I’m going to have to write you guys a ticket ... You’re starting to creep out the out of towners
Here's the scene: The Icon walks up to a coffee shop and find a Bluffton police office lecturing nearly a dozen guys who appear to be sitting through a school detention.
The Icon posts the photo and asked viewers to write a caption for the photo (it's attached to this story). We received several dozen entries. The competition was brutal. Here's the winners:
First place - wins 4 Shannon Theatre passes
I’m going to have to write you guys a ticket for waving and smiling too much. You’re starting to creep out the out of towners.
- Shelly Halker
Second place - wins 2 Shannon Theatre passes
“Honest officer...this is only our third coffee stop this morning!”
- Beth Lamb
Third place - wins 1 Shannon Theatre pass
And you think women gossip.
- Regina Huston
Honorable mention
Sorry officer but Larry did it...
- Matt Romick
And if you don't believe that story, wait until you hear the next one!
- Mimi Cotrell
He went that way
- Sandy Nickels
We’re retired what else is there to do but sit on Main Street criticizing the drivers going by?
- Beth Lamb
With no real crime to stop, the officer passed the local coffee shop, only to find a group of troublemakers who couldn't agree on what sort of trouble they wanted to cause.
- Karol Farris
This police officer showed up and ask all of us where we were at between 5 and 6. He became irritated when we said "kindergarten."
- Ruth Cox
"We promise officer, it wasn't our gang that done it, back in the day. We told you, it was John Dillinger."
- Tony Pinks
Here are all the other entries - this group was e-mailed to the Icon:
Ornery old man
Amy Barrows
"Twisted" wisdom around the corner.
Alice Basinger
So... we were looking for a policeman and thought, “let’s look at the coffee shop!”
Becky Cox
“You have the right to remain silent...”
Randy Cox
“Gangs running ramped in Bluffton
”Neil J. Reichenbach
Young at heart
Kaydrie Rayle
“The good ole boys get a talkin to”!!!!!!
Lauren Beasley
"May I see your license and Golden Buckeye Card?"
Shannon Kitchen
"Making Bluffton Great Again!"
Shannon Kitchen
Roger Edwards holds court on Main St.
Tonya Meyer
"Just Get 'Er Done."
David Anderson
The following were posted on Icon Facebook:
Louann Wood
Did you guys ever hear the one about the....
Rebecca Luginbill
Officer, “ Hey, do you guys want to join me in a lip sync challenge?” “This is going to be good!”
Nancy Louise Wood Allison
Life in the Fast Lane!
Jeffrey Jaime Combs
I'm going to have to write you all up for noise violation.
Officer, you "donut" know how to have fun!
Sue Osborn
I told the guys if we sit here long enough he will go away! Now here you are!
Wesley Fleming
Yes Officer we are always good
Stephanie Smith Theis Hight
Main Street Boys
Stacie Lamb Haines
But officer, we have an alibi
Phil Birkey
The boys are back in town!
Sharon Faurot
Bluffton smarts at work
Scott Shough
Do you guys have liters of cola?
Sharon Calvelage
Meeting of the Minds!
Lori Scheer Planchon
Ten guys and a cop stop in and have some coffee...
Linda Conn
The men at work
Tiffini Anderson
We're telling ya, keep young while you can
Brad Stewart
Meeting of the minds
Ressie Faye Little
It wasn't me... Really I didn't do it....
Robin Williams-Romick
They are solving more problems than congress or the senate-world peace is coming shortly!
Kathy Kinn Housh
Alright fellas you're getting a little too Rowdy for this late in the evening.
Sue Schaaf
Sorry officer the donuts are all gone.
Elizabeth Kingsley
Grumpy Old Men!
Steve Edwards
Ok.... where are you hiding the donuts?
Lisa Lucas
"Back in my day we didn't have online group chats. "
Tracy Gehrts Winstel
I knew you were trouble when you walked in..... (Sang as T. Swift)
Steve Zimmerly
Hey, are you really taking a picture. Make sure you don’t show anyone.
Kim Buffenbarger
And they say women have the gift of gab.... doesn’t appear so in this pic.
Janice Arnold Amstutz
The Bluffton town retires.
Faune Schroeder
These guys have Bluffton written all over them!
Sherry Glass Stratton
Please officer Rayle, We would love to have you and you son join us!
Matthew Taylor
Sorry officer, unless you have a warrant, we ain't opening this pastry box!
Crystal Leach Warren
Meet you at the coffee shop. Ten guys and one cop.
Jaime Hoffer
The good 'ol boys!
Betty Schroeder
"The Good Ole Boys"
Lynda Hursey Best
Great minds at work oh small town life love it!
MaryJane Zimmerman
The Telling of the Tall Tales.
Christian Steiner
As current and former mayors of this town we want you to do something about loitering on Main Street.
Dawne Lugibihl Courtney
Coffee club
Sheryl Rettig
It's too hot out here for coffee, let's go to Luke's and get us a cold one.
Tana Wagner-Hattery
Styling and profiling!
James Keith Sturgill
Bluffton Knights at the round table!
Sarah Sprunger
Pirates' cove coffee corner officer - dues accepted in gold only
Entries from Instagram:
aaronjamesbasinger
The men about town. They’ve got it all figured out. Just ask their wives, they’ll attest to it!
jessespencer84
It wasn't me officer....been here all morning ;)
dailynews01
"Really Officer, we're not loitering! Just waiting for the next car show..."
earthdancer88
Grumpy Old men!
Entries from Twitter:
Ali Gilgenbach
We can't provide you with our I.D. officer, our wives took our wallets to shop downtown Bluffton and left us behind!
Amy Romey
Too many stories....too little time!
Dawne Lugibihl Courtney
Officer and the gentlemen
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