Caption Contest #58 - Ends Wednesday 5.25.11 At 9PM EDT
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 07:26AM 
Ahh, the hang glider craze of the 70's... now those were the days. No pesky FAA intervention, and apparently no fear of death! Oh well, if these guys were gonna do this, at least someone was smart enough to get a picture of it so we could have a great Caption Contest 30+ years later. So here ya go, follow the rules below to play, and the best captioner of all will win a bacon sandwich at Oshkosh 2011!
You've got til Wednesday evening at 9pm EDT to submit your clever/funny/cool captions. Then, I’ll pick the best 5 and put ’em in a poll for everyone to vote on for all day Thursday and Friday so we can find the winner.
The Rules:
1) Max of 3 submissions per person
2) Submissions go in the 'comments' area
3) Game ends Wednesday at 9pm EDT
4) Keep it clean!
Then, anyone can cast their vote starting Thursday morning and running thru til 9pm EDT Friday. The winner will be posted Saturday morning 5-28-11. Have fun, and if you haven't won at this game yet, hang in there!
Reader Comments (22)
The ghosts of Orville and Wilbur looked down from the top of the hill, sobbed, and disappeared.
Hah! Let's see the Flying Wallendas top this!
Group hang glider training, as it turned out, was not the wave of the future.
Lets see...FAA, TSA, OSHA, DHS, check, everybody ready !?
The Jackson5 getting their start in the entertainment business..
The ANCESTORS of Orville and Wilbur Wright, Von Richtofen (Red Baron), Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindburgh trying to get an idea off the ground..
Fred's idea for a low-cost charter service appeared to have a little trouble getting off the ground.
From Mrs. seerjfly..."No frills flight".
From Mrs. seerjfly..."No frills flight".
Rutan's early design, the Trap-eze, never really caught on.
Pledging Phi Droppa Crasha could be just a wee bit dodgy.
Boy, if Dave Higdon could see us now...
Robbers try out new get away technique for next bank job
Man, that super glue really works!
Forget the Grand Canyon, Rocket Man, watch this!
Now that's a "hang" glider!
In the land of Japan, we call this the Nomomoto airliner.
Five Alive !
TESTING FULL GEAR EXTENSION & LANDING
Pilot to main gear "Let me know when you feel the ground"
Main gear to pilot "Just make sure you flare"
Yeah, Honey, I know it's cheaper than Southwest, but what about the luggage?
So THAT's how they've been smuggling all those illegals across the border!
Submissions for this Caption Contest are now closed.
The poll for voting should be up tomorrow morning (Thursday 5.26.11) - thanx!