Caption Competition
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This week, a farmer displays his new Lady Gaga scarecrow. But what's going on?
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Valerie Ganne
Even Gok Wan had to admit he'd failed with this one ...
5.
NickR
"...and if you want her head to come off, just poke her face."
4. Rockahula
"We calls 'er Lady Aga..."
3. SeanieSmith
"Errr yeah, something different...? Don't tell me - new perfume?"
2. MightyGiddyUpGal
Voted Tractor Supply catalogue's most popular cover.
1. MrLister
"With both Cole and Bridge missing, England's new look defensive wall has an air of vulnerability on the left hand side."
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Comment number 1.
At 25th Feb 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:It looked OK until an albatross crash-landed on it
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Comment number 2.
At 25th Feb 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Truly bad romance
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Comment number 3.
At 25th Feb 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:And here we see Cheryl and Ashley in happier times.
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Comment number 4.
At 25th Feb 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:It keeps the birds off OK, but it attracts the paparazzi in droves
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At 25th Feb 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Gaga: The Tin Man cometh
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Comment number 6.
At 25th Feb 2010, Mr Snoozy wrote:John proudly showed off his new "Ear bud's for Giants" invention, but admitted that his target audience were difficult to reach...
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Comment number 7.
At 25th Feb 2010, Candace9839 wrote:And I've got two great danes for when the swimming pool is installed
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Comment number 8.
At 25th Feb 2010, Raven Clare wrote:The photograph was taken at the very moment the atom bomb went off in Lady Gaga's head
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Comment number 9.
At 25th Feb 2010, Mr Snoozy wrote:Lady Gaga?
Looks more like Twiggy to me!
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Comment number 10.
At 25th Feb 2010, Raven Clare wrote:I don't know about the crows, but it scares the pants off me
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Comment number 11.
At 25th Feb 2010, Candace9839 wrote:And under the sheets are the chains, but don't tell the missus
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Comment number 12.
At 25th Feb 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Gaga, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore
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Comment number 13.
At 25th Feb 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Lady Gaga? Actually, it's a tribute to Edward Woodward.
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Comment number 14.
At 25th Feb 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Somehow, the finale to the remake of "The Wicker Man" was not so chilling ...
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Comment number 15.
At 25th Feb 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Gaga? Actually, we call him Alan, as in Whicker ...
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Comment number 16.
At 25th Feb 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Actually, it's the spiting image of an Irish singer I know
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Comment number 17.
At 25th Feb 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Actually, it's mean to be Barbara Windsor, but we had a bad hair day
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Comment number 18.
At 25th Feb 2010, BeckySnow wrote:She's cross-eyed with a beard - in the United Arab Emirates that's sufficient grounds for calling off a wedding. In England we call these things 'lovable quirks'.
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Comment number 19.
At 25th Feb 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Well, after Eastenders, Barbara Windsor wasn't doing anything, so she was glad of the role
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Comment number 20.
At 25th Feb 2010, ktj4010 wrote:Always a little behind the times, Mark prepares an effigy of Marie Antoinette for Bonfire Night.
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Comment number 21.
At 25th Feb 2010, Shedsey wrote:It appears the cauliflowers have flowered earlier this year.
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Comment number 22.
At 25th Feb 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:That was the moment Lady Gaga's hat exploded
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Comment number 23.
At 25th Feb 2010, Gray Gable wrote:鈥淟ook, I know she鈥檚 not much to look at, but its all the Farmer Dating Agency had left..鈥
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Comment number 24.
At 25th Feb 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:It's rather difficult to keep the mice out of her hair though
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Comment number 25.
At 25th Feb 2010, Shedsey wrote:'No, she doesn't a big bum'
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Comment number 26.
At 25th Feb 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:As it all started to fall apart, Lady Gaga wished she'd paid a bit more for the cosmetic surgery
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Comment number 27.
At 25th Feb 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The years had not been kind to Dorothy
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Comment number 28.
At 25th Feb 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:Well I've gone for a touch of sharper tailoring combined with a paper bag waist, a dirndl neckline, battle dress pockets and, of course, Mary Janes.
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Comment number 29.
At 25th Feb 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:After a particularly gruelling tour, all the stuffing had been knocked out of Lady Gaga
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Comment number 30.
