Mixed Plate
Caption Contest #1 -- 3/00


And the best caption for this picture was...

In March 2000, I ran a caption contest in the alt.surfing newsgroup. In my opinion, the best caption was by Edward de Vere (aka Napalm) of South Africa (finally getting it right on his third try):

Head judge to panel: "What did you guys score blue for that noseride?"

Napalm won a box of macadamia nuts--postage cost more than the nuts! Here's the original post and all the snipped responses. Thanks for all the entries. Next contest coming up soon.

Btw, that kook who's doing a headstand on his bodyboard is me!

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Mar 02, 11:45 AM 
Neal Miyake 
Message 1 of 24 
Caption Contest #1

Per Sus's request for a poll/contest, check this out: 
http://www.opihi.com/sponge/temp/hos_86.jpg 

Please submit an appropriate caption. The best ones will be featured on my 
website. As an added incentive, I'll send a box of macadamia nuts to the person 
who gives the single best response. 
-- 
sponge 
HI Surf Advisory (http://www.iav.com/~sponge) 
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Mar 02, 11:57 AM 
Foon (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 2 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

"Hey Foon, where'd ya go? I know you're under there somewhere." 

"Ciaccio was wrong, he said this face surfing was easy." 

-Foon 

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Mar 02, 12:15 PM 
Edward de Vere (in response to Foon) 
Message 3 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Head judge to panel: "What did you score guys blue for that noseride?" 

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Mar 02, 12:33 PM 
Edward de Vere (in response to Edward de Vere) 
Message 4 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Head judge to panel: "What did you score guys blue for that noseride?" 

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Mar 02, 01:09 PM 
Edward de Vere (in response to Edward de Vere) 
Message 5 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Head judge to panel: "What did you guys score blue for that noseride?" 

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Mar 02, 02:27 PM 
Cyber Kahuna (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 6 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

I guess this is what they mean by "Off The Lip" 

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Mar 02, 02:42 PM 
el_roca (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 7 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Ladies and gentlemen.......... 
the *real* "Soup Nazi"! 

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Mar 02, 04:42 PM 
Jack (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 8 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Sure Jesus walked on water, but could he surf on his head? 

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Mar 02, 05:03 PM 
jb@swbell.invalid (jb) (in response to Jack) 
Message 9 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

"SURFGEO takes a victory wave after winning ASKOTY!" 

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Mar 02, 05:16 PM 
DaRat~ (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 10 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

after watching kelly slater's mind-blowing skate inspired air at the pipe 
contest, surfer dave rushed down to his local beach and tried to make his own 
piece of history by being the first to pull off a move he called the "drunk 
dolphin." 

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Mar 02, 05:16 PM 
jb@swbell.invalid (jb) (in response to Jack) 
Message 11 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

"SURFGEO getting reeled in from the surf after snapping up 5lbs of fresh troll 
meat dangling off a shiny Lemming lure" 

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Mar 02, 05:30 PM 
Luis Mejia (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 12 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Having given up trying to impress Alt.surfing, Bob now focuses his attention 
on the animal kingdom and attempts to brown nose Sammy the Sea Lion. 

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Mar 02, 05:53 PM 
corrall@mediaone.net (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 13 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

After a futile effort to shake the gnarly piece of seaweed that was gathering 
in ever expanding clumps on his left foot as he was waiting for the next 
set......at the sight of the first wave of the incoming swell, da ever-
resourceful (and not easily discouraged!) surfer quickly hurled himself into
headstand-position on his board and began energetically shaking his left leg 
to loose the seaweed from his left foot....all the while, gliding along at a 
good clip with the wave he had managed to catch in the process......and when 
the seaweed was all but gone (except for a long string of imu still attached 
to his big toe), he gave his leg one more shake, which proceeded to catipult 
him (head first!) overdafalls......and not be to discouraged, he yelled out to 
his surfin' bro just yards ahead of him documenting this event on camera: "Did 
I get all the seaweed off of my big toe?" 

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Mar 02, 06:09 PM 
todd (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 14 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Tallyhoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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Mar 02, 07:39 PM 
Seaeagle (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 15 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

WELCOME to the Irish Surfing Championships ... 

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Mar 03, 06:46 AM 
Tom Tweed (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 16 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

"MMMMMmmm! This Bubblegum wax tastes so good, I just can't get enough off it!" 

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Mar 03, 10:38 AM 
flipsidedit (in response to Tom Tweed) 
Message 17 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

1. Damn, that reef is SHALLOW! 
2. Grown tired of belly spins, ben blake perfects the head spin. 

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Mar 03, 10:40 AM 
Michael Sullivan (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 18 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

"Unknown ripper demonstrates the new bodysurfing move, 
The Double Elephant." 

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Mar 03, 05:26 PM 
Mama Sus (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 19 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

"Overhead ... overboard ... picky, picky, picky!!"  

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Mar 03, 07:11 PM 
Crag T. Bagger (in response to flipsidedit) 
Message 20 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

The Whirlawhip 2000 Revealed. 

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Mar 02, 08:43 PM 
southoz (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 21 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

"Bill Andrews' new method of clearing water from the ears while surfing will 
help to avoid unprovoked abuse."  

Remember this snippet (Jan 11): 

Yesterday, at La Jolla Shores, I was outside the lineup. The waves were good, 
and I was ready to call it a morning. My left ear has been full of water since 
the Black's sessions over Christmas, and I was waiting for "one last wave" 
and, simultaneously, was attempting to clear my left ear. I probably looked 
like Cramer on Seinfield, trying to regain his hearing. 

As I sat there, a young woman (to me, everyone is young) paddled into me as 
she tried to catch a wave. She was one of these kooks who just start paddling 
without looking ahead, or, side to side. She blamed me for the collision, 
called me a fĂ˙ffff83 

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Mar 06, 11:20 AM 
andrew pletcher (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 22 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Infamous North Shore Extreme sponger, Uku, goes vertical 

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Mar 06, 11:55 AM 
Mike G. (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 23 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Damn, I think I mixed up my Fixodent with my Sex Wax again!!! 
Mike G. 

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Mar 06, 07:09 PM 
SandKrab (in response to Neal Miyake) 
Message 24 of 24 
Re: Caption Contest #1

Shhh! Be quite!! I think I hear a school of sharks coming our way. 
SandKrab.. 

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Aloha from Paradise,

stickman


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