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Caption This for 06/04/10

Posted June 03, 2010 4:45 PM
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06/03/2010 4:56 PM

Man snaps photograph, and say to himself "Am I ever glad today is not my day on the cranes!"

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06/03/2010 5:01 PM

Domino theory rules!

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06/03/2010 5:05 PM

Looks like Orion's "belt" wasn't tight enough!

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06/03/2010 6:24 PM

Noticing that all attention was diverted, Fritz lifted his outriggers and quietly trammed away.

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06/03/2010 6:57 PM

Another reason why we shoulda used LEGOS!

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06/03/2010 11:16 PM

Towards Stable position!
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06/03/2010 11:52 PM

I don't have a silly comment. I want to salute the guy who secured the three rows that are upright!

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06/03/2010 11:54 PM

And for all those who have had household goods shipped by the US Military's TMO:

This would be why your household goods were damaged...and the extra photo above is why they had water damage and your TMO shipment was late.

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06/04/2010 12:37 AM

Captain to Mate: Next time, stack from inside out instead of outside in!

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06/04/2010 12:53 AM

OOPS!

This is a simple caption, but it works.
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06/04/2010 1:57 AM

Alright, WHO SNEEZED?!

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06/04/2010 10:33 AM

All right Who Farted!

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06/04/2010 3:04 AM

When crane drivers play jenga they don't mess about!

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06/04/2010 3:34 AM

AAAAA I was trying to think of that game!! All I kept coming up with was pick up sticks which I know is not correct.

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Re: Caption This for 06/04/10

06/04/2010 5:41 AM

Unsackable Loadmaster of ship featured in

Caption This for 05/07/10

receives promotion to move him away.
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06/04/2010 8:12 AM

Oops
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06/04/2010 9:12 AM

Lady in line at Wal-mart saying, "How can you have no flip-flops in stock?"
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06/04/2010 9:31 AM

The Longshoremen, who had been short on overtime with the economic downturn, figured out a solution..

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06/04/2010 10:32 AM

The much awaited day when the loft containers arrived. The art community of Haiti rejoiced.

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06/04/2010 10:46 AM

"Sir, We have a problem."

"Don't be silly, there are no problems, only opportunities."

"Sir, we have a big opportunity here!"
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06/04/2010 12:17 PM

It hasn't even been an hour yet and the looting is already begone!!!

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06/04/2010 1:07 PM

Jenga With Cranes.

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06/04/2010 1:12 PM

Captain to apprentice steersman:

If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times:

The drop off on the go procedure calls for hard aport, NOT hard astarboard!!
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06/05/2010 2:28 AM

Please switch directions; you are looking at the stern of this vessel.

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06/07/2010 8:08 AM

Um, er, ah..

Yeah, I triple checked that.

The stacks were "supposed" to be offloaded (on the go) to starboard which would require a hard turn to port.

Of course, all my sailing experience is on sailboats so I suppose directions on motorboats could be different.

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06/04/2010 3:04 PM

A new slant in container loading technology.

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06/04/2010 3:46 PM

The crew are former BP management!
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06/04/2010 9:57 PM

Uh...is this a picture of the stowaway?

No.....That IS the stowaway!

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06/05/2010 2:05 AM

No, no let me try again...I still think we can get more on if we stack 'em on the slant.
More on?...Moron.
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06/05/2010 2:07 AM

A squirrel is spotted giving a cat loading direction on 'have a go day' at the docks
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06/05/2010 12:06 PM

That explains it....he had to drop his nuts to show him!

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06/05/2010 8:38 AM

Dave, I've told you before, the ones on the bottom aren't any fresher.

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06/05/2010 10:33 AM

The risks of shipping dominoes

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06/13/2010 5:07 PM

Put it in park!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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