At 25th Feb 2010, BeckySnow wrote:She's a famous Boll-ywood star.
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Comment number 31.
At 25th Feb 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:And she likes to cook, too, Mum
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Comment number 32.
At 25th Feb 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Even Gok Wan had to admit he'd failed with this one ...
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Comment number 33.
At 25th Feb 2010, NickR wrote:"...and if you want her head to come off, just poke her face."
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Comment number 34.
At 25th Feb 2010, Go Away Gordon Brown wrote:Farmer: "Well if the costume doesn't keep them away, the music definately will....."
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Comment number 35.
At 25th Feb 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:Actually, I get a subsidy from the Common Agricultural Policy for building her.
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Comment number 36.
At 25th Feb 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Well, I'm afraid there's not enough room inside for Edward Woodward, so we're roasting Ronnie Corbett this year
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Comment number 37.
At 25th Feb 2010, Gray Gable wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 38.
At 25th Feb 2010, Discombobulator wrote:Is it a scary bird or straw man ?
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Comment number 39.
At 25th Feb 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Nah, the birds don't pinch my crops any more - they just fly around laughing at Lady Gaga
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Comment number 40.
At 25th Feb 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:It's what the wife did rather than telling her to get stuffed
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Comment number 41.
At 25th Feb 2010, NickR wrote:Love child of Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally gets ready for the debutante ball.
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Comment number 42.
At 25th Feb 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Nobody noticed Lady Gaga spontaneously combust, and, with all that straw around, her demise was only a matter of seconds away
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Comment number 43.
At 25th Feb 2010, rogueslr wrote:Normal for Norfolk.
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Comment number 44.
At 25th Feb 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Looks like someone drew the short straws a few too many times
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Comment number 45.
At 25th Feb 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Lady Gaga? With all the straw I've used, it's meant to be Lady Thatcher, but I suppose that's about the same thing.
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Comment number 46.
At 25th Feb 2010, caroline-m wrote:Lady Gaga announces her acting debut is in a remake of the wicker man
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Comment number 47.
At 25th Feb 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Oh, we just used one of the old Danny La Rue dolls we had lying around
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Comment number 48.
At 25th Feb 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:He was Counting Crows no longer
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Comment number 49.
At 25th Feb 2010, NickR wrote:After her triple Brits success Lady Gaga declared an expert in her field.
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Comment number 50.
At 25th Feb 2010, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Brides-R-Us - Papua New Guinea style.
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Comment number 51.
At 25th Feb 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:And if you pull her string and she says 'just dance'
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Comment number 52.
At 25th Feb 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:The poker face was a bit beyond me I'm afraid
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Comment number 53.
At 25th Feb 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Lady Gaga tribute act, The Flame.
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Comment number 54.
At 25th Feb 2010, rogueslr wrote:Some people may criticise me, but we're really deeply in love.
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Comment number 55.
At 25th Feb 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:I always said Lady Gaga was a wicker basket case
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Comment number 56.
At 25th Feb 2010, Gray Gable wrote:"Actually, yes, she is Genetically Modified.."
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Comment number 57.
At 25th Feb 2010, Billynug wrote:London's fashion week was no match for Norfolk's attempt
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Comment number 58.
At 25th Feb 2010, NickR wrote:The new Doctor poses with his nemisis, The Fame Monster.
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Comment number 59.
At 25th Feb 2010, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"She fell", says farmer at centre of bullying row.
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Comment number 60.
At 25th Feb 2010, rogueslr wrote:Are those cotton wool balls? What? Do I look like a teddy bear?
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Comment number 61.
At 25th Feb 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Baah humbug - shear madness
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Comment number 62.
At 25th Feb 2010, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"We can't get the locals to do the picking, so we're having to look further afield."
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Comment number 63.
At 25th Feb 2010, Manisha wrote:Despite her going all out to impress the judges in Britain's Got Talent, Lady Gaga and Tin Man wannabe did not advance to the next round
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Comment number 64.
At 25th Feb 2010, rogueslr wrote:And I'm proud to introduce the new leader of the Monster Raving Looney Party.
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Comment number 65.
At 25th Feb 2010, Manisha wrote:The Macy's "Beat the Recession Wedding Collection" finally came out
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Comment number 66.
