Fun and Funny Fotos

Fun and Funny Fotos

NEW photos on this page in recent months:
Title or Theme    Year    Posted
"Flames in Wedding Dresses"      2024     8/17
"Peeling Potatoes"                        2024     8/8

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Before That

2024

"Flames in Wedding Dresses"

The Flames did an afternoon trip to a local thrift shop, and these two sisters were found in an upstairs room of the shop gleefully trying on party dresses and wedding dresses. They each bought the ones they're wearing here.

"Peeling Potatoes"

The cooks needed 40 lbs of potatoes peeled in a hurry, put them out on a table with a bevy of peelers and paring knives, and asked for help.

2023

"Shirt Buddies"

Chris and Nate sporting their matching Super Mario shirts.

"Walker Women"

Martha Richardson and Polly Baxter.

And if you like the two two match-ups above, check out this one (1996), this one (2011), these two (2016), this one (2017A), this one (2017B), and this one (2021).

"A West Fryeburg Fahmah"

For Stunt Night, we had a visit from a West Fryeburg fahmah telling us some tales from Down East.

2022

"Peeps Bible Scene"

Ben, Theo, and Nate created this diarama. Can you guess the story?

"Shirt Sisters"

"Missing Tooth Sisters"

Miriam and Ava very quickly became close friends this year.
And if you like these match-ups, check out this one (1996), this one (2011), these two (2016), this one (2017A), this one (2017B), this one (2021), and these two (2023).

"Found Behind the Books"

During a Work Weekend clean out of the bookshelves in Whitehead Hall, behind the books on an upper shelf, we found the stem of an unfound banana from last year's Banana Hunt! That's all that's left of it. I hope the mice enjoyed the banana! ;D

"The sign in the jar says:
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE LAST PEN & PENCIL! THANKS!"

Empty.

"Assorted Spoons Sorted"

2021

"Hair Sisters"

And if you like this match-up, check out this one (1996), this one (2011), these two (2016), this one (2017A), this one (2017B), this one (2022), and these two (2023).

v2020

"Unusual Hat Day!"

"Slacker!"

Sure looks like he's slacking to me.

Many people noticed during vFNCA 2020 that the black word on Trevor's sign changed every day. A few times it was even a topic of conversation before the actual event began. *hee hee hee*

2019

"Purple Day 2019"

We had been having Tie Dye Day for several years when Jesse White asked, "Why can't we have a Purple Day, too?" So we do, one one week and the other the other week.

"Dan Dyer is This Year's Winner
of the Carmen Miranda Earrings!"

At the Sales Table Auction each year, we auction off the 1-year rental of not one, but two(2!) pairs of Carmen Miranda fruit compote earrings. Here's Dan Dyer modelling the newer set.

"Malachi with 17 Friends on His Shirt"

2018

"FNCA Truck Yard"

"Board Selfie"

"DINOSAUR! AX! CAVEMAN!"

The FNCA Puzzle Club's first puzzle of the session has some very unusually-shaped pieces.

"Two Takes on the Mid-Winter Board Meeting"

Good Board Good and Bored

"Onions / No Onions"

One of our regular campers is allergic to onions, so foods are ofter labelled. These two pictures were taken on opposite sides of the buffet.

2017

"Shirt Buddies"

If you like this match-up, check out this one (1996), this one (2011), these two (2016), this one (2017B), this one (2021), these two (2022), and these two (2023).

"Because Once We Lost the Canoe Key"
(it's tied onto the right end)

"Jilly's Magnificent Multi-Layer Foil Hat"

"Laughing Sisters in a Canoe
with Beach Noodles"

"70-Year-Old Cabin; 21st Century Technology"

"Sweater Triplets"

If you like this match-up, check out this one (1996), this one (2011), these two (2016), this one (2017A), this one (2021), these two (2022), and these two (2023).

"Reading Material in the Dole Wing"

2016

"Packing for Camp — Lifeguard Style"

The photographer has been our Waterfront Director/Head Lifeguard for several years. This year, he got a bunch of new safety equipment!

"Blouse Buddies and..."

"... and Dress Sisters"

And if you like the above two match-ups, check out this one (1996), this one (2011), this one (2017A), this one (2017B), these two (2022), and these two (2023).

"Braid Buddies"

"You Can Either Agree With Me..."

In 2017, the Rev. Dr. George F. Dole's almost instantaneous response to this shirt was, "I think I just did both." (he he he)

"Ken w/ Bubble Gun"

"Nate, the Weirdo"

"Phinney Photo Bomb"

2015

"Watching Sparks Games"

"Watching Sparks Games II"

"Fun with Cushions"
© Sarah May Grams 2015 © Sarah May Grams 2015
© Sarah May Grams 2015 © Sarah May Grams 2015

"Hide & Seek Nate-Style"

"Not Happy With Her Hand"

"Kitchen Colors"

"Leave Light Plugged In!"

