Posts Tagged: ‘Contest’

May 27, 2011

Boogers! Caption Contest

I woke up this morning and I thought to myself, “We haven’t done a caption contest in ages. So gosh darn it, we’re going to do one today.”

“But what image will you use?” a voice suddenly asked. “Don’t you normally do a caption contest when, in the midst of researching a clever and captivating article, you come across an image that just begs for a humorous caption? Isn’t that the honest way caption contests are born? Hmm?”

And I thought, “Who is this person asking me questions? And why does he sound like Niles Crane?” And I went to Wikimedia Commons and entered “boogers” into the search box. I got this:

I mean is that a photo asking for a caption, or what? (What does it have to do with “boogers”? See below.)

Rules: Think up a brilliant, gut-busting, guffaw-producing caption for this photo, enter it here, or on our FaceBook or Twitter pages, as many times as you like, and wait until it’s announced that someone else has won the contest. (I mean that’s true for most of you, right? Only one person can win. Have I said to much? Should I stop talking now? …) Winner gets an Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader of his or her very own choosing. (Woo hoo!)

Sample caption:

Betsy said karate-chopping a keyboard did wonders for her skin.

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You have until midnight Monday night, PDT. Ready? Set? GO!

(The photo is of Belgian pop star An Pierlé. It was taken by Chantall Boogers.)

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May 17, 2011

New Release: Uncle John’s Impossible Questions

The winner is Johan Heinrichs. The correct answer was Second Street.

Uncle John's Impossible Questions & Astounding AnswersDo you think you have what it takes to answer our collection of impossible questions? Have you ever wondered:

Why are there no wild cows?

What common food does wasp larvae taste like?

Why did the U.S. Navy bomb Florida in 1959?

How long can a decapitated human head maintain consciousness?

Only the trivia gurus at Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader could find so much obscure information and make it this much fun to read. The questions may stump you, but the answers will astound and entertain you. You’ll learn things you didn’t know…plus you’ll learn things you didn’t know you didn’t know.

Uncle John’s Impossible Questions & Astounding Answers will be in stores soon, but we have one advance copy to give away to one lucky winner. To enter, you must answer the following “impossible” question correctly (we’ll give you an easy one). We will pick one random person from all the correct answers.

What is the most common street name in the United States?

Make sure to comment on the blog post only. Answers posted on Facebook and Twitter will not count. This is a quick one. You must answer before 11:59pm PST tonight to be entered. We will announce winner tomorrow.

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April 21, 2011

New York, here we come! Giveaway! Winner Announced

UPDATED 4/28:

Thanks everyone for taking us on a very special tour of your favorite places in New York State. The random winner of the contest is

Gardner Graham.

He has been contact. Congrats!!!!

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Look what I got!

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into New York

Calling all New Yorkers, New York lovers, and Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader fans! We are giving away an advance copy of Uncle John’s Plunges into New York. Simply comment below/on Facebook/on Twitter the name of your favorite New York State attraction or landmark and be entered in the random drawing. You must post your answer by Sunday midnight PST.

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March 28, 2011

Caption Contest: We Have a Winner…

La-hadies and geee-entlemen, we have gathered all 647,323 entries in our latest fantabulous contest, “Caption That Outhouse,” wherein we asked you to caption this photo of an actual working public restroom in Saguaro National Park in Arizona:

We have now, after much tribulation, decided on a winner.

Well, we’ve actually decided on three winners—cuz you are all are just so darn good. (Okay, not all of you: You know who you are…)

Empty-Quaker-Oatmeal-canister drumroll, please! (dubadubadubaduba…)

Weeeee-inner #3 is:

Shelly Moseley, for:

This was always my favorite rest stop when being pursued by a posse.

Brilliant! Captures the whole Wild West motif, while staying with the parameters of the “restroom” theme. Well done, Shelly, well done indeed.

Weeeee-inner #2 is:

Rigo, for:

Pay no attention to the shackles in the stalls.

Creepy! And gosh darn it—we just love creepy! Well done, Rigo!

And with no further ado, the #1 winner is:

Kristian M., for:

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: Year 1

Perfection! Wholly within the contest theme, directly in line with the ancient-seeming setting of the provided photograph—and with just the right amount of shameless pandering to the introverted, insecure staff at the BRI! Kudos to you, Kristian M.—you are a caption master!

Congratulations, winners! You will be contacted by the gracious and multi-talented Mana regarding your wonderful prize—an UJBR publication of your choosing.

And our special thanks to each and every one of you who took part in the contest, and especially to those of you who spread the word about it on your vatrious social networking platforms. Thanks a million—and come back next time!

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March 24, 2011

Caption That Outhouse Contest!

NO MORE ENTRIES! WE’LL HAVE A WINNER SOON!

This is a photo of an actual working public restroom in Saguaro National Park in Arizona. (It was taken by Christine, better 5/8 of BRI Thom, in 2008.)

