Caption Monkey 56: Family Photo

By Alex in Caption Monkey, Film on Feb 24, 2009 at 3:16 pm


Photo from: Black is the New Black blog (I won’t pretend to know my Japanese monster, so can someone point out what it is?)

Oops – I’ve been so busy that little did I notice we haven’t posted a Caption Monkey game in a while (sorry, Adam!). So here it is!

The game is simple: come up with the funniest caption, and win an original Laugh Out Loud Cat comic by artist extraordinaire Adam Koford. One entry per comment, but you can enter as many captions as you’d like.

For inspiration, check out Adam’s blog (and new Kitteh and Pip wallpaper!)

Update 2/28/09 – Adam has picked the winner: congratulations to MadMolecule who came up with this gem: “Family reunions were always tense after cousin Toshiro married an illegal alien.â€


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  1. MadMolecule
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    “Faily reunions were always tense after cousin Toshiro married an illegal alien.”

  2. burninglily
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Hiro was not amused as a young child, being forced to wear the “monster” costume for every family portrait.

  3. MadMolecule
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Oops. Make that “faMily reunions.”

  4. H
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Uncle Bob hasn’t been the same since that trip to Woodstock in ’68…

  5. trishlovesdolphins
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Every year, the Batboy family reunion has its “Eddie Munster Look Alike Contest.” Here are this year’s winners.

  6. burninglily
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Surprisingly, living next to the power plant had very little effect on the rest of the family.

  7. Kang
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Octo-mom has another set of septuplets.

  8. baro
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Zerg Rush! kekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke!

  9. burninglily
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    Big Brother worked very hard for his “twelve pack”

  10. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    Sure that baby Gamera looks cute in the pet store…but they get to be a bit of a handful when they grow up.

  11. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Hey! Doctor Toshiro! Look what we did with all of those extra stem cells you had lying around!

  12. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    You think your family has a black sheep?! We’d be thrilled if all we had to deal with was a sheep.

  13. Kermit Woodall
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    Annoyingly enough, little Stevie ruined yet another family portrait by hiking his white shorts up to his chest.

  14. Adam D. Jones
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    “You think my mascot looks silly? That’s nothing, Miyamoto wanted to make a video game about two plumbers!”

  15. Kermit Woodall
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    Perhaps, mused Jeremy, there was something to that movie “The Mothman Prophecies” after all…

  16. Kermit Woodall
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    Dammit Fred – can’t you manage to NOT blink when I take a photo?

  17. Kermit Woodall
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    Oddly enough, none of the children really took after their mother.

  18. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    I don’t know if I’d call the Japanese version of The Bachelor “sexier”…

  19. matt
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    …everything had gone perfectly for Gerald. Everything, that is, except for a curious tree where his left hand should be.

  20. hypertweeter
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    Pokémon trainer Ash shows off his new best friend.

  21. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    And the one day when this dragon met this fella…
    They knew that it was much more than a hunch…
    That this group, must somehow form a family…
    And that’s the way they all became the Cthulu Bunch!

  22. NikkiLynn
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    “Man, these glasses make me look like a freak!”

  23. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    I hope the kids don’t get too attached to this thing, since we have every intention of eating it.

  24. Stratoblogster
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    “…and if you order The AB’S MONSTER today at just 3 easy payments of $19.95, we’ll include this complete set of housekeeping staff!!!” Hurry! This offer is for a limited time only!”

  25. Rasmaestro
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Nobody would have accused Mogok of narcissism, but he was rather annoyingly keen during photo sessions.

  26. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    …which is why I care so much about you. My name is Glaxnor and I’m running for Supreme Ruler of Earthworld.

  27. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    Hand me that rolled up magazine! Carl…don’t move…it’s right over your shoulder…

  28. Kevin
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    “ET dons caped crusader outfit to save local children from Godzilla” Tokyo Times

  29. Emir Ahmet Bilgin
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Uncle Ben took his nephew and niece under his wings after their father decided to turn their house in to a Kung-Fu dojo

  30. Steve White
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    7 Minute Abs. Some side effects.

  31. PaperCat
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    You Americans are so silly, we dont eat dogs and cats in China! just come over for dinner and we’ll prove it to you.

