Caption Challenge: Hungry Hungry Puppy
Which is why I need to give you this test. (Typical girl, they say. Always with the tests.) It’s easy though. I promise. And fun. Did I mention that it was fun?
It’s kind of like a Rorschach test. Which is a test that psychologists use to gain insight into the inner psyches of their patients. However. I am not a doctor (yet). And so I have taken a bit of creative license with this test so that it better suits my current occupation (as an eater). I am going to show you a picture. This picture has food in it. You are going to tell me the first thing that comes to mind when you see the food.
Easy, right?
But wait. There’s a catch. You see. You are here, reading this. Therefore. You like food. And so I already know what you will say. Mmmm, lapin au vin. Looks delicious!
But who wants to sit around reading fifty versions of the same response? Not I.
So instead. For the sake of this little experiment. You will not be you. You will be a King Charles Spaniel. Named Nyoki (pronounced gnocchi). Who likes naps, sunsets, and long walks on the beach.
Ready? Go.
Please leave your witty, sassy, sarcastic, whatever-it-is-you-think-will-win-my-love-and-affection caption as a comment on this post by 9AM PST on Monday, April 19th. Enter as many captions as you want. I’ll select my favorite caption. The winner and I will be BFF for life. And you’ll also get a bean sampler. Which, I have to say, is pretty darn good too.
Top Caption Announced!
If I were a little league coach. And you guys were my team. I would sit you down. Smile apologetically. And give you a really clichéd and inspirational speech. Something along the lines of, “In life. It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. It’s how you play the game.” Or, better yet, “What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger. So let’s all learn from our mistakes and try harder next time!” Then I would pat you all on the back. Take you all out for ice cream. And everyone would go home with a plastic trophy in hand that would serve as a nice dust collector in the years to come. Happy.
However. In reality. I would not be that kind of coach. (I’m more of a tough love kind of a gal.) And this isn’t that kind of softball game.
And so my pep talk goes something like this. In life. There are winners and there are losers.
And runners up.
There are also runners up (two, to be precise).
For example. In this case. Toni Hammer is a winner. Bob and Eric are runners up.
And the rest of you. Well. Thanks for playing. And. Um. Better luck next time!
(In all seriousness, thanks everyone for your entries. They were super fun to read and really hard to judge!)
Toni, Bob & Eric, step up to the podium to collect your goodies! Please send an e-mail to justin at marxfoods dot com with your full name and mailing address! Toni gets the bean sampler…Bob & Eric we’re sending you something tasty for your pantry.
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“It probably has onions in it, so I wouldn’t like it anyway!”
April 9th, 2010 at 6:30 amWill they notice if I just have a teeny bite???
April 9th, 2010 at 7:06 amgeez, cant I just have some kibbles and bits!
April 9th, 2010 at 7:08 am“They’re going to torture me with this food? I’m going to eat their shoes!”
April 9th, 2010 at 7:23 amRabbitt? I hope they’re not planning gnocchi for dinner!
April 9th, 2010 at 8:17 amWill I have that “Cup of Chow” when my Karma runs over my ‘dog’ma??
April 9th, 2010 at 8:34 am“She takes a picture of everything SHE eats but I don’t see any of MY food photographed!”
April 9th, 2010 at 10:11 am“When was the last time she garnished MY plate with a sprig of dill!”
April 9th, 2010 at 10:12 amIs she really using *me* as a photography prop? This has gone too far!
April 9th, 2010 at 10:45 am“The cunning hunter stalks the rabbit.”
April 9th, 2010 at 10:49 amI am so bored with lapin au vin, coq au vin, you name it au vin -
April 9th, 2010 at 11:02 am“Should I tell them what I did to that lovely stew?”
“Why isn’t this look getting me food? This look always gets me food!”
April 9th, 2010 at 11:49 amThese people don’t know the difference between sleeping and stalking. They leave the room and the rabbit’s mine.
Lions, cheetahs feh! The stalking crown is mine.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:35 pmThat camera strap looks yummy, I want to chew on it.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:45 pmI love that they trust me. Mistakes happen.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:51 pmI hate the war between good behavior and bad. A guy has needs.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:54 pmmmmm, that looks good. Do you think anyone is watching?
