Whipping Post

Someone enjoyed the Allman Brothers set at Jazzfest.

Sent in by traveling umbrellarazzi @Jhemerka

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.

Long arm of the ail

Well at least we know the trash can isn't going anywhere.

Sent in from Union City, NJ, from @Jhemerka

The Olympic Code

Thou shalt not be photographed with any beverage that is not an official sponsor. Or else.

Spotted by reader Jason on Broad and South Street, Philadelphia

Snowzen

Another broken snow umbrella spotted by Jason in snowy Philadelphia.

11th and Market Street

Struggling to find the upside to this situation

Spotted by Jason in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square

Snagged

To be American is to not just dream of a better life, but to stop at nothing to achieve it. Unfortunately for some, they were put here on Earth but for one purpose and no amount of effort can change that.

Spotted by Jason on 18th and Pine, Philadelphia.

It's our dream that you'll submit an umbrella photo from one of our uncharted regions this year!

Oh snap, guess what I saw a minute later

Seriously, that's exactly what he wrote us in the email that contained this second photo.

Thanks, reader Jason from Philadelphia!

Oh snap, guess what I saw

Was the exact subject line of the email sent by our umbrellarazzi, jason.

A happy and safe New Year to all umbrellas and bumber shooters, and all the best in 2010!

No speed

Submitter Jason tells us he came upon someone else taking a photo of our subject. The plot thickens!

Turtle

Jason found this shy guy on 18th and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia.

Little brellas

And they're all made of
Ticky-tacky and they all
Break down just the same

Another from Jason!

Token

Exact fare only
No place to keep a token
Free ride to the dump.

Spotted in a Philadelphia subway station by Jason.

Innocent until proven funny

If only this is what the 11:00 news teasers meant when they tell me there was another Philadelphia mugging tonight, and to stay tuned for the lottery numbers. Looking like a fun night was had by... most.

Thanks good citizens!

Expired

You know how sometimes, you make a new friend who you really get on well with and really want to continue being friends with, yet you think that at any time the next story you tell that reveals just how weird and quirky you are, could be The One, That Story that ends the friendship? Yeah, the broken umbrella blog wasn't that story.

Thanks new friend Jason!