Saturday, November 19, 2011

Tricks and Treats from Molly Movie Night MODs

(October 28) Kestra provided the tricky artfully altered screen shot, and Molly Movie Night MODs provided a jack-o’-lantern full of treats! Congratulations to five-time caption contest winner Carl Partridge and this week’s other finalists:


How in the world can I get my trick or treat basket out from under this REDICULOUS CAPE! Ashley, you are not LISTENING! (hrbrenizer)


Carrie: SuperOwl will protect you, Ashley !!!!

Ashley: Seriously fowlks, I do not know this person..... (PhilJustPhil)


Ash, what you need is Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!

Carrie the Coffee Cueen – to the rescue! (Jennifero2000)

Movie Night MODs Rise to New Challenge

(October 21) Just as the Movie Night MODs were getting into a comfortable caption contest groove, contest mistress Kestra decided to throw them for another loop. Instead of asking the MODs to come up with a caption for the lump o’ owlets picture, she challenged them to explain what the owlets were doing. MODs rose to the challenge quite handily – the judges did not. It took a total of four judges to come up with a solid panel of finalists from among the fourteen entries!


Congratulations to first-time winner Kateywise and this week’s other finalists!


These owlets are: Practicing their Sumowl wrestling moves. (Dale Ann Harsh)

These two are: Pretending to be Salt & Pepper Shakers (the ones with the Magnets in their Noses)! (Yeahhoorose)


These owlets are: Stereo Owls!!! Playing my Favorite Tune! (gmarch53)

The Ears Have It on Molly Movie Night

(October 14) Molly’s eyes may have launched a hundred thousand or so web searches, but this week it was her ears that inspired a thousand – OK, a dozen or so – creative Molly Movie Night Caption Contest entries. As Kestra would be quick to point out, those weren’t really Molly’s ears – it was just the appearance of ears that inspired MODs to wax auretical! Congratulations to this week’s Caption Contest winner, Marilyn173.


This week’s other finalists and their captions are:


Lashes: McGee, come quick! I'm turning into Tauntz!


memedee: I'm channeling the Easter Bunny we ate during C1


Kristin Olson: Wait, I'm a barn owl!. I'm not supposed to have ears!

Caption Contest Booby Prize Slot Vacated

(October 7) Yahoo/Yeahhoorose reluctantly let go of her claim to the perennial Molly Movie Night Booby Prize last night when her entry won the weekly caption contest by a mudslide! The owner of multiple screen names can now lay claim to one more title – Caption Contest Winner!


Welcome to the winner’s circle, Rose!


Congratulations also go out to this week’s other finalists:


Wow, Ashley! You were right! This is REAL grass, not AstroTurf!

(Nashville Ann)


Wow Ashley, Wesley was right, you gotta flap your wings or you will hit the ground if you're gonna fly.

(KJBergy)


Wow Ashley, Are you sure walking is faster than flying?

(JaniePie)


To see all of the Molly Movie Night winning captions, check out the photo gallery on the Molly Movie Night facebook page, at http://tinyurl.com/MMNfacebook.

Caption Contest Newbies Put on a Good Show

(September 30) Last week’s Molly Movie Night Caption Contest was limited to newbies – or, as the ever politically correct Kestra refers to them – pre-winner. The newbies didn’t disappoint, and reminded prior winners that they’d have to stay sharp if they wanted to be featured in future MOD blog announcements! Congratulations to winner hummerzz and all of the finalists!


The other captions that made it to last week’s poll were:


Molly’s To Do List

Food in the Pantry, done

Kids fed, done

Force field in place, done

Ahhhhh, Time for a nap!

(Karole)


Me thinks we're being spied on!

(Barretgal)


Max! Come Back Here! Dudley and I will Hold it Down for you!!!

(yahoorose)

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Molly Movie Night Caption Contest Hosts a Wedding!


