Winner of Caption Game #22!...

Hi Caption Game players.   Val here =).  The poll for the tie this week just closed at noon, and with 61% of the votes,  Krissy and I and the judges would like to congratulate:

Beth of Nutwood Junction

Please visit Beth's blog and congratulate her and say hello.  Her winning submission with this week's photo is below:

            
              "Fourth needed for Tuesday Night Bowling League.
                  Note: must have own ball and own babushka."

Beth, your award for your sidebar is below.   Right click and save as .jpg.  If you have any questions on saving it or posting it in your blog, just pop me or Krissy an email.                                     

                                                      

We would also like to congratulate runners-up (in order of placing in poll) Sandi, Lisa, and Nancy.  Thanks for playing guys, and great job!

We would also like to thank everyone who submitted a caption and/or voted this week!!  I will be posting a new picture in about 20 minutes or so.  See you then!   Congratulations again, Beth!!   Val (and Krissy)  =)

Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption game, word game, word games, winner, Nutwood Junction, bowling, blogplugs

Excitment and Change

                                      

It was the first day of Mrs. Murphy's third grade class.  She thought it would be good to get to know the children before she started teaching so she asked each one of them to come up to the board and draw something that they found exciting.

 

First up was Sally.  Sally walked up to the board, picked up the chalk and quickly drew a ::: U :::.

 

Mrs. Murphy asked "Sally, what do you find exciting about the letter U?"

 

"It's not a U it is a jump rope, I love to jump robe, it is really exciting!"  answered Sally

 

"Very Good Sally, Paul will you come up next?"

 

Paul ran up to the board and quickly drew an ::: O :::.

 

Confused, Mrs. Murphy asked " Paul, why is the letter O exciting?"

 

"Oh, that's not an O it is a basket ball, I love basket ball!  It's my favorite!  It is VERY exciting!!"  Paul replied.

 

"Excellent Paul!  Johnny, it's your turn, will you please come to the board and draw something exciting" Mrs. Murphy requested.

 

Johnny walked to the board and grabbed the chalk tapped it against the board and left nothing but what looked like a dot.

 

Completely puzzled Mrs. Murphy asked "Johnny, what do you find exciting about a dot?"

 

Johnny explained "That is not a dot, it is a period.  My sister has missed three of them, you should see all of the excitement around my house!"

 

                               

 

Whether you are going back to school, have children going to school or know someone going to school, there is something exciting about this time of year.

 

I am one of those odd parents that hate when it is time to send the kids back to school, but I still find something alluring about the structure, books, blank notebooks and reams of loose leaf paper. They seem to be screaming loud and clear "New Start! New Year!!"

 

It seems a natural time of year to reflect on new beginnings, a chance to improve and start over.  If you live in an area that has a change of seasons the visual is splendid and it almost seems to urge you on to join in the transformation.

           

For those of you new to Magic Smoke each week I offer a "Challenge Yourself Challenge" 

 

                                

This weeks challenge is to revisit your New Years resolutions and consider what you may want to give more attention to.  Share your thoughts below and post a link to your blog/Journal if you would like us to join you on your journey!

AOL Community Photo Challenge• New Changes...Ü

AOL Community Photo Challenge - Part Deux

Welcome back to all our Photo Challenge
participants! We hope you all had a great summer and took LOTS of
photos for sharing. Things are changing here at the Photo Challenge and
we want to lay out all the ground rules for the New and Improved
Challenge!

 

First of all...there will be no judging
by a panel of judges. This year, our panel will select a number of
photos to be voted on by all our readers. A poll will be created so
that folks can vote for their favorites. The number of entries that are
included in the poll will depend on how many entries we have...and is
subject to change.

 

Guidelines for entering:

 

1. Challenges will again be bi-weekly.

 

2. Any photos submitted must be taken by
you--the person participating. If you are IN the photo, it must be a
self portrait (tripods are great for this!).

