Just Aliens and a Weird Caption: Silly Reason For War

It's already too big, as is... :/

Not really sold on that one.

As for the B5 "after" picture, it doesn't have to be visible that the two guys from before are fighting. Any big space explosion/war scene would do.

Except it's not a big space war. Heck, the war in question is purposely (usually) non-lethal.

Yes, I'm trying to use it in a way different from canon. Kinda like what we're doing for Frothy Mugs of Water.

This, from Dr Suess's Butter Battle Book?

Good, although the conflict part is pretty bizarre.

It's Seuss, bizarre's a given. I like it.

I like it as well.

Could be bigger, but I like it as well. I's funny, in a tropery way.

Another vote for Butter Battle!

Although I love how I didn't even know what the original picture was (and hadn't looked at the trope for forever) and I immediately thought about the Drazi.

edited 27th Oct '11 7:16:22 PM by Ejia

I like it, but would prefer a slightly less blurry version, do you have a raw I can carve up?

Seuss' looks weird, but it shows more of the trope than the current picture I guess. If we're going with this we better think of a good/witty caption to balance that out. How's "The Art of (silly) War, by Seuss Tzu"? Too over the top?

edited 28th Oct '11 3:26:31 AM by plenum

The original quote is:

Then my grandfather said,
"It's high time that you knew
of the terribly horrible thing that Zooks do.
In every Zook house and in every Zook town
every Zook eats his bread
with the butter side down!

But we Yooks, as you know,
when we breakfast or sup,
spread our bread," Grandpa said,
"with the butter side up.
That's the right, honest way!"
Grandpa gritted his teeth.
"So, you can't trust a Zook who spreads bread underneath!
Every Zook must be watched!
He has kinks in his soul!
That's why, as a youth, I made watching my goal,
watching Zooks for the Zook-Watching Border Patrol!

Probably too long.

edited 28th Oct '11 4:29:47 PM by troacctid

This chunk should work:

"So, you can't trust a Zook who spreads bread underneath!
Every Zook must be watched!
He has kinks in his soul!"

edited 28th Oct '11 4:54:54 PM by Madrugada

Hmm, there's a few more lines that could work.

I marched to the Wall with great vim and great vigor,
right up to VanItch with my hand on the trigger.
"I'll have no more nonsense," I said with a frown,
"from Zooks who eat bread with the butter side down."

And:

"You may fling those hard rocks with your Triple-Sling Jigger.
But I, also, now have my hand on a trigger!
My wonderful weapon, the Jigger-Rock Snatchem,
will fling 'em right back just as quick as we catch 'em.
We'll take no more nonsense. We'll take no more gupp
from you Yooks who eat bread with the butter side up!"

And:

Then Daniel, the Kick-a-Poo Spaniel, and I
marched back toward the wall with our heads held up high
while everyone cheered and their cheers filled the sky:
"Fight! Fight for the Butter Side Up! Do or die!"

I'm not certain why everyone is now quoting the book, but as a picture, that should do just fine.

Trying to find a couple lines that will work as the caption...

"Fight! Fight for the Butter Side Up! Do or die!" works for me.

That works well enough for me.

Shameless bump for caption votes.

^^^Like that.

I like it too.

That's good enough. The new pic and caption are up, potholed, and tagged; locking up.