OK, guys, Here's what we are going to do. When Ma
goes to sleep, follow me out of the box, down
the ladder, and over to that big white house.
I think that's where they hide the meece!!
(Marilyn173)

Molly Movie Nigh participants celebrated with Marilyn173 as her caption was chosen the winner of last week’s caption contest poll. Marilyn’s captions, which tend to use the “storytelling” format, have made it into the finals four times since July and often came “this close…” in the polls. If you’d like to see more of Marilyn’s caption contest musings, check out the finalists for the September 9, August 19, August 12, and July 5 shows -- right here on the MODs blog!

As for the wedding reference… well, Marilyn’s frequent forays to the finals did inspire a few “always a bridesmaid” comments....

This week’s other finalists were:

(hrbrenizer) How cute am I? I am so cute you ARE ALL LOOKING AT ME RIGHT NOW.

(redheadedwolf2) I promise I won't tell the others what you said. You can trust me. ;-)

(Birdlover4ever) Am I not the cutest owlet evah?

Molly Movie Night Caption Contest Unearths Family Secrets



Well, sort of…. Congratulations to Littleguys for her clever response to Kestra’s mind-boggling caption contest challenge! Carlynne’s well-crafted caption won with half of the votes cast, despite serious competition from this week’s other finalists:

Wow! Look at them Paleface Cousins! Raised in the "Owltel California". Must have been fed all White Domestic Ratz! – Yahoorose

Carey, they look sorta like us don't ya think
I'm not sure Ashley, maybe they just need coffee – Braveheart2665

I like this Ipad but I'm not sure how to work it. – Nashville Ann

Caption Contest Boobie Prize Slot Vacated




Yahoo/Yeahhoorose reluctantly let go of her claim to the perennial Molly Movie Night Boobie Prize last night when her entry won the weekly caption contest by a mudslide! The owner of multiple screen names can now lay claim to one more title – Caption Contest Winner!

Welcome to the winner’s circle, Rose!

Congratulations also go out to this week’s other finalists:

Wow, Ashley! You were right! This is REAL grass, not AstroTurf!
(Nashville Ann)

Wow Ashley, Wesley was right, you gotta flap your wings or you will hit the ground if you're gonna fly.
(KJBergy)

Wow Ashley, Are you sure walking is faster than flying?
(JaniePie)

To see all of the Molly Movie Night winning captions, check out the photo gallery on the Molly Movie Night facebook page, at http://tinyurl.com/MMNfacebook.

Movie Night MODs Rise to New Challenge


Just as the Movie Night MODs were getting into a comfortable caption contest groove, contest mistress Kestra decided to throw them for another loop. Instead of asking the MODs to come up with a caption for the lump o’ owlets picture, she challenged them to explain what the owlets were doing. MODs rose to the challenge quite handily – the judges did not. It took a total of four judges to come up with a solid panel of finalists from among the fourteen entries!

Congratulations to first-time winner Kateywise and this week’s other finalists!

These owlets are: Practicing their Sumowl wrestling moves. (Dale Ann Harsh)

These two are: Pretending to be Salt & Pepper Shakers (the ones with the Magnets in their Noses) ! (Yeahhoorose)

These owlets are: Stereo Owls!!! Playing my Favorite Tune! (gmarch53)

Caption Contest Newbies Put on a Good Show



Last week’s Molly Movie Night Caption Contest was limited to newbies – or, as the ever politically correct Kestra refers to them – pre-winners. The newbies didn’t disappoint, and reminded prior winners that they’d have to stay sharp if they wanted to be featured in future MOD blog announcements!

Congratulations to winner hummerzz and all of the finalists!

The other captions that made it to last week’s poll were:

Molly’s To Do List
Food in the Pantry, done
Kids fed, done
Force field in place, done
Ahhhhh, Time for a nap!
(Karole)

Me thinks we're being spied on!
(Barretgal)

Max! Come Back Here! Dudley and I will Hold it Down for you!!!
(yahoorose)

The Ears Have It on Molly Movie Night


Molly’s eyes may have launched a hundred thousand web searches, but this week it was her ears that inspired a thousand – OK, a dozen or so – creative Molly Movie Night Caption Contest entries. As Kestra would be quick to point out, those weren’t really Molly’s ears – it was just the appearance of ears that inspired MODs to wax auretic! Congratulations to this week’s Caption Contest winner, Marilyn173.

