July 24, 2012

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And the winning caption submission is…

“After intense training for the past four years, Fred’s hopes of win­ning a medal were dashed when he learned that bouncy bas­ket­ball would not be included in this year’s summer Olympics (or ever).”

Submitted by Amy Suslosky.

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