Caption contest!; Update: Poll added!
posted at 12:36 pm on July 7, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
I just can’t resist on this photograph. Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev meet for the first time in Moscow, and Obama offers his unclenched hand. The look on Medvedev’s face says … well, that’s what you need to tell us! Put your caption ideas in the comments section, and later this evening I’ll add a poll with either the most recurring captions or my favorites.
Update: Here’s the poll, as promised. I had to finally just stop adding entries; there’s a lot of brilliance in the comments section, though, so read through them all. This is at least a representative list. Enjoy!
Also, I failed to link back to Drudge Report, where I got this photo; thanks for the reminders in the comments section, and my apologies to Matt Drudge for the oversight.
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“So I’ve been meaning to ask you, why does Putin pick up the phone when I call instead of you?”
Thunderstorm129 on July 7, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Obama: “I feel pretty…you are pretty…we are so pretty, witty, and gaaay…”
spacewife on July 7, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Iron my shirt little man. . . .and don’t touch the jacket.
Texyank on July 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM
(heard somewhere above the stage)
“Stop it Putin…you’re gonna get the strings crossed!”
“Shutup Soros!”
Thunderstorm129 on July 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM
“Eww..is that Afro-Sheen in his hand?
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Obama’s face says… C’mon Med….where ya stashin the wadka?
Meds face says…. Foolish Foolish man. We will bury you!!!
capejasmine on July 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM
thank a spiritual being who may or may not be present that they have MO to protect them huh? lol
Fighton03 on July 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Oof. That’s gonna leave a mark.
LibTired on July 7, 2009 at 2:39 PM
o: President Putin, what an absolute delight to finally meet you!
Sweet_Thang on July 7, 2009 at 2:41 PM
“I crush de hand of de african puppet boy. Muhahahahaha”
Key West Reader on July 7, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Medvedev to O: You are no messiah!
(Medvedev is a devout Orthodox Christian).
MaximusConfessor on July 7, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Medvedev knows this photo will be seen worldwide, so he looked bored and uninterested while Obooba, with no thought of how this will look, has his hand on Medvedev’s shoulder like, “We’re cool, right?”
This photo captures Obooba being taken to the cleaners. It is brilliant diplomatic stagecraft on Medvedev’s part. The US just got pwned by one of the few nations able to do so,
As Kruschev put it, “I spit in his face and he calls it dew.”
Akzed on July 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM
President Obama is seen using the recently completed Medvedev-bot to practice his greeting of foreign leaders during his upcoming trip to Russia. The Medvedev-bot was conceived of by Democratic strategists, and was funded by $760 million of TARP, for Obama’s use to practice shaking hands, bowing, and kissing the shoes of foreign dignitaries. Unfortunately, the available funds were only enough to construct the upper half of the Medvedev-bot, prompting the White House to ask for an additional $500 million for its completion.
Ferris on July 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Medeved: “If his name is Obama why does Putin call him Mr. Hankey?
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Obams: “Hidee Ho, Always take a towel with you”
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Obama: “No, you must be Don Francisco’s sister.”
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Medvedev- “That’s the last time I play Rock, Paper, Scissors with Putin”
Guest1.1 on July 7, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Obama: Hey, we all got skin in this game!
Medvedev: Not tonight. I have a headache.
Yoop on July 7, 2009 at 2:48 PM
o: President Putin, what an absolute delight to finally meet you!
Sweet_Thang on July 7, 2009 at 2:41 PM
ROFLMAO!!!!!!
capejasmine on July 7, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Medvedev: You are a Meathead, dead from the neck up.
thomasaur on July 7, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Med: Don’t pat me on shoulder, Michelle.
bluelightbrigade on July 7, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Med: “Putin’s pulling my strings. Who’s pulling yours?”
aero on July 7, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Obama- “Hang on for a minute, I’d like you to meet my brain, We call him Teleprompter. He has his own website and everything!”
Guest1.1 on July 7, 2009 at 2:52 PM
“You must bow down to me also Amercian fool”
Redglen on July 7, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Medvedev: Now go get your f*ckin shine box!
mizflame98 on July 7, 2009 at 2:53 PM
” Oh my lord, his breath is going to make me sick!”
Redglen on July 7, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Obama thinks: Another who can hardly look at my holiness.
Medvedev thought: Man his ears are huge! I better not look again or I might just bust out laughin.
shick on July 7, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Obama: “Isn’t it a LOVELEEE mornin”!
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Obama: Lenin?
Med: he was good, but Stalin was more effective, my little Baraksky
notagool on July 7, 2009 at 2:56 PM
“I can’t speak Soviet, so just let me say this in American. I am happy to be here, as is my lovely, talented, highly fashionable wife, Michelle.”