This week’s other finalists and their captions are:

Lashes: McGee, come quick! I'm turning into Tauntz!

memedee: I'm channeling the Easter Bunny we ate during C1

Kristin Olson: Wait, I'm a barn owl!. I'm not supposed to have ears!

Movie Night MODs Hand Out Halloween Treats!



Kestra outdid herself with this week’s fanciful caption contest photo, and the MODs responded in kind as they prepared Carrie and Ashley for a night of Halloween mischief. Multiple contest winner “Papa” Carl Partridge took home the prize with one of his trademark short but sweet captions!

Congratulations go to Carl and this week’s other finalists:

How in the world can I get my trick or treat basket out from under this REDICULOUS CAPE! Ashley, you are not LISTENING! (hrbrenizer)

Carrie: SuperOwl will protect you, Ashley !!!!
Ashley: Seriously fowlks, I do not know this person..... (PhilJustPhil)

Ash, what you need is Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!
Carrie the Coffee Cueen – to the rescue! (Jennifero2000)

Movie Night MODs Come Up With Halloween Treats!


Kestra outdid herself with this week’s caption contest photo, and the MODs responded in kind as they prepared Carrie and Ashley for a night of Halloween mischief. Multiple contest winner “Papa” Carl Partridge took home the prize with one of his trademark short but sweet captions!

Congratulations go to Carl and this week’s other finalists:

How in the world can I get my trick or treat basket out from under this REDICULOUS CAPE! Ashley, you are not LISTENING! (hrbrenizer)

Carrie: SuperOwl will protect you, Ashley !!!!Ashley: Seriously fowlks, I do not know this person..... (PhilJustPhil)
Ash, what you need is Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! Carrie the Coffee Cueen – to the rescue! (Jennifero2000)

Sunday, September 11, 2011


WE REMEMBER...
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"I AM NOT A CROOK!" so Why I Gotta Resign?


The Blehmster finally called me a guinea pig: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Dear MODS,

What a great trip this has been, Blogging here on behalf of the Black Sheep Nation! If ya gotta be a sheep, be a BLACK SHEEP! That's what I always sez!

The time has come for me to resign as your czar, dictator, despot, autocrat, king, totalitarian ruler, imperialist, supreme Emperor of all things MOD, and Best Ever Guinea Pig in the Whole World including Things Within and Things Yet to be discovered in the Known and Unknown Universe! My modest humility prevents my listing the endless accomplishments I have achieved, but the one I must mention is that Eric once called me a guinea pig instead of a hamster. Hence, my work here is done.

Mom and the vet feel the time has come for me to relinquish my autocratic Rule over the MOD Kingdom to focus, instead, on my health. They are full of it! How dare they! I have spondylosee-dosee-do and my spine is fusing from my pretty bottom upwards and - yeah, talk about NERVE?! - THE "C" word has been mentioned and not in polite whispers, either! Cancer: BRING IT! GONNA GET YA, GONNA GET YA GOOD!

I have had so much fun being here I can't believe they're making me quit, like, what?

(What to say, what do the great Presidents say? THINK! THINK! Oh, RIGHT!)

"I am NOT a crook!" Yet I must resign.

"I did NOT have sex with that woman!" Yet I ain't goin' nowhere.

Let's see, let's see...aww, Bloody HORK!  I got nothin'!

Guess it really is time to go: There is a silver lining! Guess who is in LURVE?
Mom put me out with Coconut, the only gentlewoman of the Herd and I chased
her and humped her and had so much fun! She flirted and flirted, then she chased
me and the fur on her neck stuck up as we played and when she was done with -
oh, right! (ya, mebbe it is time to go) BONDING, right, that: when she was done
with my gregarious bonding, she lunged at me, the hussy! Now I am in love.
The biggest problem we been havin' lately is my refusal to drink water. This
morning mom woke up to a sound she had never heard, and it worried her.
Turned out that hussy in the adjacent cage living with MacNutPie was telling me
to drink my water! The nerve! She went directly to her own water bottle, started
drinking, then gave me "the eye" so I obeyed and started drinking, too. Mom
could NOT freakin' believe her eyes!

