The winner is:

Mindy Anderson

"To hell with my diet!!"....
"Don't do it Helen!!" "A second on the lips, a lifetime on the hips"!!!!

Thanks for playing! Your Patch swag is on its way!

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It's been unusually warm and humid this week for what should be the middle of the fall season.

When the Smithsonian’s National Zoo faces a heat wave it must find ways to cool down the animals. This picture is from 2010, when these Andean bear cubs were trying to cool off with a fruitsicle. The zoo will give this treat year-round to the gorillas, elephants and other bears, too.

Can you come up with a caption for what these little guys are thinking in the photo?

We'll post one caption for a new photo each week, and the person with the most creative caption will win a Patch “swag kit”—complete with a tote bag, metal water bottle, magnet and pen.

Patch local editors will pick the winners. We’re a tough crowd...so make us laugh!

Check out last week's winner and tell us if you agree with our choice!

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The fine print:

• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
• To enter, write a caption and post as a comment.
• All entries must be received by Thursday of the next week at midnight Eastern time.
• You may enter up to five captions.
• Winners are selected at the discretion of Patch editors.
• A single weekly winner will win a Patch tote bag, water bottle, pen and magnet with a retail value of approximately $15. We may even throw in a t-shirt.
• See official rules attached as a PDF.