  32. Jenn
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    Don’t piss off mom. Seriously.

  33. Slim22
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    Look what we found on the roadside after dropping Mom off at work.

  34. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    I don’t know wat caption to write…all I know is that I want this painted on the side of my van.

  35. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    Something tells me little Ando and Takashi got some help on their science fair project.

  36. AJ
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    If broccoli could fly.

  37. matt
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    So which one is the Illegal Alien?

  38. Chris
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Not being satisfied with losing 1500 pounds, Jabba decided to grow wings.

  39. SweetMonkeyCreek
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    Yes, we live near Hiroshima. Why?

  40. kranzorZ
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    Zorgo be happy to take picture with family. Zorgo love to have *you* for dinner!

  41. andrew d
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    Its so sad When Cousins Marry !

  42. Rippy
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Little did the Takashasi family realize that they we not standing by the oak tree in the front yard, to their terrible end.

  43. Rippy_Rippy
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Grandma was all goiter.

  44. Rippy_Rippy
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Said the Takashasi neighbor, “are you guys high, look at what you are standing by, its a giant douche bat!”

  45. DrJones
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    “Alright, alright! Stay calm and they won’t see you. Just a few more seconds and this will all be over.”

  46. Rippy_Rippy
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    Everybody was relieved when they weren’t killed.

  47. Rippy_Rippy
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    The Takahashi dog was nothing short of the neighborhood son of a bitch.

  48. Rippy_Rippy
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    Michael Jackson recorded a new album with popular Japanese pop band the Takahashi 7.

  49. sullynick
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    Above, the Tanaka brothers pose with their sister Warblegarble and her surprisingly normal offspring. The father could not be contacted for comment or photo appearances.

  50. Mick
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    Batman III – starring Donald Trump

  51. Quasimike
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Bruce Wayne subsequently fired his Asian design team for not taking the bat-suit concept seriously enough.

  52. valcon3
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Relative of President Obama comes forth and reveals startling details about his past.

  53. Starving Artist
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    Grandma, what big wings you have!

  54. mike r baker
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    In a town lacking women, Joe was surprised by but still pleased with his new mail-order bride.

  55. tombeard
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    a photo used for the pre-production of the clint eastwood film, Gran Torino.

  56. theturbolemming
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    The “fitness freak” teaches kids how they, too, can have a six-pack.

  57. CianCon
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    “We’ve adopted!”

  58. Oomi
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    #43 made me snort :D

    Pokemon, circa 1932.

  59. marcusbacus
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    The family was happy to meet grandpa again, they haven’t heard of him since the Hiroshima bombing.

  60. Chriswill
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Zukor took a break from destroying the city to pose with some of the locals.

  61. Saddaaam
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    Hory Cow! Rook! An A-rien! Deeerishis!!

  62. seekshelter
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    “You mean I’m gonna stay this color?” – Steve Martin from The Jerk

  63. pwscott
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    The Japanese Ministry of Health warns that 1 out of every 4 men are subject to the devastating affects of masturbation. Fifty percent of those have vision problems.

  64. douchenhousen
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    back then japanese pedo’s had more giant monster dolls then they did candy

  65. pridesax09
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    The Kimiko family was just happy that the children had their dad’s genes!

    This is what happens when you live near the Russian borders.

  66. Christophe
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    I am not an animal! I am a human being! I… am… a man!

  67. DOJ
    Feb 24th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    Growing up, Jerry didn’t really fit in

  68. Marissa
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 12:18 am

    The last family photo before Tommy was taken away by Child Protective Services, certain, from the enlarged head and discoloured skin, that he was a victim of physical abuse. It was later found to be a rare case of alien scurvy, but as he had already been put up for adoption, the Yamagata family could not get him back.

  69. chubchubcharlie
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 2:29 am

    I Looked like these plain ol’ guys before… but then! I GOT AN IRON GYM!!!!! Now im the envy of all my friends!

  70. chubchubcharlie
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 2:32 am

    thanks to giant lizards and enormous gorillas.. Japan eventually learned to live with monsters..

