Thursday Photo Caption Contest–August 11
Before a commercial lice solution was available, treatment of WWII pilots’ involved the prolonged, personal attention of Airman Gizmo.
We had a hard time choosing this week between captions that suggested ill-fated monkey-navigated flights or included the phrase “monkey hairdo.”
Finally we turned to a man of impeccable taste, Brian Barth, who is the man behind the art direction and graphic design of the recipe book Eating with Uncle Sam: Recipes and Historical Bites from the National Archives to choose the caption he looked best with the image.
Congratulations to Amy! Check your email for a code for a 15% discount to the eStore. Maybe you’ll even pick up a copy of the recipe book.
So, if this pilot is not actually receiving a simian de-lousing, what is going on?
The original caption reads: With “Jospehine,” squadron pet, as his mascot, Lt. M. W. Carney of Churchlands, Va., prepares to give a new fighter plane just arrived in Africa its test flight., ca. 02/1943.
Today’s photo is firmly grounded and indoors. Give us your best caption in the comments below!
Your caption here!
Posted by Hilary on August 11, 2011, under Photo Caption Contest.
Tags: Airman Gizmo, Brian BArth, Churchlands VA, eStore, Lt. M. W. Carney, monkey, Photo Caption Contest
Comments: 27
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Comment from Hendry
Time August 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Yes, they are good for you but even MAKING THEM is SOOOOOOOOOOO Boring.
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Comment from Matthew Hazzard
Time August 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm
“Dorcas, put that box down! You know you aren’t supposed to be sampling those. Do you remember what happened to Florence in Apple Jacks?”
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Comment from Terry
Time August 11, 2011 at 2:52 pm
These women are dreaming that some day their photo will appear on this box of cereal.
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Comment from Pam A.
Time August 11, 2011 at 3:08 pm
“I have no idea what to have for breakfast tomorrow. Come on. Think, THINK!”
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Comment from Nat Richards
Time August 11, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Kelloggs innovated thier production facility by developing a number of cloned workers. Unfortunately, the one they cloned had lousey taste in clothes.
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Comment from Ryan Tickle
Time August 11, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Even ‘Dress Like Betsy Ross Day’ failed to cheer up the ladies down at the old Kellogg’s plant.
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Comment from Lisbeth
Time August 11, 2011 at 3:21 pm
“1124, 1125, 1126…. gosh how I hate it when we have to count them….”
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Comment from Xande Anderer
Time August 11, 2011 at 3:28 pm
“The lengths some people will go to find a secret decoder ring.”
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Comment from Jordan Rohde
Time August 11, 2011 at 3:30 pm
What did the pilgrims REALLY eat at the first thanksgiving?
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Comment from Traci
Time August 11, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Battle Creek Sanatorium’s occupational therapy includes an actual spot in quality control on the new automated corn flakes line.
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Comment from Sara
Time August 11, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Laverne and Shirley were considerably less chipper after the Shotz Brewery closed.
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Comment from Rick
Time August 11, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Little did Lucy and Ethel know how important this training would be to their future career.
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Comment from Pam A.
Time August 11, 2011 at 4:34 pm
“Irma, I don’t care who designed them. These new uniforms are corny.”
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Comment from Mickey in KC
Time August 11, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Snap! Crackle! Pop! went the assembly line machine as Gertrude pondered her future in cereal production and development.
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Comment from Buddy Beale
Time August 11, 2011 at 5:11 pm
“That little cat was here just a minute ago. Tony is such a little baby we can not find him……..yet!”
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Comment from Gary Lutz
Time August 11, 2011 at 6:45 pm
“If just one more person calls me “flakey”, I can’t be held responsible for my industrial actions!”
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Comment from Mike
Time August 11, 2011 at 7:12 pm
While Ethel takes her snack break, Josephine believes no detail unimportant, dusting each and every box.
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Comment from Alexis Hill
Time August 11, 2011 at 7:47 pm
We enjoy eating Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, but processing them is a boring job though. Probably aren’t getting paid well for it either.
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Comment from Hugh Ryon
Time August 12, 2011 at 9:59 am
Speed it up, girls, we’re getting a traffic jam here.
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Comment from mae_dae
Time August 12, 2011 at 10:45 am
Worker 1: Its a K E Double L O Double G good morning to you!
Worker 2: Still got that song stuck in your head, huh?
Worker 1: I don’t know why… but I can’t stop singing it…
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Comment from Towner B
Time August 12, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Maureen knew the marketing claim that Corn Flakes didn’t cause constipation, but she knew better.
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Comment from Towner B
Time August 12, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Rosie was upset to discover that her actual war production job was not riveting.
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Comment from Roxanne
Time August 15, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Myrtle held the box, poised and ready, just in case the cameraman made one more bad pun about “cereal” killers.
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Comment from Kevin
Time August 17, 2011 at 8:44 am
Betsy regretted putting the special “prize” in the cereal, but it was on its way to Topeka by now.
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Matthew Hazzard Reply:
August 11th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
That is so clever, Bravo Ryan!
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