Let’s have a contest! The person who comes up with the funniest line/caption for the following photo wins a free copy of my book, CLEOPATRA RULES! This is, by the way, a fresco painting from an ancient Roman villa.
Post your line in the comment section or email me. Here goes:
Meanwhile, here are my Friday Funnies for the week.
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| “Dude, I cannot believe I fell for it when you said riding naked didn’t hurt!” |
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| “All right, who put the growth hormones in the Ibis feed?” |
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| “Hmm, if I put a bucket between chariot wheels, I could have the world’s first port-a-potty, right?” |
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| “When only the freshest sushi will do!” |
Don’t forget to give our ancient diver a funny caption. You could make a big splash AND win a free book!
Well, I have to play even though I already own my own signed copy of CLEOPATRA RULES (which I highly recommend)…
“Oh no, who drained the pool?!”
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I’ve got two.
1) “I’ve got Adonis DNA” fulfills the nexus between this week’s requisite Charlie Sheen quote and an ancient fresco.
2) Narcissus puts the move on.
“I believe I can flyyyyyyyyyy”
@Justin- LOL!!
Lucius Aelius Seianus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, was thrown from the Tarpeian Rock, scoring a perfect “10” for style and execution.
Okay, here’s mine:
“Crap! Is that a lightning strike? So much for that Olympic diving career!”
These are awesome. You guys are cracking me up. Keep ’em coming!
Hmmmm…yeah, I have the book, too. But the funny in me wants out:
“When Greg Louganis Dreams”
My caption is: I fly through the air with the greatest of ease. People may stare, but I like the breeze.
And now I will share a lovely song my father taught me when I was a small child:
Once I went in swimmin’
where there were no women
in the deep blue sea.
Seeing no one there
I hung my underwear
upon a willow tree.
Dove into the water
just like Pharoah’s daughter
dove into the Nile.
Someone saw me there
and stole my underwear
and left me with a smile.
oopsie. I meant Pharaoh. Wheres the spell check when you need it.
And where are the danged cap buttons and apostrophes? OK I quit. I will not read this over after it posts!
Damn, I flew too close to the sun!
hahahahahah! The Charlie Sheen quote one!!! YOU ARE CRACKING ME UP!
Ok: my go will not be as epic but:
*no belly flop, PLEASE NO BELLY FLOP!*
Or – to build on the Sheenable:
“I’m tired of pretending that I’m not a rockstar from outerspace. Haters!”
And please, PLEASE Vicky, you’ve GOT to put Paula Deen on his back!
http://www.pauladeenridingthings.com
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … it’s that damned Charlie Sheen again!
I wish those gladiators would stop throwing my toga in the river!
No Ball Games in the Pool Please
Yianni searches for SpongeBob. He wants to borrow a pair of square pants to cover his round sunburn.
Oops! He’s not Greek; he’s Roman. Well let’s just call the fellow with the burned butt cheeks,”Cassius.”
Sorry about that.
My caption just for the fun of it(I already have your book!):
Young Archimedes wondered if the girls would notice he wasnt wearing his loincloth today…
Also, I don’t mean to be a stick in the mud but that famous fresco is considered to be one of the rare surviving examples of an ancient Greek wall painting, rather than something from a Roman Villa. It was indeed found in Italy, but associated with a period of its History when it was part of territories occupied by Greeks. There is a great piece on the ‘Tomb of The Diver’ at the American Journal of Archaeology – which you can view here (pdf link)
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Thanks the comments, guys. This is FUN! Also, thanks Hasan for clarifying that this is actually a Greek painting in a Roman villa. Fortunately, that fact doesn’t change any of the awesome captions that have been coming in.
Unfortunately for Gaius, even a perfect dive would get him no better than a 3.6 from the East German judge.
“Oops, I guess the water is on the other side of the diving platform.”
Fun contest. I’m taking the plunge. Here’s my caption:
“Naked Nile Diving Team annihilates the competition.”
Man, these are all so great. this is gonna be a tough choice. I think i’m gonna pull in some outside judges!