April 9th, 2010 at 1:25 pmThe humans are eating again, might as well nap til walkies time.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:32 pmDo you think they left that for me? I think they did… Maybe I will just wait for a minute…
April 9th, 2010 at 2:34 pm“Is that a…boooone sticking out?! I love bones!”
April 9th, 2010 at 2:49 pmIs this a test? WHY must I suffer the indignity of being controlled by my stomach?!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:58 pm“I know that they would want me to have that…”
April 9th, 2010 at 2:58 pm“Looks good, but I guess tastes bad”.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:24 pmMy captions-
1.”What’s that????”
2.”To taste or not to Taste”
3.”Looks tasty,but who knows how it will taste??”
right now this much..let me think more….this is really a very interesting fun…
April 9th, 2010 at 5:29 pm“And I thought I wanted a bite, no thanks…I see green stuff!”
April 9th, 2010 at 6:30 pm“That definitely looks better than the dog food they have been giving me”
April 9th, 2010 at 9:43 pm“Selfish humans. They won’t even let me take a bite, yet they’re letting it get cold, spending hours trying to take a damn picture of it.”
April 9th, 2010 at 10:00 pmOH, OH!! Look, food with a bone. MINE!! Time to practice my teleporting skills. and remember– “The Cat Did It”
April 10th, 2010 at 4:53 amHa ha…Debbi really has me all giggly[besides hungry] here, dis one sure is garnished jus 4me!!!
April 10th, 2010 at 5:27 amNyoki growls, “Ggrrrrrrr!” touch that, I dare you just touch that food and I shall personally put YOU on a leash and take you to the pound!”
April 10th, 2010 at 7:51 am“Hey! Leggo my leg-o!”
“Yo quiero conejo vino.”
“It puts the bowl upon the floor. It does this whenever it’s told.”
“It could have been mine. It should be mine! Give it to me!”
“Puchuuuuu.” (and now we have moved into truly obscure references)
“When she crossed over, she was just a bowl, but when she came back… she was full of rabbit. Look at her, Joanne. Isn’t… she… beautiful?”
“If I’m going to do this, I’ll need an unlimited supply of Xena tapes and rabbit legs. They help me think.”
“Nice shoes.”
April 10th, 2010 at 8:19 am“It shouldn’t harm me to take a BITE….. Because I am the one who Bites & not HIM”
“Oh! Fangs (thanks) a Lot!!! Now beware of ME!”
“Why are my hunger ‘FANGS’ tested???”
Ash….
April 10th, 2010 at 1:57 pm(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
Poor Fluffy. I guess I’m next…
April 10th, 2010 at 4:34 pm“I hope she doesn’t notice the seasoning I added after I stole that bite. It was a little bland.”
April 10th, 2010 at 8:09 pmThe second she turns her back, that rabbit stew is MINE! Wait for it…Wait for it…
April 10th, 2010 at 9:34 pmTwo more –
“Will I get a timeout if I devour that curry in a hurry??”
“Bolt down the food N Bolt outta here”
April 11th, 2010 at 5:38 amLOL.. This is fun. Here comes mine..
1. Not again.. I have not recovered from your last experiment!
2. Why don’t you start loving animals and …..be nice to me?
3. Joanne: Dinner, Nyoki?
Nyoki: My choices?
Joanne: Yes and No
Nyoki thinks: I better not ask next time..
4. Don’t you again dare to serve me in the same plate in which Papi ate!!!
April 11th, 2010 at 6:08 amSorry in advance…..
1. Now I wish I had not crapped on the rug!
2. Now I wish I had not humped moms leg.
3. I hope he remembered to deglaze the pan this time
4. The heck with this food, how do I get that dastardly Dachshund Buddy fired?
I no good at those spilled ink tests either.
April 11th, 2010 at 6:45 am“Don’t lure me with that tiny sleek bone *Nyoki turns eye to the left…staring at the rest of the real deal* …. we are all equal…but George Owell told me some animals are more equal than others…and so, I should have a PROPER share of this dish”
April 12th, 2010 at 5:15 amMust wait to the master walks outside to pick up my poop to jump on the coffee table and take that meat to the middle of my bed!!
April 12th, 2010 at 6:34 amNo, I havent seen the cat – why?