Thunderstorm129 on July 7, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Obama: “Nobody moves or the President get’s it”
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Putin- “Now Medy, When you meet the community organizer of the free world, Don’t Laugh. Think about taking out the garbage or something”
Guest1.1 on July 7, 2009 at 2:57 PM
“Why don’t you just go ahead and hold onto this for me… it’s a little comforting, being in the dark as I try & play ‘catch up’…”
nationspatriotcom on July 7, 2009 at 2:57 PM
…100% chance Medvedev is thinking this.
Wow. We look weak.
Green Muse on July 7, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Obama: Who da man! Am I right? Am I right? Med-dy, hel-lo! Earth to Meddy!
Medvedev: Idiot gave me a bottle of Smirnoff.
or
Obama: ‘Scuse me, I gotta go check out Michael Jackson’s funeral thing on the TV.
or
Medvedev: I must break you.
or
Obama: Yes, I would like to go see Lenin’s Tomb.
(I noticed that none of these are wholly original captions.)
CO2 Producer on July 7, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Medeved: Why do I suddenly have a taste for some rice”?
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 2:58 PM
LOL
Okay, one more:
“Yes, I uh, get the euphemism of the uh, grip, Medvedevator…”
nationspatriotcom on July 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Medeved: ” I will taunt you a second time”
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Med: (thinking) “Meh! I feel no tingle running down my leg! What foolishness is this! American State Media is more lick spittle than even OURS! This man is no “light worker”, he is clown, pawn, proxy! He gives figure head presidents like myself bad name…and he shakes hands like small, weak girl!“
Obama: (thinking) “C’mon now, I just GAVE you guys carte blanche to do what you want in eastern Europe! I’m scrapping missle defense as fast as I can and even I’M not stupid enough to believe you guys are going to REDUCE your nuclear stockpile, even if I’m going to totally gut ours, but I’m trying to show some appreciation here! Shake your hand! When I get home, I’m going to have a press conference about bringing peace in our time and all that crap and YOU guys made that possible! C’mon! WHY WON’T YOU EVEN LOOK AT ME!?! WHO ARE YOU TO RESIST!?! HAVEN’T YOU GUYS HEARD? I’M LIKE GOD!!! LIKE GOD!!!“
SuperCool on July 7, 2009 at 3:00 PM
You beat me to it.
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Medeved: “I wonder if I can get a fake Rolls Royce front end for my Zil.”
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Medvedev: “Are the cameras still rolling, am I done toying with this child yet?
ClassicCon on July 7, 2009 at 3:01 PM
“Wow, tight grip you’ve got there. Easy now. Fine, okay, we’ll sign a nuclear arms treaty–now will you please release my hand?”
cackcon on July 7, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Medvedev: [snort] [giggle] (to himself) This bozo actually thinks we’re going to disarm. [giggle] [snort]
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 3:01 PM
This one is good +1.
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Welcome to the Barak Appology Tour… Hey, I’m over here. Look at me, look at me. ABC, get a close up.
Guest1.1 on July 7, 2009 at 3:04 PM
OB: Med my boy could you please direct me to the LITTLE Boys room I really, really need to go.
DM: Did the Ms. Michelle not teach him to go before big important meeting. Putts… He has hand shake like dead sturgeon too.
USMCDevilDog on July 7, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Medvedev thought: Should I tell the guy his fly is down?
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Medvedev: “Do you play the banjo?”
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Medvedev thinking to himself: If I don’t acknowledge him, maybe he’ll just go away.
la.rt.wngr on July 7, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Medvedev: (thinking to himself) What in the name of Vladimir Lenin’s well-preserved grape nuts are those things sticking out the side of his head? He could pick up Russian satellite TV with those.
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Medvedev thinking: Al Jolson did a great imitation of this guy
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:09 PM
“The Evil Empire is baaack!”
Hening on July 7, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Medvedev thinking:I wonder if he knows Huggy Bear from Starsky & Hutch?
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Obama: Pull my finger
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Medvedev: (thinking) Huh. Jackie Mason was right. He really is a schwartze.
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Details???
;-)
ladyingray on July 7, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Obama: Medeved you’re O Tay!
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:12 PM
What a maroon!
hillbillyjim on July 7, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Obama: “Come on, don’t be a party pooper, it’ll be fun. I’ll start… ‘We are the world…’”
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 3:12 PM
+1 for funny and +1 for truth.
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Two words, dude.
Tic Tacs.
hillbillyjim on July 7, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Medvedev: “Not now, I’m trying to watch the Michael Jackson memorial…”
Wyznowski on July 7, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Medvedev: Stay with us at the Kremlin. We’ve boards up some windows with plywood in your room and installed a crack ho to make you feel at home.
