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Sent by @Parkview from South Philly

Shot to the heart

Rain's to blame.

Sent in by @stdismas from London

Whipping Post

Someone enjoyed the Allman Brothers set at Jazzfest.

Sent in by traveling umbrellarazzi @Jhemerka

Your urban dictionary entry is awaiting approval

Gray Powelled: v, to leave something of value behind at a bar.
Ex: Oh man, last night was such a blast, even though I Gray Powelled my favorite umbrella.

via @WhitneyBender

So this is the danger zone, eh

This little maverick was snapped by Cath in Manhattan

Green piece

Spotted on Spring and Mercer in Manhattan by @MikeyIl.

Disabled precipitation-coverage vehicles, please pull over to the shoulder

Tagged on Bella's Facebook page by Roisin from Boston University's campus on Commonwealth Ave.

Kaleidescope

Beautiful shot taken outside Rome Central railway station 'Roma Termini' by jetsetter @StuartYoung

Indecent exposure

Must say, we did expect more of an effort from those stalwart, weather-worn Brits. First-timer @Stdismas sent this not-quite-broken castaway to us from London.

MBAin't gonna work here

Spotted by Alyssa outside Huntsman Hall - home of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania

And the Caption Captain winner is...

"Mary Poppins got a raise!"




Congratulations to reader and umbrellarazzi Rachel who will be receiving a signed copy of THE MANUAL OF DETECTION by fellow umbrellarazzi @JedediahBerry.

Thank you to all who entered and voted - we hope you had as much fun as we did! Back to our regularly scheduled April Showers!

Snow removal

Sent in last month from 65th and Park in Manhattan by Chayoung.

Priority parking

Sent in by @BellaFoxx from New York

Not funny

Added to our Facebook page by @Csembrot

Caption Captain III - Time to Vote

Thank you all for submitting such wonderful captions! Now the real fun begins: voting is open until midnight EST, Wednesday, April 14. One vote per person, so please do enlist your internetworld friends to help launch your caption into prize territory. Remember, our Caption Captain winner will receive a signed copy of The Manual of Detection (starring you know what!) from author Jedediah Berry.

Have fun and good luck to all entrants!

Into the wild

Spotted by @BellaFoxx in New York.

This machine does not accept

via @SweenIT in Manhattan

Looped

Submitted by Chayoung from Manhattan

Exciting news! The caption contest deadline has been extended through Friday at midnight, EST. Go enter!

Tres zut

This fella didn't have a prayer when @StuartYoung snapped him outside Notre Dame, giving us our first French carnage. Even the City of Light has its dark days.

LAST DAY to enter your caption to become Caption Captain III and win a signed copy of The Manual of Detection, which heavily features a certain hard-working foul weather accessory. Go get!

No time left on meter

This mass graveyard was uploaded to our Facebook page by first-timer Larissa from Philadelphia. Check out her whole album!

Only two days left to enter your caption to become Caption Captain III and win a signed copy of The Manual of Detection, which heavily features a certain hard-working foul weather accessory. Go get!

Moving on

Sent in by umbrellarazzi Jen from 10th and Bainbridge, Philadelphia.


Three more days to enter a caption to become Caption Captain III and win an awesome prize. Go get!

You audi be ashamed

Umbrellacide hit and run, caught on film! Authorities are not searching for the offender and not investigating whether this was a premeditated hit job. No ID was found on the carcass.

Spotted by @Coujones on Broad and Alter Street, Philadelphia

Did you enter your caption for the contest yet?

The blind side

Anyone recognize what this brolly says? Too blurry when zoomed in.


Sent in by a new umbrella-carnage thrillist Jim, from Philadelphia.

NB: Day 2 of the April Showers Caption Contest is heating up. Have you entered yet for your chance to win an autographed copy of The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry.

New caption contest. New awesome prize!

If you've been here before, you know the drill. If you're new - listen carefully to the rules: Take a stab at writing the most hilarious, insightful or appropriate caption for one, two or all three of the supplied photos. Leave your caption entry as a comment in the post, and in one week your peers will have the opportunity to vote you Caption Captain III.

Capiche?

Before we reveal this round's three photo candidates, let's reveal the prize. In keeping with our very high prize standards, it's a beaut. Caption Captain III will be the lucky recipient of a PERSONALLY SIGNED copy of The Manual of Detection by the esteemed* Jedediah Berry. Recognize the name? That's right, we snuck in his debut submission earlier this week, sneaksters that we are! It seems that Mr. Berry also shares our interest in rain's hardest working accessory, which is evident right there on page 2 of the Manual.

Enough with the appetite whetting, let's get to the captionless candidates!

Photo 1, courtesy of umbrellarazzi @JHemerka:



Photo 2:



Photo 3, courtesy of Maryland correspondent, Moira:



And there you go - comments are open for your caption-entry candidates! Good luck, have fun, and a very, very special thanks to Mr. Berry for his generous gift. See you back here in a week for the opening of the voting.

*If you're into the whole Young Lions Fiction Award, Strand Critics Award, Dashiell Hammett Prize finalist thing. Which we are.