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UPDATE, Jan. 11: And the winner is...

"Here's my proposed budget for the department of education." -- by Pirosz 

UPDATE, Jan. 5: In race that proved tighter than the Iowa caucuses, we have a tie for 2012's inagural Call to Caption.

Your winners:

"Peasants for everyone, my treat." -- by Milieu

and

"Hey, some clandestine government agency stole my lower denture." -- by Hardytoo

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Brett Erlich has some thoughts on what made 2011 special, and one of those things was the killing of al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden. Brett recounts the dramatic special-forces mission that accomplished the task, and the curiously large stash of porn reportedly found in bin Laden's possession.

This year saw the end of our victorious (?) war in Iraq, and soldiers' collective hot streak continued when injured Iraq War veteran J.R. Martinez won "Dancing with the Stars." Brett shares his thoughts on the year that was for soldiers, and why Martinez's "Dancing" experience was probably more meaningful than most.

Can we really pick winners and losers from 2011? Charlie Sheen did. He proved this year that going through a massive public meltdown and "winning" are not mutually exclusive. Brett looks back on Sheen's tiger blood and Adonis DNA -- and maybe some other stuff -- that made for a very entertaining few days in 2011.

UPDATE, Dec. 28: And the winner is... 

"We Three Kings of Occupy are hoping police don't want to spar" -- Heidi M Haas

UPDATE, Dec. 20: In a runaway victory that any GOP hopeful would dream of, the winner of this week's Call to Caption is:

"To promote our new Jobs Program, Donald and I each had our hair done by a 3rd grader. A union worker would never get it looking this good." -- crash_text_dummy

UPDATE, Dec. 13: In a contest that could be as close as the race for the GOP nomination, Pinkpussycat22 edged out PatrickE to earn bragging rights for this week. The winning caption, and our first ever back-to-back 'Call to Caption' winner:

"Guest speakers at this week's three wives club luncheon." -- Pinkpussycat822

UPDATE, Dec. 6:  Not everyone wants to say goodbye to Rep. Barney Frank, but if your opinion counts it looks like he will be doing it for the greater good.

This week's winner, with well over half the votes cast:

"I am taking time off to pray Michele Bachmann away" -- Pinkpussycat822

UPDATE, Nov. 29: Thanks to all the fasionistas that voted this week. Hopefully Michele Bachmann's stylist knows now what tell the Big Guy to put under her tree. 

This week's winner, with almost half the votes cast:

"Do these earrings make my brain look big?" -- submitted by Rena_Marrocco 

UPDATE, Nov. 15: And the winner is... in a landslide... taking 45 percent of the vote...

"Hey Newt, go make yourself useful and get me a beer and a bible." -- submitted by Andrew_Womble

Be sure to check back Thursday afternoon for the next Call to Caption photo!

-- submitted by Andrew_Womble

UPDATE, Nov. 15: And the winner is... in our closest vote so far... taking 45 percent of the vote...

"Rick Perry's solo game of Rock, Paper, Scissors ends in a tie for the 148th time." -- submitted by Judy Novak

In second place (it's worth noting), with 43 percent was: 'Sometimes I can actually feel reality slipping from my grasp. So I use both hands!' -- submitted by Dana Mackey

Be sure to check back Thursday afternoon for the next Call to Caption photo!

UPDATE, Nov. 8: And the winner is... 

"What I said to her was, 'hold the sausage, she just misunderstood.''-- submitted by Pinkpussycat822

Be sure to check back Thursday afternoon for the next Call to Caption photo!

UPDATE, Nov. 1: And the winner is... 

"Sleepy, Dopey, Happy, Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Moe, Larry and Curly!" -- submitted by Drummer Jerry

Be sure to check back Thursday afternoon for the next Call to Caption photo!

UPDATE, Oct. 25: And the winner is...

"Mitt, I told you. It's over. I'm moving on with my life." -- submitted by Michael Merline

UPDATE: And the winner is...

"Good Evening. If you are watching this, it means the Republican party is no longer viable..." -- submitted by Tedplayer

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UPDATE, Oct. 17: The finalists are in! There was a fantastic selection to choose from this week as former President Ronald Reagan appeared to descend upon the recent GOP presidential primary debate in New Hampshire. Scroll down and check the Facebook post to see the full selection. Here are our three favorites:

• "Just thought I'd check in from the after-life. Have any of the workin' folks gotten some of that trickle down money yet? Hahahahahaha!" -- submitted by LarzNero
• "Barack, I am your father." -- submitted by Shannon Marvel
• "Good Evening. If you are watching this, it means the Republican party is no longer viable..." -- submitted by Tedplayer

Go to the Current Facebook page to vote now, and the winner will be revealed on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon!

