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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March 2025

Citation

Basketball players November 1972 Photo by Ed Lacey, Jr. 1172-0117

Black and white photograph. Two young men stand with an older woman. Both of the men are wearing basketball uniforms. The woman is laughing with a hand to her mouth while looking at a piece of paper that the taller of the two men is holding. He also has his hand on her shoulder. Behind them is an older man seated with a mug, smiling up at the woman. The taller man has the number 54 on his jersey, the other the number 30. In the background is a safe with a purse and plants on top of it and a giant flower made of tissue paper. One of the walls behind them is wood paneled.

Captions

" . . . and this is what we looked like without sideburns."

Submitted by joppold on Sat, 03/01/2025 - 10:55

It says you’re both 6’11” … oh wait, it also says that some settling may occur …

Submitted by mjhinsma on Sun, 03/02/2025 - 13:20

"Susan, thank you for your generous donation to the sports scholarship. You were entered in the raffle, and you won the grand prize! It's a gift certificate to the men's big and tall warehouse!"

Submitted by keearle on Mon, 03/03/2025 - 08:05

"When you finally find out you've been spelling 'basketball' wrong all season!"

Submitted by eagyekum on Mon, 03/03/2025 - 11:10

"Y'all don't believe me? Look at these pitiful stats. He's only on the team because he's the coach's nephew!"

Submitted by greinerb on Tue, 03/04/2025 - 14:15

Can you believe they want to replace the all powerful Metro Man with this sad cat?

Submitted by andjsmit on Tue, 03/04/2025 - 15:58

2023 Prediction
1 Seed Purdue - 58
16 Seed Fairleigh Dickinson - 63

Submitted by ejnolan on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 16:13

"Oh my! How did you score only 30 points!"

Submitted by helmckin on Thu, 03/06/2025 - 14:15

Look at this, I just got my machine learning certificate

Submitted by admhassa on Thu, 03/06/2025 - 15:16

According to this document, I am now team captain, coach, and owner. Any objections?

Submitted by orbayode on Thu, 03/06/2025 - 16:26