April 12th, 2010 at 6:47 am“I’M GETTING READY TO RUMBLE”!!!
April 12th, 2010 at 9:27 amI think I’d prefer the bean sampler.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:26 amI hope the big people don’t notice my drool on their sofa UNTIL after they heap portion on top of my dinner bowl, which they know is the only way I’ll fathom eating any nasty dry dog food.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:31 amI’m on guard duty! BACK OFF, it’s mine!
April 12th, 2010 at 11:14 am“BEANS, BEANS THE MUSICAL FRUIT”. GOTTA GET EM BEFORE THE CAT DOES”!!!
April 12th, 2010 at 11:33 amI could be there and back in 5 seconds and she wouldn’t even know I had a bite.
April 12th, 2010 at 11:55 am” And I have to wait for everyone to be seated?”
April 12th, 2010 at 11:58 am” I think the Rosemary is a tad to earthy and it always gets lodged in my teeth”.
April 12th, 2010 at 12:08 pmWhatever happened to plain old kibbles and bits?!?
April 12th, 2010 at 12:30 pmIf that bowl is here in two more minutes, someone is going to be the Biggest Loser.
April 12th, 2010 at 2:29 pmIs that what you call Wild and Free In-Range??
April 12th, 2010 at 2:35 pmFricassee, I see, you see, I spy a bone. There’s got to be more meat in that dish, but that green thing sticking up makes me less hopeful I’ll get any of it…
I saw that Glenn Close/Michael Douglas movie on TV last week.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:29 pmahh i have a cavalier as well!! LOVE THEM!!
here’s my quote
“I’d lunge for that food, but this princess doesn’t lift a paw around here.”
April 12th, 2010 at 5:26 pmwhoops, just realized Nyoki is a boy!
let’s re-phrase
“I’d lunge for that food, but this prince doesn’t lift a paw around here.”
April 12th, 2010 at 5:30 pmSigh! The luxury of being a dog is that no one will ever make a stew out of you, but you can still stuff yourself with some good old rabbit stew
April 12th, 2010 at 6:35 pm“Darn it! I don’t care what they say I’m going to eat it anyway…..Have they left yet!”
April 12th, 2010 at 6:52 pm“What am I, an animal? Where’s the fork?”
April 13th, 2010 at 1:04 amOh sure, they get a fresh rosemary garnish. I get dry Kibbles and Bits.
April 13th, 2010 at 4:21 amIs this a test? How long do I have to feign an interest?
April 13th, 2010 at 4:54 am“No I don’t want your stupid human food”
April 13th, 2010 at 4:59 am“Let me compliment her good cooking by NOT being a good dog”
April 13th, 2010 at 5:25 am“Posing for this pic just can’t be it! She will notice my hungry puppy eyes soon”
April 13th, 2010 at 5:27 am“Cmmon, I have never had my food garnished. Just this one time!”
April 13th, 2010 at 5:28 am“Do I have time for a lick before she comes back?”
April 13th, 2010 at 7:20 amSAD TO STAY
April 13th, 2010 at 7:40 am“I wonder if it’s gluten free.”
April 13th, 2010 at 8:33 amSure looks good! I bet I can eat that before she gets back with her fork!
April 13th, 2010 at 9:18 am1. This dish is out of my focus.. Sobs
2. How many time should I say this ‘Stop eating such luscious dish in front of me. Don’t you know I am on South Beach Diet’
April 13th, 2010 at 9:49 am“Ah, ambrosia. Food of the gods, er, I mean, dogs!”
April 13th, 2010 at 10:13 amCAN I EAT IT BEFOR ANYONE SEE’S ME
April 13th, 2010 at 11:05 amIs that a bird leg? Petey?! Calm. Calm. If I am quiet maybe they will spare me.
April 13th, 2010 at 11:05 amAlthough the food looks good, I must admit, I’m glad that she made the IMPORTANT part of the picture clear.
April 13th, 2010 at 12:09 pmIf I only had a tongue like a lizard I wouldn’t even have to move from the couch to score dinner.
April 13th, 2010 at 12:11 pmTAKE 47 : *Picture snaps*
I’m a little tired of this, I’m ready for my walk. (And maybe a taste this time?)
