Caption Competition
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Re: Caption Competition
(Very posh accent) 'Chairs Mummy!" "Cheers to you too darling!" replied Mummy...
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loL! good one Pete!
Right - after a good chuckle at a good few captions, I've picked a winner.
Runner-up - Anita, with her brilliant caption about Blue Peter (I wonder if this joke is generational joke?!) -
Mother was astonished at what her children had achieved using a fretsaw, some old planks and a sheet of sticky-backed plastic. These Blue Peter "makes" were quite something.
But the winner, which I really found amusing, is Domino's, which I guess some readers might not get, but I chuckled loudly! -
"It's a genuine oak chair, Mummy! As you can see, theres no veneer in 'ere."
Well done, Domino!
Right - after a good chuckle at a good few captions, I've picked a winner.
Runner-up - Anita, with her brilliant caption about Blue Peter (I wonder if this joke is generational joke?!) -
Mother was astonished at what her children had achieved using a fretsaw, some old planks and a sheet of sticky-backed plastic. These Blue Peter "makes" were quite something.
But the winner, which I really found amusing, is Domino's, which I guess some readers might not get, but I chuckled loudly! -
"It's a genuine oak chair, Mummy! As you can see, theres no veneer in 'ere."
Well done, Domino!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Caption Competition
I must admit I had to look it up... good one, Dave.Rob Houghton wrote: But the winner, which I really found amusing, is Domino's, which I guess some readers might not get, but I chuckled loudly! -
"It's a genuine oak chair, Mummy! As you can see, theres no veneer in 'ere."
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Caption Competition
Well done Dave - a worthy winner!
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Re: Caption Competition
Thanks, Rob (and Courtenay and Pete). I certainly wasn't expecting that one to win; it was very much a spur of the moment entry.
Here's the next one.
Don't think too hard - let the train take the strain!
Dave
Here's the next one.
Don't think too hard - let the train take the strain!
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Re: Caption Competition
This isn't a caption...but I wonder if the illustrator was influenced by photos of a young Adolph Hitler!!!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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"Bye, Mummy and Daddy, I'm off to have some Jolly Times."
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"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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Re: Caption Competition
I was thinking more 'On The Buses'....
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Hilarious, Pete!
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Re: Caption Competition
Vote Green - make travel clean!
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Ah, but Rob, the young Adolf didn't have a toothbrush moustache. He looked like this in World War 1.Rob Houghton wrote:This isn't a caption...but I wonder if the illustrator was influenced by photos of a young Adolph Hitler!!!
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Yes - I hadn't thought of that, Domino! But I agree it could certainly be On The Busses loL!
Sorry to 'derail' the thread!
Sorry to 'derail' the thread!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Caption Competition
"Mr Goon's Train Guard disguise seemed to have fooled everyone, but Fatty, gazing from the train as he waved to Daisy and Larry, realised his disguise was even better."
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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No one would ever guess the guard had forgotten his flag. A dirty handkerchief came in jolly useful!
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Re: Caption Competition
Any further captions? I'll pick a winner on Wednesday.
Dave
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