Caption Contests
sponsored by Lafayette College Arts Society

At the end of each semester, we sponsor a caption contest for Lafayette College students. The writer of the best, funniest, or just plain cleverest caption for an arts-related photograph wins a timely prize, such as a College Store gift certificate for last-minute holiday shopping in the fall semester, or a Wawa gift card to buy exam-time snacks in the spring semester.

Check here late each term for the newest caption contest, and send us your entries for the current contest when the picture is posted (Lafayette students only, please).
Spring 2008 

Han Solo’s less popular sidekick, Crunchy, remains frozen in carbonite to this day. 
Alex Struck '10

(The Leopard is on his way to the foundry to be "cloned." This original cat was a gift from the class of 1958, who, as their 50-year reunion gift, had another one cast to be placed at the entrance to Metzgar Fields. You can see a nice picture of the reunion gang and the cloned Leopard at the end of the slide show.)

Fall 2007 

Uncle Sam to the Marquis: “I’ve met many a Frenchman with flat disposition, but you are indeed flatter than most.”
Justin Sayde '09

AND

Hello cut-out man.
I’m a huge fan.
You’re cooler than I am.
…and I’m Uncle Sam!
You’re better than Pac-man, the sandman, Peter Pan;
More popular than Batman; more powerful than Superman.

A founding father, you are,
Which means you’re a star.
Without you, there’s a czar.
Without you, I’m not par.
For I’m the U.S., and I’m grateful you came.
Rightly to say, I’m your claim to fame.

It’s unfortunate you can’t walk
And disheartening you can’t talk.
But don’t be full of remorse
…you exist in a history course,
So you will forever have your place

In the studies of the current human race.”
Brian Lynch '11

(Uncle Sam, from College Theater's production of 365 Days/365 Plays, visits with the Marquis de Lafayette.)

Spring 2007

”Well, Dorothy, it’s hard adjusting to life at Lafayette, even with my new heart.  How are things going for you? I see you traded your red slippers for Uggs.”
Chelsea Michael '09

(AJ Ernst '09 gets friendly as part of an exercise for his VaST class.)

Fall 2006

For Hire:  Personal Redheaded Microphone Stand
Rob Follett '09

(Dan O'Neil '06, Sara Davis '06, and Matt Roy '07perform at Block pARTy 2006.)

Spring 2006

While the female dancer is distracted by the fear of losing her partner to a woman in a shorter skirt, the male seizes the moment and slyly attempts to move his innocent hand to a lower latitude. (For best results, read this in the voice of Steve Erwin, the crocodile hunter!)
Carey Wilson '07

(Maggie Oberrender '06 and Tim Zirkel '08 dance at Swingin' at Marlo's, February 2006.)

Fall 2005

“We are here to speak to you today as living proof that wearing high socks really does make you taller.”
Matt Verbyla '06

(The Chorduroys perform at the Block pARTy, September 2005.)

Spring 2005

"Albert, we've been over this...there is your handle...but where is your spout?"
Matt Roy '07

(Students converse with "Albert Einstein" during the Arts Society's February 2005 visit to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.)

Fall 2004

The moral of this story is clear: Never leave engineers and artists alone with electrical tape.
Rebecca Banchik '05

(Artist Georges Rousse, far left, poses with students who helped him create his installation in the Williams Center Gallery.)

Spring 2004

"You know, the 'Lafayette Bubble' looked a lot better from the outside."
Creighton Conner '04

(The Williams Center Gallery's Fall 2003 installation of Ludwika Ogorzelec's My Eye Level: Space Crystallization Cycle.)

Fall 2003

Art faculty nationally recognized for hauling ass.
Dave Castelletti '05

"Oh my God! I told you not to leave him near the freezer!"
Alexis Siemons '05

"Thanks, Officer! We thought we’d never get it back!! And so, the Marquis had served its purpose as temporary replacement, and the Donquis de Lafayette could finally resume its monumental status, displayed on the Lafayette campus.
Alison Poole '04

(Williams Center Gallery Director Michiko Okaya at the May 2003 Forks of the Delaware Shad Fishing Tournament and Celebration of the Arts' Doo-Dah Parade.)

Spring 2003

Professor Mattison calmly stands by as a disgruntled art student takes out the frustration of having recently failed an art assignment by attacking modern art sculptures. The modern art exhibit sustained no damage, however the student was less fortunate. The student was treated for wounds to the head at Bailey Health Center and is scheduled to undergo psychiatric evaluation.
Alicia Vergnes '05

(The September 2002 campus performance of Bird Brain, based on the migratory patterns of the osprey.)

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last updated July 16, 2008


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