WOW! More than 110 readers submitted clever captions for our first "Pass the Word" feature photo of turkey vultures.

Here are samples from all contributors who followed our guidelines.

"Welcome to your first day of law school."

— Jim Stephens, Akron

Legislators at work

— Charles Zerphey, Mount Joy

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to mourn the passing of our dear friend. May he rest in peace. Oh ... and bless this food we are about to partake. Amen."

— Linda Keens, Mohnton

"Boy, it's dead around here."

— Jeff Seiverling, Lititz

"We only seem to get together at funerals."

— Sue Barrett-Bullitt, Nottingham

"Now serving No. 20."

— John D. Sweigart, Elizabethtown

"A column of twos, you maggots! Drop and give me 20!"

— John F. "Jack" Reilly, Lititz

"Remember, on this flight, you are allowed only one carrion."

— Joe Wesolowski, Holtwood

"I'm telling you guys, he has the bird flu."

— Mary Etta Lapp, Ephrata

"I need a volunteer for the Windex ad."

— Betty Taglieri, Lancaster

"You say you found a worm in the chicken?"

— Carl A. Henne, Akron

"I'll get the red cars; you guys get the blue cars."

— Thelma Williams, Columbia

"Well, are you guys here to talk turkey, or are you still on the fence? Is it Clinton or Obama?"

— Dorothy E. Wright, Lititz

Keeping posted

— Ken Munro, Lancaster

"OK, guys! We can win this with a fowl shot!"

— Ed Blankenstein, Millersville

Simon says, "Wings down."

— Cindy Stewart, Lancaster

See the world; join the Post Guard.

— Karen R. Taraborelli, Paradise

"I always get in the wrong line."

— Lester Howard Rhoads, Lancaster

You're all winners!
Here are some more captions submitted by Sunday News readers. (Although many sent more than one, we are only posting one caption per contributor.)

"Lefty, you ARE the weakest link. Goodbye!"

— Kathy Knauer, Akron

"You on the end, listen up! Now class, this is our last time out together for roadkill. Next, your first flight."

— Donald L. McKain Jr., Bainbridge

"Meat, it's what's for dinner."

— Tom Plank, Blue Ball

"Next!"

— Anne Hoehn, Columbia

"This is an offer you can't refuse."

— Lucy L. Rankin, Columbia

"Where's the beef?"

— Christina L. Kline, Columbia

"Here's today's eating arrangement ... you, in the back, pay attention!"

— Lynn Kemper, Cornwall

"Hey! You in the back of the line? I'm not going to continue until I have EVERYONE'S attention!"

— Bev Breniser, Denver

"Hey, you on the end, turn around and pay attention."

— Kimberly A. Wolgemuth, Elizabethtown

"Remember, men, no matter how tough it gets, you never leave your post. Especially you there on the end!"

— James. L. Keefer, Elizabethtown

"Where's the beef?"

— William Larry Bensing, Ephrata

"Hey, boys, y'all turn 'round 'n' look! Ain't that Dick Cheney's huntin' pahty in da brush behind us?"

"Sho'nuff is. Don't pay him no never mind, though. He don't shoot at birds!"

— Bill Sheaffer, Ephrata

Committee meeting at Mount Gretna

— Ray R. Deimler, Hershey

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman."

— Marian Roten, Kirkwood

"Hey! You on the end! Pay attention! That's why you got lost before!"

— Linta C. Baldwin, Lancaster

"Who knows? Maybe he got a second opinion."

— Charles Bensinger, Lancaster

Birds of a feather, on sticks together

— Karlla and Federico Brigatti, Lancaster

"Can we go now? Are you crazy? Do you see that 18-wheeler?! Rush hour's over in 10, 15 minutes tops. We'll go then. It'll still be dead."

— Vashine Brown, Lancaster

"OK, so here's the plan ... Hey, you in the back, pay attention!"

