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* From the governor’s Twitter page: “Great first meeting here in Germany with Vetter Pharma. Got an update on their state-of-the-art facility in Des Plaines which will employ over 300 people”…

* The Question: Caption?

Also, FYI, that Des Plaines facility may not break ground until 2022, according to the Daily Herald. It got an EDGE tax deal in 2016.

[Hat tip: Jake and Steve.]

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:46 pm

Comments

Wonder where I can git one of these cool outfits to take home with me.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:48 pm
“Look, Diana, my new costume!”

Comment by Nick Name Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:49 pm
“It’s RaunerVision”

“It’ll change the world”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:50 pm
One of the Village People was a lab technician, right?

Comment by IllinoisBoi Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:51 pm
“I need to take a couple of these back to Illinois with me. This will help keep my jean blue and my leather jacket clean when I’m throwing “stuff” all over the place to see what sticks.”

Comment by BKelly Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:53 pm
So where do the Oompa Loompas come from?

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:55 pm
(Intro)

“Oompa Loompa doompadee doo
I’ve got another puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doompadee dee
If you are wise you will listen to me
Who do you blame when Rauner tells the tall tales
Can’t tell the truth while his Illinois fails?
Blaming Madigan is a lion of shame
You know exactly who’s to blame:
Madigan and Democrats
Oompa Loompa doompadee dah
If you’re not fooled then you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doompadee do”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:56 pm
The new cast for NBC’s return of E.R. aka Flatline.

Comment by Omay Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:56 pm
“I’m not in charge here, either. But in a good way this time.”

Comment by lakeside Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:56 pm
Who knew Carhart branched out into shower caps?

Comment by Flapdoodle Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 1:59 pm
He could have called for an update. Isn’t he supposed to be looking for new business?

Comment by A Jack Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:01 pm
Got that over with. Next stop Rammstein.

Comment by Res Melius Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:02 pm
“Don’t tell him, but the Governor has the cap on backwards…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:02 pm
Depp

Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:02 pm
“We’ve fumigated my Administration, the IPI infestation is over. Let’s take a picture.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:04 pm
“I just flew 4400 miles to a place I could’ve visited in Skokie (exclamation point)”

Comment by Skokie Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:08 pm
300 jobs? The edge agreement doesn’t require that until 2028. They only need to create 5 jobs this year.

5 jobs.

2 years after signing the agreement.

And this is the kind of deal that he flies across the globe to tout.

Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:08 pm
Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.

Comment by Omay Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:09 pm
“Ok governor, now tuck your ears in the cap… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:11 pm
“The governor asked me to ask you if he could keep the costume, and are there accessories he can purchase at the gift shop to round off the look… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:12 pm
We are embarrassed as he is.

Comment by jimk849 Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:13 pm
The Fizzy Lifting drinks were obviously flat, as the Governor was grounded during this part of the tour.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:15 pm
So this outfit will protect me from my toxic mismanagement of DCFS & the Quincy Veterans Home, right?

Comment by Concerned Dem Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:16 pm
“No, the governor plans to wear the Lederhosen after this… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:16 pm
“No, Governor, all new hires start with the Sloppy Joe station, then creamed corn, then mashed potatoes, then the ice cream machine. No exceptions.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:18 pm
Not only is Soylent Green tasty, but it’s the solution to our pension problem.

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:19 pm
The new season of Dexter looks horrible.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:19 pm
“We call this the ‘I’m 30 plus points under water, I need a distraction’ costume”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:19 pm
“I know… but the guys says he’s still going to be governor in 2022… that’s what he says… I know… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:21 pm
The guy in blue in the background is Madigan for sure. He loves to photo-bomb

Comment by jimk849 Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:23 pm
I don’t understand why you find this funny. They are wearing outfits that will prevent contamination. The hairnets are requied by law. No one would laugh at a surgeon wearing these kinds of clothes. Seriously, no one in Germany would ever laugh at this photo.

Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:23 pm
Ironically, Gov. Rauner explained the Illinois State Police codename for him is “Everlasting Gobstopper”, like our candy.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:23 pm
“We told your governor that the coats and caps weren’t needed 45 minutes ago, but he insisted to keep them on. We didn’t want to insult him, so we kept them on too.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:25 pm
“Yes, Governor, we can monogram the coat, but it’s extra and it’ll have to be shipped to you…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:26 pm
===No one would laugh at a surgeon wearing these kinds of clothes===

He ain’t a surgeon.

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:28 pm
Which twin has the Toni?

Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:28 pm
The Governor bought 7,865,392 “Wonka” bars, but he found his Golden Ticket.

He melted all the leftover chocolate from the bars and made a solid chocolate trashcan van.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:29 pm
==They are wearing outfits that will prevent contamination==

He might want to bring these home for his next visit to Quincy then. /s

Comment by A guy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:31 pm
Governor Rauner was melancholy, as his wish was to be like Charlie and bring his Swedish grandfather to the Wonka plant…

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:31 pm
After his presentation, the Germans wisely chose drei Misters to follow the Governor with shovels.

Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:32 pm
Is this from a Woody Allen movie?: https://youtu.be/mGj1smf-_vc

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:33 pm
Today, Rauner made good in his promise to save taxpayers money. He saved $5 in long distance phone charges by flying to Germany for an update.

Comment by A Jack Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:34 pm
“Sorry we’re running late, the Illinois governor wanted his ‘flair’ on the ‘costume’, and we had to explain that for safety reasons ‘we’ don’t wear flair with our lab wear”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:36 pm
==Seriously, no one in Germany would ever laugh at this photo.==

Really? You’re so sure of that? I think a fair number of them would laugh at “der lange blöde Amerikaner, der da hinten im Bild steht.”

Comment by Flapdoodle Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:36 pm
Can I keep this one to add to my collection? I’m starting a costume gallery.

Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:38 pm
“No, only 5… the Illinois Governor brought his own lab safety wear… we found it odd too, but… “

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:39 pm
Governor - when you feel thirsty drink from this tube, when you answer correctly a schnitzel bite will drop out of this chute. Your new friends are Torsten, Wiebke, and Andreas. They will show you how to make a nest out of the saw dust.

Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:40 pm
Herr Doktor,
The tall male is hallucinating again…

Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:43 pm
“We thought about it, but we felt it was best to skip the Golden Egg room and that whole ‘Good Egg - Bad Egg’ thingy for the Governor.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:44 pm
“The Illinois governor asks if he could meet, privately, with a ‘Mister Slugworth‘, whoever that is…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:48 pm
Indeed, they still appear pleased even after having ingested the “we’re going to build in Illinois” placebo.

Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:48 pm
Bruce is checking on the progress of his Raunerbots to be completed this fall. In addition to flailing their arms helplessly, they will say “It’s Madigan’s fault” and “JB will raise taxes” to any question.

Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:50 pm
Anyone can see the obvious Oompa Loompa comparison.

Wow. Some pics you do not take, and if you have to take them, do not share.

Comment by Thomas Paine Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:55 pm
(Intro)

Come with me
And you’ll be
In Rauner’s world of pure “imagination”
Take a look
And you’ll see
Into his “imagination”
We’ll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of his “creation”
What we’ll see
Will defy
“Explanation”
If you want to view paradise
Simply look “toward east” to view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There’s nothing to it
There is no
Life I know
To compare to Bruce’s “imagination”
“Living” there
You’ll be “free”
If you truly wish to be
If you want to see magic lands
Close your eyes and you will see one
Want to be a dreamer, be one
Anytime you please and please save me one
Come with me
And you’ll be
In Bruce’s world of pure “imaginatio
Take a look
And you’ll see
Into his “imagination”
There is no
Place to go
To compare with his “imagination”
So go there
To be free
If you truly wish to be
“Living” there
You’ll be free
If you truly wish to be

(Slow fade out)

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 2:56 pm
They wouldn’t let me wear my re-breather mask I saved from Quincy visit.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:02 pm
3:02 was me.