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ORIGINAL POST: Each week, we'll post a buzzworthy image and ask you -- the creative minds of our community -- to submit the perfect caption. We'll pick our three favorites and put them up for a vote on Current's Facebook page on Monday afternoon. The top-voted caption will be featured on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon.

Submit your best caption below and good luck! (Note: Some pictures may be worth a thousand words, but this one isn't. Please keep entries to 200 characters or fewer for consideration.)

Photo credit: Getty Images

UPDATE, Oct. 4: And the winner is...

"Everyday I'm shuffling" -- submitted by Omle_Du_Fromage

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UPDATE, Oct. 3: The finalists are in! The exploration of where and why President Obama was running (or dancing) certainly prompted some surprising responses -- many of which had to do with particular bodily functions. An honorable mention goes to Current.com community member Cush, who submitted, "Wait! Don't Go! OK! Public option! I swear!"

But the three finalists are:

• "It's a marathon not a sprint." -- submitted by Pinkpussycat822
• "Everyday I'm shuffling'" -- submitted by Omle_Du_Fromage
• "Running to catch up to my campaign promises." -- submitted by whitepaper 

Go the Current Facebook page to vote now and the winner will be revealed on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon!

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ORIGINAL POST: Each week, we'll post a buzzworthy image and ask you -- the creative minds of our community -- to submit the perfect caption. We'll pick our three favorites and put them up for a vote on Current's Facebook page on Monday afternoon. The top-voted caption will be featured on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon.

Submit your best caption below and good luck! (Note: Some pictures may be worth a thousand words, but this one isn't. Please keep entries to 200 characters or fewer for consideration.)

Photo credit: Getty Images

UPDATE, Sept. 21: And the winner is...

"Don't worry, I'll say something stupid again next week" -- by Carl Volbrig

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UPDATE, Sept. 19: The three finalists are in!

Amused, shocked and a little flushed are all appropriate words to describe our reactions to many of the suggestions. Suffice it to say we never could have anticipated such creative and varied uses of corn dog imagery. That said, picking this week's finalists was admittedly of an exercise in finding the most PG-rated of the bunch. With that in mind, here are the three finalists...

"God told me to wear this sweater" -- by Rob Williams

"Don't worry, I'll say something stupid again next week" -- by Carl Volbrig

"You unseat Obama. No you unseat Obama. No YOU unseat Obama" -- by Patrick Moore

Go the Current Facebook page to vote now and the winner will be revealed on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon!

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ORIGINAL POST: Each week, we'll post a buzzworthy image and ask you -- the creative minds of our community -- to submit the perfect caption. We'll pick our three favorites and put them up for a vote on Current's Facebook page on Monday afternoon. The top-voted caption will be featured on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon.

Submit your best caption below and good luck! (Note: Some pictures may be worth a thousand words, but this one isn't. Please keep entries to 200 characters or fewer for consideration.)

Photo credit: Getty Images

UPDATE, Sept. 13: And the winner is ...

"Oh, Grandma, stop! You're embarrassing me." -- by Brett Schlottmann

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UPDATE, Sept. 12: The three finalists are in!

Your obsession with zombies was a bit unsettling ("Braaains... BRAAAAINNNNS..." was posted by Scotch Hinojos on Facebook, in addition to some other brain-eating references), and there were certainly some suggestions that made us laugh but might be too hot for public consumption (see: "Oh and this little one belongs to wife number three, I think." -- submitted by Lisayou).

But three finalists are:

"This one needs salt..." -- by unimatrix0

"John Huntsman.....first candidate to pick his running mate." -- by Leen61

"Oh, Grandma, stop! You're embarrassing me." -- by Brett Schlottmann

Go the Current Facebook page to vote now, and the winner will be revealed on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon!

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ORIGINAL POST:

Each week, we'll post a buzzworthy image and ask you -- the creative minds of our community -- to submit the perfect caption. We'll pick our three favorites and put them up for a vote on Current's Facebook page on Monday afternoon. The top-voted caption will be featured on the current.com home page Tuesday afternoon.

Submit your best caption below and good luck! (Note: Some pictures may be worth a thousand words, but this one isn't. Please keep entries to 200 characters or fewer for consideration.)

Photo credit: Getty Images