Happy New Year, captioners!
Dan Edmunds sent me this shot of the Ford Flex from his vacation.
We offer you: Been Driving All Night. I'm Pooped.
I know you can do better.
This is our first caption contest of the new decade. So, I want to ring the bell.
We'll post our favorite this afternoon.
Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor
And don't forget to check out the caption contest on Straightline.

jaden82 says:
03:27 AM, 01/ 8/10
"So...this is where the IL banished their Smart Fortwo."
ergsum says:
04:37 AM, 01/ 8/10
The Flex left a few skid marks!
ergsum says:
04:38 AM, 01/ 8/10
Yes it leads to the Hershey Highway.
ergsum says:
04:38 AM, 01/ 8/10
Okay kids, the public pool is just to the left.
ergsum says:
04:39 AM, 01/ 8/10
What’s the Flex’s brown clearance?!
ergsum says:
04:39 AM, 01/ 8/10
Forget GPS, this is seat-of-your-pants navigation!
ergsum says:
04:50 AM, 01/ 8/10
Not surprisingly, the motel that night was a dump!
ergsum says:
04:50 AM, 01/ 8/10
We decided to pass on the best fudge shop around these parts.
ergsum says:
05:04 AM, 01/ 8/10
Ford Flex: The Load Warrior
ergsum says:
05:22 AM, 01/ 8/10
Good thing the Flex has in-Depend-sit suspension!
adantium says:
05:33 AM, 01/ 8/10
Flex can take you where you might not want to go
zoomzoomn says:
05:48 AM, 01/ 8/10
I don't care what they say, that road is da sh**!!!
I'm not going down that crappy road again.
Meanwhile, after my colonoscopy...
Ha! Just like D.C.. Nothing but brown material on the left!!!
ergsum says:
05:53 AM, 01/ 8/10
Must be an old logging road.
lowmilelude says:
05:54 AM, 01/ 8/10
"Take Holloway, the other route always gets backed up."
ergsum says:
05:57 AM, 01/ 8/10
Dan’s kids begged him to stop calling the speed bumps "hemorrhoids"!
sammin says:
06:10 AM, 01/ 8/10
I thought there was a bathroom in the 3rd row behind the fridge and sync....oops.
ergsum says:
06:23 AM, 01/ 8/10
"What Can Brown Doo Doo For You?"
ergsum says:
06:45 AM, 01/ 8/10
Dan decided to try a different route home for shits & giggles!
thegraduate says:
07:43 AM, 01/ 8/10
"Crap! That was our turn!"
ergsum says:
08:48 AM, 01/ 8/10
I don't think SYNC will handle this!
vwthing1 says:
08:55 AM, 01/ 8/10
Does anyone smell something?
vwthing1 says:
08:56 AM, 01/ 8/10
This must be the way to Turdsville, Oregon.
vwthing1 says:
08:57 AM, 01/ 8/10
I found the UPS store.
vwthing1 says:
09:02 AM, 01/ 8/10
Unfortunately, our Flex is equipped with intermittent wipers.
vwthing1 says:
09:03 AM, 01/ 8/10
Damn, our Flex does not have a rear wiper.
vwthing1 says:
09:04 AM, 01/ 8/10
We figured it was the perfect place to test the Flex's Launch Control.
actualsize says:
09:10 AM, 01/ 8/10
Q: "OK kids, should we go left or right?" A: "Depends."
vwthing1 says:
09:13 AM, 01/ 8/10
So this is the way to the proctologist's office.
aleclance says:
09:17 AM, 01/ 8/10
"One more turn and we'll be up Shit Creek"
vwthing1 says:
09:17 AM, 01/ 8/10
Locals call it BM road.
aleclance says:
09:18 AM, 01/ 8/10
"No Dumping"
vwthing1 says:
09:19 AM, 01/ 8/10
Slippery when wet.
vwthing1 says:
09:20 AM, 01/ 8/10
This is not somewhere you want to get stuck in the mud.
e90_m3 says:
09:30 AM, 01/ 8/10
Penthouse or Outhouse?
ergsum says:
09:52 AM, 01/ 8/10
Cover of "Road and Digestive Tract"
prndlol says:
09:53 AM, 01/ 8/10
Sh*t Fit! No wait, it's a Flex.
ergsum says:
09:55 AM, 01/ 8/10
Ford Flush
ergsum says:
09:57 AM, 01/ 8/10
Dan's family vacation went by in a flush!
ergsum says:
10:00 AM, 01/ 8/10
National Land Poo's "You're a Peein' Vacation"
hybris says:
10:03 AM, 01/ 8/10
Crap to the left, vast expanse to the right.