So, between stupis illness and falling in love, I must hereby, forthwith, commencing
now, resign my post as Autocratic Dictator-in-Chief of Candles' Blog until Candles
returns knowing the rest of you will rush like hordes of lemmings to replace me and
install y'selves in what I can only describe as an impending MOD coup d'etat!
Knock y'selves out! Already got Anderson Cooper on the phone to send him, just
don't touch his pretty, pretty face like they did in Cairo, he didn't like that!

Who loves ya, baby?

YumYum loves ya! Now, for the counter insurgency!!!!
(Or Coconut, me sure loves me my "bonding!")

Your Beloved, Cherished, Adored, humble servant,

YumYum
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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Ghostly Legs Inspire Caption Contest

After donning the required uniforms, Molly and McGee

(holding talons) uttered the magic words:

Beam us up, Scotty

(PhilJustPhil)


Glowz’s exquisite spider web artwork was an obvious caption contest choice, but leave it to Kestra to add bits and pieces that increased the level of difficulty several-fold! PhilJustPhil’s winning entry alluded to both the ghostly image and the empty boxes, and was an overwhelming favorite with the Movie Night voters. Congratulations, Phil!


This week’s other finalists were:


Can you see me now? (JanKW)


I am the leggs of owlets past.

You need to let the MODS back in immediately

or I will haunt you forever. (Marilyn 173)


"Apparition Display" Do NOT touch the glass!

Vintage Leggs McGee Summer of 2010 (gmarch53)


Congratulations to all the finalists!



Thursday, September 8, 2011

Cujo Hits The Big Time



Thursday, September 8, 2011

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT THINGY

Shortly after starting this blog thingy, I started receiving requests to turn it into a book thingy.

I pondered this.

Then one day my female two legger told me that it was time to "Poop or get outta the kitchen".

No, that's not right. Maybe she said "If you can't stand the heat, get outta the litterbox".

I don't remember which, but I recall there was a metaphor involved.

Doesn't matter. What does matter is this:


THE BOOK THINGY IS ON SALE TODAY!
Yup, it is done and on sale today. 

You can buy it in large format paperback, ebook or Kindle. I am providing the link thingies below, and I will also put a link thingy to the right of the blog thingy which I am told is the proper placement for link thingies. It is currently being sold through the publisher's website (Xlibris.com) as well as Amazon.com. It should be on Barnes and Noble's website soon.



Any and all feedback will be tolerated.
 
 
Cujo, we're all very proud of you!  To any MODs that aren't currently following our favorite feline friend... go now and subscribe.  Please.  Thank you!
 

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Movie Night MODs Send the Owl Box Off With Humor

Well Molly, I’ve taken inventory of all the equipment and

I’ve run every test I know of. I still have NO IDEA

why we are off the air! (MsRumsey)



Testing the old adage that laughter is the best medicine, Molly Movie Night MODs offered a their humorous takes on this shot of Molly and McGee on their porch the night before the Owl Box went dark. In a close race, movie goers chose MsRumsey’s interpretation, which had Molly and McGee trying their best to get back on air!, as this week’s winners.


Farewell, Molly and McGee, fly strong and free. We Molly Movie Night MODS hope to have a chance to see you again some day.


And to Carlos, Donna, Eric, John, Austin, Chris, and Barbara, should any of you happen upon our humble little blog… thank you for everything!


A record twenty-five MODs sent in entered this week’s caption contest! This week’s other finalists are:


McGee: This is it, dear. Our last hurrah, the big finale, the curtains goin' down!!"

Molly: Oh, shut up and go get me dinner! (PhilJustPhil)


Please Carlos Not Yet! Babies are coming we promise! (Paula2473)


Okay, at the count of three,

Get ready, Get set,

“POOF”!

(JaniePie)




Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Molly & McGee



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Owl Kisses - YouTube

Owl Kisses - YouTube
^^^CAR says goodbye
as only CAR DOES!
She sends her love and
gratitude to all MODS
of the BlackSheepNation.

