August is almost at the halfway point, marking the near-end of summer. With many schools here in Colorado already (or soon to be) back in session, we figured you might need a little pick-me-up to get over those end of summer blues. So here you have it, your August caption contest!
First, the rules:
- Leave your funniest clean caption in the comments section below. We reserve the right to delete captions that we deem inappropriate. We're not too stingy, but try to keep it moderately PG-13.
- Captions submitted any other way besides in the comment section will not be accepted!
- Captions will be accepted from the moment this post goes live until Thursday, August 15th at 10 a.m. Mountain Time.
- A crack team of humor experts will pick the winner and we will announce it next week.
And now, your photo, taken during the first-leg of the SparkFun National Tour:
Your hilarious caption goes here.
The prize this time around is - a surprise! We are giving away a surprise grab-bag of SparkFun parts. We'll reveal the contents of said prize when we announce the winner. I will say this much - it's a pretty solid prize worth at least dozens of dollars, perhaps many dozens. I think you'll enjoy it.
Why are you still reading? Get captioning - and good luck!
Thanks everyone who contributed! A winner has been chosen (nice work Colecago), and we'll see you all next month for another caption contest!
And you thought I was an idiot for bringing that giant soldering iron along on the trip.
What about the LOUSs? Lizards of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.
Dr.Grant, my dear pooch...Welcome to Jurassic Spark.
"Where are we?"
"We hit 88MPH in the Sparkfun van. I think the correct question is 'When are we'"
Even after the soldering course, T. Rex struggled with surface-mount devices.
Squirrel!
Look at that giant distraction over there ... you are definitely not about to be eaten by my T-Rex.
Look... an asteroid!
On their way to New Vegas the Sparkfun team make a pit stop in Novac. While they can spot some raiders in the distant hills, knowing there's a crack sniper in the dinosaur's head reassures them.
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wow.. and look there.. a dodo, a mastodon, and MySpace!
Is that Geocities music I hear?
I would keep your dog close, that Pterodactyl just flew off with Nick Poole!!!
Look it's the amazing 50ft woman coming to rescue us !!!!
SF's new drone hunting unit (pending approval). Their motto: If it moves, it's done for.
Why is everyone running away? A bunch of engineers in an RV isn't THAT scary...
I really didn't think hide and seek with a T-Rex would be this hard...
"Nah, the T-Rex is up the highway about 22 miles, on the left, sorta by the Foster's Freeze, sorta."
God help us; we're in the hands of engineers...
Stand absolutely still! Its vision is based on movement...
"Did you just hear something?"
"Yeah, it sounded like it came from that way."
Confident that his new weight-loss plan was working, T-Rex avoids capture by hiding behind a tree.
T-Rex eludes Sparkfun by hiding behind a tree.
Did you know Sparkfun's RV is almost 1/3rd the size of a T-Rex?
The smell of bacon stopped the SparkFun tour dead in it's tracks. They weren't the only ones distracted.
I'll hide behind this guy while you hide behind the RV and wait for the explosion from Spark fun's new prototype! Trust me experience pays off!
Sparkfun points the way and Patent Troll-Rex does the rest.
Now we take over the world with the new and the old.
Are those the droids you're looking for?
The dinosaur caught them RED handed.
Sparkfun's latest controller project....the Cybersaurus UGV-1. D-GPS (Dino...), 3 axis gyro and accelerometer, humidity sensor (mandible aperture readiness), and tiny ARM controller. ;) We're planning on sending it THAT way...towards that small town.
Unfortunately, when T-Rex spotted the giant Godzilla bot, Emcee Grady was still in the Sparkfun RV controlling it.
Your eyes are deceiving you, that's a dog not a goat.
Introducing Jurassic Squad from SparkFun
(Two Geeks and a dog and a T-Rex)
"Did you bring the Dinosaur Repellent?" "No, all I have is Shark Repellent" "Shark Week was last week man" "Crap"
Repel's effect wore off!
Two Men and a Dog in an RV (to say nothing of the T-Rex)
absolutely Mr. Rex, it's no trouble at all. you're gonna want to take the second star to the right, and then go straight on till morning.