Only Hybrids go down that road.
Thankfully our travel plans were Flexible.
Warning Crapstorm brewing to the left!
rick8365 says:
10:20 AM, 01/ 8/10
One wrong turn and things could get muddy.
rick8365 says:
10:25 AM, 01/ 8/10
So, who's up for a real test of the micron filtration system?
rick8365 says:
10:30 AM, 01/ 8/10
No matter the road, the Flex handles family doodie with aplomb.
rick8365 says:
10:33 AM, 01/ 8/10
No matter the road, the Flex handles family doodies with aplomb.
vwthing1 says:
10:35 AM, 01/ 8/10
Ford tests new FecoBoost technology.
rick8365 says:
10:36 AM, 01/ 8/10
Nav says to make a left.....that'll take us to Caca Place
rick8365 says:
10:42 AM, 01/ 8/10
Craption Contest....hahahaha!!!!
mustangfan2009 says:
11:14 AM, 01/ 8/10
Hollow road to the right
Crap road to the left
Car weighs a fair bit, might be too heavy for the hollow road
Only just go the car, don't wan't to cover it in crap
Decisions, Decisions.
thejohnp says:
11:26 AM, 01/ 8/10
After our 2009, maybe we should take Holloway instead?
subaru123 says:
11:50 AM, 01/ 8/10
Flex says "Hi" to the Edge
estreka says:
12:45 PM, 01/ 8/10
The road less traveled.
ergsum says:
12:58 PM, 01/ 8/10
Ford did not follow GM and Chrysler down that road!
joliveira says:
01:03 PM, 01/ 8/10
"No indecision here, I just wan't to pee"
sherief says:
01:14 PM, 01/ 8/10
Road trips in the Flex are always a gas.
sherief says:
01:16 PM, 01/ 8/10
Thats not what I meant by Flex Fuel.
ergsum says:
01:27 PM, 01/ 8/10
How many bags of manure will fit in a Flex?
ergsum says:
01:29 PM, 01/ 8/10
Dan is such a brown noser.
ergsum says:
01:30 PM, 01/ 8/10
What's the differnce between a butt kisser and a brown noser? Depth perception!
sherief says:
01:31 PM, 01/ 8/10
The Flex and the Flatulent
sherief says:
01:44 PM, 01/ 8/10
Hope this won't diminish my Flex appeal.
sherief says:
01:47 PM, 01/ 8/10
Ford Flex. Low emissions vehicle.
sherief says:
01:56 PM, 01/ 8/10
Taking a break after bombing down the road.
subaru123 says:
02:00 PM, 01/ 8/10
The same place the Edge's brakes went
subaru123 says:
02:01 PM, 01/ 8/10
Ford recycling plant, left
dougtheeng says:
02:35 PM, 01/ 8/10
I'm not sure we should trust the nav on this one...
dougtheeng says:
02:35 PM, 01/ 8/10
Alright kids, close your windows - daddy's putting it on recirc.
dougtheeng says:
02:36 PM, 01/ 8/10
This sure doesn't look like Cleveland...
dougtheeng says:
02:36 PM, 01/ 8/10
Ford Flex design team visits Chrysler Headquarters...
bobfranks says:
02:56 PM, 01/ 8/10
"Found On Road Dead"- Perfect.
vt8919 says:
03:06 PM, 01/ 8/10
"Insert funny comment by Ergsum here."
"Oh good, I knew the road to Detroit was around here somewhere!"
"The Flex is endorsed by Brown Material's mayor, Jack Sh*t."
vt8919 says:
03:08 PM, 01/ 8/10
"Political correctness goes too far."
vt8919 says:
03:09 PM, 01/ 8/10
"And we are living in a material world, and I am a Material Girl..."
themiddleroad says:
03:15 PM, 01/ 8/10
Good thing today is the annual bikini cheerleader car wash!
Drive carefully. There's a lot of nuts on the road.
themiddleroad says:
03:21 PM, 01/ 8/10
I can only turn left after my morning coffee.
ergsum says:
03:34 PM, 01/ 8/10
Ford Muciflex: Power To Go!
ergsum says:
03:44 PM, 01/ 8/10
Ford Muciflex: For the Big Loads in Life!
ergsum says:
03:46 PM, 01/ 8/10
Ford Muciflex: For Families with a Lot of Crap!
mustang5507 says:
09:39 PM, 01/ 8/10
Flex via Sync: "Turn Right. Brown Boxes are beneath me."