We send our love right
back, CAR, we're gonna
miss YOU, too...

(P.S. You owe me a box
of Kleenex for the next
"Don't Go" video!~
Gonna getcha, gonna
getcha good!)

Don't go... - YouTube

Don't go... - YouTube
^^^
With love from Car.
Watch with Kleenex or you will
ruin your sleeve wiping your nose.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
by Cheryl G
Each night brings and end to sun, and morning to the moon.
Winter ends the days of warmth, yet they return each June.
Life is endings and renewal,
Coal becomes a shining jewel.
Though we always miss what's gone,
We welcome the approaching dawn.
In our hearts forever stay
The memories of yesterday.

Goodbye Molly and McGee, hope Carlos keeps us up to date.

Good Night, Molly & McGee, Dream of Owls...on Our Pillows


Together, Molly & McGee...as if for the very first night - yet with
the warmth and comfort of fire turned to quiet embers...soft affection.


McGee whispers: "I love you, Molly."


Molly whispers, "I love you, too, McGee."



McGee RETURNS!


Good Night, our darlings, we look forward to seeing you both again soon...
Love Forever,
Your Adoring MODS.



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Molly, The Most Famous Barn Owl in the World

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

YEAH MODZ!


Carlos announced that he has finished broadcasting Molly & McGee, but as we just experienced with our loving Prayer Circle, MODS REALLY ARE FRIENDS FOR LIFE and his news will in no way diminish our love, laughter, and enjoyment of one another!

Thank you ALL on the East Coast for being kind enough to indulge in and soothe our fears for your safety and that of your loved ones and companion animals...and thank you ALL for the privilege of belonging to the Black Sheep Nation, the GREATEST Civilization on the face of the EARTH!
(Depending who you ask...)

And thank you, SactoFlowerSylvia and Kestra, for your enduring efforts to keep us all united and partying together every Molly Movie Night...through thick and thin, sickness and health, we take you two to remain our Molly Movie Night celebrity producerZ!

And finally, a little song...please enjoy the guinea pigs' delight in the following post!
(SPEW ALERT!)

p.s. FOR those who have no power and are still experiencing remnants
of Irene, you know the drill: keep those posts coming...without power, even,
because we are Black Sheep and NEVAH POWERLESS!
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The Guinea pig song - YouTube

The Guinea pig song - YouTube
^^^LAUGH RIOT^^^

We piggies have been so worried about
our MODZ that today we just want to
sing and dance you are all OKAY!
Everyone should live their life
The Guinea Pig Way!

Saturday, August 27, 2011

From Space


Hurricane Irene...'nuff said. May tomorrow morning bring good news that all MODs, families, friends, loved ones, and everyone we don't know and will never meet are safe.
Our hearts and prayers with all of you: companion and wild animals, birds, and fish living in that dark, churning sea...

Love,

MOD Black Sheep Nation
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Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the dark - YouTube

Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the dark - YouTube

SO WHAT IF YOU LOSE POWER? DANCE WITH
DA BOSS AND INVITE IRENE TO LIGHT YOUR SPARK!
WE ARE BLACK SHEEP AND WE DANCE ON!

Hi East CoasterZ!:Please Do Your Doodie

Hi MODS,

Thank you for keeping us informed that you are safe! We have both a group email and are asking you to post on our Stream and just "check in" to say HI...we are all giving y'Owl a big MOD
(((Group Hug))) with prayers. Just do your doodie and keep us assured that, even if you have lost power, you are at least "Dancing in the Dark!" (yeah, "da BOSS" SO LET'S HEAR IT FOR NEW
JERSEY!)

Love,
MacNutPie
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Extraordinary Photo Inspire Extraordinary Captions!

I was having this lovely dream where I was soaring above the trees
with the wind in my feathers, then “Clunk” I woke up with
my face plastered against this wall! Geez!!! Gizmomma


Combine Kestra’s screen shot capture skills with Gizmomma’s story telling skills, and what do you get? This: an incredible screen shot and caption pairing! Congratulations, Giz - well done! Gizmomma’s delightful imaginations are also on display in the Molly Movie Night photo gallery. That's where you'll find her Molly Movie Night limerick contest entry, which paints an owlbox scene even without a screen shot!