 

3. New Challenges will be posted on
Fridays; deadline for posting is the following THURSDAY. Late entries
are fine, but won't be included in the selection process.

 

4. The poll will be posted on the Friday after the deadline, and voting will end on Sunday night. The winner(s) will be announced on Monday.

 

5. ENTRIES: All entries need a link to
JUST the entry, not to your entire journal. The link (PERMALINK to the
entry--NOT your entire journal) should then be posted to the comments
section of the Challenge announcement. This will guide folks back to
view your entry and give you exposure.

 

6. Entries in your journal must indicate
in the subject that it IS an entry for the challenge. ALL entries must
be new posts--for the purpose of entering the challenge. Please don't
link to an old entry in your journal...if you want to re-post a photo
for an entry, make it a new entry with reference to (and a link to) the
Challenge. Remember--if you are placing more than one
photo in the entry, the top/first photo will be the one that counts, so
place them accordingly.

 

7. IMPORTANT: All entrants into the
challenge grant permission to the Challenge owners to post their images
in the event they win. No further permissions will be requested and the
only use of these images will be to display them as winners.

 

To all photographers...we want this
challenge to be fun AND educational. Please stretch your abilities and
add to your bag of tricks for your entries. From time to time, we'll
write about some new (and timeworn) techniques for your enlightenment.
We also welcome suggestions...so write to Marie (MarieBM56@aol.com) and Vicki (cmishvicki@aol.com) with your comments and suggestions.

 

Look for the first challenge SOON!

~Vicki
(posted by Marie)

Tags: New changes, blogplugs, photo challenges

Caption Game #22 Tie-Breaker Poll...

Hi!  Val in for Krissy this morning.  When I checked the poll this morning at 9am, I found that we have another tie!  We are having another poll and allowing you all to make the final decision.  You will have 24 hours to cast your vote.

Voting will begin immediately and end on Thursday, September 4, at noon, EDT.  
 
When you vote, don't forget the rules.  Vote only once.  Consider the caption, not the author of the caption.  Please nobody campaign for votes - you are on your honor!
 
Tomorrow morning, after the votes have been officially recorded, the winner will be announced here in Magic Smoke and I will post a new picture for your submissions.
 
Have fun and vote!

              

                             

Please remember voting ends at noon on Thursday,  September 4, 2008.
 
"What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy of Sometimes I Think and Valerie of There is a Season.


Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption games, caption game, word games, word game, bowling, blogplugs

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AIM Profiles

For your information, AIM Profiles will be hosted by Bebo as of September 15th. If you don't want that, you'll lose your profile altogether. Most likely, you've already lost it by the look of things. Visit this page to indicate consent or otherwise.

PS: Already featured this on my own blog.

Demographics

Just out of curiosity, a couple of polls to find out what constitutes J-land. No personally identifiable information will be requested. Here goes, thank you for your cooperation.

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Poll for Caption Game #22!...

Hi Caption Game players, Valerie in for Krissy this morning.  I'm here to bring you the poll for  "What's the Caption? Wednesday" #22!  First I want to thank all the participants who submitted a caption this week.  Thank you so, so much!  We have so much fun reading all the submissions and we hope you all do too!  Now on to the fun part - choosing your favorite caption! 

We have four to choose from this week.  Please scroll down completely to check out all four captions before casting your vote.  Also, we want the most popular caption of the poll below to win.  Please vote only once and consider the caption, not the author of the caption.  Please nobody campaign for votes - you are on your honor.

Since I am posting a day late and this is a holiday weekend, you will have until 9 AM Wednesday, EDT, to vote.

On Wednesday morning, after the votes have been officially recorded, the winner will be announced here in Magic Smoke.  That same morning, soon after, I will reveal a new picture.

Now have fun and vote!...

              

                          

Please remember that voting ends at 9 AM EDT on Wednesday, September 3, 2008.  

"What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy of Sometimes I Think and Valerie of There is a Season.

Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption games, caption game, word games, word game, bowling, vote!