Highlowaha
CREATIVITY
D*E*C*A*T*H*L*O*N
Day #1
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Today marks the first day of our Highlowaha Decathlon. The playing field is 100% level. At this very moment in time, the gold can go to anyone - frequent flier or loyal lurker. Jump right in and let yourself compete.
While our Beijing counterparts prepare for the 100 Meter Dash - their first of ten events - you are preparing to make us laugh. Below is an old cartoon from the New Yorker Magazine. Provide three captions for the cartoon, asterisking the one you would like to submit for competition against your fellow Highlowaha teammates.
Decathlon Rules of play:
- Submissions must be received no later than 10:00 p.m. CST. The winners of today's event and decathlete standings will be posted late Tuesday evening and then again on Wednesday morning.
- To compete for title of Highlowaha Decathlon Champion, you must compete in all 10 events.
- The Highlowaha Decathlon Champion is based on an aggregate score.
The Un-Sportsman-Like Olympic Trivia Question of the Day:
What injury did President Bush have that was noticeable from the stands?
Announcements...
- Creative Idea A Day: My blog is based on the promise of a creative idea a day. I feel the need to at least address how our two week decathlon - though somewhat of a departure from our normal fare - still offers up some creative thought. Consider using these events (or your own variations) to host your own olympics with family or friends. Or, use the ideas independent of anything olympic related to challenge your own creativity.
- Taste of USA: Our roster of participants is growing. So far we have confirmation from Tera, Julie, Heidi, Amy, Claudia, Cheryl, and our latest addition... Katie (cspgrad). Maureen is a maybe, but with a little bit of encouragement from us, I think we can convert her "maybe" to a "YES!". Who will confirm next? Come on... keep 'em rolling in. Brian? What about you?
- Make Your Mark Campaign: Thank you Katie, D.C., Peggy, and Katie from Kentucky for being the FIRST FOUR to mail in your Make You Mark teacher stories.
- Patchwork: I have an idea. I have, in my hot little hands, five Make Your Mark patches. They will go to the first five people who can collect five teacher stories from friends, neighbors, or colleagues and mail them to me (along with the $5.00 to accompany each story). My mailing address is 4012 Harvestwood Court, Grapevine, Texas 76051.
Signing off until tomorrow...
Posts
33 comments:
* "Clothes make things more difficult."
"I'm going streaking ... at the olympics. .... Get back in the stands, Frank."
"A new way to light a fire under your @$$."
W had a big scrape up his elbow that was all scabbed over and nasty looking...seems like he should have stuck to a long sleeve shirt on this trip.
I'm working on my captions...I've got one really good one but need my two others.
***"The chief failed to tell the department one key security feature their sunglasses were equipped with for the Olympic Games...x-ray vision"
"Poor Johnny...his Mom never read him The Emperor's New Clothes"
"Johnny was just trying to help Team USA overcome their nerves by making it easy for them to 'picture the audience naked'.
In life, there are always a few extra hurdles to jump.
What David Hasselhoff will do to get a little publicity!
Extreme Sports - providing tens of thousands, 10 seconds of perfect entertainment.
(I'll keep my day job!)
I have to work on the captions for a bit. My brain isn't quite working yet, since I've been on baby patrol all morning. And yes, I'm going to participate, at least until I can't anymore. There's a CHANCE I might be able to get internet access while in Baltimore, so depending on the time commitment, I might still be able to do something.
In Taste of USA-related news, Southwest airline's current featured destination happens to be Philadelphia. Flights are going for as little as $69 each way. That's not the rate to/from Louisville, so I still can't make the trip (not that I really could if it were the cheaper fare), but thought some of you might want to give their website a look-see if your city happens to be served by Southwest.
"The French apparently have many short-comings"
"FREEDOM!!"
"Think Big, and Encourage Risk-Taking."
oops...forgot to put a star by the first one...
*The new Olympic sport of "Nude Chasing" was somewhat controversial.
Maybe it was a mistake to make the track uniforms clear.
Officer Jones didn't really want to be the first one to grab the streaker.
oops! can't follow directions either...
* the David Hasselhoff publicity
"I just wanted to distract the other runners, I never thought about the cops."
Coming to the Olympics in 2012: High Speed Hurdle Chase.
**I guess he was confused when we told him to show off his prize.**
By the way, peanut...I got my scrapbook supplies in the mail on Sat. and LOVE them.
Thank you!
Police are currently cracking down on the the use of crack during the Olympics.
Officer Patterson takes the Gold in the 100m Streaker Hurdles.
**His fortune cookie said, "In a flash, you will run."
I'm not reading anyone else's comments until I write this, so if I repeat anything, it's an innocent duplication.
First, George Bush had an unsightly scrape up his arm. It made me wonder what the heck he did to warrant that! Mountain biking? Beach Volleyball (since he seems to be such a fan of the girls team!)? Who knows...
