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Caption contest: Pat Rothfuss in cat ears

September 2nd 2008 at 3:39 am

I’m jamming hard on the book, so I present you with this iPhone shot of Patrick Rothfuss when he swung by John Scalzi’s and my booksigning at DragonCon:

Your task is to caption the photo in the comments.

Winner gets a signed and personalized copy of Sly Mongoose delivered to their doorstep.

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129 Responses so far

1. Mark Terry on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 6:27 am

John McCain would like to introduce his nominee for Vice President…
2. JimR on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 6:45 am

Oh my god, OH MY GAAAAWD!!!! It’s John Scalvi and the guy who wrote the crazy weasel book!
I think I’m gonna tinkle!
3. D. Robert Pease on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 6:57 am

Cheese Gromit!
4. Philip Brewer on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 7:04 am

“Oh my paws and whiskers! Well, mostly my whiskers.”
5. Scott on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 7:35 am

Gimli’s liberated wardrobe choice both confuses and excites Legolas…
6. Kevin Blake on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 7:55 am

Can I have some bacon, John?

(come on, someone had to)
7. Steve Buchheit on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:02 am

Thank heavens for little girls…
8. Lisa on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:37 am

You like me! You really really like me!!!!
9. BukaHobbit on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:38 am

Arggggh! Me heart’s all a-flutter, matey!
10. CJ on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:43 am

A Pony? For Me?!
11. Amanda on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 am

SQUEEE!!!
12. steve on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 am

Welcome to the dwarf wing of the playboy club. we’re so happy you could join us.
13. katster on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:46 am

I can’t believe they’re not real!

-kat
14. Marky on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:53 am

Brian Blessed looks forward to revitalising his career with, flash 2 ( Mings pink earmuffs).
15. Madeley on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:53 am

INVISIBUL STEERIN WHEEL
16. strugglingwriter on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:54 am

“I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK…”
17. DG Lewis on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:55 am

“Scalzi and Buckell signing? Oh goody goody goody! “
18. C.Rader on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:00 am

I will love him and squeeze him and name him George…
19. Tim Moore on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:01 am

“A bacon-wrapped carrot for me? FOR ME? You shouldn’t have!”
20. Steve Nagy on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:04 am

The name of the wind is … meow.
21. Nicole TWN on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:12 am

Little bunny Foo-Foo, hopping through the forest…
22. Laur on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 am

Are those natural d20?
23. Chuck Field on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 am

Oh Goody Goody! John Scalzi just signed my copy of “Old Man’s War”! EEEEK!
24. Jeff Beeler on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 am

Pat Rothfuss: I have one thing to say about “Sly Mongoose” Toby, “SQEEE!”
25. C.Rader on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:28 am

Pink tribbles! They TICKLE!
26. Kerry on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:34 am

Patrick goes overboard taking a break from working on his next book.
27. Pete on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 am

Toby! Come see! I just found the perfect corset! it matches the pink balls perfectly!
28. Chris Robbins on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:47 am

In more recent news, Josie, of the Pussycats, who we recently reported was taking testosterone shots to become a man announces that she is pregnant by her partner of 7 years. The litter is expected in 2 months.
29. Scotto on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am

Not quite understanding the finer points of cosplay, Patrick begins a very long day at Dragoncon.
30. jp on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:56 am

[Sung to the tune of “The Lumberjack Song”]

I wish I’d been a kitty, just like my dear papa!
31. Mike on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 am

Once a year, Pat’s “Hello, Kitty!” fetish comes out to play.
32. jasonmitchell on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:12 am

Who’s a naughty kitty?
icanhascheezburger?
33. Steven on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:14 am

Screw King of the Forest–I wanna be the Princess!
34. JAIMO on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:18 am

Now where did you put those pink padded handcuffs you big silly????
35. moioci on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 am

No, you may NOT pet my pom-poms!
36. steadmo on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:26 am

Mah humps, mah humps, mah fuzzy lady lumps
37. Paul Meyer on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:26 am

***SPOILER ALERT***

Pat Rothfuss, acting out the climax of the Name of the Wind trilogy.
38. Jon Hansen on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:27 am

Here we have a rare sighting of Mickey Mouse’s cousin Julio, who, at the request of the Disney Corporation, pursues his alternative lifestyle mostly out of the public eye.
39. mattw on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 am

