thought you said you were stumping for President not a home.
I know the contest was over but I thought this was appropiate.
Thank you from Greece! Happy new year, to all !! Good health and best wishes!! 🙂
imml tasbi aka Dimitrios
I’m good with a spork too, dang it!