Congratulations to Patti Abbott for receiving the most votes in our first Caption Contest. Here was the photo:

photo by Guillaume Desjardins/IHT

Here was Patti’s winning caption:

“Finally, I found the elusive ATM for the Bank of Bad Habits! Hmmm…now what…….pizzaaaa!!!”

A total of 376 votes were cast and Patti received 122 votes (32%), barely edging out Carolyn L. who had 120 votes.

Here are the full results:

• “For once I get to use the photo booth by myself without Mac jumping on my lap making a monkey face.” – Wayne (38 votes, 10%)
• “Hey! This is pretty cool….a surfboard vending machine!!” – Derek (38 votes, 10%)
• “What…no Junior Mints?” – Carolyn L. (120 votes, 32%)
• “Finally, I found the elusive ATM for the Bank of Bad Habits! Hmmm…now what…….pizzaaaa!!!” – Patti Abbott (122 votes, 32%)
• “H’mm Margaritaville, # B-17” – Dennis Orth (58 votes, 15%)

Congratulations to Patti! And thanks to all who entered! Stay tuned and we’ll have another caption contest soon.

Introducing a new feature here at BuffettWorld: “From Under My Lone Palm”, a monthly column written by Justin (you may know him as Bamafan).

So the last few weeks I’ve been struggling to connect with a certain member of the opposite sex. While I hopelessly try my hand at love, something I’ve always thought I was nowhere near ready for, I’ve looked for several sources of wisdom. One constant source of that for me has and might always be music. I mean think about it, you can always find a song for anything your going through in life. With that in mind, I started thinking about Buffett music and what that had to do with my great struggle for the love of a particular woman. And as I was enjoying the “Fruitcakes” album, I realized that Jimmy has addressed this issue more than you might think over his career.

Read the rest of “From Under My Lone Palm” here.