Caption Monkey 52: Sara the Walrus Plays the Saxophone

Posted by Alex in Animal, Caption Monkey, Music on December 2, 2008 at 3:17 pm



Photo via Ananova

Hooray! It’s time for Neatorama and Hobotopia’s Caption Monkey game. But first, the story: that’s Sara the Walrus who is trained to play the saxophone!

Under the direction of her trainer, Sara the Walrus grips the brass instrument between her flippers and blasts out a note.

Russian trainer Sergiy has also taught her to strike a nonchalant pose, leaning on a worktop with one flipper under her chin and looking bored.

Sara’s skills at mimicking humans extend to dressing up as a railway platform conductor and blowing a whistle. (Source)

Now, onto the game: funniest caption will win an original Laugh-Out-Loud Cat comic by Adam Koford. Place your caption in the comment section. One caption per comment, please, but you can enter as many as you like.

Don’t forget to check out Adam’s blog for inspiration! Good luck!

PS Yes, Miss C wrote about Sara earlier today, but since I got this post prepped beforehand, let’s just go with it!

Update 12/3/08 – Adam has picked the winner! He really liked the non-sequitur-ishness of this one:
Riiiiiiiicolaaaaaaa! by Scott-O. Congrats!


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51 comments to "Caption Monkey 52: Sara the Walrus Plays the Saxophone"

  1. Corinne
    December 2nd, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    Police busts on 4/20 this year, have revealed a startling increase in the manufacture of walrus-sized hookahs.

  2. Namowal
    December 2nd, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    "I call this number the Blue Bucket Blues"

  3. Namowal
    December 2nd, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    alternate version of comment 2

    "I had a big blue bucket/
    But the bucket I did lose/
    Now I'm without my bucket,
    Playin' the blue bucket blues..."

  4. Jake D.
    December 2nd, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    In this scene it was crucial that Wilford Brimley's character played the saxophone. Wilford himself did not know how to play the instrument, but luckily his stunt-double did.

  5. Scott-O
    December 2nd, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    Riiiiiiiicolaaaaaaa!

  6. Dan M.
    December 2nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    In a triumph of human/animal hybrids, a walrus was successfully crossed with the DNA from Stan Getz.

  7. Scott-O
    December 2nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Why not? There is only enough room for one Seal in the music industry so....

  8. AO
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm

    STILL better than Kenny G!

  9. revmrmike
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    KOO KOO KA-CHOO KA KOO KOO KA-CHOO

  10. Don Newbury
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    I told the zookeeper that it was a saxophone.....yeah, that's it, a saxophone!

  11. pridesax09
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Sergiy, this is how it's done!

    p.s. Saxophone is not a brass instrument, it is only made out of brass. To function, it uses a reed of different sizes on the mouthpiece, making it a woodwind. Brass buzz their lips to make sound.

  12. trishlovesdolphins
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    I asked for my bucket! What is this insolence?!

  13. Tanderso
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    blews has a flavr

  14. AO
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    lolwalrus sez: "i can has fish now?"

  15. mfunigiello
    December 2nd, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    'It's Elementary,my dear Watson!'

  16. a turtle called dark genius
    December 2nd, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    This single note doesn't sound that good and I'm not really having any fun. I wish humans would stop wishing that every other animal had the same social habits that they do. It's getting kind of out of hand. Seriously. Just give me a fish.

  17. Sam R.
    December 2nd, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    "Play Free Bird!"

  18. jonathan
    December 2nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    Carson Daly's house band

  19. Max
    December 2nd, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    ::balloon over seal::
    "Enjoy this novelty now you bald ruskie, because when this tune is over I'm going to rip you apart like a gladiator."

  20. dncucf
    December 2nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    "I see that my sax is bigger than yours!"

  21. dncucf
    December 2nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    Dueling saxes

  22. Steven Gellerstedt
    December 2nd, 2008 at 6:29 pm

    One time, at band camp......

  23. jg
    December 2nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    "Elementary my dear watson"

  24. crispyking
    December 2nd, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    :walrus thinking:
    I wonderz if Clinton wantz me to blow hiz horn ??

  25. walter
    December 2nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    As the slimmest, most attractive member of the band, Sara was often featured prominently.

  26. WordyGrrl
    December 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    "Wail, baby! Wail!"

    "Haz whale gotz mah bukket?"

  27. liphttam1
    December 2nd, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    "Mine's bigger"

  28. liphttam1
    December 2nd, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    "You don't need fingers to play a sax. You just need realy big one!"

  29. liphttam1
    December 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    "i'm jazzin' about ma bukkit"

  30. liphttam1
    December 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm

    Last one!

    "GOO GOO GA CHOO GOO GOO GA CHOO!"

  31. bruno
    December 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 pm

    Am I the only one who feels sorry for the exploited life form?

    Wouldn't he or she be much happier out and about in the sea with his or her own kind?

    Animals as amusement is the guiltiest pleasure isn't it?

  32. misspeaches
    December 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 am

    The Walrus and the Whistle Man
    Were jamming in a band;
    They wept like anything to hear
    Such booing from each fan.
    "If only i had thumbs, you see,
    our music would be grand!"

  33. acy
    December 3rd, 2008 at 12:46 am

    Walrus: You call that an instrument?
    THIS IS AN INSTRUMENT!!!

  34. BertMcGert
    December 3rd, 2008 at 12:50 am

    Light that shit, Smoke that shit.

  35. JinK
    December 3rd, 2008 at 4:48 am

    CAN I HAS MAH BUKKET NOW

  36. jochen
    December 3rd, 2008 at 4:49 am

    "If dis bukkit-pipe don't wurk, i'll just git a new one!"

  37. Patrick Scott
    December 3rd, 2008 at 6:45 am

    Yes, Watson, I was surprised by the transformation, but I think I'm adapting well.

  38. Patrick Scott
    December 3rd, 2008 at 6:50 am

    Chumly holds a press conference after his split with long time partner Tennessee. Mr. Tuxedo could not be reached for comment.

  39. Madie
    December 3rd, 2008 at 9:17 am

    Lolrus takes up busking to buy new bucket.

  40. AJC
    December 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 am

    Hey where'd that sax playing penguin go?!
    ("burp")

  41. CreamTrumpet
    December 3rd, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Auditions for Jabba The Hutt's new house band begin

  42. CreamTrumpet
    December 3rd, 2008 at 10:01 am

    Animals do the funkiest things

  43. Scooter
    December 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 am

    So this is the real Bleeding Gums Murphy?

  44. Tanderso
    December 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 am

    ima show you why they call me the 'wailrus'

  45. Christophe
    December 3rd, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    Who's the instrument?

    well... kinda sad...

  46. Brad
    December 3rd, 2008 at 3:01 pm

    Behind the Scenes footage of the Walrus practicing before he coaxes the oysters out of the water.

  47. Brad
    December 3rd, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Ahhh.....so the Pied Piper has a sidekick

  48. Brad
    December 3rd, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Early tryouts for the "caterpillar" character in Alice in Wonderland

  49. Brad
    December 3rd, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Much to Sara's surprise, instead of a snake, this human showed up.

  50. Charlie
    December 3rd, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    Bill Clinton has really let himself go.

    or

    In other news, photographic evidence now proves that it was Mr. Whiskers, not Paul, who was actually The Walrus.

  51. eric scott
    December 4th, 2008 at 8:22 am

    "Arsenio...where are you when I need you?!"


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