Editor 621 #1 Posted October 25, 2012 At first we thought this would be a good what is it contest, but who wouldn't guess - correctly - that this is what remains of Oracle's AC 17 wing? So of course it becomes a perfect caption contest. Have fun! Props to Anarchist Mariner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Multihauler 16 #2 Posted October 25, 2012 That'll buff right out. ;-) Cheers!!! -MH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobie18rich 3 #3 Posted October 25, 2012 Jimmy when it's back together you get your next check. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaysper 735 #4 Posted October 25, 2012 Canoe body and Hulls - $8 Million. Wing sail - $2 Million 20 Litres of super glue - priceless! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atwinda 95 #5 Posted October 25, 2012 Jimmy: yeah... no, mate- just take it to the panel beaters- nothing a bit of bob can't fix. Or- (Ala the jimmy/Larry faux phone call) Jimmy- yeah... clearly the work of slingsby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alysun 4 #6 Posted October 25, 2012 Pass me the big roll of duct tape... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi_jon 3 #7 Posted October 25, 2012 Ben, this is your wing and that's your boat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brokencarbon 0 #8 Posted October 25, 2012 "This is why we can't have nice things" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bad_burritos 0 #9 Posted October 25, 2012 Broken Dreams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdaroca13 0 #10 Posted October 25, 2012 I love trying to build a Lego set without directions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uneven Keel 0 #11 Posted October 25, 2012 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the Kings Horses and All the Kings Men Couldn't put Dumpty Together Again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
padams 0 #12 Posted October 25, 2012 Skipper: "Well fuck... My bad" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gpoole 0 #13 Posted October 25, 2012 Being as it's American, turn it into a gun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Advocate 114 #15 Posted October 25, 2012 And coming up next on Air Crash Investigations...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uneven Keel 0 #16 Posted October 25, 2012 RC to LE - Lazza, I guarantee by the time we have finished, TK will never notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onimod 0 #17 Posted October 25, 2012 JS: "blood designers...that'll teach 'em to give me a wing without lead element twist; let's see 'em try and put that one past me a second time...amateurs" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nroose 189 #18 Posted October 25, 2012 High Tide on the Beach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phomchick 30 #19 Posted October 25, 2012 Why the hell didn't you reef it?!? Oh, wait... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dawg_House 1 #20 Posted October 25, 2012 The leg bones connected to the thigh bone. The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone. The hip bone is connected to the back bone. The breast Bone is connected to the…… We can get this skeleton together by Halloween. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2high2tight 6 #21 Posted October 25, 2012 Mast by Sawzall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolphinmaster 86 #22 Posted October 25, 2012 If we can just get rid of the plastic purses laying around here, we can stab'em with the spear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoom 587 #23 Posted October 25, 2012 Extensive superficial damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alan@bsailing.com 0 #24 Posted October 25, 2012 "Foiling is over-rated, anyway." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tornado-Cat 935 #25 Posted October 25, 2012 Extensive superficial damage. ^^ I think it will stay in the AC history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7777777 0 #26 Posted October 25, 2012 "On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere" Every body now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SailnGame 0 #27 Posted October 25, 2012 LE : ok so I know people like doing jigsaw puzzels, but you went and got us one with how many pieces ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerseyguy 1,225 #28 Posted October 25, 2012 What do you mean you threw away the assembly instructions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohanoz 45 #29 Posted October 25, 2012 Never like that wing anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterson35 0 #30 Posted October 25, 2012 Damn offshore knock-offs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTom 0 #31 Posted October 25, 2012 "On a wing and a prayer" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMMoyle 0 #32 Posted October 25, 2012 "Uhh, hi Dad, I'll be home soon. But just wanted to let you know we had a little accident with the boat" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Multihauler 16 #33 Posted October 25, 2012 Kibbles and Bits.........and Bits..........and Bits. -MH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krash83 0 #34 Posted October 25, 2012 Apparently, you can buy this kind of publicity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triceratops 1 #35 Posted October 25, 2012 If at first you don't succeed try try try again! If you fix it they will cum! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoom 587 #36 Posted October 25, 2012 ^^ I think it will stay in the AC history.I can't believe nobody got that first. Another variant: "Expensive superficial damage" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cunningham 0 #37 Posted October 25, 2012 Its just a flesh wound, I'll bite your legs off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 151 #38 Posted October 25, 2012 Russell: "Yeah, ...and then the entire crew fell thru the wing!" Larry: "Might have been less damage if they weren't wearing helmets..." Grant: "Great idea boss! Their heads will be on your desk first thing in the morning!" Larry: "I said helmets...Grant." Grant: "Ohhhh, helmets...got it boss, you want their helmets on your desk?" Larry: "Not on my desk, on their heads!" Grant: "Right, I'll have helmets on their heads, right away!" Larry: "Now both of you get up off my lawn, and find me something young...and blonde!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSR11 0 #39 Posted October 25, 2012 I swear, there was a monster on the wing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norcal 19 #40 Posted October 25, 2012 'Shit is broke, will not buff out' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gneve 0 #41 Posted October 25, 2012 This is what happens when the guys from "Will it blend?" go too far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarePoles 3 #42 Posted October 25, 2012 "Looks like fools gold to me." BP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gneve 0 #43 Posted October 25, 2012 I've heard of some assembly required but this is ridiculous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Nelson 0 #44 Posted October 25, 2012 It's all about the bottle... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onimod 0 #45 Posted October 25, 2012 Ahhh boss - you know that button you told me not to play with... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spinfreak 0 #46 Posted October 25, 2012 CSI: Carbon Structural Integrity. Doink..Doink ..! