Caption This: Hugs
by howtheyscored on Feb 3, 2012 10:30 AM PST
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PrintThe truth is, Caption This could probably subsist entirely on photos of people hugging. Take a hypermasculinized environment, mix in a dash of emotional embrace, add cameramen... and bingo: Caption Magic. This photo is no exception. Now, I liked this photo enough to use it in this segment despite the facts that 1) it has Tim Tebow, and 2) it only comes in the small size, and it really serves all of our best interests if I tell you why.
Okay, here's why.
The original caption for this photo--the default, pre-assigned caption--was this (emphasis mine):
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, right, hugs Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, left, while on the NFL Network set at the Super Bowl XLVI media center Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Indianapolis. The New England Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI Feb. 5. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Now, looking at the photo, let me just get one thing straight here: I am--we are--supposed to believe, based on the evidence, that Cam Newton is the one doing the hugging in this photo? Sometimes you have your suspension of disbelief tested, and sometimes you just plain realize that the reinforced cable suspending your disbelief snapped with that satisfying twang of having a great tension released before you even finished the sentence.
A more appropriate caption might read:
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, left, lovingly embraces Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, right, while on the NFL Network set at the Super Bowl XLVI media center Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Indianapolis. The New England Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI Feb. 5. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Had this been a scene in a movie, perhaps:
INT: Super Bowl XLVI Media Center.
TIM TEBOW and CAM NEWTON meet at the NFL Network set, after corresponding by e-mail for the last several weeks, swapping football stories and strategies. This correspondence began when the two realized that, as football players, they had things in common. Like how they play football.
CAM NEWTON: Hey man, at the Pro Bowl I decided to try out some of the things you suggested. I completed less than 50% of my passes, just like you said. I made sure that despite my completion percentage, I still had almost 200 yards by the end. And we LOST! What the hell, man? You said it was a sure thing.
TIM TEBOW: BEST FRIEND! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUG!
What do you think? Give us your best captions for this one, and be sure to hand out a rec' if you see one that makes you laugh. The last Caption This, IRONxMIKE took the show with 29 recs, though mrg80 should get honorable mention for his 28 rec performance.
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Hey Tim, No Tears on The Gucci Jacket
Tell Me I Can't, I Won't Hear You- Amare (GOD)
"I don’t take vacations. I don’t get sick. I don’t observe major holidays. I’m a jackhammer."- Jim Harbaugh
by makd2345 on Feb 3, 2012 10:40 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Um Tebow...
Why Do You Have Jesus’s Face On The Back Of Your Scalp?
Tell Me I Can't, I Won't Hear You- Amare (GOD)
"I don’t take vacations. I don’t get sick. I don’t observe major holidays. I’m a jackhammer."- Jim Harbaugh
a nervous look takes over Cam's face
as he notices the 666 birthmark buried under the hair on the back of Tebow’s head
by mcwagner on Feb 3, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Yo man you gonna turn this water into wine or what?
’Cause I got this party later and…
"We ask no quarter, we give no quarter" - Jim Harbaugh
by Method24 on Feb 3, 2012 10:53 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Cam: Hey Tim I know you love putting Bible verses on your eye black, how about next season you put Timothy 6:1? You know, the one that says “All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.”
"And thank you to God for making me an Atheist." - Ricky Gervais
by MichaelClutchtree on Feb 3, 2012 11:14 AM PST reply actions
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Tim: Wow, you’re fast. I’m glad I caught up to you. I waited five hours for you. Why is your coat so big? So, good news – I saw a dog today. Have you seen a dog? You probably have. How was your season? Was it fun? Did you get a lot of touchdowns? Huh? Do you have any friends? Do you have a best friend? Does he have a big coat too?
Cam: Go away!!!
I'm in love with a man. A man called Harbaugh. Does that make me gay? Am I gay for Harbaugh? You betcha!
by Haggardninja on Feb 3, 2012 11:29 AM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Cam "Awe crap I've been Tebowed. There goes my career."
A proud member of the epic "Green Thread" that was Pitts nonsigning of 3/24-3/25. Oh and I was there for there for the Carr nonpresser too.
Brothers don't shake hands. Brothers gotta HUG!!!
Um, dude I’m not your brother.
"I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that."
--Jerry Rice
Pictured
Tim Tebow gives advice to Cam Newton on what an entertainer and icon should be.
by Leoniner on Feb 3, 2012 12:03 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Someone get security. He's trying to Tebow me!
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
As Tim Tebow hugs his friend
Cam Newton eyeballs Tim’s laptop
by mcwagner on Feb 3, 2012 12:16 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
This is so many shades of wrong...
:-)
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
Tim please tell me that is an offensive rookie of the year trophy in your pocket?
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
by cush52 on Feb 3, 2012 12:17 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
thanks for honorable mention
Since I lost to “create another picture about this” contest lol…3 weeks running a picture won…hopefully streak ends this week
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