Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it's the launch of Avatar on DVD. Models dressed up as characters from the film posed in a plane.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. rogueslr
"Are you sure indelible means easily removed?"
5. Valerie Ganne
After a small spelling error, BA's recruitment drive for Aviators was not going well...
4. Mark S
The effects of the ash cloud were worse than expected.
3. Candace9839
The Top Gun remake by Larry Flint would have a niche audience.
2. Vicky S
"No, we don't understand it either Control, but we all had the fish at lunchtime if that helps."
1. Cheesy
After taking the necessary steps to avoid every single one of the budget airline's extra charges, the Jones family looked forward to a relaxing flight.
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Comment number 1.
At 29th Apr 2010, Nick wrote:To reduce military spending the Government had decided to bring cheap foreign soldiers into the British Army in the form of the 1st Airborne Smurf Division.
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Comment number 2.
At 29th Apr 2010, Mark S wrote:The effects of the ash cloud were worse than expected
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At 29th Apr 2010, Peter N wrote:BA cabin crew replacement training course : Day 1
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Comment number 4.
At 29th Apr 2010, Peter N wrote:Health experts are still undecided on the side effects of volcanic ash on flight crews.
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Comment number 5.
At 29th Apr 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Passengers were hardly reassured by the fact that James Cameron was also reponsible for Titanic
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Comment number 6.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:Houston we have a problem, the heaters gone off.
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Comment number 7.
At 29th Apr 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:I thought BA was merging with Iberia, not SmurfAir
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Comment number 8.
At 29th Apr 2010, Dave Godfrey wrote:"Avatar?"
"No thanks, I've had one."
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Comment number 9.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Raise the defebsive shields!
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Comment number 10.
At 29th Apr 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:BA announces it is merging with Avatair
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At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Raise the defensive shields!
(correction)
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Comment number 12.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:Filming of the mile high club blue movie begins.
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Comment number 13.
At 29th Apr 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Pilots desperately try to regain control after one of the loos explodes near the cockpit
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Comment number 14.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Hey naani naani
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Comment number 15.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Alright, I admit it, I'm wearing blue suede shoes.
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Comment number 16.
At 29th Apr 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Cabin crew are detained in connection with a frozen-chicken-smuggling gang
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Comment number 17.
At 29th Apr 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Stowaways found in plane's landing gear come into the cabin for a warm.
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Comment number 18.
At 29th Apr 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Andorra? I thought you said we were flying to Pandora.
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Comment number 19.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:The Top Gun remake by Larry Flint would have a niche audience.
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Comment number 20.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:Has anyone got their blue badge with them so we can park this thing?
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Comment number 21.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Striking pilots up in arms over proposed replacements
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Comment number 22.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:Smurfin USA
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Comment number 23.
At 29th Apr 2010, grumpyoneuk wrote:Unanticipated consequences of blue sky thinking...
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Comment number 24.
At 29th Apr 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:"Were you truly wafted here from paradise?"
"Nah, Blue-ton Airport."
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Comment number 25.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Hey, what's this little red button do?
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Comment number 26.
At 29th Apr 2010, grumpyoneuk wrote:Flight crew in the colours of other political parties are also available.
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Comment number 27.
At 29th Apr 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Blue Man Group's private jet.
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Comment number 28.
At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Dress down Fridays at BA were starting to catch on
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Comment number 29.
At 29th Apr 2010, Clare wrote:The airlines protested until they were blue in the face, but the no-fly ban remained in place.
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Comment number 30.
At 29th Apr 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:The cruise company announces they are entering the airline market with P and O 'R' Air
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Comment number 31.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:BA Assets frozen.
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Comment number 32.
At 29th Apr 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Fly this plane to Pandora or we spray everyone with Loo Bloo
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Comment number 33.
At 29th Apr 2010, Flux Redux wrote:The in-flight breath holding contest would end with disastrous results.
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Comment number 34.
At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Better to fly, the looks on the train were getting a bit hard to take.
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Comment number 35.
At 29th Apr 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:The Government's worst fears were realised, as the volcanic ash turned everybody's skin foundation cream blue
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Comment number 36.
At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Hey, how many Nani does it take to change a lightbulb?
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Comment number 37.
At 29th Apr 2010, Glozboy wrote:After failing to join Blue Man Group, the Na'vi decided upon an alternative career
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Comment number 38.
At 29th Apr 2010, Catherine O wrote:Announcing the arrival of the Avatar sequel, What Tree?
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Comment number 39.
At 29th Apr 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:After a small spelling error, BA's recruitment drive for Aviatars was not going well ...
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Comment number 40.
At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Lucky we were released on Blue Ray
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Comment number 41.
At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Hey, how many Na'vi does it take to change a lightbulb?