Twenty MODs sent in captions this week! The other finalists vying for the prize were:


Oh,Wallz Darling, you're not as cuddly as my honey, but you will just have to do. (Janesgarden)


...and... Upward Facing Owl... and hold... I just love my Owl Yoga! (sitdownstay)


Help Me Polez!!!!!!! I'm Melting!!!!! (PhilJustPhil)


By the way... while you're out on the web, be sure to check out MOD Memedee's blog, the HOWLING HOOLIGAN: Life through the eyes of an Airedale Terrier. It's sure to add a little fun to your day!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

This Is Really Funny: "WE WILL REBUILD!"

TODAY: TODAY ‘all shook up’ over East Coast quake
^^^^THIS FUNNY^^^^
While we are shuddering at the news of Hurricane Irene
knowing how many MODS are in its path, we wanted to
offer some comic relief...from the East Coasters themselves!
And a plea to the rest of you to let us know you are O.K.
as Irene barrels in, and that your animal companions
and families are also safe. See you at MMN!!!

Many Gracious Thanks!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

AND NOW, AN IMPORTANT MESSSAGE FROM COCONUT-PIE!


Dear MODS,

Quick, run for your lives!

{EDITOR: "Coconut, we realize this is your first post and we are very
proud of you, but could you tone it down just a wee bit, as in, completely?
Thank you, don't want anyone to panic, dear, that's actually the point
you want to get across, O.K.?"}

Dear MODS,

quick. run. for. your. lives. slowly. very slowly.

Hmmm, maybe try the next post!
But Coconut, thank you, I'm certain The Weather Channel
will be ring-a-ding-aling-ing you real soon.
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And NOW, An Important Message From THE WEATHER CHANNEL!

Hurricane Preparedness for Your Pets

^^^Check it OUT!^^^
Hi MODS,
If you are one of those living in the path of
Irene, this one's for you and yours. If you
live anywhere, this one's for you because
disaster can strike anytime and our dear, sweet
companions need their own emergency plans!
(EVEN THE WEATHER CHANNEL SEZ SO!)

Today we received our first issue of
(true) the only guinea pig magazine
in the WORLD (from England, and
it appeared that someone in customs
gave it quite the going-over!) and they
featured the Weaver family, who lost
not only their guinea pig sanctuary,
but their entire home blew completely
OFF its foundation during the tornadoes
that destroyed so much of Alabama,
especially Tuscaloosa and they had
a section on Guinea Pig Emergency kits!
(We're still laughing about why customs
had to rifle through a guinea pig magazine
but guess we'll never know!)

To those experiencing "unusual events"
such as earthquakes, tornadoes, and
particularly Hurricane Irene, we send our love
and prayers for your safety: please keep
your MODS in the loop! You know how
upset we got during First Clutch when Molly
disappeared for one night, returning wet and
seemingly with a hurt foot the following night...
WE ARE MODS...AND WE WORRY!
AND WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR
COMPANIONS. So humour us, please.
thank you.


Saturday, August 20, 2011

Famed Wildlife Photographer’s Secret Revealed?

Hey guys, if you want a close up photo of yourself in Carlos's book,

you better fly over here to the posing ledge! (Lashes000)


We know Carlos Royal would scoff at the notion that his subjects were posing for him, but really – can you think of a better explanation for his ability to turn out two books of stunning barn owl photographs in a single year? Is it possible – as Lashes2000’s caption suggests – that the backyard barn owls learned to love the camera as much as the camera loved them?


Congratulations to Lashes000 and the rest of this week’s Molly Movie Night Caption Contest finalists:


You know, she's not very good at this Photo Caption Thingy, is she? (catmom4)


They said “Two is company, Three’s a crowd”! (Carl)


Come on you two. Get out here.

You have to practice your flappin' and stompin'!

Nobody's watching

Not even that bald guy (Marilyn173)