Caption Monkey 10: Giant Fish

By Alex in Animals & Pets, Caption Monkey, Pictures on Sep 25, 2007 at 3:11 am


Photo: Fishing Adventures Thailand – via A Welsh View

This week’s Caption Monkey game at Neatorama comes by way of Thailand: the largest predator fish ever caught on rod and line, a 407 lb (185 kg) Arapaima.

Funniest caption wins a Free Monkey (or any other animal) Drawing by Ape Lad of Hobotopia. Contest rules are simple: place your caption in the comment, one caption per comment but you can submit as many as you’d like. You can also vote for your favorite comment, but not your own. And lastly, please keep it civil.

The funniest caption will win a free drawing – if you don’t win, but still want one (it’s very cool), you can get it directly from Ape Lad for a nominal fee here.

And oh, be sure to check out Fishing Adventure Thailand, by a truly masterful angler named Jean-Francois Helias for more photos of unbelievably large fish!

Update 10/5/07: Congratulations to Chris #6 who wrote the winning caption:

Why do I always have to hold the ass end?


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  1. damaniac
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 5:24 am

    are ya paima someone for sucha bigga fish?

  2. Dan
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 5:44 am

    look ma no pole!

  3. Kevin Hebbeler
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 5:50 am

    Old Man: The little ones are touching me!

  4. Arran
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 6:11 am

    FIVE ARMED MAN CATCHES WORLD’S LARGEST THREE HEADED FISH

  5. Holly
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 7:51 am

    man on right: “I hates the fish…”

  6. Chris
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 7:51 am

    Why do I always have to hold the ass end?

  7. Marla
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 7:58 am

    The guy in the middle is smiling because…hey…there are only five hands showing…HEY! THOSE AREN’T TWO PILLOWS!

  8. Kate
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 8:51 am

    Man on right, confused “These fish are a lot smaller in Animal Crossing.”

  9. anon
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 8:54 am

    Is that a fish in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?

  10. Daniel
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 10:13 am

    Oh yeah? You shoulda seen the one that got away!

  11. Daniel
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 10:13 am

    Oddly enough, it tastes like chicken.

  12. unohav_1
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 10:38 am

    Hey Lady! How you like your pickle now?

  13. RAnnieB
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 10:39 am

    Guy on the right is singning “There are two things in the world that smell like fish…and one of them is fish !!!”

  14. Nate
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 11:06 am

    Somewhere in Nantucket, Mrs. Paul is wetting herself in anticipation.

  15. Arran
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 12:40 pm

    AUDITION’S BEGIN FOR THE ROLE OF WILSON IN THAILAND’S VERSION OF HOME IMPROVEMENT

  16. Ed
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    Hey, you in the middle, dont eat it now!

  17. Arran
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 12:56 pm

    OLD MAN F*CKS WITH DELICATELY BALANCED FOOD CHAIN

  18. K
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 1:12 pm

    “You should see the one between my legs tickling me silly!”

  19. Justin
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 1:35 pm

    That’s no fish… THAT’S A SPACE STATION!

  20. john
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 1:40 pm

    you always did like baruk’s hands better than mine.

  21. Jenn
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

    Prototype for the new and improved comeback of the Big Mouth Billy Bass singing fish wall mount.

  22. skh.pcola
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 1:59 pm

    “…the largest predator fish ever caught on rod and line.”

    Tuna, sturgeon, swordfish, sailfish, and who knows what else have been caught with rod and line that weigh more than this. If you throw in sharks (not technically “fish”), the weight moves up to over 1,500 pounds.

    Just saying. Cool looking fish there.

  23. Chris
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 2:22 pm

    *guy in the middle*

    I have an Arapaima in my hands
    …and a candirú in myAAAAAAAAAARGH!

  24. Cori
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 2:56 pm

    Guy 1: “Alive without breath,
    As cold as death,
    Never thirsty, Ever drinking,
    Clad in mail, Never clinking,
    Drowns on dry land,
    Thinks an island, Is a mountain,
    Thinks a fountain, Is a puff of air.
    What am I?”

    Guy 2: “My precioussss!” :chomp:

  25. steve o
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    guy on right…Did the water just get warm?

  26. Ashley
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    A generation later, Amazon Trail players are finally realizing their dreams.

  27. Denita TwoDragons
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 5:13 pm

    *Aussie accent* Naow thet aw’ve gawt it, Aw’m gonna stick mah thumb right up its (censored) and REEEEEALLY pees it awff…

    –TwoDragons

  28. Kim Evans
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 6:49 pm

    Get out of the water before it’s mama comes lookin’!

  29. Sproggy
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 6:50 pm

    “Anyone got an 8 foot frying pan?”

  30. irvscott
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 6:56 pm

    (man in middle) WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO GUT IT?? AHHHHHH!!!!

  31. Y
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 7:11 pm

    Middle guy:

    “If this is what they mean by total ecstacy, please tell my wife I said good-bye.”

