Caption Competition
Winning entries in the caption competition.
This week, Conchita, a seven-month-old Mangabey monkey, cuddles her foster mother at London Zoo. But what's being said?
The competition is now closed.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. allhallowseve
Should have gone to Specsavers!
5. Kipson
"Good disguise Elvis."
"Not so bad yourself Osama."
4. youngWillz
Paddington states quite categorically he did not ask for Marmoset sandwiches.
3. W_K_Snowdon
It was at that moment Sweep realised she had been replaced in Sooty's affections.
2. Rob Falconer
Evelyn Waugh finally decided to revise the first draft of Brideshead Revisited.
1. DavidDeeMoz
Charles Darwin woke up screaming - it was THAT dream, again.
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Comment number 1.
At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:Conchita, that's very naughty, now give Mr Miliband his teddy back..
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Comment number 2.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Bear necessities
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Comment number 3.
At 28th Aug 2008, purpleprole wrote:Damon Albarn introduces a new character, Teddsy, into his Monkey opera.
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Comment number 4.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 5.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Scientists hail breakthrough in successfully mating monkey with boa constrictor
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Comment number 6.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Wey, hey, we're the Monkeys
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Comment number 7.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:You should have sent me to Specsavers, Mummy
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Comment number 8.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Conchita had wanted Paddington, but alas Fozzie would have to do
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Comment number 9.
At 28th Aug 2008, BigCodsy wrote:Paddington Bear remembers just why he left Peru in the first place!
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Comment number 10.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Evelyn Waugh finally decided to revise the first draft of "Brideshead Revisited"
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Comment number 11.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Tarzan was actually a lot hairier than in Edgar Rice Burrough's book
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Comment number 12.
At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:At the Teddy Bear's picnic, seems the surprise was that they weren't all cuddly herbivores..
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Comment number 13.
At 28th Aug 2008, Steve-L19 wrote:100 Grand in used notes or the teddy gets it!
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Comment number 14.
At 28th Aug 2008, Tony Doyle wrote:I was famous once, I used to do the trailers for ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Olympic coverage... hmmph... I used to be on the testcard....
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Comment number 15.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Newly discovered Ross Perot baby pictures published by the Sun
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Comment number 16.
At 28th Aug 2008, Fauconnier wrote:Dope on a rope
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Comment number 17.
At 28th Aug 2008, kamrengirl wrote:She's MY hunnybear I tell you! All MINE! Now, back off!
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Comment number 18.
At 28th Aug 2008, Woundedpride wrote:Leave my mum alone, you reporters! She's got laryngitis and can't speak...
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Comment number 19.
At 28th Aug 2008, Fauconnier wrote:Time for your make-up, Mr Bean
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Comment number 20.
At 28th Aug 2008, man_mountain wrote:Knowing that his time in office was drawing to a close, President Bush sought comfort with one of his closest friends.
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Comment number 21.
At 28th Aug 2008, spareribman wrote:Quick, take my picture cuddling this monkey
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Comment number 22.
At 28th Aug 2008, Marquee wrote:When I asked for a photo of a mischievous young thing in a teddy, this wasn't what I had in mind...
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Comment number 23.
At 28th Aug 2008, sarahtrieste wrote:Bear with me....
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Comment number 24.
At 28th Aug 2008, Tara674 wrote:I've never even heard of Harry Harlow 1958! I just love my Teddy!
(psychology joke, look it up!)
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Comment number 25.
At 28th Aug 2008, Eregol wrote:Mummy said I had bear faced cheek.
Seems she was right.
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Comment number 26.
At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:Please don't let them make me watch Big Brother, please teddy..
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Comment number 27.
At 28th Aug 2008, Don_Booth wrote:The line-up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing is unveiled.
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Comment number 28.
At 28th Aug 2008, wotnocaptioncomp wrote:Announcement of new 'Celebrity Come Dancing' couple raises eyebrows
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Comment number 29.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Dolores had obviously misunderstood what Rodney meant by the monkey and teddy comment
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Comment number 30.
At 28th Aug 2008, purpleprole wrote:"Your mother and I have been talking, and we think it's time to tell you we're not your real parents"
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Comment number 31.
At 28th Aug 2008, jarkinstall wrote:Conchita still has alot to learn about un-doing bra straps.
