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Caption This for 07/01/11

Posted June 30, 2011 4:45 PM by Sharkles
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06/30/2011 6:06 PM

After many years of development she fianlly managed to harness her embarassing wind problem.
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06/30/2011 8:04 PM

I guess that explains why the contraption is shaped like a perfume bottle....

and maybe, why the image is out of focus from the waist down..

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06/30/2011 8:19 PM

A shoe sale at the mall? A SHOE SALE AT THE MALL!!

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06/30/2011 9:23 PM

"Does my butt look fat in this?"

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06/30/2011 10:47 PM

are you referring to the rocket pack or the black mask on your avatar?

(jk)

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07/01/2011 12:13 AM

Ascend to the "third step" Chris

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07/01/2011 1:25 AM

lol

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07/01/2011 1:43 AM

Maybe your brother told you to do it and you asked your girlfriend to step in and try the g288 first.

The g288 chick thruster in full swing.

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07/01/2011 12:17 AM

Another example of poor photo editing (what is going on with her legs, and why is her not moving).

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07/01/2011 2:21 AM

Why is her what not moving?

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07/01/2011 3:05 AM

I think her what is the (h)air. (on her head.)

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07/03/2011 8:49 PM

Yes, hair. Good to see it wasn't just me that noticed it.

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07/01/2011 1:25 AM

Sarah Palin's prospects soar!

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07/01/2011 6:26 AM

Jane got a big surprise the first time she tried out her new power shower.

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07/01/2011 6:31 AM

The onset of recent NASA cutbacks has prompted some ingenious replacement schemes for the retiring Space Shuttle....

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07/01/2011 7:25 AM

The new "improved" Captain America fan club accessory pack hits stores today!

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07/01/2011 8:21 AM

Helmet? I'm a blond, I don't need no stinkin' helmet!

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helmets require something worth protecting...

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07/01/2011 9:54 AM

Oh No! My butt went to light speed before the rest of me!

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07/01/2011 11:01 AM

yes, but does it still look fat, relative to the observer in subspace prime?
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07/05/2011 4:44 AM

Only in the β quadrant.

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"What did the last Bond girl get in the divorce settlement again?"
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07/01/2011 1:16 PM

Harry's incredible technique with the ladies couldn't be denied... though he was getting tired of fixing the large holes in the roof above his bedroom.
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07/03/2011 1:03 AM

"I'm getting close now. I'll be in the Guinness Records as the first girl to goose a goose in flight."

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07/03/2011 3:56 AM

finally an outfit that makes my hairstyle look groovy!
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07/08/2011 10:04 AM

Where can I get one for my wife.
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07/09/2011 10:54 AM

HONEY WHILE YOUR OUT GET ME SOME BEER

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07/09/2011 4:34 PM

The suden acceleration of her lower limbs (from waist to feet) will make her a dwarf.

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07/25/2011 5:39 PM

And you haven't seen the beans fueled CH4 afterburner. S.M.

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