  32. Todd
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

    Deb: What are you holding?
    Napoleon Dynamite: A figer.
    Deb: What’s a figer?
    Napoleon Dynamite: It’s pretty much my favorite animal. It’s like a fish and a tiger mixed… bred for its skills in magic.

  33. Nemo
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

    Man in Middle: SUSHIIII!!!

  34. recidivista
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 9:39 pm

    Avid Angler Devours Rare Catch In Situ!

  35. Pridesax09
    Sep 25th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

    I’m just glad that urethra fish isn’t what I caught!

  36. ::mwah::
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 9:27 am

    We can all has fish sticks!

  37. k_sra
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    Henry thought there was something fishy about his mail-order bride, but he soon learned to love his cold-blooded wife.

  38. k_sra
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 1:10 pm

    The Thai mafia – lacking concrete – resorts to other weighting mechanisms.

  39. k_sra
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 1:12 pm

    UN Inspectors still looking for WMD in Iraq.

  40. k_sra
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 1:13 pm

    Getting it through customs, on the other hand, proved more difficult.

  41. k_sra
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 1:14 pm

    Local men catch giant fish with massive tourist-shaped growth.

  42. Nate
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    This is just the bait. Wait until you see what we caught with it!

  43. Sam
    Sep 26th, 2007 at 4:14 pm

    I told you something was fishy

  44. John B
    Sep 27th, 2007 at 5:34 am

    We’re gonna need a bigger pond.

  45. Greg
    Sep 27th, 2007 at 12:13 pm

    Something smells fishy…

  46. Stephan
    Sep 30th, 2007 at 5:11 pm

    Seen here: a trio of cultural ambassadors demonstrate the proper etiquette for hand-shaking when meeting a native of Fin-landia.

  47. Chris Williamson
    Oct 1st, 2007 at 6:24 am

    Come on, Dan…step to your right. A lot of people wear braces.

  48. Alex
    Oct 5th, 2007 at 6:37 pm

    Great job, you guys! Congratulations to Chris #6 who wrote: Why do I always have to hold the ass end? Made me snort my milk!

  49. Kayla
    Jan 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 am

    holy wow …

    i ahve never seen

    a fish tht huge in my life well … does a whale count ?

  50. Craig Lowe
    Mar 11th, 2008 at 7:16 pm

    Okay boys we finally did it. We caught dinner to last us for a year.

  51. raymond
    Mar 12th, 2008 at 2:31 am

    where can we buy 2 barrels of cooking oil?

  52. Lee
    Mar 25th, 2008 at 10:47 am

    Size does matter.

  53. emely
    Mar 31st, 2008 at 10:48 am

    the fish in this pic is huge !i bet it could suallow 5 snakes in less than two seconds.

  54. emely
    Mar 31st, 2008 at 10:50 am

    the fish in this pic is huge!i bet it could swallow 5 snakes in less than 2 seconds.

  55. BIG Dave
    Apr 2nd, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    Vinney i know its you! Your the only person using one hand!.. Now let go of my balls.. it tickles :)

  56. Vasili
    Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:42 am

    Arnold Arapaima and his band of pirhana had played this game before. His only job was to “get caught.” His friends would do the rest.

  57. Howdy mate
    Jun 1st, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    Middle-man:Ahhh. The wonderful sensation of getting your crotch bitten off by piranhas.

  58. Rob H.
    Aug 13th, 2008 at 9:11 am

    Frank is trying out his new human floatation device!

  59. greg estabrooks
    Aug 30th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    Guys i have an idea! We should ride it!!! All Three of us! End Guy:Do i have to bet the ass again like that great white shark? That sucked!

  60. greg estabrooks
    Aug 30th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    Guys i have an idea! We should ride it!!! All Three of us! End Guy:Do i have to get the ass again like that great white shark? That sucked!

  61. TaoHawaii
    Sep 1st, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Leave it to Thailand Fantasy Adult Travels to fulfill ALL of you desires. This one is called “the old man and the sea-men”.

  62. Diego
    Dec 29th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    That fish is HUGE! I am stunned. GREAT JOB! :)

  63. DJ-Blurr
    Jan 21st, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    Billy NOOO why did you have to jump into the toxic waste! WHYYYYYY!!!

  64. Kirk Simpson
    Feb 16th, 2009 at 9:25 am

    Who’s touching my ass????

  65. Zak Farley
    May 23rd, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Ling Tin Ching *pictured to the right of this picture* has just been arrested after allegations of him fingering a fish. After interviewing the victim of this crime we can report that he usually doesn’t mind this sort of activity but at the time he really needed a poo.

  66. Bob Jones
    Aug 7th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Hey, has anyone seen Mike?

  67. KB
    Oct 31st, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    !!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK!…thats small

    p.s:my dads caut bigger!

  68. champion
    Jan 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    wow…what a fish…its so big…i wish i can catch a fish that big one day…i give you guys a hand of a plause…

  69. eka
    May 6th, 2010 at 10:45 pm

    what is that true piranha?????

  70. Pablo
    Oct 13th, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    Thailand, its not just for prostitution any more.

  71. Pablo
    Oct 13th, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    Thailand, come for our hookers stay for our fishing


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