Weekend Captionfest II

By NB Staff | May 3, 2008 - 16:27 ET

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Kenny Leitner of Grafton, IL mows what little grass isn't covered by Illinois River floodwaters (Alton Telegraph photo by John Badman)

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Darn, I'm through mowing

Darn, I'm through mowing the lawn, which means I now have to go back inside with the wife...er...I think I'll mow it again!

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

R D

R D Ha!
Perfect.

Reasons...

1) I am going to win that yard-of-the-month competition, even if I only have 500 sq. ft. of lawn exposed! 2) OK Honey, you said mow the lawn before I can watch ESPN. It's done. I can't help it if the rest is under water. 3) Dammit, the toilet is backed up and I got to take a dump. Got to keep busy until after dark, then I can use the back yard. 4) He is either really "anal" or really bored. 5) "That damn realtor and his damn 'riverfront' property".  6) I just had to leave my boat at the storage facility, so it wouldn't clutter the yard.  [Note: haven't yet read the rest of the comments.]

5hp mower...

15inch blade, drop her in the water here and lets get this baby up on step.

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Ask yourself: Do I want a good paying job, or do I want a government hand out. Its that simple!

"Planetary

"Planetary Emergency!"

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Cable's out. No

Cable's out. No internet. 

It's either mow the lawn, take the dog for a walk or wash the cars.

And where the heck is that damned dog anyway? 

 

 

 

 

Whoever said a man's home

Whoever said a man's home is his castle musta lived in this house.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Al Gore mows the lawn of his

Al Gore mows the lawn of his "House on Albert Hill," which has been flooded by an intricate series of moats and locks in order to further the myth of man-made global warming.

First the Howells build this

First the Howells build this damn house, then the professor makes this friggin mower from coconuts and tree parts, But the topper is the Skipper making me mow the island. I can't get of this Island fast enough. 

Crap, this wouldn't be so

Crap, this wouldn't be so bad if I weren't all out of beer and toilet paper!

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Keep cuttin'.

Beer'll be here via chopper. Hurry the hell up and finish cuttin the toilet paper!!!

You missed a spot.

You missed a spot.

web.... LMAO... Now

web....

LMAO...

Now that is funny!

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Dear Jonathan Cooper...

Dear Jonathan Cooper:

During this drought season, brought on by global warming, city ordinances require that residents water their lawns only once a week.  Our evidence indicates you watered your lawn as recently as three days ago.  As such, a fine of $729.75 has been assessed against you.

Cordially,

Grafton City Management 

British Judge

A British judge ruled today that a scene from Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth," wherein a farmer in Greenland was shown mowing his lawn as water from melting glaciers surrounded his home, was actually filmed in Grafton, Illinois, after a local river flooded hundreds of residences.

Best one so far, Noel!

Too bad they couldn't find a polar bear to place in the water trying to find its way home, too.

Knowing this day would come,

Knowing this day would come, the forward thinking Kenny Leitner prepares to test his one man submarine which he built from parts found in his garage. Last heard saying "I wonder how long I can hold my breath".

Well, I guess I know now

Well, I guess I know now what the 24/7 setting means on the automatic sprinkler control box.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

R D Ha!

R D,Ha! Another good one,you're on a roll.Ha!

I knew I should've fixed

I knew I should've fixed that sprinkler system last weekend!

or

"Curb appeal" my A$$; this isn't going to help us sell this house!

RD.... GMTA!!! LOL

OK, I 'll just stick with my second choice!

Great picture

Great picture guys!.........comment pending.

Having won a majority of

Having won a majority of votes in this newly-created island, the Hillary Clinton campaign announced its intentions to have additional delegates seated at the Democratic National Convention.    

Property Values Go UP!!!

'Okay, when I bought this place they told me it had river frontage, but this is absolutely ridiculous.'

Another

Proving a man's home is his castle, Leitner hoped his new moat would provide a symbolic giant middle finger to his obnoxious neighbors.

Kenny, having rushed home

Kenny, having rushed home from Al's Depot, his new local green big-box home center, eagerly tries out their latest Al Gore designed, AGW-inspired, made in Bangladesh product, the submersible electric lawnmower.

So, just why did I have to sign that liability waiver? Kenny wondered as he neared the edge of the water...

:-O

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

the struggler's right

you ARE on a roll, RD.  Keep 'em coming - I can't stop chuckling!

When the flood waters

When the flood waters started to recede before reaching his house, Kenny Leitner resorted to throwing items into the water hoping to claim "water damage" on his insurance.

Another Bonaparte

Oh, no. Kenny meets his Waterloo.

I envy the man and his moat.

"A man's house is his castle; and whilst he is mowing, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle."

 Six months in a leaky

 Six months in a leaky boat............