At 25th Feb 2010, MorningGlories wrote:My prize ram has taken a really fancy to her, too
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Comment number 67.
At 25th Feb 2010, Billynug wrote:We wanna be together
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Comment number 68.
At 25th Feb 2010, MorningGlories wrote:My prize ram has taken a real fancy to her, too.
(correction)
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Comment number 69.
At 25th Feb 2010, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Mystery celebrity joins Strictly Come Dancing.
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Comment number 70.
At 25th Feb 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:It was only after the photograph had been taken that Farmer Wilkinson realised he'd dropped his lighted cigarette end in Lady Gaga's hair
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Comment number 71.
At 25th Feb 2010, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Scarecrow enlists the help of recycled Ken doll.
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Comment number 72.
At 25th Feb 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:As a scarecrow designer, Farmer Jones was out standing in his field
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Comment number 73.
At 25th Feb 2010, Billynug wrote:And this is what I saw when I took my beer goggles off
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Comment number 74.
At 25th Feb 2010, HaveGavel wrote:BREAKING NEWS : Lady Gaga Awarded Best In Field
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Comment number 75.
At 25th Feb 2010, MorningGlories wrote:The sheets are by Armani they said down the general store
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Comment number 76.
At 25th Feb 2010, Fi wrote:And on that bombshell...meet The Stig's Girlfriend!
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Comment number 77.
At 25th Feb 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Love has kindled.
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Comment number 78.
At 25th Feb 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Continuing the downward trend from Edward Woodward to Nicolas Cage, the second remake of "The Wicker Man" is to star the Chuckle Brothers
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Comment number 79.
At 25th Feb 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:And the King and Queen at the National Federation of Young Farmers annual ball are....
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Comment number 80.
At 25th Feb 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Well, it's been almost seventy years now, so we thought it was about time we scrapped the old Vera Lynn scarecrow
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Comment number 81.
At 25th Feb 2010, BeckySnow wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 82.
At 25th Feb 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:The Government's newly-released UFO files reveal a close encounter of the third kind in a field near Nottingham
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At 25th Feb 2010, ramblesid wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 84.
At 25th Feb 2010, MorningGlories wrote:American Mostly Gothic
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Comment number 85.
At 25th Feb 2010, Fi wrote:Margaret Beckett decalres the latest rural Caravan Club site open...
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Comment number 86.
At 25th Feb 2010, HaveGavel wrote:Q : What do you get if you cross Radiohead with Radio Gaga?
A : I don't know how to describe it, but it looks a bit like this . . .
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Comment number 87.
At 25th Feb 2010, Percinho wrote:ACME Lookie-Likies unveil their new Rob Brydon and Lady Gaga.
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Comment number 88.
At 25th Feb 2010, Rockahula wrote:'We calls 'er Lady Aga...'
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Comment number 89.
At 25th Feb 2010, Rockahula wrote:'And those listeners who don't want to see what David and Ruth Archer look like might wish to look away now...'
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Comment number 90.
At 25th Feb 2010, MorningGlories wrote:So to all you ladies in YouTube land: My interests include horse shoeing, sheep shearing and I'm a big fan of Grant Wood...
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Comment number 91.
At 25th Feb 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:We tried one of Gordon Brown first, but the crows complained to the authorities about the bullying ...
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Comment number 92.
At 25th Feb 2010, cheesedeluxe wrote:Anybody seen my loft insulation?
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Comment number 93.
At 25th Feb 2010, HaveGavel wrote:This week Celebrity Come Dine With Me includes a publicity-loving farmer who tries to win the prize with his favourite Queen of Puddings.
Nice.
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Comment number 94.
At 25th Feb 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:The hat? Oh, we just stuck a dead sheep on top of her ...
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At 25th Feb 2010, HaveGavel wrote:Ghost writer revealed for Lady Gaga's Aga Sagas
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At 25th Feb 2010, QuarterMoon wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 97.
At 25th Feb 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Lady Gaga as a scarecrow? Another example of woolly thinking?
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Comment number 98.
At 25th Feb 2010, haggis1876 wrote:As a first offender, Farmer Giles made bale.
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At 25th Feb 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Eventually, Farmer Smith found out about underarm deodorant and found he could get a real dancing partner instead
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At 25th Feb 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Actually, we are part of what Alistair Darling described as the "forces of hell".
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