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Medvedev: “Not now, I’m trying to watch the Michael Jackson memorial…”
Wyznowski on July 7, 2009 at 3:13 PM
lol
Jeff from WI on July 7, 2009 at 3:14 PM
” OH MY GOD!” ” B.O. really HAS B.O.!”
Redglen on July 7, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Obama: “C’mon Med, I swear I didn’t sleep with Brian Williams. I was just flirtin.”
TXUS on July 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Medvedev: Sh*t, I thought Putin said ‘Bel Air’ not ‘Bill Ayers’.
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Tanks, jackass but da Region von DVD’s don’t verk here either.
JohnO on July 7, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Please President er, Premier not so hard. You can let go now? PLEASE!
(I’ll bow next time)
oldernwiser on July 7, 2009 at 3:19 PM
+1 for funny and +1 for truth.
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Obama: “Damn it, Med, I wish I knew how to quit you.”
TXUS on July 7, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Medvedev: “Hey, you’re not Sarah Palin.”
Wyznowski on July 7, 2009 at 3:22 PM
You have more CZARS than me, but at least I have balls
ReaganConservative3 on July 7, 2009 at 3:23 PM
For a troll, that’s pretty good.
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Medvedev: (thinks) Mother puss bucket, I can’t believe I have to share a podium with Jar-Jar Binks over here.
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 3:25 PM
+1
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:26 PM
“I knew this Yank would bring a dead fish handshake… I wonder how hard I can squeeze before he taps out or something pops…”
navogel on July 7, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Obama thinks: Putin forgot to turn on the Medbot. Now where’s that button he told me about?
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Barry: Do you happen to have Dijon mustard?
Dmitry: Dijon? What an sissy pansy waist. Really men use Colman’s Mustard.
USMCDevilDog on July 7, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Medvedev:
“Hands off Pinnochio, I ain’t Chris Mathews and this ain’t MSNBC. Give up your nukes first Puppet? or Real Boy?”
dhunter on July 7, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Medvedev thought: Who needs iron curtains when we’ve got this insider?
shick on July 7, 2009 at 3:31 PM
I’m not gonna lie…If I only had this pic to go by, I’d have a new respect for Russian diplomacy.
Nothing says, “Pwn3d” like what Oblueballs just got in this pic.
bluelightbrigade on July 7, 2009 at 3:31 PM
I can do fast or slow…
ladyingray on July 7, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Details???
;-)
ladyingray on July 7, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Yes details. If you’re gonna brag, I am going to ask for details. After all you could be talking about how you churn butter.
LincolntheHun on July 7, 2009 at 3:32 PM
“Я интересую чего вроде подарок гречихи он имеет для меня”
“I wonder what kind of crap gift he has for me?”
Do NOT blame me for the translation from English to Russian back to English.
pain train on July 7, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Medvedev: “Are the cameras still rolling, am I done toying with this child yet?
ClassicCon on July 7, 2009 at 3:01 PM
This one has my vote MEdvev clearly looks annoyed and is ready to deal with the real american leader
Kevin43 on July 7, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Back off purple lips I’m Not an American Presstitute!
dhunter on July 7, 2009 at 3:39 PM
(Dmitry Medvedev) A handshake and backslap !!!..that’s it??
I was expecting the Obama kowtow bow.
:)
.
philly_PA on July 7, 2009 at 3:41 PM
O: “Next time just remember, I look better with a yellow background.”
spacewife on July 7, 2009 at 3:45 PM
U.S. Flag, thinking: “I can’t believe I’m standing here behind these socialist ingrates.”
TXUS on July 7, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Churning butter would be a waste of my skills…
ladyingray on July 7, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Medved…..I just farted! how do you like that bomb!!
grapeknutz on July 7, 2009 at 3:46 PM
hehehe
ladyingray on July 7, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Hey Med.. where da white women at?
GoodBoy on July 7, 2009 at 3:48 PM
ladyingray on July 7, 2009 at 3:46 PM
As I suspected, do some details about your fast and slow ability please.
LincolntheHun on July 7, 2009 at 3:49 PM
“Putin ws right. America won the war but has lost the peace.”
MikeA on July 7, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Obama: “I thought I asked you to cover up that American flag…”
Daggett on July 7, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Dmitry Medvedev looks as if he feel the same as most Americans do towards hussein,..TOTUS!
Our loss is (sadly) Dmitry Medvedev gain!
christene on July 7, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Medved: It’s THAT easy?! Oh, where WAS this guy 20 years ago…?
VitalRoar on July 7, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Not on a public forum…don’t want to give away my secrets…
ladyingray on July 7, 2009 at 3:56 PM
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