Monday, December 31, 2001
Might as well jump
From the Page 2 mailbag
Why is Vincent Lecavalier kissing glass?
We weren't sure what was going on with the Tampa Bay Lightning center, so we asked for your help with this week's Page 2 Mystery Photo.
You obliged with more than 500 e-mails, and here's a look at some of the best caption suggestions from our readers.
After his immature prank, both Wile E. Coyote and his ACME Superconductive Electromagnet were escorted from the arena.
Don Paul Martin
Merrimack, N.H.
Vincent Lecavalier finds out why the Lambeau Leap does not work for hockey.
Ryan Benbow
London, Ohio
If they won't trade me I'll just try to escape.
Scott Lamia
Spring Hill, Fla.
Anna ... I love you.
Brady Langemo
Mayville, N.D.
The NHL's plan to replace Plexiglass with transparent flypaper proved to be a dismal failure.
John Ashton
Windsor, Ontario
New corporate sponsor Velcro gets a nice plug from Vincent Lecavalier as the Tampa fans go nuts.
Kevin Luby
Orlando
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug ...
Jonathan Small
Nashville, Tenn.
Too painful to watch ... must ... get out of ... building ...
Ray Nagem
Medford, Mass.
"Gonna stay at the Y ... M ... C ... A."
Sam
Irving, Texas
The day the Earth's rotation sped up caught many by surprise ...
Kevin Patterson
St. Louis
Super Glue Night sounded like such a promising idea in the staff meeting ...
Bret Hern
Houston
"Don't stand too close to the glass, Clarice."
Gabe Perez
Aurora, Ill.
"Geez! That's the last time I stand behind Nikolai after he's had the stadium chili cheese fries before the game!"
Robbie Abbe
Charlotte, N.C.
"... and a phenomenal bone-crushing body check by the Invisible Man."
Al
Florida
Always coming up with New Ideas, The WWF brings cage matches to the NHL.
Arle Seaton
Olympia, Wash.
Lecavalier finally reaches an all-time low, being checked by a midget.
Sam Normington
Spokane, Wash.
Already shunned from Canada's Olympic hockey team, Lecavalier makes a last ditch effort to qualify for his country's figure skating team ... with disastrous results.
Scot Scher
Queens, N.Y.
Vincent Lecavalier: "I saw this on Letterman once ..."
Thomas Voinaroski
Kalamazoo, Mich.
To the delight of the crowd, Vincent Lecavalier shoots a live public service announcement on the perils of static cling at the workplace.
Jeff K
Youngstown, Ohio
Vincent Lecavalier was propelled into the glass after arena officials accidently activated the "Overrated Hockey Player" magnet located in section 310.
Joe McCann
Lansdale, Pa.
And here is the real caption from The Associated Press: Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 21, 2001, at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning defeated the Blues 4-3. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
