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Draw Your Own Conclusions!

Cartoons for the Classroom Caption Contest
for February 1, 2010 to February 15, 2010

Study the drawing below and come up with your own caption.

On February 15, 2010 we'll award a copy of May it Amuse the Court to a student and that student's teacher for the best caption submitted for this cartoon.

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46 captions have been submitted for this cartoon

Gotta put out that fire!!!

--Garrett Siljee
Homeschool
Pinecrest, FL
February 8, 2010


The immigrants are coming!!! The immigrants are coming!!!

--Garrett Siljee
Homeschool
Pinecrest, FL
February 8, 2010


This gas will definitely put the flame out this time.

--Jacob
Penobscot Community School
Penobscot, ME
February 8, 2010


Confused by the mass chaos we are in, we are climbing the ladder to the flame of liberty, to extinguish the flame that makes this country great.

--Chelsey
Penobscot Community School
Penobscot, ME
February 8, 2010


Mass Hysteria dims the light of liberty.

--Corey Gray
Penobscot Community School
Penobscot, ME
February 8, 2010


the crazy clown was running up the ladder to put out the fire on the statue. but had a little bit of oil and thought it was water and through it on the statue and made a bigger fire and then ran down and grabbed the right bucket and run back up and put it out.

--celeste giroux
penobscot community school
penobscot , me
February 8, 2010


The man of hysteria is running up to the statue with a bucket of oil to fuel the fire and light up the world, because our ozone layer is completely black.

--Tate Yoder
Penobscot Community School
Penobscot, Me
February 8, 2010


The man of hysteria is running up to the statue with a bucket of oil to fuel the fire and light up the world, because our ozone layer is completely black.

--Tate Yoder
Penobscot Community School
Penobscot, Me
February 8, 2010


"Mr. Hysterical, former O.C.D. patient, climbs up the Statue of Liberty to put out fire."

--Morgan
Penobscot Community School
Penobscot, ME
February 8, 2010


Go away terrorists,Don't put that fire out let it burn!

--Roger Flannery
Penobscot Community School
Penobscot, ME
February 8, 2010


Americans douse Liberty's flame with their hysterical tears!

--Angelia Pearson
Homeschool
Princeton, FL
February 8, 2010


parents trying to get there that special tickle me elmo and can find it and running around like crazy.

--Nick Wood
penobscot community school
penobscot, Me
February 8, 2010


On September 11,2015, the statue of liberty was extinguished to prevent it from being used as nightime beacon by terrorists.

--justin willis
penobscot elementary school
penobscot, me
February 8, 2010


Almost there 2020 may 2 i will be in the history books the on who put out the liberty torch

--Ethan
penobscot community school
penobscot, ME
February 8, 2010


"Put that out! Al Qaeda could see it from over there!"

--Austin Bell
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 8, 2010


"Quick! Before we run out!"

--Danen Rector
Danen
Miami, FL
February 7, 2010


'Johnny tried to make it to the top of the ladder to put out the fire until he realized that it was really fire, but stone.

--Lauren Folts
Hanover Horton
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


Call 911! There's a FIRE!

--Joshua Vincent
Hanover-Horton High School
Hanover, MI
February 5, 2010


the first step: putting out the fire!

--Alisha
Hanover- Horton
Horton , MI
February 5, 2010


"Im on my way, to save the day"

--Kayla Morris
Hanover horton
Horton , Mi
February 5, 2010


"Pass me another bucket, Obama!"

--TravisB
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


"I'm the only one that adds the oil."

--TravisB
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


Panic makes us do stupid things like climb a ladder on the Statue of Liberty.

--Sarah Chinavare
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


Oh! its FAKE???

--Derek Kinney
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


Help our country is falling apart!

--Jessica Burtka
Hanover Horton High School
Hanover, MI
February 5, 2010


"Why am I the first to notice this large woman holding fire!?"

--Alex Howell
Hanover Horton
Hanover, MI
February 5, 2010


So Bright!

--Tyler Johns
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


UNITED WE FALL!

--Rob Van Nuys
Hanover-Horton High school
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


It's a race to the top.

--Brianne Wollpert
Hanover-Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


Ahh I have no money and can't afford anything, screw this economy!

--Lindsey
Hanover-Horton
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


Well I'm glad my ladder is metal.

--Karah Matthews
Hanover Horton
Jackson, MI
February 5, 2010


HURRY!!!! Put it out before everything is destroyed.

--Emma Podlewski
Hanover-Horton
Horton , MI
February 5, 2010


Put it out! They might see it!!!

--Tyler Denig
Hanover Horton High School
Horton , MI
February 5, 2010


"I'll save you Miss. Liberty!"

--Ashlee Lange
Hanover Horton High School
Horton, MI
February 5, 2010


Oh my God!!! Somebody help!!! The ecocomic fire is getting worse by president.

--Roger Diaz
Mater Academy Charter High
Hialeah Gardens, Fl
February 5, 2010


"Help! We have to put out the chaos that the government has ignited!"

--Myriam Padron
Mater Academy
Hialeah Gardens, FL
February 5, 2010


"Hurry! The economy is going up in flames!"

--Rebeca Santos
Mater Academy
Hialeah Gardens, FL
February 5, 2010


Hysteria the ladder to liberties extinguishing.

--Cheila Tamayo
Mater Academy
Hialeah Gardens , FL
February 4, 2010


" In the event of madness, if not observed, hysteria can put out the fire of our nation

--Jessica Fernandez
Mater Academy
Hialeah Gardens, FL
February 4, 2010


Amidst the heat of hysteria even the flame of liberty is threatened.

--Abel DeAndreis
Mater Academy
hialeah gardens, Fl
February 4, 2010


One big fall by one big mistake!

--Manuel Sotero
Mater Academy
Hialeah Gardens, FL
February 4, 2010


Hysteria-Can't keep the flame burning

--Jennyfer Calvo
Mater Academy
Hialeah Gardens, FL
February 4, 2010


Hysteria- Liberty's extinguisher.

--Christopher Naranjo
Mater Academy
Hialeah Gardens, FL
February 4, 2010


Keep the spirit BURNING!

--Katie Thorington
Yake Elemantary
Woodhaven, MI
February 3, 2010


"leme make use of this fire to cook.. as the fuel prices has already burned a hole in ma pocket"

--chetan
fls
mumbai, m
February 2, 2010


WOAH! What if its actually burning clean fuel!

--Max
Logan
Denver, CO
February 2, 2010


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