TR Contest: Caption Hugh Jackman Coaching a Boxing Robot
I have no idea why I’ve never done a caption contest before. It seems so obvious in retrospect — TR readers are fun, mean and creative, so letting you guys imagine the dialogue for a goofy movie still or videogame screenshot is something I should’ve tried long ago. So what’s first? That ridiculous Real Steel promo pic:
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Yes, that’s Hugh Jackman, giving sage advice to a boxing robot. But what? That’s your call. Three entries per person; contest ends at 12:01 am EST on Monday, June 28th. Assuming all goes well, I’ll have plenty more caption contests on TR in the future, so if you have any suggestions, I’d be happy to take a look at ’em. Have a great weekend, and may any vaginas you encounter — your own or otherwise — be free of balding psychics.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.