"Looking Up to the Boss"

"Sparks Tummy Laugh!"

2014

"Bubble"

"Princess Serena"

"She's Still Got It!"

"Window Watching"

"Basket of Shoes on the Lawrence Cabin Porch."

"Reactions"

2013

"Purging Pillows"

In a massive clean out of the Mouse Closet, Miriam Lexie is surrounded by pillows.

"Trevor Just Loves to Weed Lawns;
Just Ask Nancy"

"Rachel-In-A-Box"

"Matching Outfits"

The men who "run the place" wearing matching outfits from the tops of their John Deere hats to the bottoms of their brown leather shoes. (Yeah, okay, their blue shirts are different shades, but nonetheless....)

"Pink with Bubbles"

"Giraffe Boots"

"Looking Down on Brendan Crowe"

"Nancy Little and Anna Rich Broken Up with Laughter"

"Good 4-Square Form"

Dan Dyer reaches for the ball with (l to r) Alex Dyer, Kristina Madjerac, and Ross Grams.

"The Dawn We Know and Love"

2012

"Break It Fix It Changes a Lightbulb"

The Break It Fix It repair company is Dan Cook(l) and Alex Dyer(r). Here they demonstrate the tools of their trade and the excellent results of their work.

"F.Bob's Beach Towel is THE BEST!"

"Planking?!?"

"Tim, I Can Only Assume This Is About You"

"Looking at the World through Rose-Colored Glasses"

That's Troy Grams sporting those fine shades.

"The Carmen Miranda Earrings!"

Nina Sasser (playing the part of Carol Merrill) poses with the FNCA's Carmen Miranda fruit compote earrings. These delightful gems are in the Sales Table Auction each year. The person with the winning bid wins the rights to them for a year but must bring them back the following summer. Over the past several decades, the Carmen Miranda earrings have raised well over $1,000 for the Assembly!

"Denyse-in-a-Tree"

At the top of Jockey Cap, Denyse Daurat couldn't resist climbing this tree "because it's just so possible," she's quoted as saying.

"In the Shade at Jockey Cap"

It was very hot that day.

"Sam's Hiding Place"

For the Spark Hunt / Flame Hunt, Sam Reed "hid" by chimneying up these two trees. Since the Sparks had to actually tag him to catch him, he thought he was safe.
(He wasn't.)

"Officer Alex Trying to Make a Sale"

When Officer Alex is the Sales Table Auction auctioneer, he doesn't mess around! Here's the long view and the close up of him trying to entice Nancy Little with a fine piece of jewelry. (By the way, these two photos were taken nearly simultaneously --- you can't see it, but Trevor's little digital camera is in his right hand in the upper photo.)

2011

"What ARE They Doing?"

"Tai Chi with Towel Bar"

"Can You Guess Who They're Pretending To Be?"

"Old Pantry Sign"

Several Flames and young adults were amused to discover this old sign in the pantry that lists the old waitress schedule from the pre-1980 days when the female Flames waited tables and the male Flames did the the dishes and all the Flames ate together in the kitchen ½ hour before meals. The girls had to report 15 minutes early to set the tables. Wonder what the penalty was for being late?

(By the way, there's another sign of the same vintage and handwriting that shows the proper way to arrange a place setting.)

"ParaShadow"

Brendan Crowe enjoying parachute games on the front lawn.

"Cat Shirt Twins"

And if you like this match-up, check out this one (1996), this one (2016), this one (2017A), this one (2017B), this one (2021), these two (2022), and these two (2023).

"Who Thinks This Is A Good Idea?"

2010

"Carpet Cleaner Convention"

These all arrived one day and hung out together next to the front porch for a while.

"House Cleaning in the Play Yard"

"Underwater Stare featuring Ross Grams"

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"

"Little Mtn"

This is only fun or funny if you know her name is Nancy Little. This photo was taken at the "mountain finder" on top of Jockey Cap Mountain in Fryeburg ME. (And the concept of Jockey Cap being called a mountain is only fun or funny if you know it only takes 10 minutes to get to the top!)

"Laces"

Emily Woofenden(l) and Beki Greenwood(r) with their really high hightop lace-up sneakers made a big splash one day at camp!

"Don't Wash Me"

Love the message; hate the grime!

"Hanging at the Waterfront"

Merrilee Phinney and a whole lot of towels hanging out at the waterfront.

"Eye Wash Glasses Glasses"

This one is Ben with goofy eyes, too.

