Creative Captions

To many observers this looks like the stroller version of the Hokey-Pokey. To others these babies — Rebecca, left, and Christian Swanson of Elmwood, Neb. — illustrate a welcome change from troublesome thumb-sucking and further evidence that stretching for the Olympic synchronized swimming events starts early.

This week 65 writers to Creative Captions showed they know how to stretch, too, with words. Here's how some of them did it.

You put your right foot in. You put your right foot out. ... That's what it's all about.

Alice Boeckman, Bellevue; James A. White and Ed Russell, Omaha; Pam Freed, La Vista; Linda Kramer, Carter Lake; Bob Pratt, Norfolk, Neb.

Training exercises for the youngest members of the Junior Olympic synchronized swimming team.

Dave Pope, Omaha

If they ever start a baby olympics, these two will win the gold in synchronized sitting.

R.F. Corderman, Bedford, Iowa

Top vote-getters in new reality talent show, “So You Think You Can Stroll.”

Marilyn Weller, Omaha

We may look like double trouble, but our tasty toes are second to none.

Ada Lynne Maul, Kearney, Neb.

Identical twins? No, they're “footernal.”

Charles Kramer, Lincoln

Well ... at least they don't suck their thumbs.

Gayle Dahlkoetter, Homer, Neb.

Baby synchronized drill team performs.

Hal Capps, Omaha

It was obvious the stranded young couple needed a “toe.”

Joe DiMari, Omaha

Mine's vanilla, what's yours?

Dorothy Sciford, Omaha

You've heard of yoga. This is toe-ga.

Dawn Dean, Lake City, Iowa

A couple of toe heads.

Wanda Taylor, Omaha

We're into the slow foot movement.

Leslie Gangwish, Minneapolis

They told us to stop sucking our thumbs. So we did.

James Swanson, Kearney

Anything you can do, I can do better.

Blanche Swanson, Kearney; Lois Bradford, Henderson, Iowa; Maria Lewis, Bellevue

See, I told you it tasted good.

Lloyd Halsell III, La Vista

Cleansing your palate means different things to different people.

Kevin Krebs, Omaha

They later grew up to be world-class synchronized swimming champions.

John Zuroske, Algoma, Wis.

Who needs a pacifier when you have your toes with you all the time?

Ella Milburn, Columbus, Neb.

Up next ...

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