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Comment number 32.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Terrorists train monkeys in gorilla warfare
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Comment number 33.
At 28th Aug 2008, MersonTuffers wrote:When Conchita said she needed a pooh this wan't quite what she had in mind......
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Comment number 34.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Why did they christen me Conchita? Actually, I eat shells.
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Comment number 35.
At 28th Aug 2008, stevey1000 wrote:monkey bears resemblence......
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Comment number 36.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Brideshead Zoo Revisited
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Comment number 37.
At 28th Aug 2008, deejay wrote:My mother can't talk to the press at the moment. She's just had her dinner and she's stuffed.
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Comment number 38.
At 28th Aug 2008, MootSights wrote:...and I'm a monkey's uncle.
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Comment number 39.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Unfortunately, the experiment failed when someone left a mirror in the monkey enclosure
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Comment number 40.
At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:More revelations from behind the scenes of X Factor, as the 'real' voice of Simon Cowell is revealed..
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Comment number 41.
At 28th Aug 2008, sarahtrieste wrote:What d'you mean we don't look alike? She has my eyes.
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Comment number 42.
At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:I Warn You - Take This Away From Me And I'll Go Ape !
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Comment number 43.
At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:Oi - Cuddles !
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Comment number 44.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Wiinnie-the-Pooh finally managed to find someone Brad and Angelina had missed
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Comment number 45.
At 28th Aug 2008, Steven wrote:New Strictly Come Dancing line-up announced
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Comment number 46.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Rowan Atkinson was later found hugged to death in a corner of the monkey enclosure
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Comment number 47.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:She's named him Charleton
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Comment number 48.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Wouldn't Robert have been a better name for the monkey? Robert Mangabey.
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Comment number 49.
At 28th Aug 2008, baxendale51 wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen, the worlds funniest super glue accident
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Comment number 50.
At 28th Aug 2008, Spatchio wrote:Animals made homeless after a zoo is repossessed, as sub-primate mortgage crisis worsens.
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Comment number 51.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:She's named him Charlton
(spelling correction)
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Comment number 52.
At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:Beary Primates !
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Comment number 53.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Conchita's mother was an avid astrologist and often asked "What's ursine?"
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Comment number 54.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Leaving her surrogate mother was a great wrench for the monkey.
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Comment number 55.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:"I'm a Believer," said the monkey
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Comment number 56.
At 28th Aug 2008, embraboy wrote:Charles and Camilla cuddle for a photo opportunity.
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Comment number 57.
At 28th Aug 2008, penny-farthing wrote:Fostering has really transformed me.People used to say I could be a real bear.
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Comment number 58.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:It was going to be tough to replace Roddy McDowall in the prequel to the Planet of the Apes
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Comment number 59.
At 28th Aug 2008, Marquee wrote:Fostering service in crisis: attempt discovered to cover up shortage of suitable foster parents and children.
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Comment number 60.
At 28th Aug 2008, Bo_Uddin wrote:"Don't move teddy, just a few more snaps for them to aaargghh over!"
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Comment number 61.
At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:One more move and the bear gets it
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Comment number 62.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:They call her Conchita's foster mother because they wash her in Australian lager - no wonder she's hugging her so tightly
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Comment number 63.
At 28th Aug 2008, riche66 wrote:Manchester United reject claim that Rooney's cousin is too young to sign
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Comment number 64.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:An early draft of "Brideshead Revisited" had featured Lord Greystoke
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Comment number 65.
At 28th Aug 2008, placey wrote:Prince Charles' first birthday pictures revealed on internet
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Comment number 66.
At 28th Aug 2008, Mute Joe wrote:Conchita was a whizz at the coconut shy.
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Comment number 67.
At 28th Aug 2008, superiorMaurice wrote:Now that's what I call a bear hug!
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Comment number 68.
At 28th Aug 2008, Marquee wrote:Outrage at latest range of living fur stoles aimed at pre-school market.
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Comment number 69.
At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:A Chimp Off The Old Block !
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Comment number 70.
At 28th Aug 2008, odmund wrote:Directors of the Olympic closing ceremony were relieved to find that, this time, the one with the cute face also had the voice.
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Comment number 71.
At 28th Aug 2008, allinred wrote:Please, someone help me, I think mummy is dead.
