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We happily give you a chance to attach your silly captions to some of our favorite silly IUPUI photos from our huge collection. The funniest caption (as judged by the expert judges in Special Collections and Archives) for each month will win a FABULOUS PRIZE! Help the judges out by voting for good captions.
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Current Month's Photo Caption Contest
(new photo available the first day of each month)
Students with robot January 1984
1199177 reads 
"Holiday Gift Guide 1982: A
"Holiday Gift Guide 1982: A Roomba with a calculator, the perfect gift for the housewife who has a Ph.D. in physics."
And the winning numbers for
And the winning numbers for the first Hoosier Lottery drawing are . . . . .
"Now that we finished our
"Now that we finished our robotic hair stylist, maybe we can actually get decent hair cuts!"
The Original BB8
The Original BB8 prototype...looking good ladies!
"And they said we would never
"And they said we would never have access to a calculator whenever we wanted!"
Princess Leia: "And now we
Princess Leia: "And now we begin the cleansing of Mr. R2D2.
Young Anakin: "According to my calculations, he overheated and requires much further testing".
Chewbacca: "You guys are hilarious!"
Luke Skywalker: "this is very nervewracking guys, but I'll use the Force to hold him down"
Amazon Alexa turned 4 this
Amazon Alexa turned 4 this November, while the less popular Dollar Tree Denice turned 29 again.
"Now we just have to teach it
"Now we just have to teach it how to love."
The Time Machine sent us back
The Time Machine sent us back to 1976, complete with Dorothy Hamill haircuts.
You'd think with such smart
You'd think with such smart ladies they wouldn't have The Beatles style haircuts
Only a robot could tutor a
Only a robot could tutor a math student and have open brain surgery at the same time!
Pat-the-genial-accountant-bot
Pat-the-genial-accountant-bot & trainers warming up and discussing strategy moments before meeting a tragic end three seconds into the first round of his Battle Bots debut.
A throwback to the time
A throwback to the time before Chegg was a website.
"Let me show you all the
"Let me show you all the savings you will have with this Husband Replacement 1.0 ladies!"
[Robot voice]: According to
[Robot voice]: According to my calculations your pencil will not help you push calculator buttons any faster than your fingers do.
This early version of the
This early version of the Roomba was scrapped when consumers noticed that their family pets "disappeared."
Yes, this one actually
Yes, this one actually listens!
Wow, Martin really did a
Wow, Martin really did a number on R84.....this is why we can't have nice things, Martin.
*lady in back taking
*lady in back taking notes*
How to be a scientist
Step 1: Get a bowl cut.
Step 2: Lead robot revolution.
When he tells you that women
When he tells you that women belong in the kitchen.
IUPUI students preparing new
IUPUI students preparing new instructions for Chad the punch-card robot.
Who said women are not
Who said women are not attracted to science?