Ok, ok. I’ll do a little dance if you’ll sign my book, but I won’t put on any kind of rediculous get up, that’s for sure.
40. Mary on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 am

Finally revealed! The man behind the curtain; lacy, gently wafting curtain.
41. Arkwolf on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:51 am

The female Snugglebear is easily identifiable by it’s thick facial pelt and by it’s submissive “begging” posture as seen here. Do not be confused by the pink extremeties which are not exclusive to the females of the species. Several exobiologists have learned this to their discomfort encountering “pink” males during their very aggressive mating cycle.
42. Josh on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:53 am

Evil twin? I’m the good one!
43. Ian Randal Strock on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:22 am

It’s… I… you… uh… Oh, I just want to plotz!
44. JBooth on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am

Having been wrongly accused of murder, Grizzly Adams failed disastrously in his first attempt to elude capture through clever disguise alone.
45. Rusty on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:56 am

…I perform nightly cabaret at an Ewok bar on the forest moon of Endor.
46. Bob on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 12:01 pm

Things You Should Not Do: LOLcat LARPing.

“I can haz book? I canz! I canz! Whee!”
47. Harvey the Puca on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm

There coming to take me away haha..
there coming to take me away haha…hoho…hehe…hohum
48. Dr. Phil on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 12:31 pm

“I have Hello Kitty toast for breakfast every day.”

It may not be the funniest, but it may be true.

http://www.target.com/Hello-Kitty-Toaster-KT5211/dp/B00021HBU4

Dr. Phil
49. Kate Baker on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 12:56 pm

Pat reacts to knowledge he’ll be prominently featured in the next sequel to “Ghost” by John Ringo.

Oh, Pat Rothfuss, NO!
50. Skwid on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm

I can has epic fantasy?
51. phlrblbrbl on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm

That’s his…eager face…
52. SMD on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm

Like, will you sign my breasts! OMG girls, he’s gonna do it. That’s hot.
53. Brenda on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm

Pat is fresh from a north woods production of South Pacific, which clearly went well.
54. Eddie on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 2:07 pm

You’re not going to believe what I left on your front porch!
55. Miscellaneous Steve on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 2:17 pm

Sadly, the Bearded Lady was unaware that they were all laughing at her, not with her.
56. Erika on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 2:28 pm

Patrick Rothfuss: the new fruity oaty bar girl.
57. abrah on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 3:04 pm

Why, YES, they ARE real tribbles!
58. Benjamin Barker on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 4:20 pm

Why dwarven burlesques don’t turn out too well.
59. J.D. Finch on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 4:47 pm

“It’ll all make sense when I get down on all fours. Don’t take the picture yet, ok? Promise? Ok, good. Now check this out.”
60. Jeff on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 4:55 pm

Beardy cat smellz CATNIP! I can haz sum?
61. Wyman Cooke on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 5:48 pm

Despite Pat’s appearance, that was _not_ the weirdest costume at DragonCon.
62. John Teehan on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm

“I think that’s Bruce Willis behind me. Quick, is there anything between my teeth?”
63. ChrisP on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 6:25 pm

Do you think these pink pasties with tassels go with my ears?
64. Kevin on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm

Patrick the Wonder Hamster descends on DragonCon
65. Kynedd on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:06 pm

Oh Bwunhiwda…. You’re so Wuvley!

Yes I know it… I can’t help it!

O Bwunhiwda… Be my WUV!!!
66. Dreamline on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 8:17 pm

“OMG… dont you just love my manicure!” ;p
67. David Louis Edelman on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 pm

And thus the rumors that George R.R. Martin and Liberace had a love child were confirmed.
68. Susan Loyal on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 pm

The Wizard gave him courage.
69. Chris Green on Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:36 pm

Grr, Fuzzy Bear Snuggle?
70. Lee Battersby on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 am

“Hello Mrs Palin. Is Bristol home?”
71. jeffrey beumel on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 1:13 am

Look at me, I’m a real princess. Not one of you posers
72. Corby Kennard on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 4:11 am

The Travelocity Gnome does enjoy a good cosplay.
73. Chris French on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 am

“This Is the Face of Hello Kitty Syndrome….”
74. Joel on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 6:28 am

Pat’s Jihad faltered when he realised that if he waited just one more week, he could probably afford the matching shoes
75. Dave on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 6:52 am

