HomeStation Presents: Caption This Picture #2
by Olivia_Allin, HSM team writer and photographer
Sometimes the best photography really does happen by accident.
Contrast Louis Lowery’s carefully planned photo of the first American flag being raised over Suribachi against Joe Rosenthal’s completely accidental photo of the second American flag. The former looks staged. The latter is possibly the most reproduced photograph in history.
There’s just something about those pictures that are taken in the periphery of your vision, or when you’re not carefully lining up what you think is going to be The Great Shot. Inevitably, those photos usually have more life to them. And, in a medium like virtual reality, this is doubly important; a static setting never changes, and thus finding life in the images on a screen is a surprisingly difficult challenge.
The first Caption This Picture HSM challenge was a huge success! Our editors, Norse and Terra, were gracious enough to serve as guinea pigs for the inaugural photo, and there truly were some fall-down funny responses to the image of the two of them dancing.
For our follow-up effort, we turn the spotlight onto our intrepid Podcast Editor, Jersquall!
As you know, Jersquall is widely viewed as one of the most well-respected citizens in Home. And with good reason: his tireless work as part of the HCV program, as well as community initiatives he has either created or been a significant part of, have dramatically improved the Home experience for countless numbers of users. He is, by any measure of the term, a class act; we consulted with the dark side of the force to find Jersquall’s hidden demons, and even Lord Sidious just gave us a “LOL idk” and shrugged.
We guarantee, though, that you’ve never seen Jersquall like this!
This is one of those accidental photographs that you end up staring at and having to use because it’s just too funny. Now, as always, remember to keep the captions clean and within a reasonable-person standard of good taste. Don’t be a doorknob and post a caption that you know will get deleted and result in banhammer.
What on Earth is Jers doing in this pic? Caption away!
January 1st, 2012 by Olivia_Allin | 53 comments
Olivia_Allin is a team writer, photographer, model, curator, graphic artist, researcher and comic relief for HomeStation Magazine; she lives in Texas with her boyfriend, and Home is more than just a game to her. Years ago she discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. On weekends, to let off steam, she participate in full-contact origami. She saw a Bigfoot once, made a sound you never want to hear twice, and was so proud of her Special Olympics gold medal that she had it bronzed. She is, in her own words, adorkable.
DIAMOND SUIT EXPENSIVE! GIMME YO MONEY OR I CHOP YOU DOWN!!
Liberace ain’t got nothing on me.
“This was the exact moment Jersquall and Flava-Flav partnered up to corner the market on Bling.”
In response to the latest round of trolling, Home Community Volunteers are now being issued a special “slap” emote.
Come here, kids.
“I am Jersquall, of the Slapahoe tribe.”
(Okay, that was an official snortLOL.)
“That’s CHIEF Slapaho to you, (blacklisted name here)!”
“Da’ Bitches be crazy up in this piece”
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Mata o hima de
“I get 70% and you get 30% and you’ll like it or else… now shake on it!”
“And You May Ask Yourself
How Do I Work This?
And You May Ask Yourself
Where Is That Large Automobile?
And You May Tell Yourself
This Is Not My Beautiful House!
And You May Tell Yourself
This Is Not My Beautiful Wife!
Letting The Days Go By/Let The Water Hold Me Down
Letting The Days Go By/Water Flowing Underground
Into The Blue Again/After The Money’s Gone
Once In A Lifetime/Water Flowing Underground.
Same As It Ever Was…Same As It Ever Was…Same As It Ever Was…
Same As It Ever Was…Same As It Ever Was…Same As It Ever Was…
Same As It Ever Was…Same As It Ever Was…”
Rolling the dice, he says,”Seven come eleven, bring it Home, baby.”
LOOK! mr. anderson, you may be ‘the one’ out there, but in MY house, you STOP….BREAKING….THE….FURNITURE!!
you know how many armadillo’s it took to make this suit?! STOP LAUGHING!
i am jersquall, here me r……OH GOD, MY THIGHS ARE HEATING UP FROM THE FRICTION!!!!
shhhh….now listen, terra. im telling you the truth. i mean look closely for yourself. norse’s beard is glued on!! im telling you!!!
hey, i just found something under the sink. what does this smell like to you?!
pull my finger……
“Look, just because I sparkle does NOT mean I’m on Team Edward!”
“You LOOKIN’ at ME KID!!??? I said, YOU LOOKIN’ AT ME?”
“…. GW, HOME is my oyster.. Get in my way again and you’ll be swimming with the fishes at Granzella!!!”
HEY!! Stop picking up those diamonds! Those are my diamonds. Put them down now or else….
suit….frosted….can’t….move……need……heat….
Thats right.. I made all my money as a world class hand model
What Charlie Sheen would look like if he hadn’t blown all his dough on blow
HELP… I glued my fingers together making this suite
suit*
What do you think? A diamond like Micheal Jackson… too much? Just the one… I don’t want people to think I’m gaudy.
diamond glove*
I can cut pie with my bare hand… mmmmm pie
… no the suit isn’t compensating for anything… I swear its out to here…
LMAO!
ok fine, the suit was so friggen expensive, i had to use tic tacs for buttons.
no REALLY, BELIEVE ME! warm soapy enemas are NOT that bad!
“I promise this won’t hurt a bit, just a quick Karate chop to the neck and it is all over!”
“If you sing ‘I Feel Pretty’ again the next time I wear this, so help me god, I’m gonna…”
Bend over and lean and let your chain swing
“…So, you want to be an HVC do ya? You can start by polishing my Diamond Cane!!!”
” Do you know who I am??… you don’t talk to ME like that, there ai’nt no ring on this finger!!!
“…eat one of my SlimJims again and I will show you what I can do with this cane..”
With this hand ….I can slap you into 2013!!!! KERWHAAP!
No ones here, I can walk again and put away this chair
Where is that lotion! I’m getting some serious chafing here.
hey, don’t ask HOW the cane got wedged up there, just help pull it out!!!
Just TRY and separate my fingers.
GET TO DA CHOPPA!!!!!!
Come on, Sophronia -- get up! I promise, I can rebuild our savings account. I CAN. (I think I can….)
I’d be honored to represent the Lollipop Guild.
Low Five!
if I told you once I have told you a million times…”SUCK IT GEO!”
“…all you new HCVs, remember, I was here before you and I will be here after you..”
well, boss, glad to see your concious again. now that i have your attention….in that i mean you tied to that chair, let me just say i tender my resignation, and a tender one it is! now, saying that, i DO hope that means im resigning myself to doing the best job possible for you! IM ALL YOURS, BUCKO! TWENTY THREE SKIDOO!….anything beyond that concept is way past my comprehension, as i have the cranial capacity of a small soap dish. but i digress! you know the old saying. you cant make an omlet without inviting the finster’s. and we all know the finster’s eat like a humping lumberjack! oh, by the way, do you wear makeup? because that purple is not quite your look. hmmm. so ANYWAYS! i really must run. if you have any questions, just get ahold of my secretary….which is sadly my cat, nibbles. not that she would understand what your saying or you her. i guess just leave a message. and don’t worry, the swelling will go down with a good ice pack. ….and some asprin.
mouse…whatever your having I want some…I can’t stop giggling…
…..shhhhh, im in my happy place…just dont know why theres naked smurfs there….
one day, alice, BANG ZOOM, STRAIGHT TO THE MOON!!