 

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

                               " The Cake is a lie."   

The Night Before the Democratic Convention...

....something mysterious happened to the homes of all Super Delegates who had declared for Obama.  Senator Clinton offered to send them oars, via parcel post.

Global warming doesn't scare me

because I bought carbon credits and a prius and look, my house was saved because of it.

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it - Voltaire

Location, location , location!

Lesson 13: Always build on higher ground.

What do you know ... it works. 

Is that the way you like it Mr, Woods?

The greenskeeper at TPC Sawgrass practices for preparing the 17th green for next weeks Players Championship.

Ok, if I clip it real close

Ok, if I clip it real close to the water line, it'll have that

manicured water front property look. Ya just a little closer will do.

Sean Penn should be rowing

Sean Penn should be rowing in any minute now to save the day.

DaBird... ROFLMAO! Now

DaBird...

ROFLMAO!

Now that was rich..wonder how many people remember what you are talking about here...heheheee..

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Recently Reduced!  Lovely

Recently Reduced!  Lovely 4-B/R with panoramic view of Sh*t Creek.  Paddle included.

Jer

I really have to quit

I really have to quit reading these....I am still laughing...

Jer that was funnier than heck too...are you sure you want to throw in that paddle though?

Heck, make it optional... 

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

bt...I'm figuring we've got

bt...I'm figuring we've got a very motivated seller here.

Jer

Jer,

ROFLMAO!

That might be the best one yet.

No sh*t. :-)

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

R D...Thanks...yours were

R D...Thanks...yours were all winners.  Did you ever live out in the middle of the Chattahooche or something?

Jer

Jer,

No, but I surveyed up and down both sides of it for miles and miles and miles and miles (wow, sounds like a Who song) over the years.

LOL-Sometimes it felt like I was living on it.

Oh, and speaking of Sh*t Creek.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

R D...That is great!  I've

R D...That is great!  I've noticed you have the perfect photo for just about every occasion.

Jer

Jer,

I got that pic from a friend of mine in an email last year.

I had made some comment or other that I was pretty much up that particular creek without a paddle.

He fired it right back at me, predicated with the comment that "I know where you can get a paddle," or some such.

LOL-I spent the next twenty minutes cleaning the coffee from the keyboard and monitor.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

Speaking of surveying, R

Speaking of surveying, R D...would you believe I was the honor graduate from Artillery Survey school at Fort Sill, OK in 1970, and yet if someone handed me a theodolite today, I probably wouldn't know which end to look through.  I have problems just measuring the width of my den.

Jer

Jer,

LOL-You know, aside from my dad, the other person that taught me the most about surveying was an PE/RLS who once worked for my dad.

Before he went to college, he had been a Marine artillery spotter in Viet Nam. He taught me quite a few "indian tricks" over the years.

Saved me countless hours of frustration in the years since, he did.

LOL-And yeah, measuring a den can be a real pain these days, given those newfangled Chinese-made tape measures and all. :-^)

BTW-I still have the old Wild T-16 I first learned on, complete with inverted opticals and all.

-They wuzz jezz too cheap to pop for the extra mirror. :-(

Lining up those split bubbles was not easy.

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

R D...I believe we used the

R D...I believe we used the Wild T-2 at Fort Sill.  Could be wrong...it was nearly 40 years ago.

Jer

Jer,

The T-2 was one generation ahead of the T-16.

This is the last "gun" I used before permanently abandoning the field for a more "air conditioned" environment. :-)

What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008

R D...Wow!  Now that looks

R D...Wow!  Now that looks like fun.

Jer

CAPTION: "In spite of

CAPTION: "In spite of receiving much ridicule from his wife for buying a home in a known floodland last summer, Kenny Leitner of Grafton, IL is seen here attempting to use his Lawnboy to propel his home and property upstream to higher ground."

Heilige Scheiße! How do you turn this damned thing off? -J. Robert Oppenheimer

A local resident deals with

A local resident deals with the aftermath following Rosie O'Donnel's trip to the bathroom.

 

I am a conservative who is willing to think for himself.

Escape from noisy neighbors...

This remote cabin is the ideal spot for peace, quiet, and intellectual meditation. The only injection of modern life is mowing the lawn on Saturday afternoons.

I wonder if I should get a riding mower,

but I hope we don't have fish again tonight!

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V

Hillary struggles in what

Hillary struggles in what has to be a losing battle!

 An ode to the river

 An ode to the river rats who won't live any where else that was sung by the Man in Black.

