It has been almost a year since SBI's last installment of You Write the Caption, and that one came after a two-year hiatus for one of the site's original and most popular series. We plan on changing that after feedback from readers who told us we should bring the series back.
For those of you unfamiliar, You Write the Caption is when we post a funny photo and allow our readers to take their cracks at writing a caption to go with the photo. You can go to our archives to find some of the past installments and get an idea of how it all works. Ultimately, not all entries have to be captions, they can also be thought bubbles and dialogue, but for the purposes of labeling the series, we'll keep calling it You Write the Caption.
The first YWTC of 2012 features a photo taken during the 2010 World Cup. It shows Landon Donovan after an interview with popular Mexican TV personality Ines Sainz.
Enjoy (Photo is after the jump):
"And all I have to do is score a goal against Algeria? I'll be right back."
That was SBI's caption attempt. Now feel free to send us yours. Try to keep them relatively short, and definitely keep them clean. We will delete any entries that cross the line.
Now let's hear some funny captions. Fire away.
Landon: “You want me to take my shirt off?”
Reporter: “No, I’m good, now run along”
“ask your friend there to be part of the donkey show, I’m Ines Sainz gringo.”
So, you still think Dempsey is a better balla’!
Security Guard: “Those jeans are nothing, Damn look at Donovan’s bum in those sweats!”
Male stripper in the security guard ‘uniform’arrived late to his ‘appointment’ and hid from view…
“Donovan! Not again…”
And no matter how tight my jeans were, all Rex Ryan would look at was my feet!
“From behind? Isn’t that a red card?”
???Landon was IN the photo?? WHERE??? “Something” else must have distratcted me; I obviously missed him.
Fernando Torres brought in as USMNT consultant
“Landon, quit squirming. The mike really DOES go THERE. Relax, open your arms, put one hand on your belly and take a deep breath, and it goes in much easier.”
Hey, Ines you like armpit farts?
Security Guard: “Suspect is concealing a gun under his sweatsuit. It must be a hit on the reporter. Initiate Protocol Alpha. Take him out.”
Please tell me we are doing this interview without clothes.
Two ideas …
#1) USMNT’s new lineup: A single forward, a great middle, and a goalie with a stone wall in front of him.
OR
#2) Now, if you could keep your eyes on that ball like this …
Ok, even I think this is funny — especially with the mostly male readers of this blog.
(oh, for the good ol’ days when I could wear jeans like that!)
Wrong. Just wrong.
Donovan: Yeah, my pants seem tighter, too.
“Where can I get me one of those?”
“The mic packs are right over there”
“Um… that wasn’t exactly what I, eh, nevermind…”
“You got a player like Landon who chose to stay in the US to get interviews with the hotties…”
Brad Friedel
Donovan(thought): ‘At least the copy machine let me get to third base before shutting me down.’
OK! 5 minutes of time out for arm farting in public.
I see Mexico has one hell of a “back line” …
and they wonder why I won’t leave So Cal for England
How am I supposed to train when the soccer balls are in your jeans?
Donovan: “What, I have to sit in time out?! It was just an arm-pit farting noise prank!”
Oh Mexico, Oh Mexico,
God shed his grace on thee
and crowned they good old sisterhood
from cheek to shining cheek!
In a South African accent- “And as we look on from the bushes we see the elusive Donovan performing a seductive striptease for the pretty lady….it does not appear to be working.”
You mean to tell me you’re NOT Mike Magee?
Leave……and send me the REAL Mike Magee!
its gunna cost a little extra for your friend to watch
Landon.. “OMG…what the hell was I thinking wearing sweatpants to this interview?”
Stare as hard as you can, Rental Cop, but those sunglasses aren’t x-ray vision glasses.
Landon Donovan attempts in vain to show the Mexican media that only the hair on his head has suffered with age.
Yeah, you can see their head over his left shoulder. A little different positioning and we could have an awesome “weekend at bernies” caption.
Here we see Jimmy Conrad using a dead Landon Donovan as a girl catcher.
First known photograph of World Cup security testing “anti terrorism” x-ray goggles. The technology was again used extensively at the Women’s World Cup.
My personal favorite, but I can’t imagine this is what Ives was shooting for.
Not a caption, but…
Is there someone standing directly behind Landon, helping him with his mic? It could just be that certain things in the picture are throwing strange shadows.
Ever since the incident with the Jets, all players interviewed by Ines must keep their hands in their jacket at all times.
A pictures worth 1000 words…
Ines, this isn’t the New York Jets practice! What are you doing here?!
So I can put your down for one autographed copy of “Wild Soccer Bunch” that has been rubbed against my chest hair.
Re: the security guard. Now that I look closer it looks like Cyclops from the X-Men. Same glasses and everything.
Your mic looks loose, here, let me help you with that..
My pick so far. Well done, Sir.
Landon reaches for the yellow card, but it’s too late. He’s been sent off.
Right! He can’t believe his eyes! That’s the best part of the pic. Well, the second best part…
Go over there while I get the donkey for the show.
Donovan: ” Hey, hold your horses. I know a have a five, ten, or a twenty somewhere in here!”
If I lean awkwardly to the right maybe she won’t see Bianca right behind me.
Ines: Go pee on that bush over there.
Look at the ball Landon.