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    State Fair caption contest #2: Elephant jumping


    Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

    The second photo in our State Fair caption contest is from 1960 and features a member of Aut Swenson's "Thrillcade" revue jumping an elephant with a pickup truck in the Grandstand. A trainer appears to be standing next to the elephant, giving the beast a little pep talk, possibly discussing the enhanced daredevil capablilities of that year's model. Hauling firewood, pulling trailers and soaring over really large land mammals — that's today's Ford Jumpster!

     

     

    The following are my caption ideas. Thrill me with your feats of captioning derring-do in the comments section.

    "There's no way the Dukes boys are going to get out of this pickle!"

    "This is the best Republican National Convention opening ceremony ever!"

    "I hope he does it this time... this is our last elephant."

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    Web Editor Corey Anderson graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a B.F.A. Degree in Visual Communications. He has worked for City Pages, Minnesota Parent, Q Magazine, Conseco Finance, The Rake, and City Pages again, before joining MinnPost in August 2007. His satirical pieces have been featured in the New York Times, the New York Post, Newsday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Tampa Tribune, Defamer and Wonkette.

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