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Caption This for 6/16/2017

Posted June 16, 2017 4:45 PM by MaggieMc

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06/16/2017 6:55 PM

Mayor of the city: "I want quell all the rhetoric and get the facts straight once and for all, THERE IS NO 20 foot alligators in our sewers.", "Thank you."

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06/17/2017 10:49 AM

The new Disney 'Industrial Theme Park' opening day. Bad Kilowatt0, bad Kilowat0! Go to the naughty step!

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06/17/2017 12:06 PM

Sorry boss. Looks like we're going to have to go home a little early today... We really feel bad about this.

...Yeah yeah.. what a croc.

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06/17/2017 3:03 PM

Preparations for the presidents new swimming pool are coming along fine.

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06/18/2017 8:18 AM

Trespassing has always been an issue at many construction sites, I am guessing this is not one of them.

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06/18/2017 8:21 AM

I see an excavator or is that an excagator?

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06/18/2017 5:10 PM

"OK you can tell it it has to wear a hard hat."

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06/18/2017 10:06 PM

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06/18/2017 10:27 PM

Documentary...

David Attenborough: "... and over here, we have an escavator, in it natural habitat...."

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06/21/2017 6:02 PM

"Gator done!"

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06/21/2017 6:07 PM

Bubba the hoe operator heard 'bout how 'dem Hawyins roast a pig by buryin' it... a little tweak to the recipe and he figgered he could make some gator soup.

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06/21/2017 6:10 PM

So for the genetics lab trying to cross breed an alligator and an escavator have so far been unsuccessful.

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06/21/2017 6:10 PM

Looks like the company bonus this year will be alligator purses for the ladies and boots for the fellers. Gator meat for the picnic.

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06/21/2017 6:13 PM

So tell me again why we couldn't finish construction on the zoo's alligator exhibit before they accepted delivery of the critter!

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06/21/2017 9:13 PM

Jim picked the short straw this week to clean the alligator pen

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