Does this t-shirt make me look weird?
76. Marky on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 8:28 am

has anyone seen my small pink bike? I miss doing wheelies.
77. Nathan on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 8:36 am

I feel pretty!!! Oh, so pretty!!!!
78. BigHank53 on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 9:40 am

Hi! I’m your biggest fan ever, and I managed to get the room right next to you! There’s a connecting door! I love you!
79. JBooth on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 10:41 am

@phlrblbrbl - Thanks for getting “Sweet Victory” stuck in my head.
80. Adam Rakunas on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm

Pat was ecstatic about his new life as a furry until he got to the part about how cats groom themselves.
81. Kurt Kremer on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 6:19 pm

Come on, Pinocchio! They’re giving away wine and cheese on the midway!
82. Matt St. Laurent on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 8:38 pm

Click photo to see rare footage of a muppet mating display caught on film for the first time!
83. Dr Paisley on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 8:58 pm

Who’s a pretty furry princess? You are! Yes you are!
84. Bryce Dayton on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

“uhn tiss uhn tiss uhn tiss uhn tiss”
85. Sean Lindsay on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm

Though he was useless in battle, Beowulf insisted on taking Ferrik, the only gay Viking, on every long sea-voyage.
86. Isaac on Sep 4th, 2008 at 1:02 am

Here we can observe the fangirl viking in his…her…its natural habitat. Admire its well-groomed beard, in which it stores meals for those long sea voyages. You can see this specimen favours the bright pink colour which it uses to emphasise its squeeing, or strike terror into the hearts and minds of its foes. Wait… what? Are those BRIGHT PINK BREASTS? WHAT THE CRAP? I quit this underpaid Animal Planet narration gig!
87. Keith on Sep 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am

Catgirls eat your hearts out! I am so going on Project Runway with this.
88. Celia on Sep 4th, 2008 at 12:06 pm

“Oh my Paws and Whiskers” is still my favorite of the list.
89. Philip Brewer on Sep 4th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

@Celia: Thank you!
90. Mark Chitty on Sep 5th, 2008 at 9:29 am

After putting on his awesome hat and getting a handful of bacon-flavoured jellybeans from John, Pat is now ready to join the conga line. Little does he know that his enthusiasm and excitement will lead to an infamous incident later in the evening.
91. Chris B on Sep 5th, 2008 at 3:29 pm

Kvothe hell are you lookin’ at?
92. Adam Heine on Sep 5th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

Come on, guess the idea for my next book.
93. Berry on Sep 6th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

Patrick’s all squee after he heard a resounding “Yes!” to the suggestion that the female midget luchadoras, five gallons of vanilla pudding, and a blue tarpaulin could be had via room service for a middling fee . . .
94. Pat Rothfuss on Sep 7th, 2008 at 11:15 am

Oh my lord. This is the funniest thing ever.
95. Wyman Cooke on Sep 7th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

Here we talk about diversity, racism, science, and other serious subjects. So what gets the most attention? A bearded guy in pink cat ears. :-0 It has beaten out the others for most commented. Wow.

Of course it could be worse. We could be talking about Tinkerbell the Condom fairy from several years back. People who do outrageous costumes was going: Dude, that’s just wrong.
96. Cap'n Joe on Sep 8th, 2008 at 5:45 am

Rothfuss asked himself one question - ‘What would NPH do?’
97. Dan on Sep 8th, 2008 at 6:06 am

“This convention is awesome! Next time I come, I’m definitely wearing a costume!”
98. Caate on Sep 8th, 2008 at 6:26 am

New Study Suggests Pink Is Not Pat’s Color
99. Zavin on Sep 8th, 2008 at 10:14 am

And now, introducing the SECOND Mrs. Shrek…Pattyyyyyyyyyy!
100. Joe on Sep 8th, 2008 at 10:21 am

And Rothfuss asked himself just one question…

“What would NPH do?”