— Brock J. Chapman, Lancaster

"Listen guys, I already told you. My wife said I cannot go out with you 'til I paint the bedroom."

— Tony Ciro, Lancaster

"Listen up, you turkeys. I'm only gonna say this once."

— Don Ehrhart, Lancaster

"Ready. Set. Go."

— Ruth Gamber, Lancaster

Reporters flock to political event

— Marcia Garland, Lancaster

"Now, class, let's rehearse our favorite song, 'Mama's Making Roadkill Stew," one more time. And a one and a two and a ... Tommy, stop looking at those other birds. They are singing a different song."

— Lisa M. Garvey, Lancaster

• "Where's the turkey?"

• "So we'll see our cousins this Thanksgiving.

• "Where's the food at?"

• "Meeting adjourned!"

• So, I guess you're all wondering why I called this meeting."

• "Hey, you on the end ... stop your carrion."

• "Who's leaving first?"

• "I'm gonna sit this one out."

• "Get these vultures away from me."

• "Two more and we'll have a baseball team — the Lancaster Vultures!"

— Hand Middle School Bird Club, sixth-graders, with volunteer adviser Bettina Heffner, and teacher advisers Jane Capriotti and Julia Vaughn

"Buzzards stage sit-in to protest lower speed limits."

— Brenda Huber, Lancaster

Death Row

— Wayne Huber, Lancaster

7-Up for grabs

— William E. Irwin, Lancaster

"Patience my eye! Why don't we kill something?!"

— Shirley Keene, Lancaster

"OK class, open your books to Chapter Three. What? ... You mean you forgot your books again?!"

— Dale Kershner, Lancaster

"Now, when I'm your president, there will be changes in your pecking order."

— Eileen Kurtz, Lancaster

"Here come the judge."

— Sally Lederer, Lancaster

"OK, fellas, let's talk turkey. If you vote for me, I promise to ..."

— Elaine Long, Lancaster

"I have had it with his constant talks about 'birds of a feather are sticking together.' I'm going AWOL."

— Hiltrud Lu, Lancaster

"OK you old turkey buzzards, LISTEN UP!"

— Daniel R. Markley, Lancaster

"Attention, class! We will now have our lesson in ornithology."

— Constance A. McCollough, Lancaster

"Come on, Team Road Kill, show some spirit! Let's hear that cheer again; and, this time, LOUD and CLEAR ... CAR RI ON! CAR RI ON! CAR RI ON! Now hit the road and don't come back empty-handed!"

— Regina P. Mowery, Lancaster

"I know one of you is lying, so look me straight in the eye and tell me which one of you ate my share of roadkill."

— Israel Plaza Jr., Lancaster

"Whatta you wanna do?" "I dunno. Whatta you wanna to?"

— Doris Sauder, Lancaster

"OK, you birds. Now listen up!"

— Charles Scheuing, Lancaster

"The barbed-wire fence gives me a good idea. We can build a high-rise condominium — all electric — and name it ... The Seven Voltures. No charge!"

— Betty H. Shirk, Lancaster

"Back up. Let's start again. And one and two and three and four ..."

— Elfriede Tangert, Lancaster

"Now, may I have your attention, please? You, too, back there! Thank you."

— Carolyn W. Weaver, Lancaster

"I wonder which one of us will be picked."

— Robert Williams, Lancaster

"Now, listen to me, all of you. When we fly, stay together, because birds of a feather flock together."

— Joan Heisey, Landisville

"Hey, Mom, what's for dinner?"

"Here, kitty, kitty."

"Is it dead yet?"

— John Gibbons, Lititz

"Now students, let me tell you about the birds and the bees."

— Suzanne Groff, Lititz

Variety vagrant vagabond vultures viewing various valley vintage vermin vociferously

— Robert E. "Bob" Hill, Lititz

"Ahh, just another day as a PennDOT worker ... Soon time for our morning break, fellas."

— Jason Reinhart, Lititz

"Hey guys, let's play leap-frog!"