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Comment number 72.
At 28th Aug 2008, penny-farthing wrote:Judging from the ragged remains in the tiger enclosure, the foster-mother project was not quite so successful.
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Comment number 73.
At 28th Aug 2008, zenowatch wrote:Here we come, walkin'
Down the street.
We get the funniest looks from
Ev'ry one we meet.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down!
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Comment number 74.
At 28th Aug 2008, stuartwjcollins wrote:I think with a bit of practice we could win Strictly Come Dancing
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Comment number 75.
At 28th Aug 2008, Woundedpride wrote:Whaddya mean, she's not my mum? Look at the ears, mate, the ears! Hers are only fluffier 'cos she comes from Norway.
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Comment number 76.
At 28th Aug 2008, sternpaddler wrote:(1) Bubbles.
(2) Bubbles on being told that Michael Jackson was successful in his custody battle.
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Comment number 77.
At 28th Aug 2008, Spatchio wrote:Conchita says her final goodbye, as the end of the Olympics marked the return of traditional menus to restaurants.
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Comment number 78.
At 28th Aug 2008, neildwilson wrote:No I'm not a Baboon - they have a bear behind!
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Comment number 79.
At 28th Aug 2008, joking1977 wrote:All this media attention is enough to make me fill macaques...
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Comment number 80.
At 28th Aug 2008, lukedunn wrote:Vivisection scandal as protesters claim Pfizer has unlawfully tested new aphrodisiac.
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Comment number 81.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:The keeper at the monkey enclosure was a bit deaf, and hadn't quite grasped the suggestion that Conchita exercise more by taking up Yoga
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Comment number 82.
At 28th Aug 2008, 1984Laura wrote:Joan Rivers heard on the grapevine that hugging teddy bears could help fight signs of aging.
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Comment number 83.
At 28th Aug 2008, GPWBridge wrote:Daddy Bear: Who has been eating my porridge!?
Mummy Bear: Who has been eating my porridge?!
Baby Bear - splutters, gargle: help!
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Comment number 84.
At 28th Aug 2008, Javascript Error 318 wrote:What do you mean it's a rare Steiff? It still comes apart just as easy!
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Comment number 85.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Mother Bear with Ursa Minor
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Comment number 86.
At 28th Aug 2008, mikeonmondays wrote:The ´óÏó´«Ã½ were forced to look for another mascot following the 'Mudsy-Pudsey In Funky-Monkey Cage-Rage Banana-Bender' tabloid stories...
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Comment number 87.
At 28th Aug 2008, stumo99 wrote:Paddington's greatest fears were realized when he met his new cell mate.
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Comment number 88.
At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Hamley's announce they have been raided by a team of very agile burglars
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Comment number 89.
At 28th Aug 2008, Manisha wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 90.
At 28th Aug 2008, DartmoorKid wrote:Teddy: "So...you really ARE the reincarnation of Rosemary Clooney?"
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Comment number 91.
At 28th Aug 2008, penny-farthing wrote:In a very unusual Siamese twin separation surgeons were concerned that traumatic loss of stuffing might lead to teddy's demise.
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Comment number 92.
At 28th Aug 2008, izere2 wrote:You may well laugh - but when you're as scared as I am you'll cling to anything!
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Comment number 93.
At 28th Aug 2008, hartshj wrote:Zookepers hoped nobody would notice Charlotte, the bear's 7 year old owner, in the lion cage
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Comment number 94.
At 28th Aug 2008, dinasyddraig wrote:Will you be my new Mummy? The nasty men ate her face and sucked out her eyes.
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Comment number 95.
At 28th Aug 2008, MiriamD wrote:Who's the Teddy?
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Comment number 96.
At 28th Aug 2008, Cherlew wrote:He aint heavy, he's my monkey.
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Comment number 97.
At 28th Aug 2008, Dave_Benyon wrote:"Aloysius and I have come down for the new Brideshead auditions, don't you know?"
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Comment number 98.
At 28th Aug 2008, Stella Worton wrote:Ken and Barbie are back together.
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Comment number 99.
At 28th Aug 2008, kubstar wrote:You'll look after me won't you Ted....
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Comment number 100.
At 28th Aug 2008, charltones wrote:No Conchita, you can't call your foster parent "Mohammed". How about Mary?
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