About 90 people submitted captions for last month's "Pass the Word" feature photo of a goat standing on a shelter, shot by Sunday News photographer Justin David Graybill in Washington Boro.

We can publish only a portion of everyone's funny lines today; but look for samples — from every contributor who followed our guidelines — on our Web site: www.LancasterOnline.com.

This month's "Pass the Word" photo, also taken by Graybill, shows children observing newborn peeps. It was shot in January at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.

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].

You are also welcome to send a caption to us via the U.S. Postal Service: "Pass the Word" Living, Sunday News, P.O. Box 1328, Lancaster, PA 17608-1328.

We must receive your submission no later than Monday, March 16.

Be sure to include your full name and town of residence (as well as a daytime telephone number, which will not be published).

Please limit caption submissions to three or less per month; submit all on one page or in one e-mail.

We reserve the right to edit your work.


Billy the kid

— Bob Hill, Lititz; Philip Lafferty, Mount Joy; Gladys McFalls, Lancaster


The billy pulpit

— Cinthia Rathvon, Lancaster


"I'm looking across goat country to see if there are any leftover Big Macs."

— Martha Clark, Lititz


Nanny goat: "Billy, come down from there this instant."

Daddy goat: "Don't worry, dear; it's just a stage."

— Robert M. Johnson, Manheim


There's a real housing crisis, but Billy's need to protect his home is over-the-top!

— Roxie Sarroff, Lancaster


Movin' on up

— Evelyn D. Balmer, Lititz


"I'm a baaad goat, a really baaad goat!"

— Mike Sheely, Lancaster


"You're not taking my house!"

— Joan Mohr, Marietta


Holding down the fort

— Fay Allgyer, New Holland, and Suzanne Long, Lancaster


Downsizing

— Diane Cornish, Lancaster


Master of his domain

— Merle Schnee, Lancaster


"Four score and seven years ago ..."

— Dorie Steinman, Lancaster


Silly Billy

— Karl Oberholtzer, Ephrata


"OK, kids. Listen up!"

— David Brian, East Petersburg


"Help, I'm up and I can't get down!"

— Stan Saunders, Mountville


"The water receded, but still no sign of FEMA."

— Marissa Schwartz, Lancaster


"I thought he said it was 'chains' we can believe in."

— Chuck Long, Lancaster


And there's more!
Here are some more captions submitted by Sunday News readers. (Although many sent multiple options, we are only posting one caption per contributor.)


"Hey, I need a bigger house; this is too small!"

— Edith M. Brown, Akron


"Aah. Balance is the high point of my day."

— Bob Weaver, Akron


"Mom, I'm too leggy for the doo-doo box."

— Don Weaver, Akron


"Who says I can't get up here?"

— Carol McGrath, Atglen


"What do you think? Do I look like one of those statues at Gettysburg? All I need is a general on my back."

— Bob Berstecher, East Earl


"Top of the world, Maa."

— Penny Welsh, East Earl


"Waiting for the Falmouth Goat Race."

— Ken Brandt, Elizabethtown


"A goat has gotta keep on top of things!"

— Peggy Brooks, Elizabethtown


"I don't care how much you threaten me; I'm not giving up my home!"

— Jason Lichty, Elizabethtown


"Packed and ready for my trip to the Alps."

— Barry Kachel, Ephrata


"Now what do I do?"

— Joannie Kachel, Ephrata


"King of the hill!"

— Robert E. Rhoads, Ephrata


"I just received 'Best of Show' at the famous Pennsylvania Farm Show, eh."

— Betty J. Wise, Ephrata


"And now for my dismount!"

— Linda Jackson, Gordonville


"Are you looking at me?"

— Florence Bellack, Lancaster


"I feel pretty, oh so pretty ..."

— Cynthia K. Grimm, Lancaster


"I'M KING OF THE ... uhhhh ... errr ... crate?"

— Julie Gutshall, Lancaster


A view from the top

— Shannon M. Guzman, Lancaster


"I need a bigger boat!"

— Mark Hook, Lancaster


"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."

— Ernie Kiser, Lancaster


"I goat up here but now I can't goat down."

— Laura Livengood, Lancaster


"Maaa, it gets lonely at the top."

— Gurley M. Manners, Lancaster


"As a model, I'm quite a goat.

The sculptor said so ...

And that's a quote."

— Kate Manners, Lancaster


"I wish someone would cut this grass!"