Comment by cc Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:03 pm
Big Pharma Yeah
Medical pot for opioid alternative boo

Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:08 pm
Looks like Madrigal Electromotive to me, just sayin’

Comment by Smitty Irving Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:15 pm
You Vetter, You Vetter, you vet.

Comment by lake county democrat Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:23 pm
Rauner likes posing for pictures, but doesn’t seem to be able to handle the work that a Governor is responsible for.

Comment by Christopher Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:24 pm
“Greg, hurry and get in the picture with me.”

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:38 pm
“I know, usually it’s the Lt. Governors who visit that we can get to look ridiculous. He just volunteered to wear it.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 3:46 pm
(The way to read these Caption Contest comments is to scroll down quickly and only read every fifth or sixth comment. Maybe only every tenth comment. Time is money.)

Comment by Anon III Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 4:00 pm
“Take off the safety goggles, they make us look ridiculous. Ok… now take the picture.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 4:34 pm
And the group became giddy as they started the cheese factory tour. Free samples later.

Comment by zatoichi Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 5:05 pm
Rauner’s pre-op meeting with his German surgical team in preparation for his lobotomy to correct his chronic lying and dropping the g’s syndrome.

Comment by XDNR Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 5:19 pm
just checking to see if my comments are being posted

Comment by James Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 6:02 pm
He was trying to get into the clean room without PPE when we persuaded him that posing in these goofy get ups would make for a better picture. What a rube.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 6:02 pm
guess some of them are, more than 50% are not

Comment by James Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 6:03 pm
I’d rather be posin’ and smilin’ in one of those blue outfits, but they wouldn’t give me one. Those blue costumes look much cooler. Gotta get me one.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 6:24 pm
Flap - I second the motion.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 6:27 pm
We thought the war reparations were bad until this guy showed up.

Comment by Billinois Tuesday, Apr 17, 18 @ 7:25 pm
Dianna, wait till you taste this batch of Kool-Aid

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:05 am
Ghosting Ives

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:17 am
Their coming to take me away ha-ha

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:19 am
As a white male

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:20 am
White rabbit, one pill makes you taller

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:23 am
White snake, here I go again

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:27 am
Its not his heart ticking, it’s a coo-coo clock

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:32 am
Term limits gets them excited

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 7:41 am
Which one of you have a dirt on JB

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 8:08 am
Ach du lieber dummkopf

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 8:16 am
I just flew in, man my arms are tired

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 8:23 am
Doctor I have a bowel movement everyday at 7:00, I wake up at 7:30

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 8:39 am
I know nothing

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 9:00 am
Dianna I’m not impotent, I’m sterile

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 10:58 am
Ok govenor let’s see your toxic cost shift budget

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 11:04 am
Before you say anything, these are not fire proof

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 11:05 am
No govenor you don’t have to cover your eyebrows

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 11:41 am
And that’s how we put the casings on the polish sausage

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 12:11 pm
There you go govenor, now your ready for that Russian shower

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 12:33 pm
Front row blue man group groupies

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 2:09 pm
Last time I had an outfit like this, I was at a rally with arthur jones

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 2:45 pm
There’s much more to the story than possibly breaking ground in 2022. The Journal & Topics has reported many times that renovation work on some of the existing buildings in Des Plaines is underway and Vetter employees are at work there.

Comment by Horst Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 3:50 pm
Govenor thinks we’re laughing with him

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 6:17 pm
The operating room is waiting for your abortion govenor

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 6:19 pm
Our first dork gnome ready for shipment to Springfield mansion

Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 18, 18 @ 6:22 pm
We fixed his lying, we removed his tongue

Comment by Rabid Thursday, Apr 19, 18 @ 6:47 am
He talks funny

Comment by Rabid Thursday, Apr 19, 18 @ 7:31 am
We are going to restore his hair, and lengthen his legs from madigan damage

Comment by Rabid Thursday, Apr 19, 18 @ 8:24 am