Caption this photo.
Oct 9th by Jon
This was taken tonight at the Stuff Christians Like “meet and greet.” I think you could call it, “lightly attended.”
I would love to hear your caption ideas for this photo.
Here is mine,
“Having just barely missed the Fire Marshall’s maximum capacity, a young man decided to sit down with an enormous bag of Skittles.”
p.s. the captions you’re writing are hilarious. Please keep it up. Maybe I’ll make a motivational poster. I’ll write more about it later maybe but there were two folks that came on their own and two recruited, so including me and my friend Jeff there were 6 total. Which in a weird way ended up being pretty perfect. I had a music themed post planned for today but I think the comments you’re leaving are far too funny to cover up with another post. So let’s play the caption game today and I’ll move the music themed post to Saturday.
Comments
205 comments – a new high for the SCL blog – a Brave new World of Community.
I was going for “I am Legend – on the internet”
Oh, the stories counselor #5 will hear!
My church is offering a class on Wednesday Nights – “Walking w/ God in the Wilderness.” I’m just saying.
I would have loved to be there. When will you come to Arizona?
I knew I should have “sat on the gospel side”…
While waiting on his Promise Grill Jon wondered if he would still be able to eat skittles.
Stuff Christians Don’t Like: #1. Meeting and Greeting
“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and gosh darnit, people like me!”
OR
101 Uses for Plastic Grocery Bags:
Use No. 33 – Skittle Containment Device (double bagging recommended)
OR
“Hum, hmmm, hmmm, la, la, la
I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me?…..It’s the cool kids bus scenario all over again.”
I’ll stop now.
You are now officially the “Christian Fonzie” (you only have yourself to blame, bro).
i thought with all the YouTube playing that Sonseed would have been great and a huge attraction for our next youth event!!!!
thats right i went there
The Mormon-Baptist-Catholic mixer experienced a record attedence this year.
God answers Jon’s prayer for humility
The sarcasm intervention did not go over so well for poor Jon
jon,
i can’t believe i missed you at catalyst!
i seriously walked around for about 30 minutes looking for some guy with a unibrow and a side hugs t-shirt.
unfortunately, it appears as if your unibrow was on vacation for catalyst.
i loved it, i hope you did too.
maybe next year you can be a keynote, or one of those random on stage interviews. that’d be sweet, and full of sarcasm.
i’d bring skittles.
peace
-jess
“…And everyone opposed to purpling at camp, please exit the room.”
for the record. friend. i was intrigued by the promise of skittles, your name is what made me tell jeff to take me to you. no lie. glad to have met you… looking forward to continuing the friendship! you funny dude.
-dee dee
The world’s loneliest side hug.
“Here is the church, here is the steeple, open it up…hey, what happened!!??”
uh, jon, we’ve been waiting for you in the next room for the last hour…
would’ve went too, jon. if only plane fare from the Philippines weren’t that expensive… you’re an inspiration. keep on writing.
Jon realised the fatal flaw in his plan was not inviting Anne Jackson to the meet and greet.
My caption idea:
Christians take the side hug only thing seriously…. who knew???
As Jon was church shopping he ran into a snag without the correct version of the Bible he had to sit out this one. But when he gets home he was going to go online and order himself his very own PEW version to add to his impressive collection.
Okay, I’m a little behind on posts but I saw this and had to add my caption: “Wish you were here.”
OK, So Now I really feel dumb for saving this other seat.
“Did the rapture come?!”
New Zealand too. A bit far away
well, I’m big in New Zealand…
I have not been here for a little over a week .. so I read the “empty room” post .. THEN saw the photo … in that order it was very entertaining.
I bet you cant guess who tonight’s winner of “meet and defeat” was.
Even the Crickets didn’t show up.
What happens when Bill Hybels hosts a seminar in the room across the hall.
Perhaps the pork and beans burrito was a bad idea for breakfast… and lunch… and supper… all week.
a joke we played on the first timer guy who showed up for the struggling with porn support group.
As I sat alone in the waiting room of Heaven the Teal seats were a dead (no pun intended) giveaway that the Baptists controlled the committee vote on decorations.
Beans, beans…
they're good for your heart…
At least we know you're persistent! Sorry couldn't be there Jon, it would've been awesome! I'm with everyone else, keep up with this, I look forward to it every day!! And whoever said people will be kicking themselves in a few years because they missed the chance to meet the SCL guy, they're totally right.
God's peace, and razzle dazzle!
Becky
"I can't move, I just sharted"
That’s a pretty off color comment for a Christian environment there sparky.
Apparently this guy has not yet heard that there is no Ham on bun after the meet and greet.
(dutch/Christian reformed thing sorry)
Objects and individuals shown actual size. Offer of Skittles not valid at Christian conference. See store for details.
"I'm a pretty big deal… online… "
Stuff christians like #99: bailing out on Jon Acuff
Lol so NOT true but a funny caption!
No matter how many times I look at this picture, I still LOL every time. (P.S. I would never bail on you, Jon.)
Motivated! (using the Motivational Poster Maker at BigHugeLabs – http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php)
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an audience of one?… oops wrong book…
Oh my gosh, Jon, you are the greatest! Maybe you should have like an online meet and greet webinar or something? An old-fashioned conference call? Live Facebook discussion? Eh, I don’t know! I live in Oklahoma. I’m not sure where you’re at, but if you came to Oklahoma I would SO be there! I feel so bad for you. Please know that your “real life” m &g attendance was NOT representative of those of us who rely on your incredible wit and wisdom everyday!
I don’t really remember how I found your blog. It wasn’t long after it started. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed, and….you get the picture! Then, as I started reading it regularly, it started molding me and shaping me into a better person. Anyone with half a brain can see the influence of God shining through your work. I am often convicted by your candid honesty and the discussion of others in the comments. It’s really incredible and always makes me feel better in the end. Thank you so much for following God’s call. You don’t know how much you mean to us!
Have an incredible day, Jon, and keep those posts a’comin’!
but if there were two, then that would just be awkward.
There are no disagreements in our church.
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