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Have you wiped your dirty temp-files lately?

Nicholas Carlson · 09/02/08 06:00PM

Click to viewUntil we found this image from Google London's bathrooms on Blogoscoped, we didn't know how Googlers carved out 20 percent of their time to spend on side projects. Here's how: Learning about "defragging" their computers when they're already busy doing something not too dissimilar with a biological system. Maybe you know what we're getting at, and could put it better? Write your own caption for the photo in the comments below, and we'll retitle the post with the best one. Friday's winner was ThatKid with "On a Segway, you don't have dress like as a donkey to look like an ass." (He didn't get the bonus points, though.)

On a Segway, you don't have dress like as a donkey to look like an ass

Owen Thomas · 08/29/08 06:00PM

Denver's a sprawling city, so we can't decide whether MSNBC's elephant-and-donkey mascots rode Segways at the Democratic National Convention as a blogger-baiting publicity stunt or a practical transportation move. Can you think of a better caption? Leave it in the comments. The best one will become the new headline. (Bonus points to those who avoid the obvious "asses of themselves" joke.) Yesterday's winner: Duncan, for "When I grow up, I want to become President." (Photo by Steve Rhodes)

When I grow up, I want to become President

Jackson West · 08/28/08 06:00PM

Hunky God-mayor Gavin Newsom tries out his new stand-up routine at the Unconventional '08 party in Denver, in front of a backdrop featuring Shepard Fairey's Soviet-kitsch Barack Obama propaganda and a hipster mashup of Obama as Illinois Republican Abraham Lincoln. Care to heckle San Francisco's mayor? Best caption in the comments becomes the new headline. Yesterday's winner: "Ask me about our affordable day care plans!" by null. (Photo by Steve Rhodes)

"Ask me about our affordable day care plans!"

Jackson West · 08/27/08 06:00PM

For those stressed out at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. this week, the Google "Retreat" offered a refreshing smoothie and a free, ten-minute massage. Because nothing says "Stick it to the man!" like a rubdown from your friendly search-engine overlords. Think you're funny? Best caption submitted in the comments will get ranked first as the headline. Yesterday's winner was auntanna for "Mark is all smiles until Dave explains the 'vomitorium.'" (Photo by Steve Rhodes)

Mark is all smiles until Dave explains the "vomitorium"

Owen Thomas · 08/26/08 06:00PM

From a tipster: Omnipresent Facebook evangelist Dave Morin shows up at his company's impromptu toga party to celebrate the social networks' 100 millionth user. To the left, CEO Mark Zuckerberg; on the right, togaless Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz. Can you think of a better caption? Leave your suggestion in the comments; the best one will become the post's new headline. Yesterday's winner: "Bathroom line turns ugly at Gnomedex," by WagCurious.

@ev will you follow me now?

Jackson West · 08/22/08 06:00PM

Sent in by a tipster: A leg bedecked with a tattoo of Twitter's "fail whale," the cetacean mascot deployed when the short-updates site takes on water. Can you think of a better caption? Leave your suggestion in the comments. The best one will become the new headline. Yesterday's winner is trisomy21 with "Sergey, we're going to need more dark fiber." (Photo by morrowplanet)

"I'm feeling lucky"

Jackson West · 08/20/08 06:00PM

A couple makes out in a quiet area during the Google Dance last night — a traditional part of the festivities for the Search Engine Strategies conference. Bet they can't wait until the Mountain View search giant reaches 69 percent market penetration. We know you can do better, so crack wise in the comments and we'll make the best one the new title. Yesterday's winner was kimbjo with "Wish I was a little bit taller, wish I was a baller ..." (Photo by Roshan Vyas)

Wish I was a little bit taller, wish I was a baller...

Jackson West · 08/19/08 06:00PM

WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg trades Google gaming tips with Charles "Moserious" Lewis, the MC of SEO, at WordCamp last weekend on the UCSF campus. We know you can do better, so crack wise in the comments and we'll make the best one the new title. Yesterday's winner was TimsBoot for "With nerds and Twitter behind me I will rule the world." (Photo by Alan Levine)

With nerds and Twitter behind me I will rule the world

Jackson West · 08/18/08 06:00PM

From right to left, Sutter Hill Ventures's Greg Sands, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus, Barack Obama, Pincus's new wife Alison Gelb Pincus, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and "the girlfriend," Eileen Whelply. We know you can do better, so crack wise in the comments and we'll make the best one the new title. Friday's winner was sample032 for "Who killed my electric car?" (And not just because he showed up to the happy hour in Mountain View.) (Photo by Steve Jurvetson)

Pardon me, do you have any grey poupon?

Nicholas Carlson · 08/14/08 06:00PM

Amazon.com's electronic-book reader, the Kindle, is a rare find in the wild. The only place we've ever spotted one was in New York's subway system. And that's where a Valleywag reader found this specimen yesterday. Unfortunately, in his excitement, our volunteer paparazzo may have startled the rare creature, perhaps disturbing its mating cycle. You can tell by looking at its eyes. Can you come up with a better caption? Do so in the comments and we'll rename the post with the best one. Yesterday's winner is Sample32 with "This picture would be 10x better if it was accompanied by Australian accents."

Honey, I shrunk the party jet

Jackson West · 08/12/08 06:00PM

Google hosted the latest Science Foo "camp" — a conference, really, but calling it a "camp" brings out the engineers — put on by O'Reilly and Nature Publishing Group. We know traffic on 101 is terrible. Most regions would solve the problem with better public transportation — only in the Valley would anyone still hold on to the dream of private flying automobiles. Write your own caption for this post and we'll use the best one as its new title. Yesterday's winner is ThatKid for "Ten cameras, and none of them captured the real story." (Photo by Matt Brown)

Ten cameras, and none of them captured the real story

Jackson West · 08/11/08 06:00PM

Rielle Hunter videotapes a John Edwards interview amidst the evil mainstream media on the morning of Edwards's official announcement of his failed bid for the Democratic Party's nomination. Write your own caption for this post and we'll use the best one as its new title. Friday's winner is godospoons for "Honey, you're not John Battelle!"(Photo by Robert Scoble)

"Honey, you're not John Battelle!"

Jackson West · 08/08/08 06:00PM

The lovely couple and founding partners of Mule Design demonstrate for wantrepreneurs the proper technique for courting clients and investors at the Start conference in Fort Mason yesterday evening. Write your own caption for this post and we'll use the best one as its new title. Yesterday's winner is ClosingTag for "For the last time, I'm not Michelle Malkin!" (Photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid)

William Hung stars on the new season of "So They Think You Askance?"

Jackson West · 08/06/08 06:00PM

Matt Harding, the round-the-world dancing guy, was flown out to Yahoo to provide a morale booster for the beleaguered troops — and CEO Jerry Yang put on quite the show in a video broadcast to all employees. Shareholders might wonder "Why is this man smiling?" Write your own caption for this post and we'll use the best one as its new title. Yesterday's winner is trisomy21 for "Apparently there's a glitch in the Google Trends algorithm."