Obama returns from the Copenhagen global warming conference

The photo below originally appeared in the NYT showing Air Force One returning from Copenhagen.

Caption this photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times

It of course, screams for a caption. I’m sure our readers can provide one.

Here’s the original caption and story from the NYT.

Major Snowstorm Hits Atlantic Coast

A major winter storm was moving up the Atlantic Coast on Friday night, with forecasters expecting accumulations of one to two feet of snow in some areas. President Obama returned early Saturday from climate talks in Copenhagen, landing at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland in the midst of the storm.

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K. Bray
December 20, 2009 4:58 pm

“Sir, all this snow is being drawn into Washington by a massive black hole that has appeared in the capitol building, from astronomical deficit spending. We have broken the space/time/debt continuum. It’s already sucked in a few congressmen, and it’s beginning to suck the entire country down into it. Soon there will be nothing left of us, it cannot be satisfied, what shall we do ? ”
” Let’s see, 4 calling cards, 3 french pens, 2 purple gloves, and a part-rib dinner fare free. Those ribs sure sound good, let’s go ! “

Gail Combs
December 20, 2009 5:00 pm

“Michelle, is that Inhofe I see out there with a stack of snow balls?”

December 20, 2009 5:02 pm

[ Snip!]
That’s the caption ;-D
(Just helping push things along to 1,000)

December 20, 2009 5:11 pm

Phil?
Hey man is that you?
Phil what’s wrong man, what’re you doing?
Phil, it’s me… Phil, you’ve changed!…
(So my Eddie Murphy voice isn’t so good… 🙂

December 20, 2009 5:19 pm

Oh good, you brought TOTUS. Whip ’em out…
Now run speech #163… from the top…
“I am so elated to be here today. I just want to give a shout out to my good friends from SEIU, without whom…. [wink at members of crowd]… we would not have been able to….”

Bill H
December 20, 2009 5:20 pm

I knew we shouldn’t of fired the janitor… now i gotta shovel it myself..

Bill H
December 20, 2009 5:22 pm

OK! this isn’t funny any more…
You can turn off the snow machine any time now!
WHAT! what do you mean its real?

Bill H
December 20, 2009 5:23 pm

Rahm… Call ahead make sure my office is at 80 Degree’s

u.k.(us)
December 20, 2009 5:31 pm

oops i forgot:
“If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.”

Eric
December 20, 2009 5:32 pm

“Dammit Gibbs, I know what irony looks like!”
or
“Yes Mr. President, we’re certain we haven’t landed in Hell.”
or
“I’m from Chicago and I know ‘lake-effect’ when I see it and dammit that looks like ‘lake-effect’ to me!”

Bill H
December 20, 2009 5:32 pm

From one secret service agent to another (whispering):
You know its cold outside when Obama has his hands in his own pockets

Jeef
December 20, 2009 5:39 pm

Air Farce One: “We’ve arrived, Comander”
(999)

Eric
December 20, 2009 5:44 pm

“This is it! I’m revoking Al Gore’s passport!”

K. Bray
December 20, 2009 5:49 pm

Much posted here in jest has fundamental truth in it.
Laugh and cry in the same joke.
Vote for critical thinking.

larad
December 20, 2009 6:05 pm

Yeah, yeah. Snow is white.

December 20, 2009 6:06 pm

I think the climate summit was at least successful…

Clive
December 20, 2009 6:22 pm

Da! Vee are home komrads. A leedle setback in siz global government bidnez in Kopenhagen. No matter … I haff maybe 7 more years to bekome za king of za vorld. Onvard, damn za snow.

Roger Knights
December 20, 2009 6:29 pm

My third collection”
*“Hey Michelle, I haven’t seen this much snow since my college days.”
Anyone got warm clothes for the emperor?
“I’m going outside, I may be a little while.”
Either get rid of the snow or the photographers!
*“Obamandias”
S’no time to be snowing
“Michelle, is that Inhofe I see out there with a stack of snow balls?”
“If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.”
Mine:
“I shouldn’t have tempted fate.”
*“Inconvenient!”

gb
December 20, 2009 6:41 pm

So… crystallized dihydrogen monoxide is a form of carbon?
That’s the consensus Sir. The science on this is settled.

December 20, 2009 6:45 pm

“Sir, remember that ice missing from the north pole. I think we found it!”

December 20, 2009 6:47 pm

Flip the bubble so that it’s a voice coming out of the sky and it says:
“BZAP! Gotcha again!”

December 20, 2009 6:52 pm

Why stop at one. I have gimp and need practice putting text on images. I’ve taken some of the best and will give it a go. I’ll take a while I’m still learning gimp. If they look good i’ll post a few on my blog and you can trawl then.
Has any one thought of making tea shirts. Some of the before and after charts would work well.

Mad Bear
December 20, 2009 6:55 pm

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY, SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

u.k.(us)
December 20, 2009 7:01 pm

sir, She can’t be reasoned with.

mrjohn
December 20, 2009 7:21 pm

“Michelle ! I’m out of wooly socks”