See that Cop over there? There's no way he gonna come over here and ticket me for parking in the RED ZONE with T-Rex watching over the RV!
Fee Fi Fo Fum! I want to go to Sparkfun!
Oh man you just had to save the dinosaurs too didn't you Kirk ( in the voice of mr.spock of course )
Sparkfun gets great project placement in highly anticipated new Godzilla movie. - Variety magazine
Sadly, it's true - I work at that Radio Shack right over there.
And then, the reindeers used to take off into the sky and fly across the sky...
What? It’s NOT Photo Shopped…
Dino snacks now in a new flavor: “Let your Geek Shine”
Did the GPS really say “turn right at the Dinosaur Park?”
There a red “no parking zone” here for a good reason
Sparkfun delivers on the leading-edge, they’re no Dinosaur!
And… if this wasn’t bad enough, we locked the keys in the RV
Hey, Isnt that the college we sold all those mad scientist kits to?
You know a good place to get a drink around here?
Hey, Isn't that the college we sold all those mad scientist kits to?
After hearing "California.....California....California...California" for 4hrs Jimmy finally pulled over so Todd could look at the dinasaurs.
See that? I can't believe it. Parallax brought a van too! You know what that means....
The Pick and Displace machine has arrived
"Look at the size of that thing. Why can't we dine like normal people"
That's our new home. A new beginning for humans, dogs, and dinosaurs. Burn the van!!
God help us, we're in the hands of the engineers....
Earth: 3,987 BC
Let's put the mechazilla right over there.
Do you realize how big a reflow oven we're gonna need? Higher than that building! And forget getting it through the Mydata.
If the Frisbee was a only little larger, he might fetch it.
"I'm so grateful the city painted the curb red just for us. If we follow it THAT way we'll be there by dinner time. Don't worry T-Rex, we're almost there."
Whoooh, now thats a big Twinkie!!
SparkFun is proud to introduce our new line of wire strippers, which can handle wire gauges down to 2 AWG. The pictured carrying tray is not included, but is available in the related items below.
Your hilarious caption goes here.
I bet my T-Rex can get to those mountains before your dog can....
The Sparkfun national tour: now visiting Jurassic Park!
"What do you mean we're in the Sock-time continuum ?"
Hide and seek takes on a whole new meaning when you finally see your opponent hiding behind a tree, and he is a T. rex.
Lost and Clueless, the SparkFun National Tour Team wanders onto the set of the new Godzilla movie.
Simone might be going to Paris, but I'm tellin' ya, we will find the bike in the basement of the Alamo.
Let's set up the trebuchet about 1000 ft over there and launch the SparkFun van at the T-Rex. But won't Nate be upset if we damage the van? Not if we hookup some sensors in the van and take data with the OpenLog. We will be reducing Sparkfun's tax liabilities. Nate can write it off as a business expense.
Extinction is forever! Sort of ...
And over there is an accurate recreation of the quarry where Fred and Barney work.
"I think we just found our lobby mascot for the new building!"
"Hey, what is that up in the sky?" "Save yourselves mammals- I will fend off the asteroids!"
These are the Geeks you seek.
"You think he'll notice it's missing?" "umm" points to sky
See there. If we took that plane, we would not be out of gas right now.
"So, I attached a T-bone to the UAV and set it with randomly generated coordinates.....keeps Rex here captivated for hours." "Cool. Beats the hell out of the laser pointer on a line follower I built for Fido here...."
The dude misguides...
Famous Spielberg 'people looking shot'...you're doing it wrong...
I think it is time to revisit Sparkfun's ''pet at work'' policy.
OK Bob, I have heard enough! If those arms work as well as you say, then throw that tree through that billboard
Sparkfun now allows you to bring pet dinosaurs to work. Still no cats though.
OK, so remember... If we forget where we parked, we're over by the dinosaur.
Here’s the stick! You want it, boy? throws stick Go get it, Rex!
Guy to right: Look! Guy to left: Shit! They brought Optimus Prime. Guy to right: Yes, our plastic dinosaur simply doesn't stand a chance.
The map says that we can find the T-Rex hiding behind the palm tree... You look over there.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute Doc, uh, are you telling me you built a time machine out of a caravan?
