Satire: The News in Pictures II

Part of: O Caption! My Caption!

Welcome to "O Caption! My Caption!" Blogcritics' examination of news, sports, and politics by utilizing the most efficient and time-saving method: looking at pretty pictures and deducing what happened based on the pixels.

Archaeologists cleared away the fire and brimstone before putting a surprising discovery on display in a church at Vasteras, Sweden. The salty remains of what is believed to be Jesus Christ were found outside what used to be the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, challenging biblical accounts of Christ’s first appearance on Earth.

↓ Babies in bathwater are lined up for the ceremonial throwing out of with.

↓ “What do you think we should get?” “I’ve got a hankerin’ for Tequila.” “Fine, then. One bottle of Tequila and a lemon.” “Don’t we need salt?” “No, we have salt.” “You talkin’ ‘bout that salt lick in the forest?” “No, I’m talkin’ ‘bout that Bible character they dug up two pictures ago in this ridiculous photo caption essay.” “Jesus Licking Christ, you’re gonna burn in hell for sure.” “What do I care, I’m a deer.”

↓ Cleverly disguised surveillance cameras keep a watchful eye on the Bank of England in the City of London.

↓ After a particularly nasty fall, a dazed and confused bull rider thinks he’s up to bat at a Texas Rangers game.

↓ The leading representative for Nippers Eradicate Rebel Forces (N.E.R.F.) stands at the ready.

↓ Speaking on condition of anonymity, the very tired mother of 74 brothers said fertility treatment doctors were behaving unethically long before Octuplet Mom Nadya Suleman came along.

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Diana Hartman is a (ret.) USMC spouse, mother of three in college and a Wichita, Kansas native. She is a contributing writer to Holiday Writes and can be found on Twitter.

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  • 1 - Joanne Huspek

    Apr 18, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Thanks for the smile. I especially liked the flying pigs, since I often use that phrase.

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