My captions:
1. What I lack in clothes, I more than make up for in Paparazzi.***
2. I thought that the original Olympics rules applied--Toga optional!
3. My clothes were slowing me down, but maybe I should have shaved the facial hair before I ditched the clothes.
PS I love how you OFFER A PRIZE INSIDE for all these events!
Doing this before I read other people's, so I hope I'm not inadvertently copying someone's idea:
1) When he Imagined all the people, John hadn't exactly pictured this.
2) He would have to use his phone call to let Oko know he'd be late for the bed-in.
*3) Reason #837 the Olympics will never be held in Woodstock, NY.
“What do you think you’re doing? This is not the 100 Meter-Streak!”
**“Boys let’s stop him before he gets a splinter!”
“Something tells me this is not this guy’s first event.”
Here's an extracted portion of an article about the scrapes on Pres. B's arms:
With a fresh four-inch scrape on his right elbow, the avid mountain biker explained his ride on the steep, winding Olympic mountain biking course.
"Really really difficult. That’s why I’m an amateur and they are Olympians,” Bush said to reporters and volleyball stars with a smile.
There's one Olympic event that just never caught on.
"C'mon, boys... but be gentle when you catch him. We don't want any extremities injured."
*If you can't join 'em, outrun 'em... and do it naked!"
WHEW! im finally back from a week vaca with my family here in cali. we just took a nice mexican cruise. was AMAZING...but i had a lot of catching up to do since last monday. dr. b, you keep us busy. and when you are without internet for a week, there sure is a lot you miss!
lets see...first- thanks for trying my ice cream recipe! i havent actually tried it myself. but it seems that you like it pretty well, dr. b!
ill have to get on the make your mark bandwagon. my stepmom is a teacher; though i never had her as my teacher, i think she deserves an encouraging letter and set of markers. i will also have to write about a few other great teachers ive had. but, i leave cali to return home to IN tomorrow. so i will wait to do it til later this week...actually my 21st bday is this saturday. it might be next week. ah, heck ill just wait to get it in by the deadline! hehe
im quite sad that i missed the olympic celebration and virtual dinner party friday night. they did not serve chinese at dinner on the cruise friday night. oh well, i think i ate veal...
speaking of the olympics, i missed all the talk about our favorite sports. besides soccer, i like to watch gymnastics and swimming.
message to tera- your wedding pics turned out great! i looked at them yesterday.
ill have to think about the caption and get back to you!
No officer - I swear that it wasn't me hiding under your daughter's bed. ***
Nike's newest track suit material makes it's Olympic debut to great fan fare.
He's so fast that he ran out of his clothes.
How else could I shave that extra 7/8 of a second off my time?
Don't you get it, my running naked just helped remind everyone to fight to Free Tibet!
***This is for all the middle aged, out of shape people out there who never got their chance to run in the Olympics!!!
Christine ... I just got home from work and LAUGHED ... out loud ... reading your first caption!! Thank you :)
HLA-ers ...
Is there anyone out there who
1. knows how to quilt
-or-
2. knows someone who knows how to quilt
AND
Would be willing to make me a t-shirt quilt (shirts provided, of course) at whatever cost you name?
I'm in the process of moving and transitioning from life as a grad student to life in the real world, and I have an abundance of t-shirts that I want to keep but not wear anymore.
Please let me know: jschnepp@daemen.edu
THANK YOU!
Julie,
I don't quilt but I know that Claudia had a great quilt made for cspgradstudent...you should get the infor about who made it from her as an option.
*"HEY! this isn't the nude beach, sir!"
Streaking just isn't the same as it was in college...
They couldn't catch him...they were all blinded by his white butt.
Ok - I hope I am the first on these - *think big
the 100 meter flash
clothing optional hurdles
"There was so much controversy over Speedo's new suits that I decided to avoid a uniform all together!"
***News "FLASH": Olymic runner bears all.
The newest event at the 2008 College Olympics: Streaking Hurdles.
That was supposed to say "Olympic" not "Olymic"...good thing I can spell today :)
"No one told me of any uniform specifications!"
"The new definition of a spectator's sport!"
* "When clothing becomes too much of a hurdle, there's always the birthday suit."
***Damn liberals always wanting to make a statement.****
New LAPD training academy unveiled.
The crowed goes wild as the Naked Cowboy makes his Olympic debut.
*Boy do I ever have a "high", "low" and an "aha" to report for today!
I prefer Armani...I refuse to wear Ralph Lauren!
PETA hits Beijing.....
*I thought the Chinese Calendar said Year of the Moon!
My therapist said I would have to jump a lot of hurdles to cure my fear of nudity!
Hey, Rookie, I forgot my cuffs; looks like you'll have to take care of this one.
"Imperfect form"
"Man keeps cool but finishes heat 1 in hot water"
"Change you shouldn't believe in"***
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