Happy New Year!
This is our world-famous 285th Caption Contest!
Here’s the pic:
About the pic: On May 1, 2015, around 6:30 p.m., Seattle police and fire crews were called to the Cal Anderson Park to rescue a half-naked man with a hammer hanging upside down by his foot from a basketball hoop. (Source)
You know the drill:
- Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box).
- Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner.
- Any captions proffered by our writers, no matter how brilliant (ha ha), will not be considered.
This contest will be closed at the end of Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
To get the contest going, here’s my caption:
Q: How many police officers does it take to take down a fool hanging from a basketball hoop?
A: Ten, but only in the failed blue-city of Seattle.
For the winner of our last Caption Contest, go here.
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The cops were amazed at how well hung he was….
Oy – has someone called the fire department?
He was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. It was a slam dunk.
Now isn’t that just a prime example Your Tax Dollar at Work! prompt me to reach for a barf bag.
Using a hammer to call the cops to get you down, now that is “Price less”. Was it a Stanley i hammer with all the bells and whistles.
That’s Seattle (and government) for ‘ya…