In keeping with my New Year's resolution to have more fun in ways that are actually legal, I'm announcing 2006's first TennisWorld Write-A-Cap contest!
The Game: Write a caption for the above photo of . . . figure it out for yourself, Bucko, it's part of the challenge.
The Prize: Write the best caption and you'll soon be able to chuck that plastic Duane Reade shopping bag and stow your gear in a snazzy, pro-grade racquet bag so big it will enable you to take two racquets, balls, towels, a personal cooler, your bus-driver uniform (in case you need to go to work after playing), a portable generator—and your cat—to the courts. Compliments of TennisWorld!
The Rules: E-mail your entry via the "Contact" tab at the top of this page, or simply post it as a comment (via the "Comment" link on the bar below), no later than midnight, next Thursday, Jan. 12 (i.e. Friday early morning). Next, send your $20.00 entry fee to Chris Chung, P.O. Box . . .
Just kidding—entry is free, and you can enter as often as you like (although flooding Chris and I with clunkers will be deemed pathetic and greatly diminish your chance of winning).
Then just sit back and gnaw at your fingernails, checking the Comments bar every 10 seconds to make sure nobody has come up with something funny—or at least funnier than your entry.
The winner will be announced here on Monday, Jan. 16.