And the answer was thus.
101. Incubus Jax on Sep 8th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

The unpublished Day of the King-Killer Trilogy: “Day Four and Three-Quarters”
102. ripshin on Sep 8th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

…and as Gimli pointed out, the physical similarity between male and female dwarves has given rise to the notion that there are no female dwarves…
103. Adam Darby on Sep 8th, 2008 at 3:06 pm

DEATH AWAITS YOU ALL! With nasty, big pointy teeth . . .
104. ToddM326 on Sep 8th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Do you think the pink Hostess snow-balls on my chest cancel out the nutritional value of the Fruity-Oaty-Bar t-shirt underneath?
105. Timon David Skees on Sep 8th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

After a long day of bar tending, Kvothe went upstairs to get dolled-up for his date with Bast.
106. Tarcanus on Sep 8th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

I feel that this bunch of comments deserves this:

http://www.instantrimshot.com/
107. Fae on Sep 8th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

Giggling? GIGGLING!? I was starting the YMCA dance and someone snapped the picture too soon!
108. Aaron on Sep 8th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

You say that the hammer is your penis well i say that the squeaky toys are my boobies
109. Jana on Sep 8th, 2008 at 10:39 pm

Gimli: “It’s true you don’t see many dwarf women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for dwarf men.”
Aragorn: “It’s the beards.”
110. Marky(I could do this all year) on Sep 9th, 2008 at 2:39 am

80’s legend Snarf, of Thundercats fame, is finding work as a gay porn icon. Lion-O and Panthro are said to be disgusted!
111. Enrico on Sep 9th, 2008 at 6:54 am

IN THE NAME OF THE WIND! That CAT can be PAT?
112. Enrico 2 on Sep 9th, 2008 at 9:28 am

That is as a SKY MONGOOSE looks like?
113. Wes on Sep 9th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

Oh goody, goody!! I get to dance with Richard Simmons!!!
114. Becca on Sep 9th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Can’t……stop……laughing……
115. Pdxtrent on Sep 9th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

If you go like this! The they can’t touch your tassels. I learned this the hard way when I ran into several drunk dwarves in the bar.
116. Kennith Bodennith on Sep 9th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

There’s a ferret on my face there’s a ferret on my face there’s a ferret on my FACE! Somebody get it OFF! IT TICKLES VICIOUSLY!
117. Fordprefect on Sep 10th, 2008 at 1:29 am

Conduct Unbecoming of a Member of the Arcanum, Punishment: Four to six single lashes.
118. Dustin Berry on Sep 10th, 2008 at 4:52 am

Aw, it’s late, but oh well:

“Catgirls? Catgirls are SO last Con! This year, it’s BEARGIRLS!”
119. Kip on Sep 10th, 2008 at 7:16 am

There are 4 reasons Pat doesn’t drink Tequila anymore, and this is the least of them.
120. Alex Stout on Sep 10th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

“Yes children, I promise there is enough candy in the back of my van for each and every one of you!”
121. Tobias Buckell on Sep 10th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

Just a reminder, the contest is over!
122. James Weakley on Sep 10th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

Careful what you say to a dwarven woman you naughty little minx, you just Might have your way!
123. Kip (and Alex) on Sep 11th, 2008 at 7:06 am

Well Toby, we don’t know who you are, and therefore are not really interested in your contest. We are here to tease Pat about his antics. We know Pat, we are cool with Pat (although the overwhelming urge to barracade him in his house so that he can finish his series without distraction surfaces sometimes).

Jesus (Al) and I would like to take this opportunity to invite people to continue making funny captions, because Pat is awesome, and his antics are worthy of comment.

No insult to you Toby, your books just don’t seem like the kind I would enjoy, I like Fantasy, no guns, spaceships or the like, whereas I clearly see a gun on the cover of your book. Maybe at somepoint in time I will read it, but not now, I have too many books to still read.
124. Jan on Sep 13th, 2008 at 2:51 am

Does my beard look big in this?
125. Sherry on Sep 15th, 2008 at 8:19 am

“Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, I know, I know I looked so cute”
126. JSayre on Sep 18th, 2008 at 11:27 am

Is that the caboose of the Rothfuss Train?
127. Bard: Minstrel of the Medieval Band of Moo on Sep 25th, 2008 at 5:27 am

Cheshire Pat: If I were looking for a white rabbit, I’d ask the Mad Hatter.
Tobias: What the hell, Pat?
Cheshire Pat: Or, you could ask the March Hare, in that direction.
Tobias: I’ll sign any book you want, as long as you leave… You’re scaring the fans away…
Cheshire Pat: Of course, he’s mad, too.
Tobias: Seriously…
Cheshire Pat: Oh, you can’t help that. Most everyone’s mad here.
[Laughs maniacally; starts to disappear as he takes the signed book.]
Cheshire Pat: You may have noticed that I’m not all there myself.
Tobias: Who’d have guessed it?

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