Five feet high and rising                                                      Johnny Cash

How high’s the water, mama?
Two feet high and risin’
How high’s the water, papa?
Two feet high and risin’

We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
That’s the only thing we got left that’ll float
It’s already over all the wheat and the oats,
Two feet high and risin’

How high’s the water, mama?
Three feet high and risin’
How high’s the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin’

Well, the hives are gone,
I’ve lost my bees
The chickens are sleepin’
In the willow trees
Cow’s in water up past her knees,
Three feet high and risin’

How high’s the water, mama?
Four feet high and risin’
How high’s the water, papa?
Four feet high and risin’

Hey, come look through the window pane,
The bus is comin’, gonna take us to the train
Looks like we’ll be blessed with a little more rain,
4 feet high and risin’

How high’s the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin’
How high’s the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin’

Well, the rails are washed out north of town
We gotta head for higher ground
We can’t come back till the water comes down,
Five feet high and risin’

Well, it’s five feet high and risin’

Some rain,

Hope your dry ?

 

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

If I can make this thing

If I can make this thing work like an outboard, I can sail out of this damn high tax state!

Let me get this straight honey

Everything surrounding the house is flooded, we're an island unto ourselves and yet you still want me to do the yard work? Oh come on!

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it - Voltaire

FOR SALE:

FOR SALE:

Swimming pools in the front, back and side yards.

Sy Sperling does yard work.

Sy Sperling, founder of the Hair Club for Men, tends his lawn.  He's not just the president, he's also the head landscaper.

Carbon Sink Overflows

Kenny Leitner shows off a new carbon sequestering system that he intends to market worldwide. "I expect this to be a big hit in the Middle East." Mr. Leitner explains, "I got the idea while attending Church" Al Gore has yet to comment on Mr. Leitner's proposal to allow low income people to sell carbon offsets as a means of subsidizing the rather high installation costs of his new system.

Gas Tax Holiday

I guess he won't be needing that gas tax relief any time soon. Also, expect to see this in the next Al Gore film when they splice out the guy and replace him with stranded polar bears.

All rivers are gonna rise. Send complaints to:

e-moat.com

Varmits

Obviously Kenny is mowing his grass so he can see if any snakes and such things are crawling out of the water. Far from being a passive antagnonist and irritant to the Al Gores of the world he is very proactive in ridding his world of such varmits. Its working too. Look closely and you will see no snakes-in-the-grass as the bulbous one or an ex-President Jimmy Cricket jumping around looking for redemption, etc, etc. Good work Kenny!

A stunning non-development

Eerily reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina, Kenny Leitner of Grafton, IL tends to his lawn after the Illinois River floods and traps him in his home. In a stunning non-development, thousands of members of the press have not descended on his hometown, inquiring about the ineffectual, belated response of the federal government, and Mr. Leitner has not issued calls for the Nation Guard to rescue him, has not asked Greyhound Bus Lines to send a vehicle to lend immediate assistance in his relocation, has not be subject to rape, murder, and violence in his house, has not theorized that Coast Guard purposely blew up the surrounding dikes in order to flood his middle class property and drive him out, and has not claimed that "Bush Hates White People." Stay tuned for no further developments.

Ocean Front Property

MCA Records released this still photo from a video for one of George Strait's classics. The new video was directed by no less than Al Gore. Let's all sing along.

I got some ocean front property in Arizona

From my front porch you can see the sea

I got some ocean front property in Arizona

If you'll buy that, I'll throw the Golden Gate in free

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

A MANS

WORK.....

A real man

A real man would have gone fishing instead of mowing the grass.

Your right

A real man would have gone fishing.

An unmarried, real man.

He needed a reason to get out of the house and fishing would be cutting bait.

Pontoon Mower

Ha!! and they laughed at me for buying the pontoon mower!

lawnmower

This oughtta scare away the alligators for sure!

socialists will claim this as proof of global warming

anyone else with common sense will see an idiot who built his house in a flood plain, and proof that big government managment whose job it is to prevent this from happening, once again failed gloriously, by allowing a person to build a house there.

lunaticcringeradio

Tina Turner makes a come

Tina Turner makes a come back with her latest release, "Proud Kenny".

Evacuees keep on rowing. Proud Kenny keep on mowing.

Mowing... Mowing.... Mowing on the river.

When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

Good one!

Good one!

Jer

Note to self...

...fix leak in outdoor faucet.

Parker... Laughing out

Parker...

Laughing out loud here...hilarious...well it is to me anyway. 

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

Biblical take.

Noah uses vacuum cleaner to collect two of each kind of lawn bug.

Lakefront property The

Lakefront property

The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy

Damn global warming. Hope

Damn global warming. Hope this lawnmower protects me from the sharks!

Well, MJ, if this guy buys

Well, MJ, if this guy buys the global warming hoax, the lawnmower ain't going to do him any good.  The sharks have already gotten to him.

Remember Dr. Seuss?

I wish that I had duck feet, and I can tell you why...... 

  MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.