This document provides tips and strategies for writing funny captions for photos. It discusses using techniques like rule of threes, irony, sarcasm, hyperbole, contrast, and patterns. It also emphasizes clarity, efficiency, and inspiration. Examples of funny captions are provided to illustrate different types of humor.

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HOW TO WRITE A FUNNY
CAPTION
Tim Washer
Ridiculous Media, LLC
@timwasher

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Yes
“Do you like to laugh?”
No

5. Establishes rapport
Demonstrates intelligence
Shows empathy
Improves creativity
Persuades
POWER OF HUMOR

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The main evolutionary
significance of humor is
that it gets us from the
closed mode to the open
mode quicker than
anything else.
-- John Cleese

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They said in 4 minutes
something I've been saying
for 10 years with hundreds
of thousands of words.
-- Chris Mooney

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Anatomy of a Joke

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To get the right word in
the right place is a rare
achievement.
-- Mark Twain

10. Clarity
Efficiency
Inspiration
THE CAPTION
A PICTURE’S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

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RULE OF THREES

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x
y

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x
y

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The Breakers
Newport, R.I.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s
summer cottage boasts
138k sq ft,, 70 rooms
and 1½ baths.

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Delaware River Gap
Paddling through the
state forest we
spotted 4 bald eagles
and one with a pretty
bad comb-over
@timwasher

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PAIN

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Forgot to bring a towel to
the gym, but
remembered I hadn’t
cleaned out my car trunk
since our beach trip.
Embarrassing situation
averted.

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IRONY

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Built in 1068 by William the
Conqueror, who embroidered
“Home is where the heart is”
on his welcome mat
Clifford’s Tower
York, England
@timwasher

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My reading performance
scored a B+ with the 1st
graders, but I was totally
unprepared for the
confrontational Q&A.

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I wrote a comedy about a
woman having dinner in a
backyard, which we shot
on green screen

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SARCASM

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Life-saving signage

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Thanks, Blast Zone Inc.
legal team!

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HYPERBOLE

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The 9 y.o. STICKS the
landing out of the
helicopter, then goes on to
tame the only triple-black-
diamond run outside of The
Himalayas, known to the
locals at The Widowmaker.

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And on the 5th day
without power, the
snowmen came for us

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CONTRAST

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Translucency

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Contrast
Translucency Transparency

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What’s the club’s policy
on roasting
marshmallows?

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PATTERNS

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Needed some serious
downtime for spring
break so we picked a
destination where there’d
be no expectation of
having to work

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Sequestered myself in a
hotel this weekend to write
a book on marketing. But
now it’s about dragons.

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Retracing the steps of my
daily commute to
elementary school.

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This would be a good place
for a picnic with a mermaid
Central Park
@timwasher

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Where the pilgrims hid the
spare house key
Plymouth Rock

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6 AM patrol for lake
monsters. All clear.

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Pro Tip: For a better
selection, shop for your
pumpkin BEFORE Oct
31st

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WARNING: Beware of bears
making announcements

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Looks like Mgmt is going to
paint the office or
someone's getting
whacked.

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Waited patiently for 10
minutes before I realized
this wasn’t a Cinnabon
Rijksmuseum Schiphol
Airport
@timwasher

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Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, iPhoto
Photo of the Day: NatGeo, BBC, Yahoo!, USA Today
Creative Commons Image search , Flickr, PhotoPin
Stock Photos: Fotolia, ShutterStock, iStockPhoto
FIND INSPIRATION

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Thank you!
TimWasher.com