1,000 Words: Chopper Edition

From our White House photo blog:

I’m sure that, as always, our commenters will have great suggestions for captions. But my own on this one:

The Obama girls on their revised Spring Break trip.

UPDATE: Commenter grape_crush FTW:

“Lilliputian Ambassador’s Helicopter Finds Alternate Landing Pad.”

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  • michaelfury

    That august keeper of US History the Smithsonian Institution betrays no unease in suggesting that the Pentagon helipad clock–a clock that by midday on 9/11/2001 would have timed the arrival of the President himself–had been allowed to become “six minutes slow”.

    http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/clock-stoppers/

  • grape_crush

    “Lilliputian Ambassador’s Helicopter Finds Alternate Landing Pad.”

  • carotexas1

    I think the Aussies will be disappointed with no Obama girls.

  • deconstructiva

    Pilot: “Uh, Ms. Palin, you’re NOT governor any more. I won’t open that door.”
    Sarah: “I’m telling you like, I saw a wolf also. Open that door.”
    Pilot: “I’m NOT going to let you shoot that semi-automatic near those kids.”
    Sarah: “I can take out a wolf 1000 yards at. You’re so under-American. No hunting here. Fine already. I’ll rant a snow machine and shoot it my self. Where do I get one?”

  • kbanginmotown

    no chpr ride 2day
    do u want 2 take limo?
    hury, bo haz 2 go

  • freeinpa

    With all that stimulus money this is the best you can do fo rour spring break?

  • deconstructiva

    Obama (abord Marine One): “Ms. Newton-Small, I’m happy to have you aboard, but what was the rush? You were running up so fast just before we lifted off.”
    Lovely Jay: “Thanks, Mr. Pres. It’s those eighth grade kids. They’re everywhere here, literally. This is the only way to get away from them. They won’t go away! And they won’t answer my questions, but you will….”
    http://twitter.com/JNSMALL/status/10228667064

  • deconstructiva

    Obama to pilot: “I think Jay has a point. Why are all those kids at the White House? They’re lined up all down the Mall.”
    Pilot: “Sir, there’s a twitter rumor that Lady Gaga’s there today.”
    Obama: “Oh THAT was her I met during breakfast? Nice young woman, wild red sari she was wearing.”
    Pilot: “No Sir, that was Ms. Salahi.”
    Obama: “What, again? Well crap….”

  • deconstructiva

    This was Marine One near landing from its recent flight from Philadelphia. On board were Obama, Bill Burton, and a few select journalists, including….
    Obama: “Again, Ms. Tumulty, I’m sorry. THAT press snubbing won’t happen again. Have some more champagne….”
    Burton: “More caviar, Ms. Tumulty? Putin gave this himself to the President.”
    Obama: “…and I’ll personally put the press corps in the audience next time. More truffles?”

  • sacredh

    Who’s Massa and what’s that shriveled up thing?

  • deconstructiva

    It was a surreal scene in DC. Millions of eighth grade kids across the entire city and not a single word was spoken….
    …but server farms across the globe were crashing and burning – literally – from all the texting and cell phone pix.

  • sacredh

    It’s not really a good idea to trim the tree tops with the helicopter blades.

  • sacredh

    Fox News reports tens of thousands of Teabaggers descend on the Capitol in a helicopter.

  • sacredh

    Pilot: Senator McCain, I appreciate you renting my helicopter again, but this isn’t Chopper One, you’re not the President and they’ll shoot us down if you try going to Camp David again for the weekend.

  • sacredh

    McCain on helicopter loudspeaker: “Hey you kids! Get off of my lawn!”

  • sacredh

    Congressman Massa on his way to grope the Washington Monument.

  • deconstructiva

    I think FOX has mistaken all those eighth grade tourists for tea partiers. That might explain their bragging about the “new Tea Party youth movement.”

  • sacredh

    Eighth grader texting: Beck on copter. Fire SAM.

  • sacredh

    Piot: Mrs. Palin, that’s the Washington Monument just ahead. George washington was a President. That’s the Smithsonian over on your left. You won’t like that. It has sciencey stuff in it.

  • deconstructiva

    …ah, NOW the beautiful, quick-thinking TIME swampwomen realize: don’t speak to kids, text or twitter them instead. Since Congress reps are hiding from them re: HCR strategies, they figure out how to use the millions of eighth grade tourists to gather info. for them. Now all four are sending out:
    G2cngrssreps f2f, ask abt HCR & FR, txt 411 b 2 KT KP JNS & AS asap. Thx! HF, 88.

  • sacredh

    Why are we texting each other? You’re standing next to me.

  • sacredh

    OT, but it irritates me no end when you are talking to someone, they get a messsage and they start texting. I get up and walk away. I’m probably old fashioned, but ignoring the person you’re talking to and texting is low class and ignorant.

  • deconstructiva

    FTW 2 both!
    Lmao, icam, gmta.

  • deconstructiva

    Is taking away cell phones / texting an effective punishment?
    .
    Also, per KT’s caption, are more college kids going to DC for spring break? Toga parties in the Senate could be interesting.

  • kathy

    you are so right sacredh. Feel the same about people who call me and then have to get off the phone because someone’s calling them, or salespeople who take a phone call when I’ve gone to the bother to actually come to their place of business. rude, rude.

  • jcapan

    Per the title of Kate’s last post, “Bye Bye Public Option Dreamers,” perhaps this should read:
    .
    “The PO is whisked away, lest the citizenry receives any benefit from the doings in Versailles”

  • FlownOver

    (after Eric Cartman)

    Screw you guys… I’m going home.

  • sacredh

    If I’m talking on the phone and the other person says, “I’m getting a beep. Can I put you on hold?”. I always say yes and then hang up. Somrtimes I’ll answer when they call back and sometimes I won’t.

  • sacredh

    Another thing that irritates me is if you’re watching a movie and someone answers the phone and sits right there and talks. I grab the remote and crank up the volume so loud that they have to leave. The MIL used to do that frequently until I started taking the phone out of her hand and throwing it outside.

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