2009

"Pop's Parking Space"

© Kristina Madjerac 2009 When the Rev. Dr. Wm. R. "Pop Woof" Woofenden broke his leg the first day of camp in 1983, he decided to reserve himself the parking space nearest to his cabin. In typical Pop fashion, he found a piece of a board, wrote on it in marker, and nailed it to a tree. The next year, it was already grandfathered in, so he continued to park there each year for well over a decade until he was no longer able to drive. Pop passed on in 2012; the sign, however, is still there.

"Celie with Blue Cape"

"This Is Dawn"

"This Is Trevor"
(and Nancy, too)

"I Look Good With This!"

"Holly and Cody"

"The Colgateville Pigs"

For decades, Colgate Searle has been working on a miniature village at camp, quietly creating all the pieces during lectures in the lecture hall. When he sets up "Colgate- ville" for a few days each year, it's always a big sensation!

The village has grown from just a few modest buildings to include town hall, church, blacksmith shop, covered bridge, sawmill, army tent, and other delights. The latest addition is a pig sty complete with hand-carved pigs.

"Seventeen and a Sandwich"

He's posing (although he continued to read it for quite a while). She's barely controlling her laughter (although she managed not to spray food all over the place).

"Owen Gets Bearded"

"Otto Likes Watermelon"

2008

"The Claxton Computer Lav"
© Nancy F. Little 2008

One corner of the Claxton Cabin is just close enough to the modem in the Main Building to pick up the Assembly's Wifi --- it just happens that that corner is in the bathroom! So here's Beki Greenwood hard at work cheerfully doing her daily telecommute not in a computer lab but in the Claxton Computer Lav.
NOTE: Just a few years after this, we highly amped up our Wifi and it now reaches the whole camp, including the entire Claxton Cabin.

"Mask"

Ruby Blackman proudly walked around displaying her new mask for quite a while that day.

"Stylin' at the Beach"

"Everyone Loves Parachute Games!"

Jason Woofenden gleefully rolling around on top of the parachute.

"...and a Minister in a Sling"

For Comedy Night, the Sparks sang and acted out a hilarious Christmas carol parody called "The 12 Days of Fryeburg", each verse ending with the upper photo's title.

2007

"SHHHHHHHHHHH"

"Fruppet Attack!"

This photo actually goes after these two.

"Alex's Head"

© Tobin Grams 2007Whenever the Flames go to the beach, it's virtually inevitable that one of them will get buried in the sand. In this case, it's Alex Dyer being covered by Ross Grams (l) and Josh Cook (r). That's Ben Gram behind them fishing through his bag and Troy Grams's colorful bathing suit and muscular legs.

"Goo-Goo-Googly Eye"

This one is Ben doing goofy eyes, too.

2006

"Moving Day"

When Jon Cousins wanted to move to a different tent site, he just got underneath and moved his tent!

2004

"Cardboard Box Sledding"

l to r: ?(sitting), Caleb Woofenden, Liz Dyer, Josh Cook, ?(in box), Ethan Turley, Dan Cook, Alex Dyer.
background: Cliff Archer (right foot on deck)

l to r: Dan Cook, Ethan Turley, Ken Woofenden, ?(standing), Caleb Woofenden, ?(top of hill), Alex Dyer, Liz Dyer

Caleb Woofenden with Dan Cook behind him

2003

"Jason and Troy"

That's Jason Woofenden and Troy Grams.

2001

"Nail Painting Party"

2000

"Hmm... Should I Play This One?"

Myrrh Woofenden playing cards in the Dining Hall.

1997

"Make Your Monkey Face, Ross!"

1996

"Double Piggyback"

"Hat Twins"

And if you like this match-up, check out this one (2011), these two (2016), this one (2017A), this one (2017B), and this one (2021), these two (2022), and these two (2023).

"Initiation 1996:

1995
(& 1973)

"Lap Sit"

© Trevor 1973 & Todd Woofenden 1995 One of the many wonderful New Games we play at camp is the incomparable Lap Sit: everyone stands in a very, very tight circle and then they all sit down on everyone's lap together in unison! That's the Flames during Flames Games in 1973 on the left, and an even dozen Woof cousins with Uncle Ian in 1995 on the right.

"Peace and Love Beads: Initiation 1995"

l. to r.: Myrrh Woofenden, Beki Phinney, Ben Phinney, Lori U.

"Everything's for Sale"

This may not look like a funny photo, but it was a funny moment. Don Foster (r) was running the Sales Table Auction and said, "Everything's for sale, even the shirt on my back." And Ben Philibert (l) said, "$5!" After a brief bidding war, Ben ended up buying the shirt off Don's back!

"Someone Didn't Want to Get Her
Picture Taken"

"Someone Still Didn't Want to Get Her
Picture Taken"

1992

"Heidi at Sunset with Her Lichen Necklace and Bouquet of Flowers from Aunt Laura"

1991

"Grand Pop!"