April 13th, 2010 at 12:14 pmI bet a bowl of Berger- Gruner Veltliner would be a nice crisp finish to this meal.
April 13th, 2010 at 1:39 pm“Looks tasty, but what’s with the tree?”
April 13th, 2010 at 1:51 pmOk, I have a few…
“I thought they brought Salem to the vet… but this was a much better idea!”
“She will be mine… oh yes, she will be mine.”
“I picked the wrong day to become a vegetarian!”
April 13th, 2010 at 2:58 pmYou think that’ll be there when you turn around?
April 13th, 2010 at 6:25 pm“Is my time-out over yet? I’m hungry.”
April 13th, 2010 at 8:35 pmThat looks like a wonderful meal to scarf down incredibly fast, get sick on, and vomit all over the laptop…. I think the warranty on it expired yesterday.
April 13th, 2010 at 10:29 pm“I’ll let the cat try it first, if she lives…my turn!”
April 13th, 2010 at 11:24 pm“If I lick the bowl clean, do you think they’ll notice?”
“I get it….this is a test!”
“That’s got to be better than the stuff they give me to eat!”
“If I don’t touch that bowl, what will you give me?”
“To eat or not to eat!”
“See, I have more self control than you do!”
“Will you still love me after I lick that bowl clean?”
April 14th, 2010 at 3:43 amIs that on my low carb diet?
April 14th, 2010 at 6:33 amIf I were a helicopter, I could just fly over to that yummy stew. Alas, I am only a dog and a lazy one at that. I guess I’ll just keep napping.
April 14th, 2010 at 2:37 pm*sigh* If only beans didn’t give my little tum tum such terrible gas …
April 14th, 2010 at 4:56 pmOK…enough already!! Could you please stop with the clicking away so that I can be done with that bowl and go back to doing what I do best…you guessed it right!!! I do need to get my beauty zzzz’s!!!
April 15th, 2010 at 1:33 am” well, I wonder how long it would take me to make the jump to the table from the position I am in now”
April 15th, 2010 at 4:38 am“IF I DO I GET A LICKIN’”
April 15th, 2010 at 10:16 am“I bet if I casually walk on the coffee table no one will see me snag a bite”
April 15th, 2010 at 11:11 amThose Humans! I get dried, low quality dog food and they get Lapin Au Vin…
April 15th, 2010 at 1:51 pm“And they think MY food looks like a dog’s breakfast???”
April 16th, 2010 at 10:21 am” Can I, dare I? Or I better not?”
April 16th, 2010 at 2:05 pmI am going for it! I am already in trouble for napping on the couch….
April 17th, 2010 at 3:58 pm“Hurry people! I have waited a week or more for you to make a caption out of me. And I really do NOT enjoy this. The aroma is killing me yet I can’t get to eat at this instant. I’m keeping my eyes wide open to “protect” my reward”. You get the beans, I get the dish. Deal.”
April 17th, 2010 at 7:48 pmOne little lick…they will never know!!
April 18th, 2010 at 1:16 pm“You promised cheeseburger! All deals off. I can pee in boyfriends shoe again.”
April 18th, 2010 at 6:14 pmFood! Food! Food! Nap! Food! Food! Food! Nap!
April 18th, 2010 at 10:51 pm“Dear God, thank-you for the treats we are about to eat”.
April 19th, 2010 at 10:26 amCongrats to the winner and the runners up!
April 20th, 2010 at 2:36 pmAwesome, thanks! Great contest.
April 20th, 2010 at 3:14 pmCongrats to the winners!
April 20th, 2010 at 4:50 pmHey Guys! That was fun.
April 21st, 2010 at 5:24 amCongrats to the winners! This was fun!
April 21st, 2010 at 8:48 amAwww! Thanks!
April 21st, 2010 at 10:15 amThe winner makes no sense what-so-ever. Please remove my name from your list.
April 21st, 2010 at 10:59 am“ok,no worries.. I just need to take my beeno first.”
July 15th, 2011 at 7:30 pm“ok,no worries.. I just need to take my beeno first.”
no I haven’t said it..and if this is just a way to get my email..then that’s not nice
July 15th, 2011 at 7:32 pm“Did they say don’t eat this or eat this?…. I’m thinking they want me to have it!”
July 24th, 2011 at 12:26 pm