Impromptu caption contest. This is one of my favorite photos from childhood, and I recently rediscovered it on a trip home. Yes, those are ’80s-style Walkie Talkies.
Your mission: come up with the best caption for this photo. The winner will receive a signed galley of JACOB WONDERBAR and a free query critique (if you have nothing to query at the moment you’re welcome to take a rain check).
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Enter in the comment section of THIS POST (please don’t e-mail me your vote!). The thread will be open until 6pm on Wednesday, and I’ll announce a winner on Thursday.
Good luck!
Collette says
Our babysitter always makes us go outside when her boyfriend comes over. We’ll let you listen too, but it’ll cost you 4 Pixy Stix and a box of Smarties.
Bernard Garber says
Steve Jobs and his brother were very proud of their new invention. But the third blond triplet was never seen or heard from again.
mrcommodore says
I love mine, but Tucker's is pretty dang good too.
The Lemonade Stand says
And the four hobbits of the shire set off for Rivendell in hopes that the range of their hobbit-talkies was great. Sadly, by the time they'd reached Weathertop, they'd realized they'd forgotten the batteries.
Eddy says
It didn't matter how much Chucky wanted to play with the walkie-talkies — he never trusted anyone with cotton balls for feet.
McKenzie McCann says
Hey, who broke the flux capacitor?
J. T. Shea says
And our lives have been a blur ever since too…
Robin Storey says
Sheriff, do you read me? I'm bringing in two suspects disguised as kids, blonde wigs and cute smiles. Over and out.
Leis Draven says
Lift-off Day: Our Special Friends promised to transmit regular updates as they made their way Home.
Swishyfish says
I swear, each time I push a button–another blonde kid pops out
Lucy says
Hello, operator? The eighties called and they want their clothes back. The bowl cuts can stay. Over.
Easier Read than Done says
Colusa's most notorious criminal crew poses for a picture before their first big score. Always set to channel 9, the Walkie Talkies kept the four boy posse one step ahead of the cops.
–rc
rhea says
The shoe-bandit detectives and the bait.
Shell says
The batteries must be dead. I keep pushing the buttons but they just stand there.
Blog says
Beam us up Scotty. Our work here…is through.
Boru says
Not bad lads. All four of us, walkie talkies and the back yard captured in just 47 pixels.
Miss Carrie says
As Tim and Joey showed off their new walkie talkies, little Nathan, not to be outdone, displayed a wii remote.
Marion says
"Beam us up, Scotty."
JCPA says
When there's something strange, in your neighborhood, who you gonna call?
Jen says
Midwest Cuckoos.
Michael 'Rob' Robinson says
'First, you make your little blonde robot move forward and then I'll make mine. Ready, steady, go!'
bfav says
Cuz the boyz in da hood are always hard. Come talking that trash and we'll pull your card. Know'n nothing in life but to be legit.
Anonymous says
Lo, these time machine Walkie Talkies have transported us to the years when we were wee little stout boys!
Bethany Brengan says
The heist was temporarily called on account of rain.
Edenton Coffee House says
"Okay, you're my best friend. I tried to talk to the spaceman. You try to get my coat back; and if that doesn't work, we'll trade Nathan…"
JD Revene says
NB phone home
Suzy Turner says
"Ground control to Major Tom….."
Anonymous says
"Do you think we would have been better using tin cans and string?"
Anonymous says
Hatched in 1979 , by the early 80's these Sea Monkey juveniles had infiltrated decent , loving American families .
Sara says
Mission Accomplished: the day we saved Nathan from the Gobots of Zorg, along with our new little brother, Sven.
Goldilocks says
"On Wednesdays, we wear bowl haircuts."
Rebecca Colby says
These time travel teleporters will make us rich!–Just as soon as we're old enough to remember how to work them again…
William Jones says
Justice League: The Early Years.
Anonymous says
“Hello, hello, hello. I don't know why you say good-bye, I say hello….”
“We want to change the world, but when you talk about destruction, don't you know that you can count me out…”
– That was Hello Goodbye and Revolution from The Beatles Reborn.
M.R. says
But Mom, we just saved the planet.
S. Edward Brown says
Joseph felt increasingly uncomfortable wearing his Technicolor dreamcoat around his brothers.
Marie Gilbert says
"Okay, youse guys! We're gonna show Tony Soprano whose the boss."
Marie Gilbert says
This is fun!!!
"Okay, youse guys! We're gonna show Tony Soprano, whose the boss."
059aca80-44d5-11e0-aa6a-000bcdca4d7a says
"You told mom, what?"
Kat Brauer says
…and then we traded the walkie-talkies for a corn dog. Seemed like a good idea at the time.
chitrader says
Psst, Nathan! Move over. Can't you see the aliens are trying to take our picture?
Anonymous says
We're ready to go, Mom. What time does the spaceship come?
The Sasquatch says
Spielberg's movies were SO much better before they replaced all the guns with walkie-talkies. … Seriously.
Anonymous says
Planned Parenthood Ad
~L.E.
E. Waters says
The gay pride parade
Cathi Stoler says
Beam us up, Scottie!
Nedder says
Weird thing is…there was only three of us when we took this picture
Ted says
As he exited the landing pod and encountered his first earthlings, Mork quickly designed an optimal assimilation wardrobe.
Lynn says
Getting the Five-O on in the 'hood.
BW says
"Hello Skylab."