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Here is a shot of Kylie Sturgess and Richard Dawkins on stage at the Global Atheist Convention yesterday. Post your funniest caption to win big!  Yes you can win the grand prize, the admiration and applause of your peers. What a fantastic prize!

  • Wowbagger

    God, if you exist, prove it – pull my finger!

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/podblack podblack

    Richard Dawkins – 'and so, evolution…'
    Kylie Sturgess – *thinks* Ah ha! He actually has timed his notes, is using an iPhone to keep within the time-limit he was given – and in the margins he has little summaries, like "sad beaver story"' :p

    [in case you're wondering - true story...] ;)

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/GodlessNige GodlessNige

      Wow! Thanks for sharing :) What was he like? (We did not get to actually meet him…)

      • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/podblack podblack

        Heh, do I win?!?! :D

        Always keeping an eye and ear open for effective and interesting speakers to get more tips – took a book with me (which I recommended to another scientist after the con and will be sending them the details) about 'effectively communicating your research'. Naturally, I'm still learning in that regard, but to see 'how Dawkins does it?' Priceless. :)

        He's really very nice, a little formal – after all, there's a significant generation gap between him and most of us! He was kind of playful after the convention at a party we went to – he can handle his Vegemite much better than PZ. :p

        • http://intensedebate.com/people/GodlessNige GodlessNige

          Must have been an amazing few days for you :)

          • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/podblack podblack

            BUSY.

            This was work, a job that I was doing, essentially. A wonderful and much-appreciated opportunity, absolutely – but as anyone will tell you who works in event management / stage presentations / promotions (you may very well do!)… the glam and gloss is just a reflection of the hard-yards people were putting in behind the scenes to make it appear that way.

            I wore kitten-heels the first day and was nearly crawling by the end of the night due to all the running around. Hence the glittery but distinctly comfortable flats I wore on the Sunday! Backstage is always a different story and of course, technical issues and the like are fairly inevitable for any event. I would have very much felt more nervous and hectic if it wasn't for the wonderful people I was working with who have been setting the scene for months before this actually happened. :) Would absolutely do it again if I got to work with the same crew. :)

            • http://intensedebate.com/people/GodlessNige GodlessNige

              I hear ya! 15 or so years in radio, with plenty of live stuff, outside broadcasting, and other stage work, I know what you mean :)

            • http://intensedebate.com/people/askegg askegg

              Thanks for dropping by @podblack. Every member of the team should be very proud for pulling off such a successful event first time out of the gate. Kudos to all!

            • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/podblack podblack

              Waah, people, get back to doing funny captions!!! No one has yet suggested I was checking out his bottom!! :p

  • Rickymjam

    Look, up in the sky, proof of the devine!!! Nah just kidding. You should have seen your face!! You were totally Pwned.

    Or

    Look Kylie, STILL no proof of god.

  • LuminousMonkey

    Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can ….. off.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/askegg askegg

    Ok – here is mine: "Get Mr. Baldy Blue Pants the f**k out of here!"

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/GodlessNige GodlessNige

    "No, I am the Nazi Pope!!"

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/martinpribble martinpribble

    Dawkins: "Is the bar out there?"
    Sturgess: "I wish I could turn THAT water into wine!"

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/GodlessNige GodlessNige

    Little did the audience know, behind the lectern, Dawkins was wearing Lycra gym shorts, and as can clearly be seen in this photograph, he is doing aerobics. Kylie is of course checking out his buns.

    There you go Kylie :)

  • http://twitter.com/naehutch @naehutch

    Yes, just put the babies over there for now, please. I'm not hungry just yet.

  • @pcostley

    Good grief, that's the top of my head under PodBlack's feet!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Cynskeptical Cynskeptical

    Dawkins "Up there, is it a bird? is it a plane? no it's GOD!!"
    Sturgess "are you dellusional? I don't see anything"

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/1GOD1JESUS 1GOD1JESUS

    Darling, the God l am talking about is not the one between my legs, he is the one up there!

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/bastardsheep Bastard Sheep

    Dawkins: No desert for you until you finish your creationists! Now go to your room!
    Kylie: Yes uncle Dawkins. :(

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/bastardsheep Bastard Sheep

    *queue disco music*
    Dawkins: I'm doing the Saturday Night Evolution, baby! Ahh, Ahh, Ahh, Ahh, Evolution, evolution!
    Kylie: Okay … backing away slowly …

  • http://twitter.com/dingram @dingram

    "Kylie is dumstruck as Richard shows that you don't have to be a scientologist to dance to the Bee Gees. Stayin' alive, stayin' alive …"

  • http://www.mycolleaguesareidiots.com/ Drunkenmadman

    Dawkins: “Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Nein Gott!

    (do I win the godwin prize now please?)

  • http://twitter.com/DaveRodriguezjr @DaveRodriguezjr

    Atheist Phone home!!!

    • askegg

      LOL – Nice one :)

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/godlesspaladin godlesspaladin

    Ah, Cynskeptical kinda beat me to it. I was going to say

    Dawkins: "I found Jesus! He's in the rafters manning the lights!"

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/podium2007 Bruce

    Richard – "You're looking for Barney Zwartz? Barney? Yes… Yes… Out the door, ummm.. and around to the right and into the men's. He's trying to sniff out something offensive for his readers."

    Kylie – "You just missed him. He wafted by with his latest scoop and I'm still trying to hold my breath."

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=684516453 Daimon Matthew Hill

    You … The God Botherer up the back… GET OUT

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=684516453 Daimon Matthew Hill

    or.. Stayin Alive… Staying Alive… ah ah ah ah … Staying Alive.. rofl

  • http://twitter.com/jrjagger @jrjagger

    Richard Dawkins: This, this is the letter D. Next I shall show you the letter E.
    Kylie Sturgess *thinks* Is this really the appropriate time to teach them sign language?

  • http://twitter.com/happysinger @happysinger

    My submission is here: http://twitpic.com/18xafn

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/JinOhChoi Jin-oh Choi

    Richard Dawkins: Pull my finger.
    Kylie Sturgess: What's that smell.

    lol :)

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/podium2007 Bruce

    Richard – "You're looking for Barney Zwartz? Barney? Yes… Yes… Out the door, ummm.. and around to the right and into the men's. He's trying to sniff out something offensive for his readers."

    Kylie – "You just missed him. He wafted by with his latest scoop and I'm still trying to hold my breath."

  • http://twitter.com/CoranStow @CoranStow

    Ms Bishop! That gaze may have petrified poor Kylie, but it will not work on me. Now do us all a favour and look at yourself in that mirror. #qanda

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/martinpribble martinpribble

    Dawkins: "I saw Jesus, and he's about this tall!"
    Sturgess thinking: *Whoopsie! Someone took the brown acid!*

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Cynskeptical Cynskeptical

    Sturgess "That there ladies and gentlemen, is the length this man will shove his atheists ways up your theistic butts if you don't stop abusing children with your indoctrinations at such an early age"
    Dawkins "what? no I was just stretching….. wait that's not a bad idea there Miss Sturgess"

  • shalini

    CAPTION-People say God is everywhere…but look where i point my finger…can you see any God???

  • skatin4penguins

    Dawkins- look theres god! oh wait no thats chuck norris.

    sturgess- whats the diffrence?

  • Tym

    Science is interesting and if you don't think so, you can fuck off.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/askegg askegg

      Best submission evar!

  • Peter

    Dawkins "It makes far more sense to believe we came from a primordial blender then being created by some sort of higher being!"
    Sturgess (thinks to herself) "Which water was mine again, crap I should've marked it!"

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