7/30/14

To the disbelief of her daughters-in-law, Carol and Anne Louise, Pegatha describes what the height of the pine tree behind them had been only two weeks beforehand. They continued to doubt her story up until one month later when one sixth of the house had been dismantled by the expanding trunk and branches!

Initially, Shirl went along with Janay's little lark of getting tied up to the campus flagpole, but after both breakfast and lunch had passed without any escape in sight, she was beginning to lose patience...

Cliff had been up most of the night doing everything he could think of to ensure a win at the 6th Annual Gainesboro Dog & Owner lookalike contest, but he hadn't counted on neighbor Angelique tinting both her and her poodle Germaine's hair a pale cotton candy pink!

Sherilyn knew she'd chosen both the right lipstick and the right tube top when she stepped off the bus and began walking up to Larry's porch in anticipation of their usual Saturday afternoon together!

After enduring endless complaints from Mr. Crankmeyer about the noise from his drum set, Jesse thought he'd try another instrument and instead brought home an electric guitar and amplifier...

After waiting so long in line at Falafel House, Rameses started to wonder if he should have put bumblebees on the hit list as well all the other mandated executions he'd put forth over the previous years...

7/25/14

Magdelina and Yvette wished Nancy Kay all the best at her wedding reception, but knew from the grapevine that any marriage to a long-haul, cross-country truck driver like Griff could be a lonely one...

This time out, Harriet had two birthday wishes. One was that she hadn't worn as much Final Net as she did that afternoon and the other was that The Knotty Elm had installed a sprinkler system...

Not even years of playing Mystery Date with her older sisters could have prepared Cynthia for meeting Bruce for the first time as he arrived to take her to the Erie County Park fireworks!

The little hamlet of Poeville, Nevada was home to a secret society of medical students devoted to the study of brain function at a time when few doctors specialized in such matters.

Years after his first career as a figure strap artists model, Hubert still found it difficult to strike a simple pose for a snapshot and occasionally slid back into old habits.

Mrs. Stoeffer thought she was doing Chester a favor by surrounding him with her stuffed animal collection while she was away at work. What she didn't know was that some of them, like Pecky the Owl and Fluffy Bear could get downright menacing when they thought they could get away with it!

7/23/14

Melanie Crookbang thought she was smart to multi-task by having Alexander fed at the same time he was receiving a haircut... until he later coughed up a hairball and she realized that Similac wasn't all he'd been swallowing during the appointment.

The other girls could have Marmaduke, Family Circle and all the rest of the comics on the funny pages. Helen, always a progressive-minded gal, invariably headed right to the Business and Finance section of The Cashton Wisconsin Trumpet.

And so Mrs. Badinage found out the hard way what a mistake it was to give Anna Sue a fresh apple fritter in the kitchen when Champer and Spike had not yet been let outside...

Saturday, in anticipation of some hot dates, was always "haircut day" for Charlie, Len and Reno, chief hands at The Ben Dover Ranch. This time, though, they looked and felt so good about their new cuts that they opted to forgo their night on the town and head right back to the bunk house!

Bert didn't mind at all that his parents liked to stage a little photo shoot like this after his morning bath, but with the outdoor temperature a crisp 44 degrees, he couldn't help but wish that one of them would reach over and turn the radiator on!

An otherwise happy Halloween was spoiled for all time when Jeff and Janice went to pose next to their Uncle Irving's Jack O'Lantern... and it threatened them!

7/21/14

This marks the 200th post of photos here at Krazy Kaptions! Thanks to all of my faithful readers, both of you, as we continue to gently rib those wonderful people and animals represented in these often-amazing pictures!

Times being so tough for The Munkeegrooms, eldest brother Snip came up with an ingenious way to save money. One 25-cent barbering manual was parlayed into a daisy chain of family haircuts, though it wasn't until his own hair was worked on by littlest brother Hack that the plan was abandoned...

Therese managed to have fun at the new Timberland Water Park in Scuffletown, Virginia, though a full day of enjoying the "rides" typically resulted in the need for a small tin of Band-Aids and a new swimsuit!

Randall liked to hang around outside Armleder's Clothing Store in the hopes that while the delivery men were distracted with some of the less attractive (and less realistic) mannequins, he might make off with one that suited his purposes better!

Chuck Belcher was proud that his parents allowed him to watch and feed little brother Heimlich ("Hymie" for short), until the day when he accidentally put corn starch into the bottle instead of formula...

Celeste had recovered surprisingly well from her accident, thanks to Dr. Picasso, though things still weren't exactly the way they'd been beforehand.  Nevertheless, she was able to do an awesome spider crawl and was always the first one chosen at picnics for the wheelbarrow race!

An Olympic hopeful from his earliest days, little Bart would run through several routines in the backyard, always forcing little sister Elsie to act as judge, which she did unstintingly if not enthusiastically...

