First, read Luke's statement and guess what I thought the Captain would say in response.
Next, click Luke's statement to see what I thought the Captain would say.
Luke: I tried to get others to join me in the protest.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to advocate.
Luke: I can't raise the box.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to elevate.
Luke: I can't keep them all together.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to aggregate.
Luke: I can't make them angry.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to agitate.
Luke: I can't make him mad.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to aggravate.
Luke: They won't let me join the group.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to affiliate.
Luke: The prosecutor refused to try the case.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to adjudicate.
Luke: I can't find any more potatoes to put into the sacks.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to accumulate.
Luke: I the generator won't .
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to activate.
Luke: No matter how hard I try; I can never make him mad.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to acerbate.
Luke: They won't give me a bunk.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to accommodate.
Luke: The truck won’t go any faster.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to accelerate.
Luke: I can't make this sentence any shorter.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to abbreviate.
Luke: I will not surrender my leadership position!
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to abdicate.
Luke: I'm getting weak; I need water.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to hydrate.
Luke: I can't keep the prisoners from arguing.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to moderate.
Luke: I can't see any difference between them.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to differentiate.
Luke: I'm not going to brag about the things I have done.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to pontificate.
Luke: I can't get used to this hot weather.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to acclimate.
Luke: I can’t throw up.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to regurgitate.
Luke: I can’t count these strawberries.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to enumerate.
Luke: We tied but we never had a baby.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to ovate.
Luke: I can’t get these photographs filed properly.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to curate.
Luke: The CPR is not working!
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to resuscitate.
Luke: You haven't taught me anything.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to educate.
Luke: The bell won't ring.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to vibrate.
Luke: The sidewalk is still wet.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to evaporate.
Luke: I keep asking her out but she always says no.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to date.
Luke: The booze didn't make him go to sleep.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to sedate.
Luke: I can't see the demons anymore.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to hallucinate.
Luke: I can’t have children.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to procreate.
Luke: I can’t chew this meat; it's too tough.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to masticate.
Luke: I can’t get the bug spray to work.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to eradicate.
Luke: He wouldn't argue with me.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to debate.
Luke: I can't get the spotlight to work.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to illuminate.
Luke: I see in the dark woods.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to dialate.
The handle won't turn.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to rotate.
Luke: Goodwill wouldn't take the boxes.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to donate.
Luke: I don't understand how you can be this way.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to relate.
Luke: I can’t do it the same way they did it.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to recreate.
Luke: I can’t dance.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to gyrate.
Luke: I couldn't stop myself.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to hesiate.
Luke: I can't pee.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to urinate.
Luke: I can't get everyone to gather in the yard.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to congregate.
Luke: The garden is still dry.
Captain: What we’ve got here is a failure to irrigate.