— Denine Greenwald, Manheim

"Whose turn is it to drive the hearse today?"

— Jeanette Oberholtzer, Manheim

"You all have bad breath already. This one is mine."

— Jim Oberholtzer, Manheim

"Last one perched wins reward — survivors ready?"

— Carrie Palmer, Maytown

Four and 20 black birds waiting for a pie

— Frances B. Stively, Millersville

"OK, here's what we will do. Hey, you on the end, pay attention."

— Warren Greenawalt, Mount Joy

"Is this really the express line?"

— Dusty Metzger, Mount Joy

"I would now like to all this meeting of the Carrion Lovers Society to order. The topic for discussion today is 'Rotting Flesh: How Old is Too Old to Eat?' "

— Linda Lichner, Mountville

"One little, two little, three little turkey vultures; four little, five little, six little turkey vultures; seven little ... seven little ... seven little ... Hey, you turkeys, come back. We have to finish this song. The roadkill can wait!"

— Connie Plasterer, Mountville

The grateful dead

— Karl Smith Sr., Mountville

"Good morning, sisters. As you already have seen, the monks from the local monastery are paying our convent a visit and ... Sister Agnes, eyes forward. Watch me, not our visitors ..."

— Trent E. Delp, New Holland

"Hey, you, last in line, pay attention!"

— Catherine I. Fisher, New Holland

"Boy, things are bad! With the high price of meat, the humans are beating us to the roadkill!"

— Bob MacNeal, New Holland

"Hey, guys, why does this look so familiar?"

— Sarah Neuville, age 8, New Holland

"If we can just stay here until after Election Day, we're in."

— Thomas J. Neuville, New Holland

... And seven pretty maids all in a row

— Judith Coble, Newmanstown

"OK, guys, listen up, because I'm only going to say this once, and that also includes you on the end!"

— Judith R. Graver, New Providence

"Our motivational speaker is telling us how to find the good stuff."

— Mary Jane Hershey, Paradise

"Join the Pennsylvania Post Guard ... Semper Parrot-us, Always a Bird."

— Peter J. Taraborelli, Paradise

"I'm tired of waiting. Let's kill something."

— James Gill, Parkesburg

"What-a-ya say we blow this fence row. The only thing I see flattened, on this road, is a Turkey Hill Iced Tea container."

— Richard L. Rineer, Pequea

Silent sentry selects supper

— Calvin D. Keene, Quarryville

"Atten...nnntion!"

— Barbara E. Long, Quarryville

"Cell phone? What's that?"

— Shirley J. Orfanella, Quarryville

Road kill nutrition class in session

— Don Rohrer, Quarryville

Judge of Election instructing the poll workers

— Patsy A. Rohrer, Quarryville

"OK, class ... Harry, will you turn around and pay attention?

— George Stiles, Quarryville

"Hey, you in the back. Listen up! This is the last time we are stopping! You've got to learn to fly over fences, not through them!"

— Ed Spewak, Stevens

"Today's special is fresh roadkill on 324, or leftovers at Fisher's farm. Sooo ... what'll it be?"

— Cindy L. Danz, Willow Street

"Poll" sitters

— Louise Ross, Willow Street

"OK, guys, gather up here. The last play has been called in. Frank, pay attention!"

— Mark Scheurich, Willow Street

"Hey, you turkey on the end ... please ... give me your ATTENTION!"

— David Sunden, Willow Street

"Hey, it's a reunion, lady ... and what do you know about cute?

— Trudy Staab, Wrightsvillen

This month's photo, shot by Sunday News photographer Blaine T. Shahan shows two horses at a Kirkwood farm.

Guidelines:
Send an original, amusing caption to LIVING@LNPNEWS.COM.

Please put this in the subject line of your e-mail: "Pass the Word" [Insert your last name].

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We must receive your submission no later than Monday, March 17. Be sure to include your full name and town of residence (as well as a daytime telephone number, which will not be published).

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