Welcome to the Caption Contest!

We happily give you a chance to attach your silly captions to some of our favorite silly photos from our huge collection. The funniest caption (as judged by the expert judges in Special Collections and Archives) for each month will win a FABULOUS PRIZE! 

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September 2026

Citation

Dean Brater and Chancellor Bantz at Brater's Retirement 2013 Photo by Liz Kaye 06252013DeanBraterRetLK-217

Color photograph. Two older white men in business suits stand arm-in-arm, both with their mouths wide open as if belting out a song or shouting loudly. The man on the left wears a dark gray suit, a colorful diamond-patterned tie, and has a flower pinned to his lapel. The man on the right wears glasses, a light gray suit, and a dark geometric tie. Directly behind them, positioned perfectly in the small gap between their heads, is a dark bronze bust of a man's head that appears to be peering over their shoulders with a stoic expression.

Captions

As usual, only two of the cojoined triplets felt festive.

Submitted by joppold on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 09:09

"Sweet Adeline, my Adeline,
At night, dear heart, for you I pine..."
Dang, we shound gooooood!

Submitted by setowne on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 09:28

The photobomber has been waiting there since 1987.

Submitted by kamcmurr on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 14:41

TRIP and The Medic recreating their “really close to the stage” Woodstock performance

Submitted by mjhinsma on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 13:17

The living statue all in bronze claims two more prominent victims as it gooses the men during what was meant to be a heart felt speech.

Submitted by andjsmit on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 08:48

screaming and crying and throwing up about this semester.

Submitted by beh4 on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:27

The Chancellor's security detail is ever vigilant.

Submitted by orme on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 16:00

Not Jay Hess....NOOOOOOO! :)

Submitted by jbdimond on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 13:11

Professional Laughers

Submitted by hpridge on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 13:12

A global pandemic that causes a campus shutdown? Nah, that'll never happen!

Submitted by bmcgahey on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 13:21

Oh Danny Boy, the pipes the pipes are calling.....

Submitted by spmermel on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 13:26

Chancellor Bantz accidentally backs into the bronze statue entitled “the extended hand of peace.”

Submitted by jthazer on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 13:27

Guests at the ceremony allowed to mic time to thank him for his service to IU and to share 1 prediction for IU's future and someone said they would be crowned National Football Champions!

Submitted by sm226 on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 14:03

"They say we are 'attached at the hip,' but this is getting ridiculous."

Submitted by haysjm on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 11:23

Perhaps they are the real Gloriana and Frangipana J.T. Giles was writing about

Submitted by isgleich on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 13:54