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Best Captions Contest #16

Photo Submitted by Bill B.

The Winners:

Alright now, I am not going to move, I am just going to wait for the ship to catch up. - Tahlequah

If I had a nickel for everytime I told you not to do that! - Hank

Following the lead of Edsel Ford, The Navy decided to make hood ornimants standard equipment on all carriers. - Duquesne

Honorable Mentions (In order of Receipt):

Oh @#$&!! I forgot the parking break. - mun_e_2000

Once again, Maverick sets out to prove that tailhooks are for wussies - Mil Guide

Oh Oh I knew I should have had these brakes overhauled. - Tony Campo

Great landing Ensign! Now put it in reverse and park it between that A-6 & F-14. - Scout

Good Grasshopper, balance is key. - GRITS

You heard of Fly-By-Wire, this is Park-By-Wire - Airdale

Yeah, that's right. You keep balancing your spoons on the bar, buddy! - Ian

(darn forgot to start the engines) HOLD UP ON THE CAT.........- XGEP

Ok so the Revised Philadelphia experiment has been 50% effective thus far. - AdmerWill

LTjg Jones was sure that THIS time he managed to make the perfect landing until....- afwife5288

What stop sign??????????? - SSGWhiskers

Official US Navy Photo of a modified touch and go also known as a swan dive. Do not try this at home. - fubar

The order was PULL-UP not slow-up. Sir - winnie

Damn...This isnt good,I thought the flagman said "stop" - wolfluver

I thought you said this was a Harrier...OOPS!!!! - pa04to05

Just don't look down...... - CJC

I think we need just a little more take off practice. - Navy Mom

DARN! I wish they'd get it right! Start the engine - Rev up -- THEN Launch!!!!!!!!!!! - Retired Eagle

My breaks failed! What do I do now? - David W.

Watch out for that first step, it's a doozie!! - David W.

Just Don't Sneeze!!! - Timmy

OK, hotshot! Now how do we get outta here? - Cecilki

LT. Smith is assured a victory at this years steel beach picinic's belly flop contest. - Dan

The Frank Lloyd Wright solution to limited storage. - recon

Air brakes. - Van

Uh, skip! Which button is the flotation device again? - Ben

Steady As She Goes....Please! - Raggedrae

Wow!!! These new trap cables really are stronger than the others!! - Rick

Much to the pilot's chagrin, the crew only thought the rubber band was wound tight enough. - Navy Mom

Wow, I can't believe I finally got this thing stopped. - Rick L.

Due to budget costs, some aircraft carrier decks had to be cut short. - PM

UP, UP, and AWAY!" Now I gotta get back by dark! - daChief/LTC

I KNEW these airbrakes would work!! - viewcam

you told me you fixed the brakes - jodoin

Boy when the navy said they were short, I didn't think they were that short - Kansas Navy

That's what I call a "Cold Shot!" - Adam 1

I guess they really do roll up the streets at night, and the RUNWAY! - Paul C.

For my next trick.... - Charley Noble

Tower, didn't you say this runway was 10,000 feet long? - AUmugg

Watch that first step, it's a doozy - fomah

If a Navy pilot can balance a Tomcat like this, Congress should be able to balance the Nation's budget. - MSAGRO

The latest in "Civilizing" the military, now all ships come with Hood Ornaments. - Mark Palmer

If only we had 10 more feet of runway, Damn Clinton and his military cut backs. - tata

Wow, this new generation F18 really does have good balance! - Bill BR.

Time to get the brakes fixed - Bruce Carbone

On The Edge of Perception - MC MOM

OOPS!!! Don't move!!! - George F.

Whaddya mean 'the catapult is not working'?? - Nik

I don't give a jim bean how high gas prices are, if I don't start gettin the good stuff right now I'm gonna jump. - shawn

Captivated by the beautiful sunset, Hollywood completely forgot about the cat shot, until... - Mustang_DVS

Though it was a cold cat shot, the nugget wasn't worried; having watched many hours of cartoons in his formative years, he knew that he wouldn't fall as long as he didn't look down. - Mustang_DVS

Tony figured no one would know about his early morning joyrides as long as he had it back before anyone else woke up. - Mustang_DVS

As the ship pitched forward, Kenny suddenly remembered why tie-downs were so important. - Mustang_DVS

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