Caption Monkey 56: Family Photo - Neatorama

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.”

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

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

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Oops. Make that "faMily reunions."

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Uncle Bob hasn't been the same since that trip to Woodstock in '68...

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

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

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Octo-mom has another set of septuplets.

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Zerg Rush! kekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke!

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Big Brother worked very hard for his "twelve pack"

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

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

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

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

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

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Perhaps, mused Jeremy, there was something to that movie "The Mothman Prophecies" after all...

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Dammit Fred - can't you manage to NOT blink when I take a photo?

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

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I don't know if I'd call the Japanese version of The Bachelor "sexier"...

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

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Pokémon trainer Ash shows off his new best friend.

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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!

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"Man, these glasses make me look like a freak!"

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

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"...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!"

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

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

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

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

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

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7 Minute Abs. Some side effects.

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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.

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Don't piss off mom. Seriously.

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

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

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

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If broccoli could fly.

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So which one is the Illegal Alien?

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

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Yes, we live near Hiroshima. Why?

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

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Its so sad When Cousins Marry !

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

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Grandma was all goiter.

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

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

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Everybody was relieved when they weren't killed.

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

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

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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.

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Batman III - starring Donald Trump

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

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

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Grandma, what big wings you have!

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

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

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

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"We've adopted!"

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#43 made me snort :D

Pokemon, circa 1932.

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

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

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

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"You mean I'm gonna stay this color?" - Steve Martin from The Jerk

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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.

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

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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.

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

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Growing up, Jerry didn't really fit in

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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.

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

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

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Date of picture: Dec. 20, 2012

the last pre-apocalyptic picture in what was "recorded history"

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

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

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SHAM WOW...you'll be saying wow everytime.

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

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

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Just when he thought he had gotten his lines right, he yelled: "klaatu... barada... nikto!"

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

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

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

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Fortunately, the boys grew up to resemble their father...

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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.

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I always hate the way I look in photos

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Photographer: "So what made you guys suspect that what you found was a true copy of the 'Necronomicon', anyway?"

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The cast of the Japanese version of Alf.

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Mrs Fujimoto had severe PMS when the photo was taken.

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"Cheese!"

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hiroshima High, Class of 1945.

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

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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.

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Smile and say "AAAAAAAAAUGH!!"

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

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Ma always hated having her photo taken without make up.

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theres something on the wing

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"One of these things is not like the others"
"One of these things just doesn't belong"

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