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barnyb 473 #47 Posted October 25, 2012 "On a wing and a prayer" "On a wing and a scare" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VERGE 5 #48 Posted October 25, 2012 Hows this go together? Dunno just wing it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric e 9 #49 Posted October 25, 2012 don't put your wing in a washing machine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gungabow 49 #50 Posted October 25, 2012 Jimmy thought Larry said: If it aint broke dont fix it So... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chesirecat 459 #51 Posted October 25, 2012 Think this was what Larry would be doing to us if we loose the cup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dawg_House 1 #53 Posted October 25, 2012 Who invited the Myth Busters on the boat? You know how they love to blow things up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P&P 0 #54 Posted October 25, 2012 48%..... 49%.........50% ! Can I steer again now Larry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croaky 0 #55 Posted October 25, 2012 I'm pretty sure there is only 1 piece missing boss, I'll have it back together shortly. I think we can still win the cup! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hastings 0 #56 Posted October 25, 2012 Weapon of mass corruption! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoom 587 #57 Posted October 25, 2012 "Well shit Larry, at least we didn't break the main beam during towing tests" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjrlane 0 #58 Posted October 25, 2012 made in china Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
backe 1 #59 Posted October 25, 2012 Grab the allen key and let's get started! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kont a dog 0 #60 Posted October 25, 2012 Not even all Larry's men can put Humpty Dumpty back together again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigUnit 0 #61 Posted October 25, 2012 Back to the drawing board Orville. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMAVRIC 1 #62 Posted October 25, 2012 Missing parts? Last seen heading for the North Pacific Gyre! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wardtj 0 #63 Posted October 25, 2012 It's only broken a little bit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cosmicsedso 62 #64 Posted October 25, 2012 Just after The Front Fell off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schlek97 0 #65 Posted October 25, 2012 Carbon is stronger than steel, MY ASS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uneven Keel 0 #67 Posted October 25, 2012 Lazza, if we'd built a MFn tractor, all of it would have sunk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaysper 735 #68 Posted October 25, 2012 Ever since AUS35, those damned Australians just haven't been able to keep a bloody AC boat upright! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weightless 491 #69 Posted October 25, 2012 "Not a word was spoken - the church bells all were broken ... And, they were singing, bye bye Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry Them good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing... This'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
34 South 2 #70 Posted October 25, 2012 Perhaps this is why everyone else uses soft sails Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isailmedia 0 #71 Posted October 25, 2012 Im telling you Dalton was on the Wing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albatros 456 #72 Posted October 25, 2012 Larry goes Lego Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yowie 0 #73 Posted October 25, 2012 Now what does it rate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JL92S 189 #74 Posted October 25, 2012 I'm all over this, I did this to my Nan's vase once…pass me the glue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jismay 0 #75 Posted October 25, 2012 No No No, I said Tab A into Slot B, NOT Tab B into Slot C. Bloody Amateurs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedFlag 5 #76 Posted October 25, 2012 Carbon 14 17 forensics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolkenzug 29 #77 Posted October 25, 2012 If it aint broken it wasn't light enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ipexnet 2 #78 Posted October 25, 2012 yard sale or garage sale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
White Wing 1 #79 Posted October 25, 2012 Honey, I found a MILLION dollars on the beach today!! We're rich! We're rich! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sylkill 0 #80 Posted October 25, 2012 Red Bull gives you wings.... Boss, that's time to ask for a new one, uh ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fisher2 3 #81 Posted October 25, 2012 Where is the Gerbil tape, when you need it ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantonrnz 0 #82 Posted October 25, 2012 For sale: Carbon Credits. As is, where is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tech 0 #83 Posted October 25, 2012 Shit Grant! I just re-read the contract. Its still under f@#$%n warranty! .....put it back in the box and we'll spin them some story about it breaking and trashing the boat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantonrnz 0 #84 Posted October 25, 2012 Oh. They've encased him in Carbonite. He should be quite well protected. If he survived the freezing diving process, that is.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaysper 735 #85 Posted October 25, 2012 This IKEA gear is the hardest shit in the world to put together! Wheres that damned Hex key??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t.rex 81 #86 Posted October 25, 2012 The South Tower Checkered Demon strikes again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMD 0 #88 Posted October 25, 2012 Boatbuilders and sparmakers in conversation : "Shit, in the old days we could just pass the mainsail to the sailmakers and have them work all night repairing it whilst we went to the bar. Now, it's our bloody job to get it fixed. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
born2race 0 #91 Posted October 25, 2012 The "de-mil'ed" version of AC-17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr1plet 8 #92 Posted October 25, 2012 Wings are for flying not frying! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joelkemp 0 #93 Posted October 25, 2012 "Hi Larry, its Ben... shot gun the next wing... I won't break it!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony-F18 82 #94 Posted October 25, 2012 "This is the last time I bought shit from craigslist!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikerocks 3 #95 Posted October 25, 2012 Significant, superficial damage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damdavo 0 #96 Posted October 25, 2012 A Wing and a Prayer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swollen knob 0 #98 Posted October 25, 2012 will we still be make fun, if it happens at the start of the cup and the other team wins by just being in on the track? in one peice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jurjen13 0 #99 Posted October 25, 2012 For sale for highest bidder: First generation AC72 wing, hardly used, never used in a regatta. Wing can be shipped worldwide, fits in 1 20' container, shipping cost for buyer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