Squirrel!
Hay look, that cloud looks like a T-Rex........ I Don't see it.
Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move.
That right there is the lesser known Resistosaurous!
Ah the caterers are here. Greek last week. Geek this week!
"Dude, look! They have palm trees here!"
So if Pee-wee and Simone were inside his mouth, east is that way. I TOLD you we weren't lost!!
Sparkfun releases their greatest invention ever, an animatronic dinosaur!
We need to steer the Thermal Reconnaissance EXplorer (TREX) over there to the edge of the Volcano.
Follow on: I can't believe Nate wants to move the reflow ovens to an active Volcano.
And that my friends is how the sparkfun tourbus was destroyed.
Even T-rex was in awe of the new AVC course.
We're going to need a bigger RV.
It's right there! but Billy's seeing eye dog and his seeing eye dino still couldn't see it.
After re-animating T-Rex, the SparkFun team set their sights on even bigger challenges.
I thought that this was the SparkFun National Tour, not the SparkFun Pre-historic Tour!! (Ohhhhhh!!!)
Geek Fleet, attack!!
The engineers are asking the dinosaur for directions. The dog knows the way, but isn't telling them because they wouldn't let him have any barbecue last night. The dinosaur however, has a tiny brain, so it's taking them forever to get the directions.
I told Spark-Fun guys to stay with electronics. Look what happen when they try to do biology.
Yeah Rex, just set all of the kits down right over there.
Before we arrived, that dinosaur didn't walk. Now it's terrorizing the countryside!
Challenge... accepted! Chuck Norris, you, against our Robo-Rex. Prepare to die!
Do you think he will be nice to us if we teach him how to solder?
Are you sure that the chemical toilet will handle this?
sParkFunSaur
Hey check this out, when I raise my hand like this it causes everyone to look in the direction it is pointing!
don't worry any one the T-Rex may be big, and ready to eat you, but he's welded in place....right?
"No, I'LL get Bambi, YOU get the camera!"
all those pour people stuck to his heat
Well I know where the T. Rex is from but what is that yellow grid thingy I see?
don't worry any one the T-Rex may be big, and ready to eat your head, but its welded in place
Hey, is that a rabbit over there?
Hey, there's the rare Arduino Dino! I wonder how much it is?
6000 I/o pins and 300 MHz!
Gentlemen fetch my WABAC machine ... NOW.
I told you the easy button would be over that way!
Seeing as someone beat me to the Firefly reference,
"Rex was pretty bad at Hide, but Nathan was really bad at Seek"
The National Tour goes to Jurassic Park.
When you gotta go, you gotta go.
Original opening to Michael Bay's Armageddon
Right up there is where Perseus made the beast stare into the dead eyes of Kristen Stewart, henceforth turning the beast into stone.
The celebrations over the success of their new Flux Capacitor circuit were promptly interrupted, as almost simultaneously, everyone had noticed the colossal moon-sized rock barreling toward the distant horizon
So you think your dog is great at doing tricks? Check this out. Dino......fetch!
Wow!!! That's a big inventors kit! Now I get why you brought the Dinosaur, cause' we ain't gettin' that in the RV.
First Visitor gets a free custom fitted Sparkfun teeshirt. OK Rex, Here it comes now..
"Oh fer the love of...I SAID, ONE TACO MEAL, A BEEF CHIMICHANGA, AND FOUR HUNDRED BURRITO SUPREMES!"
T-rex: "Maybe if I hide behind this tree they wont see me"
"Hold-on, there's a giant T-Rex behind me isn't there?!"
Oh man it's huuuge! I hope we don't spoil it for anyone, at least not for something with huge sharp teeths. Like your dog. Or my geek pocket cutters... Or yeah, something like that.
and, Hulk ... SMASH!
" I have made that big truck eco-friendly .... i have planted this nice tree in it"
The problems faced by Jurassic Park were no match for the engineers from the Sparkfun Mobile Repair Lab.
"What is that... Is that a bow on her head?" "It must be Tyrannosaurus Regina!"
They are not worried, They always be packing a S.H.O.V.E.L.
