More than 45 readers — plus 11 creative students (ages 12-16) in Stephen Gallo's classroom at the Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center — submitted captions for last month's "Pass the Word" photo of a bear.
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The photographer, Jeff Ruppenthal, snapped the image at Hershey's ZooAmerica.
Be sure to look for the students' captions online!
This month's "Pass the Word" photo, also taken by Ruppenthal, shows a 4-week-old calf with its ears tagged, at a Quarryville dairy farm.
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Insert your last name].
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Monday, June 22.
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town of residence (as well as a daytime telephone number, which will not be published).
Please limit your submissions to three or less per month, and submit all on one page or in one e-mail. We reserve the right to edit your work.
Share your wit! Send us those captions!
"It takes a licking, but keeps on sniffing."
— Amanda K. Wolgemuth, Mount Joy
"Yep! I've got good taste!"
— Roxie Sarroff, Lancaster
"Is that Sarah Palin I see coming toward me? I'M OUTTA HERE!"
— Arlene Goldstein, East Hempfield
"I could eat s'more."
— Tom Alexander, New Providence
"OK, who put the peanut butter in my dish?"
— Karen Keiser, Lancaster
"Bear with me while I show you my good side."
— Donald Steller, Leola
"Mmm mmm good. Mmm mmm good. Hikers and campers are mmm mmm good!"
— Mark A. Steller, Leola
"You'll get a lickin' if you say 'grin and bear it' again!"
— Kevin Harrington, Bausman
"Hi, honey."
— Jack Pyott, Lancaster
"No (burp), I haven't see Goldilocks."
— Patti Pope, Akron
"Yum, there's a good-looking pic-a-nic basket."
— Cheri Rose, Lancaster
No sir, my name is not Theden Throwrug."
— Robert M. Johnson, Manheim
"That garbage can is so tempting."
— Jenny Caley, Bainbridge
"I think I see my lunch!"
— Martha Clark, Lititz
"Boy! I would like to hibernate with that honey."
— Roy Weik, Denver
"Ahh... thguse me, a lil helf, flease. I thin my tunn is thtuck to my nothe."
— Henri Rich, Lancaster
"Teddy bear, Teddy bear, turn around. ..."
— Reba Campbell, Lititz
"No, thanks. I don't need a tissue."
— Sandy Gay, Lititz, and Angie Lutz, Elizabethtownn
And there's more!Here are some more captions submitted by Sunday News readers. (Although many sent multiple options, we are only posting one caption per contributor.)
"That dessert bearly had enough honey in it."
— Don Weaver, Akron
"What are you looking at?"
— Michael G. Chernich, Brickerville
"Now, is this the place where the best salmon is supposed to be?"
— Marianne Gibble, East Petersburg
"With a little makeup, I could easily win the first prize as Most Beautiful."
— Thelma K. Myers, East Petersburg
"Roa ... choo!"
— Alex Lutz, age 8, Elizabethtown
Want snot ... waste snot
— Eric Lutz, Elizabethtown
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing."
— Robert E. Rhoads, Ephrata
"Where is the honey?"
— Sarah Bucher, Hopeland
"Mmm ... salmon run."
— Nancy Eckenrode, Lampeter
Hungry Bear, better beware!
— Elizabeth White, Kirkwood
"I can 'bearly' wait to have more of that honey, but it sure gets me tongue-tied."
— Linda Bloom, Lancaster
"I see you found the hot sauce."
— Winifred C. Goodin, Lancaster
"Don't give me any lip!"
— Gurley M. Manners, Lancaster
"Just grin and bare it!"
— Kate Manners, Lancaster
"OK, if you can touch your nose with your tongue like this, I'll leave your picnic basket alone."
— Mary Towey, Lancaster
"Ummmmm, did someone say 'honey pot'?"
— Anna C. Buch, Lebanon
"Licking my chops."
— Keith C. Yoder, Leola
"I don't care what that sign says. Throw me some Hershey Kisses, PLEASE!!!"
— Justin Bradley, age 9, Lititz
"Am I glad I live here. The Hershey bars are delicious."
— Bob Hill, Lititz
"Now, which honey do I really want?"
— Katherine Huddle, Lititz
"These allergies are unbearable!"
— Kamille K. Beittel, Manheim
"Mmmm. I see a honey pot."
— Ruth Heagy, Millersville
"This tongue's for you, happy hunter."
— Philip Lafferty, Mount Joy
"Oh, dear. I bearly can get this done."
— Jean Mummau, Mount Joy
"Yum! That was tasty. Now what's for dessert?"
— Janice Shelly, Mount Joy
"UM ... nothing like a berry pie cooling on the windowsill."
— Kitty Wagner, Mount Joy
"That was bearrry delicious!"
— Joan Alexander, New Providence
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing and I'm still hungry!
— Barbara Chervin, New Providence
"Hey, you talkin' to me?!"
— Barbara Long, Quarryville
"You want to make something out of it?!"
— Karen Mitchell, Strasburg
"WOW ... that's what I call 'nose-lickin' good.' "
— David Sunden, Willow Street
"That's lip-smacking GOOD!"
— Betty Fry, Witmer
The following submissions are from students in Stephen Gallo's classroom, 2A, at the Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center. The students range in age from 12-16.
"I'll chase you down — 'bearfoot'!"
— Aaron R
"Can you be my ring bear-er?"
— Dequann G
"I've got the munchies!"
— Justin
"That salmon BEARLY filled me up!"
— Josh G
"Hey, give me a cold one."
— Kenney G
"Mmmmmm..."
— Tim P
"Beary Bonds"
— Marcus S
"There's something fishy about this place."
— Vince M
"You can't wu-tang bearer than me!"
— Nelson G
