Okay, time for a little light-hearted fun. Caption Contest!
This morning on Twitter (follow me @Problogger) we were sharing our most embarrassing moments as bloggers and I shared the above picture which appeared in newspapers across Australia.
When the article came out five years ago, it was one of my first. I was excited about the mainstream media mention and looked forward to showing family and friends to legitimize this crazy blogging business I was running. But the photo became the focus of the piece, and generated quite a few laughs.
When I shared it earlier today on Twitter the captions for it started coming in thick and fast, so I thought perhaps it’d be fun to open it up. What would you caption that picture?
I’ll choose my favorite submitted caption in 48 hours’ time, and send the winner a copy of the three existing ProBlogger ebooks, plus a copy of our new one, which will be released next week.
Enter up to five times to increase your chances of winning! To enter simply leave your caption in comments below.
PS: There was another version of the article with a different picture, featuring the same chair here.
3) This rocky cruise ship is really inhibiting my thought process.
4) I AM Magneto!
5) Look into my eyes. You are getting bloggy…bloggy…bloggy……
Ka Ching Ka Ching Look at that adsense revenue
How am I going to top my 2005 year?
“I’m trying to think – but nothing’s happening!”
Full time blogger, now?
Minister of the United Bloggers Church Goes Crazy after Google Ranking Updates
Love my job! See my sheepish grin just before going to the bank
You have no idea
Wait, this story isn’t even about me
Where is the widget for getting laid?
Can’t believe my stupid typo. “Proflogger.” Oh, the ramifications!
why did she break up
If I just sit and stare at my house plant, will the dude with the camera leave?
1. She’s going to be in the bath HOW LONG?
2. Ikea makes great chairs only backwards!
3. OMG! Why oh why did I ever start this contest?
4. Why are you watching “Top Gear” instead of Blogging?
5. You want to raise my taxes HOW MUCH??
“Did I just said I’m going to give away 3 of my ebooks? And the new one that I’m going to release next week? Bummer… Me and my big… head!”
“Nope. Still no hair.” #Fail
Finally! I got my head screwed back on again.
1. Oh man! Did I forget to turn off my comments section?!?
2. If sit backwards on my chair will it make my blog look cooler?
3. What they don’t know is that there is no back to this shirt.
4. That is the last time I go on a day long horseback riding trip, my legs are killing me.
5. I am afraid that if I remove my hands the rest of my hair will fall out. (sorry :p)
1.) “What on earth was I thinking?”
2.) “Just because I have to sit in the corner…doesn’t mean I have to face it!”
3.) “Wait a minute…I have to sit down and hold my head before I hear this!”
4.) “Go ahead…hit me with you best shot…fire away!”
5.) “I can’t look…seriously is my zipper up?”
Sorry…just had to go there on the last one…lol
250,000 words in the English language, and I can’t come up with one to start today’s blog.
I knew I had hair on here once…
Where’s all my hair gone?
“New head on, time for some blogging”
“new head on, now time for some blogging”
How you like my new head gear: the hexapus fingers
1) WHERE did I put my car keys?!
2) Is it me or is this chair not working right?
3) I hope no one can see the pins poking out of my head!
4) I’m having a thought! I’m having a thought!
5) Oh…did you TAKE the picture?!
ahahahah this is funny!
WelI, I want to try with my caption…
“The face behind ProBlogger. Success started with a blue chair.”
I love what you share with the bloggers community and it’s always a pleasure and a titanic source of inspiration reading and listening you.
Thank you Darren!
Cheers from Italy
“oh the insanity of it all’
‘Mentalizing’ in 4…3…2…1
1) I swear I had a full head of hair when I sat down
2) Now was it count to 10 and yell “Coming Ready or Not” or was it count to 100?
3) Isn’t the backrest meant to be behind me?
4) Next post in DPS is going to be about how to set up tripod correctly.
No fifth, just one vote for Roberta’s number (5) – well done for going there! :)
(2)The face of ‘Great Determination’
(3)AAarRGHH! Is it brain freeze or Migraine?
(4)Who says I dont have the ‘UUuurFF’ Factor?
(5)Honey, I think my head grew!
1) “Oh GOD see today’s Google Doodle”
2) “Where are my glasses??”
3) “I am thinking about what to think…”
Great story & a great pic too. Here are my captions:
1. Now a quick twist to the left and the new head will fit perfectly
2. That’s the last time I use Superglue
3. Somebody stole my hair!
4. Now, concentrate, Darren, you made the room tilt so you can make it tilt back. Just focus…
5. Oh boy, this Quantum Leap app really works!
Hope you like one. If I don’t win, at least we had fun :-)
1. Aussie Blogger’s Head Nearly Explodes After Son Discovers Delete Key: 5 future e-books instantly eliminated.
2. Countless hours building links, yet I forget my own wife’s birthday…
3. FeelGooder Blogger Denounces Energy Drinks: Is it just me, or is this room tilting?
4. Eww Baby! 10 Ways to Mess Up a Client’s Portrait Session
5. Meltdown Under: Aussie Blogger’s Site Goes Down After 7 Billion Comments to Caption Contest
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Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Nora
1) I’m sure this was a good idea… maybe?
2) Hmm, what’s that doing over there?
3) Um, sure, yeah, I have something to write about…
4) Just breathe, slowly, and think of all the people who you can influence.
5) I should’ve expected the Spanish Inquisition!
By the way, thanks for running this competition Darren! Some of the previous captions have given me a good laugh already :)
“If I can just hold in my leaking brain, I can finish this post.”
“Oh no, if I don’t sell another gazillion e-books I might have to get a ‘day job’. Help me!!!”
“To blog or not to blog ? “
1) “The monitor is blank and my mind is blank. How am I going to be able to blog now?
2) “What do you mean? The chair isn’t backwards, this is the way I always sit.”
3) “I can’t wait until they level the floor in here. When they do, maybe I won’t keep sliding away from the computer when I am blogging.”
1. Oh God, I’ve got blogger’s block.
2. Oops, did I delete that Twitter photo in time?
3. I will all success to this blog post.
4. I hope this trick the chiropractor showed me works.
BTW, thanks for all your useful articles.
1) Shh, I’m controlling the internet with my brain!
2) Can’t work sitting forward? Just turn around!
3) I have my first troll. It’s a good thing. I don’t want to tear them to pieces, honest!
1) “Let’s see….where did I leave those keys?”
2) “As the smoke clears, we find Darren still trying to figure out how to put a positive spin on the disaster for a future blog post.”
Wonder what sort of pose I should have before he shoots…wait!
I swear the computer was right here …
I never knew there were pictures of naked people online!
What do you mean I only dreamed there was an internet?
That’s the LAST time I drink saké with my sushi
People still read newspapers?
What a question! How in heck do I reply?
Blogging powerhouse takes his lumps over poor-selling “Guide To Phrenology Self-Analysis” ebook.
The blog I can handle. It’s my stats with my wife.
Rowse telekinetically re-directs Lady Gaga’s twitter traffic to email opt-in form.
+1 :)
The “I-Just-Can’t-Take-It-Anymore” pose fails to cover up the fact that Darren Rowse is bald.
“I could have sworn I told Weiner how to do a proper DM!”