Look, you can see SparkFun from here.
Oh no... not another meteor... um... guys... The last time I saw something like that it ended really, really badly…
Hey look an eagle!
Upon entry into the Land of The Lost, the SparkFun Family catches their first glimpse of the Sleestak in the distance, yet inexplicably fail to notice the T-Rex right behind them.
Big and tall men's shop? Two blocks down, hang a right. You can't miss it.
Our newest member to the RedBot family is finally here: The RexBot, It coinsists of the RexBoard Mainboard featuring an Armageddon Mega microcontroller.
I thought you said that dinosaur detector you put together from SparkFun was working.....
"Hey look, there's Andy." "ANDY!!!"
"What does that sign say?" "No Parking Except for Rex." "Who's Rex?"
Where? I don't see any dinosaur.
God help us, we're in the hands of engineers.
Hey isn't that our giant PINK soldering iron trailing after that UFO? Now what are we going to tell Nathan?
God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs. Dinosaurs let the magic smoke out.
Hey, that cloud looks like a JPEG artifact.
Our brave explorers and their hundreds of millions of years old dinosaur look off into the distance, discussing the best way to take over the town, and then the world.
(How to get a T-rex excited) Next Stop, Tokyo!
No! I'm telling you there are no dinosaurs over there!
They never thought they'd end up in ... The Land of the Lost.
Watch out; I was told there are dinosaurs over there!
Why Rob never demonstrated Sparkfun's camouflage Pink long sleeve shirt on New Product Friday?. Here's why...
I think we made a wrong turn at Albuquerque.
Since we left the competition way back there, Sparkfun has nothing to worry about now.
Do you think Mom will believe us if we say it was time travel?
"Be the tree, be the tree... Those humans won't see through my clever disguise until it is too late!"
WoW spot! It's true! The Sparkfun S.H.O.V.E.L is bigger then the T-Rex!
Welcome to This Land... watch out for that one, I suspect a sudden but inevitable betrayal.
While the crew looked the other way, TRex broke the first rule of living on an RV, and did a dump in it !
You can’t put that here, everyone will see it. Where it is will be fine.
Bently wasn't going to be stupid, looking North was clearly as old as the dinosaurs
"I agree Bubba, this doesn't look like Boston. Why don't you drive for awhile."
Just as Rex was about to catch a tasty meal, he was fooled by one of the oldest tricks in the book: "Hey, what's that over there?"
Lool! A different-kinda-saur! EDIT: Look! A different-kinda-saur!
Sadly, Evan's outdated GPS maps left the party stranded somewhere in the Jurassic...
I told you to park over there, now look!
Man, dog, and dinosaur alike gaze in amazement at the new dawn in electronics education.
Man, dog, and dinosaur alike look on in awe at the new dawn in electronics education.
Spark fun employ #1: Do you think it will work. Spark fun employ #2: Are you questing my robot building skills? Spark fun employ #1: Not it all its just that... if it doesn't work… well you know what happens. Spark fun employ #3: Relax my robot will protect us.
15 minuets latter
T. Rex: Muhhhhh. Spark fun employ's taste amazing!
"I'm tellin' you she said turn right at the dinosaur and the hacker space would be right there".
Pete's Time Cube finally worked!
Pete wants us to go up there and get his glider back? Good thing we brought the dinosaur, he likes to play fetch.
"So that's how far a T-Rex can throw a giant soldering iron...I guess those arms are good for something."
Learning from the mistakes of “Jurassic Park” the Sparkfun team decided against using electric fences to contain their bioengineered dinosaurs. Consequently, site selection for the interactive Velociraptor café is underway.
Over there is my giant 3D printer that created the T-Rex. Right now it's printing the Aston Martin I downloaded.
Hey, punk! Repeat that crap about SparkFun!!!
Sparkfun RV - comes free with pet T. Rex.
As the Sparkfun crew outlines the course, the dinosaur class UAV entries are booting up.
So my resistor calculations could have been a bit off when designing the Sparkfun Winnebago Time Machine....RUN!
SparkFun had hoped to educate young people during its National Tour, but attracted some dinosaurs as well.
