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National Geographic Magazine October 1996
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Photograph by the U.S. Coast Guard

ALASKA—Two icebreakers, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northwind  and the U.S. Navy’s Burton Island, went on a 47-day expedition in the Bering Sea, where they encountered many problems in their attempts to break through the ice. Still, the frosty setting provided a unique “stadium”. This picture was received in the NGS archives in July 1953.

There were lots of references to a typically warm place freezing over. Our editors weeded out the redundant ones but kept the team variations out of fairness. We chose the top five and included a number of runner-ups.



The Best

And the winning captions are...

From Grant Sikstrom of Edmonton, Alberta Canada:
If I can just keep fouling off these pitches for another four months this game will be called because of darkness.

From Len Sinfield of Regina, Saskatchewan:
Hey! No more spit balls, the balls getting too big!

From Mike of Pennsylvania:
You think this World Series had a storm? Why, I remember once...

From Michelle McKinley of Sumter, SC:
Pete Rose to his agent: They said they would freeze my assets, but this is RIDICULOUS!

From Cynthia Tham of Atlanta, GA (Emory U):
A game that is as cold as the world series is exciting.


Honorable
mentions

From Terry Campbell of Greenwood, AR:
If you build it, they will come...

From Mary Anne Schooling of Perth, Western Australia:
Just make sure that kid in the Yankees cap isn’t in the outfield!!

From Tom Scola of Hoboken, NJ:
Hell may have frozen over, but at least the Cubs are in the Series!

From Dave Liddle of Dallas, Texas:
It'll be a cold day in hell before the Yankees win the World Series.

From Tom Hennessy of Overland Park, KS:
It'll be a cold day in Hell when Atlanta wins the National League Pennant.

From Ted Neitzke of Port Washington, Wisconsin:
HELL FINALLY FROZE OVER The Cubs are playing in the World Series.

From Joshua Sharf of Fairfax, VA:
Gives whole new meaning to the phrase “frozen rope”.

From Len Sinfield of Regina, Saskatchewan:
The worst thing about sliding into second, is that I don’t stop until I get to third!

From Nelson Cuencan of Siloam Springs, Arkansas:
Hey, who was the smart guy who painted the ball white?

From Merrill Dodge of Taylorsville, UT:
Penguins put Antarctic Series On Ice. Polar Bears receive the Cold Shoulder

From ARM of St. Louis, MO:
Slide, Kelly, Slide

From David A. Rothbard of Silver Spring, MD:
Looking for some heat.


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