7/18/14

Bertram and Hildegarde (and daughter Nan) loved to dine at The Matterhorn outdoor cafe, but knew from prior experience how bland the dishes could sometimes be, so they packed and brought their own salt and pepper...

Francois enjoyed the lap of luxury at his home with The Skinningtons, but could tell by the fate of Rex the bobcat that it didn't pay to cross the line when it came to their rules.

All was joyful at Camp Van Cleef until Captain Winston, a local pearl harvester, thought he spotted "three big ones that had escaped their shells" and cast his net out to grab them before anyone else could!

Nora Piddlebox liked to make things festive, but also didn't believe in spoiling her daughter Sara, so she made certain that the birthday cake was not the largest thing on the table...

Travis tentatively posed, this time standing on the bench, for a second photo with Streamy the Clown because the first attempt had involved being squirted square in the face by water from one of Streamy's daisy-shaped buttons!

Though they were desperate not to let anyone in on the fact that they felt something was terribly wrong, Carol Sue and Jack nonetheless had to contort themselves in trying to fully take in and comprehend Veronica's new hairdo as she arrived for Parcheesi Night.

7/16/14

His parents felt that it somehow made it easier on little Phillipe to have his iron mask fitted with bunny ears. That way people might be less threatened and more inclined to wave at him as they strolled by his window every day.

Kung Tao Win learned the hard way that too much driving in a convertible eventually caused his beard to grow off to one side, so for the next several months he would keep the top up unless he was on a road where the top speed was 25 mph. 

Millard was so militant when it came to being on time that he showed up in The Gruens' back yard and began to play The Wedding March on his accordion even though no guests were even seated yet! This was because the bride Cecilia had locked herself in the guest bathroom due to a case of the jitters and was threatening not to be wed that day at all!

While Jimmy and Curt wished they'd never even brought baby brother Paul with them to visit Santa, Santa was wondering how he was going to clean off his knee before the next child arrived as well as whether Mrs. Claus had anything at home that might get a brown stain out of his suit!

April was in a frantic rush to get ready after Ted's call for a date and worried that two hours was never going to be enough time to get her hair properly jacked up for the evening.

Fewer people than one might think objected to Ned's swimming in only his Munsingwear jockey shorts. The chief complaint was that this was not even his own pool, but Chuck and Irma Danskin's two blocks down the street!

7/14/14

After weeks and months of enduring condescending sneers from the two rhinestone-collared poodles that lived one block down from her, Matilda could now take pleasure in knowing that it was her turn to gloat, for she had the largest and most elaborately decorated doggie bed in Shepherdsville.

Hiram came so close to winning the 3rd Annual Mr. Private Parts Contest at Fort Bragg, but his ill-advised sock garters resulted in runner-up status. Jim (middle) came in third and for the second time in a row, Chet took top honors.

True, it had been forty long years since they first founded the Abernathy Del Sarte Clog-Jigging Society, but reunions had continued to provide merriment for Velda, Mary Sue, Patricia and Lilianne ever since.

Kelly had been instructed to scrape the bottom of the marina for sunken treasure, but was saddened to find that after 20 minutes of diving the only thing she came up with was a cranky little boy named Patrick who would soon become her adoptive brother!

A rare moment of peace and docility for little Lucifer, who ordinarily drove his mother, Mrs. Samhain, to distraction with a whole series of mischief and mayhem...

This was quite a big day for little Kevin, who was christened once at the church and then christened once more by Terrence on the floor of the living room!

7/11/14

After a long day of buffalo hunting (wings were his favorite part), Chief Iron Eyes Colby liked nothing more than to retire to the pool for a little R & R along with a refreshing glass of sarsaparilla.

Though not credited for it in most history books, it was young Davy Crockett who popularized shorts for men, since trailblazing tended to get particularly hot during the dog days of July and August.

Vera Louise had no choice but to admit that this was certainly one of her daffier blind dates, but in the final analysis it was also one of the most memorable and fun!

After a long winter and spring with her customary fire engine red locks, Ann tried "Sun-In" for a more lively shade to get her through the active and bright summer months.  Her friend Bev was skeptical, but her husband Andy approved and that was all that mattered...

Her record deal was set to expire at midnight, but after a previous rough night Bonnie just wasn't up to dressing and heading into the studio. Instead she laid down some vocal tracks at home and had them delivered to the music editor by special messenger.

And so, once again, The Pompano Beach Pincher struck when given the opportunity. Being face down, Mavis wasn't able to get a good look at him, but unfortunately for him, nearby Rowena hadn't actually been asleep and could give police an accurate description of the culprit. (That was, of course, unless he promised to come by and pinch her, too!)

Bonus Photo:

So long as the dispute over property lines continued, Mrs. Pecker encouraged her son Pete to "water" their neighbor Mr. Dixon's lawn until there was scarcely any remaining remnant of green grass!