Nice, huh?

Provide a caption for the photo either here in the comments, or on our Facebook or Twitter pages. We’ll have the crack staff here at the BRI look over them, argue over them, yell and scream over them, throw a little furniture—then Mrs. Uncle John will decide which one she likes best.

***WINNER GETS AN UNCLE JOHN’S BATHROOM READER OF THEIR CHOICE!

You have until sunday night midnight PST to enter the contest.

Sample caption:

"Please check toilets for rattlesnakes before removing pants."

Ready…

Set…

GO!

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February 9, 2011

Beckie’s Bathroom Contest

We are launching our next contest, brought to you by the winner of our “Contest Contest” winner, Beckie!

Email us a picture of your bathroom and tell us what the theme is.

So, what’s your theme? And, yes, “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader” counts as a theme.

Send your pictures to unclejohnsbathroomreader@gmail.com and we will post them all on Facebook. All images are due by Wednesday, February 16, midnight PST. We will then have our fans vote on their favorite picture and one lucky winner will get a book of their choice from our website.

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February 7, 2011

Contest Contest Winner of Contest

DING DING DING DING! Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner of the “Contest Contest” we initiated last Friday. You’re job was to come up with an idea for a great new UJBR contest – and you did it. Some of our favorite suggestions included a Mardi Gras mask competition, a mashed potato sculpture competition (we are so holding on to that one), a BR running-feet short story competition (awesome), and a weirdest pet food package blurb competition. Ahem. Interesting.

Thanks for all the fantastic entries, everybody, but the prize goes to…

Beckie:
How a bout a decorate your toilet contest, there could be a theme (st patties day, or favorite sports team) or just most outlandish looking. Would be lots of fun and would give us all a good reason to give the loo a extra special scrub down!

Please note that there were a couple similar entries, but Beckie’s was the first. So congratulations, Beckie, you have won an Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader of your choosing! Enjoy!

We will post the details of Beckie’s contest tomorrow.

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February 3, 2011

Contest Contest [updated]

Monday Update: Okay everyone, our Swedish wildebeest farmers have the contest entries and are deliberating as we speak. We’ll have the winner after milking time…

Okay BRI fans, time for a new contest. Spread the word!

We’ve had a dry cleaner contest, a football contest, a weird toilet contest, a scaveneger hunt contest, even a John Lennon birthday contest. Now it’s time for something completely different.

Drumroll, please.

Today’s contest is…for one of you to come up with the best idea for the next contest.

Gert creative: Maybe its a “Draw Your Favorite Vegetable” contest. (Hmmm, that’s actually pretty good.) Or “Dress Your Dog Up Like  a Dinosaur” contest. Anything goes. (Just make it realistic. Jay wanted to do a “Build an Actual Rocket Ship” contest. We gave him some candy and put him back in his office…)

Leave your contest ideas here in the comments, or on our Facebook or Twitter pages. You have until Sunday night midnight. Winners will be picked by a panel of Swedish wildebeest farmers well known for their fabulous contest ideas. (Uncle John never misses the Miss Wildebeest Stockhom contest.)

Good luck, now get them doggies rollin’!

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January 25, 2011

I Dreamt of a Fighting Swan Giving a Speech in 127 Hours

Finally the Oscar nominations are out. All you film buffs out there, we want to know which movie you think should win for Best Picture. Post your comments on the blog/Twitter/Facebook by Sunday midnight PST and we will pick a random winner on Monday to receive a copy of Uncle John’s Plunges into Hollywood.

And, just for fun, here is some advice from Kate Winslet about keeping the Oscar statue in the bathroom.

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January 8, 2011

Caption Contest Winner!

We received 80 entries in the first UJBR Caption Contest of  2011, where we asked to to caption what this penguin was saying to his penguin friend:

The captions were so good that our crack team of penguinologists from the University of Lower Antarctica couldn’t decide on just one winner—so they picked two!

Drum roll please.

The winners of the latest UJBR caption contest are:

Craig Greenwood, for his entry:

…It puts the lotion on its hands...

Because that is some genius creepy right there. Thanks, Craig, brilliant!

Winner Number Two is:

Eric Squindo, for:

He floats…A WITCH!!!!

A penguin witch! A penguich! (Mmmmm, penguich…) Thanks, Eric, too funny.

You have both won an Uncle John Bathroom Reader of your choosing. You will be contacted by one of our spokespenguins to notify you how to get to Antarctica to pick up your prizes.

Thanks for playing everybody!

P.S. Honorable mentions go to:

Brian B.:

Of all the pee holes in the world you had to fall into mine!!!


Jeffrey Gary Clinard: s

Honey, you left the seat up again.

Kevin LaSota:

No this isn’t as exciting as the mine rescue in Chile

And Stephanie Pravata for: 


But does your mouth feel clean?!

(That last one because it’s just weird.)

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