"Ross: Hee Hee Hee. Jason: Aieeeeeeeee!"

"Stilt Show 1991"

1990

For years, before the old rope swing came down, it was traditional among the younger generation to traipse down to the river in their Sunday Best after church and do fully-clothed "dry runs" on the rope swing before lunch. It also was not at all unusual for someone to do a dry run during regular swimming hours, like this guy here (who we think is either Pete Little or Kenny Condon).

"Stilt Show 1990"

"Woofs - 4 Views"

Being the Woofendens that they are, after taking the official family photo for Mom & Pop Woof's 40th anniversary at the top (sorry for the poor quality), the family also presented three more family views. In age order left to right, that Pop, Mom, Ross, Jane, Laura, Trevor, Ian, Lee, Ellen, Todd.

1989

"Stilt Show 1989"

TREVOR "The Games Man" up on stilts doing his Aerial Delights Show for the Sparks between Church and Sunday dinner.
front row l to r: Myrrh Woofenden, Ken Woofenden, Jason Woofenden, Channing Perry, Emily Woofenden, Ben Phinney, ??, Dan Dyer (walking), one of the cooks' kids (??) (back to camera), Llerena Searle, Sarah Fernald.
on the deck l to r: Don Foster, Lee Dyer, Dylan Foster, Ben Currie (standing), Sage Currie (side to camera), Ryan Cook(??), Pete Little, Mike Woof (on railing), ??, Emily Turley, Rev. Ken Turley.

1984

That's Ben Grams.

1983

"Initiation 1983"

Richard Mayer, Zack Judson, Jason Phillips

1982

"The Fiery Furnace"

Carol Rienstra's production of "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the Fiery Furnace" (Daniel 3) on the front lawn (note the old flagpole). In the upper photo, on the left: Shawn Dolley on the throne as King Nebuchadnezzar flanked by Sean Phinney, Becca Cunningham, and Richard Mayer. On the right: Shelley Dolley, Katie (Kathryn Pruiett) Rienstra, Tonya Emery, Marcy Emery, and Vicki Walter.

"Initiation 1982"

1979

"The Flames' Conceptual Party Art Dance"

Amy Perry and Jesse White doing an art dance at a "Conceptual Party". (It was 1979, okay?)

"Dan and Trevor
Getting Down and Grooving Out"

This was at the same Flames' "Conceptual Dance" as the next photo up.

1978

"Flames Initiation 1978"

Theme: Alice in Wonderland, featuring: Amy Cronlund (now Sandidge) as the March Hare, David L. Rienstra as Alice, Leone Richardson (now Dyer) as the Mad Hatter, Greg Gilman as the Dormouse, and Sarah Dole as the Cheshire Cat.

1973

"Bat Hang

Trevor upside down on the old rope swing doing a Bat Hang.

"Young Bulls"

Gerrit White and Lee Woofenden go head-to-head in front of the fireplace in the Main Building.

1972

"Jane Perry Gets a New Perspective"

"Emanuel Swedenborg's Lecture"

In 1972, the FNCA was lucky enough to have Swedenborg himself deliver a lecture one day!

1969

"Flames Initiation 1969"

Initiation of new Flames in 1969. Front row (l to r) Trevor as the Statue of Liberty, Gus Abato in drag, Jane Perry, ??. Directly behind ?? is Laura Woofenden (Grams) as a frog in the green t-shirt. The rest are all unknown at this point.

1965

"Flames Initiation 1965"

The Flames Initiation in 1965 had Cap'n Crunch for a theme. Left to right, that's Alice Wood (Ames) as Seadog, Gloria Guiu (Costello) as Jean Lafoote, and Ross Woofenden as Cap'n Crunch.

1963

"Doing Dishes"

Ricky Valasquez (Valadares??), Clark Perry, Torgny Vigerstad.

1961

"Rev. Mr. Woofenden Is a Fine Fellow But..."

1960

"Merrilee's Initiation"

That's Merrilee Flood (now Phinney).

"Must Have Been Really Funny!"

(l. to r.) Jane Perry and Woof sibs Laura, Jane, and Trevor on top of Jockey Cap.

1950

"John Perry Diving Off the Old Diving Board with Joan Flynn on his Back"

"GFD Clowning Around on a Mountain"

That's George Dole poking his head and feet up.

1949

"Initiation 1949"

sometime in the
1940s

"Perry Car"

1934

"Relaxing Horse Costume"

Before That

"Lawn Tennis at the FNCA"

The original plans for the Assembly (which have hung in the Dole Wing for decades) included grass tennis courts on the back field. Here's a foursome playing sometime in the late 1920s or very early 1930s, most likely in 1930. You may not be be able to tell from the picture at this size, but Route 302 going by just beyond the rows of small pine trees beyond the tennis court is a dirt road!

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