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Caption Contest
Looking for some funny captions to post for this photo. Best one(judged by my fellow photogs) will win a prize TBA.



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Disclaimer: This vote poll will only accommodate 10 answers so My Guys and I have narrowed it down to only ten. But ALL the captions sent in are below.


Captions Submitted

  • "Is this what they call getting inside the story??" Don Kimball
  • "I told you the tag has been expired since last December". Mike Beal
  • "Channel 2 News! Where our Sales Department is in charge of billboard advertising!". Alan Buck
  • "I told you we couldn't park here without press credentials, but, noooooooooo, you had to drop them off at Kinko's to make a photo collage! " Mark Hellesto
  • "I said call the reporter not the repo man!" Kevin Foristal
  • "Maybe we just say it got stolen and then they will buy a new one! That sounds good! Call the station I 'm busy shooting." Jonathan Uhr
  • So I said to the cop, " Go ahead and try and tow me..." newshutr

  • Please help welcome a new member to our staff here at channel 9, Jim. He will produce the 11 and drive our tow truck. We believe he will be the key to beating channel 2. Cory Hagen

  • News 2, we know how to beat the rising cost of gas. That said, anyone know how to drive a tow truck? Jon H

  • CHANNEL 2 NEWS...we'll get there as soon as we can...or how about "hey, it's news to us..."! Goose

  • Neither rain, sleet, snow, or a tow will stop us from getting the story.
    Michael Levine

  • Yesterday Channel 2 News investigates tow-truck fraud. In an unrelated story today, Channel 2 News gets towed. joemclure

  • Channel 2 News: Live, Local and Late-BREAKING. Well... one out of three ain't bad! joeford

  • Channel 2 News won't let 1973 Unit 7 die, so they bought Unit 8 Tow Truck to haul it around to the breaking news. joeford

  • Needed another 2 feet to get that signal tuned in. Paul Lawrence

  • All I told the Reporter to do is raise the mast. Paul Lawrence

  • PULL IT UP JUST A LITTLE MORE AND I CAN GET THIS SHOT OFF......JIM CONRAD

  • Count on channel TOW news to help show you ways to save gas. darren whitehead

  • Tune in this Thursday at 1l, when channel 2 goes "deep undercover" to expose corruption in the towing industry. See the shocked face of the drivers when we let them know we're actually reporters, not ordinary helpless drivers. That's Thursday, Channel 2...Live, Late Breaking, and Later Broken. Marc Schollett

  • Channel 2 news team circumvents police blockade at accident scene by riding in with the tow truck Allen Kaleta

  • Now that's breaking news! TJ Davis

  • *&%$#, I guess we really are live, local and late breaking! joe

  • Okay...okay...for Christ sake, I'll put you on TV! Goose

 

 

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