Weekend Fun: Contest 3: Write Caption for This Image

April 27th, 2008, by Michael Stelzner

Ok folks…

Take a look at the picture here.

Your task: Create a killer caption for this image.

I would like to reward the person who comes up with the best caption by giving him or her a free copy of my book Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged in e-book format.

Contest winner announced Fri. May 2nd.

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60 Responses to “Weekend Fun: Contest 3: Write Caption for This Image”

  1. James Chartrand - Men with Pens Says:

    Feeling the Crunch.

    Actually, I look like that on some days.

  2. Lee Says:

    Sleeping on a busy monday morning! hehe!

  3. Aileen Says:

    Feeling boxed in?

    Finding it hard to think outside the box?

  4. Tracy Says:

    Is your supply chain managing you?

  5. Jason Falls Says:

    What can brown do for you?

  6. Debbie Petras Says:

    Get out of the box and start engaging consumers!

  7. Betty Borsky Says:

    Hey, stupid, I told you to use the “Easy” button.

  8. Maiitu MacCabe Says:

    “I knew it said This Way Up!”

  9. Maitiu MacCabe Says:

    “I knew it said THIS SIDE UP!”.

  10. John Dowling Says:

    “I should have called FedEx”

  11. Toby Younis Says:

    Testing his theory that “Thinking Outside the Box” had become a cliche’, Michael wondered if there was something to “Thinking UNDER the Box.”

  12. Graham Strong Says:

    This Week On CSI:

    The team investigates a mysterious death at a box factory on the edge of town to discover if it is suicide or murder. Steve Guttenberg, in the most gripping performance of his career, guest stars as the body.

  13. Steve UK Says:

    CSI investigators still ‘baffled’ by cause of death of warehouse employee.

    Logistics Industry alarmed by increase in warehouse workers ’sleeping’ on the job.

    “Sorry love, I’ll be late tonite…I’m just ’snowed under…work’s just getting on top of me…”

  14. Callie Johnson Says:

    The Suit learns that trying to succeed without his team is suffocating - in more ways than one.

  15. Aileen Says:

    Is workplace compartmentalization (or a lack of integration) knocking you off your feet?

    Feeling crushed by the cost of shipping?

    Is individual creativity disappearing under a crushing workload?

  16. J. Ballard Says:

    Always having to burrow to find the *%#! UPC tag?

  17. Sean Romanoff Says:

    How about -

    1. If your work is starting to pile up, there’s still hope.

    2. Even if your in-box has you down, we can help.

    3. Stelzner asked for 1,000 new copies of his book…not 100, 000!

  18. Gwen Says:

    I know that wall outlet is along here somewhere…

  19. Nimesh Says:

    Under the hood, This is a “Boxed Office” Movie - One still survive.

  20. Rick Says:

    Free White Paper: “Examining the Infrastructure Paradigm of Storage Technology”

  21. Wise Ass Woman Says:

    “You can’t see me! You can’t see me.”

  22. Adrdian Kasbergen Says:

    “Thinking outside of the box? Yeah, right.”

  23. Lucy Says:

    “I know I put it in one of these boxes …”

  24. Avil Beckford Says:

    Boxed In

  25. Umesh Sabharwal Says:

    “They also serve who sleep with `weight’!”

  26. Jacques Snyman Says:

    Work piling up?

  27. Jacques Snyman Says:

    In over your head with work?

  28. Lisa Bakewell Says:

    –Feeling the pressure? Think outside the box!

    –Thinking outside the box DOESN’T mean under it!

    –Thinking outside the box doesn’t mean you have to go THAT deep.

    –I said submerse yourself in your work, not submerge yourself under it.

  29. Betty Borsky Says:

    You idiot, who told you to pack the Tivo remote!

  30. Aileen Says:

    Too much weighing on your mind?

    Not able to stand out from the crowd?

    Feeling faceless in a sea of competitors?

  31. Jay Francis Hunter Says:

    “Dan really should have sprung for the Prius.”

