Friday, May 15, 2009

Caption Contest IX

Write a caption for the above photo using the comments.

Here's our try:
For the first time ever, Mary regretted dropping out of the rocket science program at MIT.

Previous contests here

Photo: ktylerconk

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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    Mary was able to fall back on her training as a nuclear engineer to figure out how to purchase a farecard.

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  2. Sean RobertsonMay 15, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    You know, I'd love to see what a UX/usability export could do with the design of these machines.

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  3. EmilyMay 15, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    Mary: "I can't figure this out"
    WMATA employee: "Me either."

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  4. cphtsdoodMay 15, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    Rube Goldberg himself was said to be jealous of Metro's ticket machine design.

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  5. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Simon says...

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  6. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 2:45 PM

    Lisa was embarrassed to find that she was unable to complete the purchase of a one day pass for the DC Metro. Though the machine required three, she could only recall a pair of 32-bit prime numbers.

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  7. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    Lisa's big weekend in DC plans would have to be put on hold for a half hour as she figured out how to buy a Metro ticket.

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  8. Tom A.May 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    Hunky guy thinks camera should be aimed at him, not some hideous purple sweater.

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  9. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Jennifer clutched her hand in agony after incurring a repetitive stress injury while buying a fare card.

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  10. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FARES? WHY!?!

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  11. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Wait. CTRL what?

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