HEAT WAVE - READERS CAPTION CHALLENGE WINNING ENTRY!!

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Hotter than what?!  Hotter than an OSU Compliance Officer at a Tattoo Convention?  Hotter than those hockey chicks Brian photobombed?  Hotter than the hot sauce on your barbacoa burrito at Chipotle??

That's right, it's a READERS CAPTION CHALLENGE!!! I've drawn the artwork and started the idea, now it's up to you, the readers, to put your own sense of humor to work to deliver the punchline!  How would you complete Tom's sentence?  Leave your most creative & witty solutions in a comment below and keep checking back all day to see what other readers have come up with.

Hey, it's the offseason.  Sharpen your sarcasm before the season begins.

The best answer, chosen by myself, will be worked into the final version and feature the winning writer's name in the by-line forever in the strip archives.  The winner will be chosen and announced on Monday morning.  Good luck!

UPDATE:

The winning punchline has been embedded into the strip above!  Actually, the final text is a composite of ideas from MGoBlog readers "1484" and "blueblooded14," as depicted in the final piece.  And for the record, I have no fascination with the number 14-- just a strange coincidence I suppose.

Thanks to everyone for all of the great ideas-- this was certainly a fun exercise in MGoCreativity, and we'll be sure to do one again in the future.  GO BLUE!!

The First Ever "BLOCKHAMS CAPTION CHALLENGE!"

A few weeks ago, I created an image for a strip, without fully knowing what the tagline would be. Surprisingly enough, this happens quite often-- I can see the strip in my head and know just how I want it laid out, but I struggle with the last frame or punchline and plug it in last. Sounds like a recipe for failure but some of the most well-received strips here at The Blockhams were created this way.

Anyway, after considering several ways to go with this strip, I ended up running it past MISOPOGON just for kicks, and he threw his two cents into it.  And then I got an idea-- how about a good ol' fashioned caption contest featuring some of my (and your) favorite members of the Michigan Football media? I sent out the call to a short list of candidates, and to my delight most agreed! I then worked up their responses into the original artwork and the results are what you see below.

My apologies for missing my first ever regularly scheduled entry in ten months on Tuesday... but I reserve the right to not draw during a national disaster, haha. Speaking of which, I hope everyone is safe, sound and lost nothing of great value during this whole Hurricane Sandy business.

So... ONTO THE STRIPS!!  Featured below are each of the entries from some of the most talented writers covering Michigan Football-- Please feel free to click on the link below each of their respective strips to visit each writer's own fantastic site online. And before you're finished, don't forget to vote for your favorite treatment of the strip-- the winner will receive a Free Imaginary Trip to Mrs. Katzenmoyer's Office with Charlie Blockham!!! (My own strip is listed as well, but is not available for vote.)

Without further ado, I present to you... "THE CUBE."

ME, HERE

GREG DOOLEY, MVICTORS

BRAD MUCKENTHALER, MAIZE N BLUE NATION

CRAIG D. BARKER, THE HOOVER ST. RAG

TIM SULLIVAN, THE WOLVERINE.COM

BRIAN COOK, MGOBLOG

SETH "MISOPOGON" FISHER, MGOBLOG

Tom Van Haaren, ESPN.COM's WOLVERINE NATION 

KYLE MEINKE, MLIVE.COM

THE SHREDDER, MIDNIGHT MAIZE

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WHO WROTE THE BEST VERSION OF "THE CUBE?"
	Greg Dooley, MVictors
	Brad Muckenthaler, Maize n Blue Nation
	Craig D. Barker, Hoover Street Rag
	Tim Sullivan, The Wolverine
	Brian Cook, MGoBlog
	Seth "Misopogon" Fisher, MGoBlog
	Tom Van Haaren, ESPN Wolverine Nation
	Kyle Meinke, MLive
	The Shredder, Midnight Maize
pollcode.com free polls

Thanks to everyone who took part in this fun little exercise in creativity!  We'll return to our regularly scheduled Blockhams content next week!  See you then and WIN THE LITTLE BROWN JUG!

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