    “Building a fort just isn’t the same when you’re a middle-aged suit.”

    “Aslan!? Hello? *Dammit* This is how it happened the first time.”

    “Bob shows us his impression of the ‘Wicked Witch of the Stock Room’”

    “Extremely overworked, Rudy suddenly came down with a nasty case of the Boxpox.”

    Okay, I’m all out. :)

    Good luck everyone.

  32. Mia Says:

    business got you down?

  33. Ann Says:

    Lost In Boxation

  34. harshita Says:

    Professional Cartoon underneath the cartons.

  35. Mohit Says:

    The Human Box Trap.

  36. Umesh Sabharwal Says:

    No CartOon Show, This!

  37. Paula Says:

    Thinking around the box proved to be a surprising solution for Mike

    “Boxed in, boxed up, maybe I should read the instructions next time”

    Feeling “boxed in”? - DHL will do it for you and for less…

  38. MargieBH Says:

    Not finding your true self in Big Box, Inc.?

  39. MargieBH Says:

    Finding your own space doesn’t need to be so hard!

  40. MargieBH Says:

    One of these things is not like the others!

  41. MargieBH Says:

    Labels! Who needs ‘em?

  42. MargieBH Says:

    Found it!

  43. MargieBH Says:

    The stock room used to be a great place to meet up. Not any more!

  44. Graham Strong Says:

    In the store room lies a boxer,
    and a gopher by his trade,
    and he carries the reminders
    of every clerk that lost a file
    and cursed him, ’til he cried out:
    “It’s your system, not my blame,
    I am leaving, I am leaving”
    but the file boy still remains, la la la…

  45. Mark Albright Says:

    No, I said start thinking OUTSIDE the box.

    This is why you DON’T lift with your back.

  46. Graham Strong Says:

    The first rule of Box Club is that you don’t talk about Box Club.

    The second rule of Box Club is the YOU DON’T TALK ABOUT BOX CLUB.

  47. MargieBH Says:

    MYTH #!: If you start on the bottom, you can work your way up.

  48. MargieBH Says:

    When you’re in a tough spot, be glad you wear Florshiem!

  49. Aileen Says:

    Running a “sole” proprietorship? Perhaps it is time to hire an employee.

  50. Esha Says:

    Can’t Find what you are looking for? - Its time to switch to XYZ’s Entreprise Content Management Solution ( An AD for an ECM solution)

  51. Michael Stelzner Says:

    Great participation EVERYONE!!

    We can only have one winner.

    And that winner is…

    Toby Younis:

    Testing his theory that “Thinking Outside the Box” had become a cliche’, Michael wondered if there was something to “Thinking UNDER the Box.”

    Congrats Toby!!

    Here are a few honorable mentions…

    Jay Francis Hunter:

    “Bob shows us his impression of the ‘Wicked Witch of the Stock Room’”

    Graham Strong:

    This Week On CSI:

    The team investigates a mysterious death at a box factory on the edge of town to discover if it is suicide or murder. Steve Guttenberg, in the most gripping performance of his career, guest stars as the body.

    Thanks to all!!!

  52. Mark Albright Says:

    OK, I just thought of one more:

    “I wish they wouldn’t put the UPC on the bottom of these boxes!”

  53. Shane Says:

    Think under the box :) ? …. Nice thought!… Anyway congrats for Toby Younis.

  54. Graham Strong Says:

    Good on ya, Toby. And once again Mike, great bit of fun!

    ~Graham

  55. Shane Greenhough Says:

    Weighed down by the workload?….. Outsource!

  56. Mark Albright Says:

    “This is going to be the coolest box fort ever!”

  57. Mark Albright Says:

    “Overwhelmed by inventory?”

  58. Judith Says:

    The box method of keeping your tie flat.

  59. Trevor Mauch Says:

    “Who says thinking ‘outside of the box’ is always the right answer?”

  60. Mark Albright Says:

    OK, last one I promise, “I know I left my keys in here someplace.”

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