T-REX: "Maybe if I hide behind this palm tree, those geeks won't see me..."
The Velociraptors would never have made it out were a Pro Mini in control of the electric fences.
Yo! T-Rex, my quadrocopter got stuck up in that building, can u get it? Please don't use your teeth...
Yo! T Rex, My quadrocoptor got stuck up on that building, can you grab it? Please don't use your mouth...
You see that is the Arduino powered tooth brush they use on him after he eats his meal.
What do you think? Rex here seems to like her, and I've always said that two deadly carnivores are better than one...
'sigh' I knew it was a matter of time before they bombed our facility. Every time we manage to revive dinosaurs, the government 'tests' a bomb on our facility. Thank goodness we had a warning and were able to get out in time. By the way, how does the T-Rex ride?
These trees just dont give the cover they used too. Ah well 50 million years and i still can get the drop on these Mammals.
Damn! Where are we going to find a blister pack for that!
The Sparkfun crew ignored the signs and got out of their vehicle to walk the dog while visiting Jurassic Park. Fido would soon reget having to 'go'.
The real reason the Sparkfun National Tour is happening is to bring this dino his Lilypad!
See that? THAT is a steak.
The guys on the Sparkfun National Tour are having a roarin' good time!
Crikey, it's the Arduinosaurus! Isn't she a beaut? Unfortunately for the two unsuspecting geeks, they might soon be its next meal. Geeks are the Arduinosaurus's favorite food, after all. Now let's see if we can sneak behind it and grab it by the tail...
Human 1: It's huge! What is it?
Human 2: It's a meteor -- and it's going to hit the ground!
T. Rex: Oh, no! Well, here we go again...
Seriously, next time we go on tour and you say you want to bring your pet "Rex" along... I thought "Rex" was your dog!!!
Fire lanes? Where we're going, we don't need fire lanes.
Unfortunately, moments later the T-Rex noticed the motion of Captain Oblivious and Sidekick SeeNothing. Luckily Doggy Diligent stood still and was spared.
Oh Yeah! Real funny! Scare the little T-Rex. Why don't you pick on someone your own size!
Dude! The velociraptor with your rug went thataway!
That's it! That's where I left me 'Soldering Iron mate'. Hopefully no giant lizards got any ideas...
Land of the Lost...
No, that dinosaur is bigger.
Tommy the T-Rex stop was a cool attraction in the 50's, but even he was interested in the World's Largest Blinking LED attraction that Sparkfun Installed next door.
Botzilla is ready to go! Where'd the Rodan-bot get off to?
"The last time I met a guy with matching flip flops, they found his body just beyond that ridge." "Right, far out man."
"It's a bird!", "It's a plane!", "No, its Gorgo!"
"Blimey, that thing is bigger than I expected. You still think it will fit in the van?"
It had happened before... it will happen again
Is that a T-rex-nado coming at us?
And over there you can read God's Final Message to His Creation written in fire in letters thirty feet high on the far side of the Quentulus Quazgar Mountains. (what a tour!!!!!)
Pay no attention to the dinosaur behind the Sparkfun van!!!
The sparkfun team is very good at making decisions under pressure: "Well, I beleive that we should be running in that general direction. What do you think?" "Sure, and maybe get in the truck?"
Pete's first Glider flight.
Restroom is that way Rex...
I don't think the Spark Fun RV will fit through that?
You watch the van while I keep that one away
Wow! Dude! Mega Arduino!
Rex swears the bathrooms are that way...
How many can we do?
Seriously, I saw a dinosaur right over there! It's not like they're easy to hide...
I think the T-Rex is that way....
The chameleon circuit is back.. But we're not on raxacoricofallapatorius like we're supposed to be.
Stop 12-G: Putt-Putt golf with T-Rex.
Obviously, we're not in Colorado anymore
Avoid that pigeon, those things are almost as dangerous as a T-Rex...
The team tries to fix the electric fence before the T-Rex can escape
Here's the stick! You want it, dino? throws stick Go get it, Rex!
There it is, the proprietary villains hideout, arduoRex attack!
Godzilla has proven very elusive for Dog the Bounty Hunter.