We asked you this morning to write a new caption for the photo to your left, and 500 of you came through. A whole lot of you made the inevitable Sonny and Cher jokes, but only one — a reader named Ian Shaw — took the time to remind us that Richard Nixon resigned a scant four years after striking a similar pose with Elvis Presley. Hope springs eternal. In the meantime, here’s the best of the rest:
As Bono tells George W. Bush about the growing pandemic of AIDS in Africa, the president recalls that he “partied with some Africans once.” — William Wood
“Karl, I think the hairpiece and the glasses work. Just don’t speak to Judy Miller again.” — Mark Gorman
“I have you on my iPod. I like to listen to you while I am presidenting.” — Anonymous
President Bush invites Bono to sit behind the desk in the Oval Office, promises to be “right back.” — Bob Glickstein
“Hey, rock star, got any blow? I’m kidding! Totally kidding! Seriously, do you?” — Jeremy Resnick
President Bush asks Bono who “Joshua Tree” is and whether he may be responsible for hiding both Osama bin Laden and the WMD. –Donald Illich
“You must be thinking of a different Jesus.” — Jim Dowd
Bush: “Because, like our friend here, Mr. Bono, says, we want to help people all over the world take shelter from the pouring rain.” Bono: “Um, poison rain.” “Eh?” “Poison rain. The lyric is, ‘Take shelter from the poison rain.'” “Not pouring?'” “No.” “Poison rain? You sure?” “Yes, Mr. President.” “Poison’s a lot worse than pouring.” “Yes, sir.” “So I’ve been singin’ it wrong all these years?” “Looks like.” — Locke Peterseim
“So you see, Bonehead, this is where Bill and Monica, you know, did it.” — Richard Stovall
“Yeah, like you never hung around playing guitar while your country needed you for a federal emergency.” — Richard Klugman
Bono: “No, seriously, I don’t have any, haven’t done it since the ’80s.” Bush: “But you’d know where to get some, right?” — Stan Denski
“You know, Harriet said she’ll work pro-Bono if you publicly announce you’re pro-Miers.” –Paul Myers
“If you’ll sing ‘Ooh, I love to dance the little sidestep,’ I’ll do my best Charles Durning impression.” — Jack Crowder
“So you just quick fry the tuna and then dump the whole pan, apricots and all, into the salad bowl with the kimchi?” — Josh Hilgart
Shortly after this photograph was taken, President Bush remarked to an aide that he was “surprised that the president of Ireland didn’t wear a tie.” — Dallas Hayes
“You’re shittin’ me — $35 for an eighth?” — Joe Francia