  71. chubchubcharlie
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 2:41 am

    Date of picture: Dec. 20, 2012

    the last pre-apocalyptic picture in what was “recorded history”

  72. rchurch101
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 5:31 am

    only one of them skipped church on super-bowl sunday…

  73. rchurch101
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 5:36 am

    at Mrs. Chong expense, scientist feel they have gotten one step closer to defeating God-zilla.

  74. rchurch101
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 5:42 am

    SHAM WOW…you’ll be saying wow everytime.

  75. Scotchdrnkr
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 6:52 am

    The definition of naive:
    Mr Chin still thinks his wife has always been faithful to their marriage.

  76. Scotchdrnkr
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 6:54 am

    And you think your mother in law is a Monster. Well let me tell you about mine.

  77. MariV
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:16 am

    Just when he thought he had gotten his lines right, he yelled: “klaatu… barada… nikto!”

  78. MariV
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:22 am

    For this year’s family portrait, the kids had taken their idea of prank a step too far…

  79. MariV
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:24 am

    Its appearance didn’t bother them much, but you could almost tell by their faces that the smell would always be an issue.

  80. MariV
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:30 am

    The family loved him like they did any of the other children, but they could always tell he was “special.”

  81. Chad
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:46 am

    Fortunately, the boys grew up to resemble their father…

  82. MacIntosh
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    Rupert was the middle child and found it hard growing up in rural China. But with hard work he managed to become of the top dentists in his field.

  83. CreamTrumpet
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:58 am

    I always hate the way I look in photos

  84. Pere Ubu
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:59 am

    Photographer: “So what made you guys suspect that what you found was a true copy of the ‘Necronomicon’, anyway?”

  85. CreamTrumpet
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 9:02 am

    The cast of the Japanese version of Alf.

  86. CreamTrumpet
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Mrs Fujimoto had severe PMS when the photo was taken.

  87. Orbiter5
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Our Dad used to tell us stories about UFOs. He went on to say, “I once caught an alien this big.” Of course, we needed proof.

  88. DocCIS
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 10:54 am

    He was always told television made him look fat, but he knew nothing about still photos…

  89. from far east
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 10:59 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKxcQllU-7E
    I am Japanese.
    Please teach me,what is strange?
    He is a typical handsome actor at japan.

  90. inkedkoi
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:33 am

    The Lee family finally had begun to accept the idea that there mother was, indeed a hybird bat-alien being. Although PTA meetings would never be the same.

  91. scottrx
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Although he was cut from the Giants and forced to play in the Japanese league, to this day Barry Bonds denies ever taking performance enhancing drugs.

  92. sirdooder
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Hiroshima High, Class of 1945.

  93. mcginca
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Reason number 1 why grandma should not be allowed to take pictures: her dementia rubs off on them.

  94. twieder
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    Early family photo with Daishiro, the first Japanese test-tube baby. Having learned their lesson, scientists began future efforts by first washing the test-tube.

  95. heather
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    Smile and say “AAAAAAAAAUGH!!”

  96. Tui
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    Paris Hilton kindly posed for photos with some of her Japanese fans.

  97. Tui
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Ma always hated having her photo taken without make up.

  98. teoz
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

    theres something on the wing

  99. Julie Dunn
    Feb 25th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    “One of these things is not like the others”
    “One of these things just doesn’t belong”

  100. Joe Koski
    Feb 26th, 2009 at 3:01 am

    “There are no girls in this picture.”

  101. Bradmac
    Feb 26th, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Mr. Hao had always been big into affirmative action hiring practices at the Taoro Rickshaw and Miso factory, but the employees agreed that it had really gone too far.

  102. Bradmac
    Feb 26th, 2009 at 10:46 am

    The family of Hiroshima always knew that something was different about Tang but they couldn’t quite put their webbed-finger on it.

  103. Grinter
    Feb 27th, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    Freddy had always been ashamed of his older brother, Ed.
    Ed always wore his shorts way too high.

  104. trishlovesdolphins
    Feb 28th, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    Before the complaints of nightmares, Hello Kitty was originally designed as a doll for boys.

  105. delicious
    Apr 10th, 2009 at 12:14 am

    GUARANTEED 12 PAC ABS!!!!!!!! (warning may cause slight mutation or upset stomach)


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