— Deborah F. McCartney, Lancaster


"How do I look? I'm posing for the Wax Museum!"

— Shirlee Mershon, Lancaster


"Hurry, where's the ark? The dam broke!"

— Barbara and Ken Millhouse, Lancaster


Best of Breed, Westmeadow Goat Show

— Barbara Rutter, Lancaster


"I don't recall making any mistakes, but now I'm stuck and don't know how to get down."

— Mike Seeds, Lancaster


"OK. Did you get it? I can't hold this pose any longer!"

— Nell Sieber, Lancaster


"I'm not No. 1, but I'm right up there."

— Chuck Steinman, Lancaster


"No kidding. I know no one is at home!"

— Michelle Wise, Lancaster


"Can you hear me now?"

— Nancie D. Engel, Leola


"On a clear day, you can see forever."

— Harold Hoover, Leola


Hot stuff: Billy Gruff

— Donald K. Steller, Leola


"Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?"

— Barb Whallon, Leola


"Those other goats have nothing on me. I am the head goat here at MeadowWatch."

— Justin Bradley, age 9, Lititz


"And you thought the dogs in the dog show had poise!"

— Barbara A. English, Lititz


Perfect 4-point landing. Olympic Goat Winner

— Janet Kline, Lititz


"High-tail it off of there."

— Clifford N. Gibble, Manheim


"Wait, come baaaack! The view is great from up here!"

— Emily Laughlin, age 15, Millersville


"Don't look at me like that. I'm allergic to grass!"

— Sandy Kirsch, Mount Joy


"Goat Almighty"

— Rose K. Locar, Mount Joy


"Don't look at me. I didn't do anything!"

— Brianna Resh, Mount Joy


"I had a ba-a-a-a-d day!"

— Brittany Resh, Mount Joy


" ... all that and a bag of chips."

— Nan Schock, Mount Joy


"What do you mean, straighten my tail out? I just had it permed!"

— Thelma I. White, New Holland


"No trespassing."

— Joan Alexander, New Providence


"I'm just a kid ..."

— Tom Alexander, New Providence


"This second story is a little drafty."

— Tammy and David Broadwater, New Providence


"Up on the rooftop ..."

— Betsy Hess, Peach Bottom


At the top of his game

— Ruth Mccullough, Peach Bottom


"I wonder if SANTA will let me guide his sleigh on Christmas Eve?"

— Rosa Herr, Pequea


"I WIN! I'm on top!"

— Diana Warren, Pequea


"Ready ... set ... goat!"

— Patricia Sourbeer, Pequea


"My knees are sore

I must admit.

You see I simply

do not fit.

To go inside,

I'm on my knees.

I'll stay up here,

enjoy the breeze!"

— Calvin Keene, Quarryville


"I won the gold! Give me the gold chain. That's the podium I'm on!"

— Barbara Long, Quarryville


Nice rental: Low maintenance. Kids allowed and large yard to goat with it.

— Jana Shreiner, Quarryville


"I can never get these kids to stay in the house. Maybe this will work."

— Richard Staley, Quarryville


"Did anyone see an ark about 300-by-50 cubits?"

— Bob Kadlubowski, Stevens


"How's this? I've been practicing all week for the Statue of Farming Liberty tryouts."

— Jen Bowman, Strasburg


"Oh, yeah, I get a much better view of things from up here."

— Nancy Rintz, Strasburg


New Broadway hit: "Goat on a Hot Plastic Roof," Lancaster County's searing adaptation of the Tennessee Williams classic

— Cindy Downey, Willow Street


"It's not my dream house. But the view from the deck was the selling point."

— Lisa Miller, Willow Street


"And they think they are going to put me in this crate? What do they think I look like? A poodle?"

— Bev Musser, Willow Street


"I can see clearly now; the rain  is gone."

— Doris L. Wagner, Willow Street


The following captions were submitted by the English as a Second Language students in Wendy S. Letavic's classroom at Penn Manor High School:


"Stay there, doggie."

— Cris Espinosa


"Can someone help me? I need to get in there."

— Navneet Kaur


"You're not gonna get me in there."

— Roxana Perez Linen


"Hey, c'mon. I'm not a dog. I'm a goat, man."

— Eli Marcelino


"Hmmm. I must be a dog's bodyguard."

— Cho Cho Paw


"Is this my stage?"

— Dilun Wu