A Caption Contest

[Gwai]

Parents threatened their children with the Giant Walking Carrot Monster if they didn't finish their vegetables at dinner

[Marceline]

Merry and Pippin were understandably confused by Treebeard’s strange tan lines.

[Lirimaer]

Treebeard, unnaturally quickly, had come to the conclusion that he needed to keep an eye on his passengers.

[Dwim]

Treebeard: "BURÁRUMM! Are you the pranksters... HUMMM... who shaved me naked of all my... HOOOMMM... leaves while I slept? And why are my arms so... HOOOMM... tanned? WHAT DID YOU DOO?"

[Baphởmet]

Carrot Top wasn’t sure his agent understood what he meant when he said he wanted to branch out.

[Glitterati_Goblin]

Treebeard had a feeling his missing wife had to do with the endless Hobbit infestation

[Burnt Toast]

"I'm very grumpy that I can't bend my arms." - Treebeard, definitely.

[Boromir88]

Treebeard: "Shrubbery! I am no shrubbery! I am an ent!"

[Dimcairien Luiniel]

All of these captions were very amusing, but @Gwai brought it home. Your turn!

[Gwai]

Thanks @Dimcairien Luiniel! Here's the next one!

[Dimcairien Luiniel]

Boromir trying to get into the perfect position to propose.

[Marceline]

Boromir was dismayed to find that the ring was not silver like his other accessories.

[KingODuckingham]

Boromir took a moment to figure out how to decline Frodo's marriage proposal without disappointing the little hobbit.

[Boromir88]

After Aragorn named Boromir the best man in his wedding to Arwen. Boromir contemplated if he should tell Aragorn that he went really cheap with the ring.

[Burnt Toast]

Before that day, Boromir had had no idea how easy it was to accidentally hypnotize yourself.

[Isolde Alarion]

Boromir: "What is this new devilry??!! ... *a rip in the gold foil reveals the tasty chocolate ring undernieth*

[Lirimaer]

Gondor has no ring. Gondor needs no ring!

[Lychfield Ghoul]

"And now they have rings on chains... what will these bloody youths think of next!"

[Gwai]

This was really tough between Tarawen and Toast...I think I'm going to have to go with hypnosis though! @Burnt Toast your turn!

[Burnt Toast]

Thankee, @Gwai ! Yes, Tara's gave me a good giggle. The expression is so dismayed. XD All right, here's the next one up.

[Wamba_the_Fool]

Bilbo gritted his teeth and concentrated. Just one or two more practices and he was SURE he could play "Mary had a little lamb" on his blade!

[Elvheimdros]

Waiting his turn, Bilbo had second thoughts about the blade-vaulting competition.

[Marceline]

Bilbo was having a lot of trouble cutting up his steak this evening, but he would not give in!

[Gwai]

Bilbo was determined to show the world that a hobbit could pull the sword from the stone just as easily as that random guy Arthur Whatshisname

[Dimcairien Luiniel]

You have all heard of the legend about pulling a sword out of a stone. But have you heard about the hobbit who could push a sword into a stone?

[KingODuckingham]

In a dark draft of the Hobbit, Bilbo simply skewered Gollum on sight, thereby dooming Middle-earth forever.

[Boromir88]

*grinds teeth* Curses, Balin! He said he was sure this was a letter opener.

[Dwim]

"This ingrown toenail just will not go away!"

[Lirimaer]

"Stick them with the pointy end," Bilbo reminded himself, yet again.

[Elarith]

The first thing Bilbo was going to do when he got back to Hobbiton was buy a proper tin opener.

[Burnt Toast]

I know other places don't exist, but I'm granting 3rd place to Elvheimdros
2nd place to Lirimaer-- haha his look of concentration is so good for this!
And, drumroll-- @Wamba_the_Fool Ye've taken the cake! I laughed out loud at this; especially having taught a fair amount of instrumental lessons in my day. This is too accurate. Next picture goes to you.

[Wamba_the_Fool]

Haha! I'm trying to learn 4-string banjo at the mo' (chord shapes are hard for this stubby-fingered percussionist) so it definitely... rang true to me.

NEXT!!!

[Amhran]

Frodo swore that if someone said they needed to go to the bathroom one. more. time, he was going to turn this Fellowship right around and go back to Crickhollow.

[Elarith]

Frodo’s fears the other hobbits weren’t taking the Quest seriously were confirmed when Sam started a conga line.

[KingODuckingham]

Merry and Pippin had bullied Sam into going on Space Mountain, even though he was terrified. Frodo flatly refused, annoyed at their persistence and Merry's imitation chicken noises.

[Gwai]

Frodo wasn't having it. He didn't care what Sam said, they were not taking a side-quest to look at the Middle Earth's second-large ball of sting

[Marceline]

Frodo: NO, we cannot simply FLY all the way to Mordor. How many times do I have to tell you this?

[Dimcairien Luiniel]

The game of "follow the leader" wasn't going so well

[Boromir88]

(As a disclaimer, in the Bakshi version I never know which one is Pippin and which one is Merry...so I'm taking a stab)

For the 100th time Pippin tries to get Frodo to play slapsies with him.

[Wamba_the_Fool]

@Elarith , you're up! :D
Honorable mentions go to Amhran and Ducky, both scenarios eminently relatable...

[Elarith]

Thank you @Wamba_the_Fool ! I loved Amhran’s too!

Here’s a new one:

[Elvheimdros]

Aragorn didn't think he remembered signing up for dating advice from MaiaSpace.

[KingODuckingham]

Gandalf: "Aragorn, buddy, she broke up with you, yeah, but it's going to be okay, there's lots of fish in the sea. Get over it and come hang with the rest of your bros, we're here for you."

[Lirimaer]

Sometimes the only way to get a ranger's attention was to grab him by the palantiri. Not subtle, but effective.

[Gwai]

Aragorn never pretended to have the best hair of the Fellowship, but Gandalf coming back new and improved without even having to condition was really just unfair

[Fairy Nuff]

Increasingly Aragorn was starting to wonder what would happen if he had a good wash as well, after all Gandalf had gone from grey to white and hadn't even used stain remover!

[Boromir88]

After the destruction of Sauron, there wasn't any work for Gandalf anymore, so he had to make a career change to ventriloquism.

[Wamba_the_Fool]

Sure, Gandalf knew intellectually that internal monologue was an effective narrative device, but really he was just ready for Aragorn to be done so they could move on.

[Dwim]

Gandalf: "I left you in charge of the Fellowship and within days Boromir died, you lost two hobbits, and you let the other two look for Mordor on their own. Are you sure you should be king?"

[Isolde Alarion]

Gandalf: "You ARE going to wash your hair when you become king, right??