(correction)
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Comment number 42.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:In space no one can hear you scream, even if you turn blue in the face.
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Comment number 43.
At 29th Apr 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:The new uniforms at Jet Blue raised a few eyebrows
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Comment number 44.
At 29th Apr 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:But cabin staff had been advised not to take part in the 'Favourite Colour Smartie' campaign
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Comment number 45.
At 29th Apr 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Yeah, Trekkies are SO yesterday, man.
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Comment number 46.
At 29th Apr 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:When Kathryn Bigelow learnt James Cameron was on the plane, she had to poke fun at her ex-husband
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Comment number 47.
At 29th Apr 2010, MorningGlories wrote:I think this switch is for the DVD player - no wait!
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Comment number 48.
At 29th Apr 2010, MorningGlories wrote:For some reason, all I can hear is Gordon Brown apologising.
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Comment number 49.
At 29th Apr 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:There is outrage as newspapers report airline pilots have been sniffing Loo Blue in the cockpit
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Comment number 50.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:Are you sure that wasn't the screenwash in that bottle?
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Comment number 51.
At 29th Apr 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Pilot George Wilson hits the switch marked 'disco'
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Comment number 52.
At 29th Apr 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Pilots are pleased with their Slush Puppie machine.
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Comment number 53.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Dunn was over Unger, and I was over Dunn.
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Comment number 54.
At 29th Apr 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Cool lights! Pounding music! It's "Saturday Night Cabin Fever!"
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Comment number 55.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Those lights are blinking out of sequence.
I see.
What should we do?
Make them blink in sequence.
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Comment number 56.
At 29th Apr 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:The pilot's exploding pen joke had gone too far
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Comment number 57.
At 29th Apr 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:I thought it was DAVID Cameron who had the Tory blue policies
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Comment number 58.
At 29th Apr 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:James Cameron joins his brother David on the Tory blue campaign trail
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Comment number 59.
At 29th Apr 2010, lolkat wrote:Model 1: "Would you hand me Dabber D?"
Model 2: "Certainly; here's your Dabber, Di."
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Comment number 60.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Na'vi don't do seatbelts
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Comment number 61.
At 29th Apr 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Pan Dora American World Airways
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Comment number 62.
At 29th Apr 2010, Candace9839 wrote:And my name's not Peter
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Comment number 63.
At 29th Apr 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:As the cabin crew listened to Gordon Brown's broadcast asides, the air turned blue
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Comment number 64.
At 29th Apr 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:As the passengers screamed that they wanted to see Avatar, the in-flight movie, in 3D, the cabin crew prepared to surprise them
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Comment number 65.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:The Conservative party go overboard with their support
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Comment number 66.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:Well Labour were red faced on Wednesday.
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Comment number 67.
At 29th Apr 2010, beachcred wrote:I can categorically deny that flying through volcanic ash clouds has any effect on the flight crew
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Comment number 68.
At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I'm not sure I'm sold on this new colour coding scheme...
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At 29th Apr 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Yeah, air hostesses always use way too much make-up
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At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Of course they'll like the body paint at the meet and greet - they loved it in the safety video.
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Comment number 71.
At 29th Apr 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:I think I'll go for a hotter curry next time
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Comment number 72.
At 29th Apr 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:OK, I think we've gone high enough without oxygen
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Comment number 73.
At 29th Apr 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Germans love flying with Smurfhansa
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At 29th Apr 2010, TheBoltonsMum wrote:Confusion as no one wants to be a pilot, they all want to be the Na'vi-gator
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Comment number 75.
At 29th Apr 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Flight BA998 had been circling over Heathrow now for over two weeks and was running desperately low on oxygen
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Comment number 76.
At 29th Apr 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I thought the Bluetooth device would be a bit much
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Comment number 77.
At 29th Apr 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The Norwegian Blue - lovely plumage, eh?
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Comment number 78.
At 29th Apr 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The next time we go through the automatic plane wash, check all the windows are shut, will you?
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Comment number 79.
At 29th Apr 2010, Richard Parker wrote:In the Na'vi - you can sail the seven seas
In the Na'vi - just look out for all the trees
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Comment number 80.
At 29th Apr 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Captain Schulberg could hold his breath far longer than the rest of the crew
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Comment number 81.
At 29th Apr 2010, Raven Clare wrote:And then we'll use computer wizardry and a blue screen to make it look as if you're actually in flight ... hey, where's everybody gone?
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At 29th Apr 2010, ktj4010 wrote:Society ignores Stephen Hawking's prescient advice against talking to aliens.
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At 29th Apr 2010, Cairngorm McWomble wrote:After They Were Famous - the Smurfs
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At 29th Apr 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Complaints that BA cabin staff are too elderly are supported after one too many blue rinses
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At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:I can't believe we all forgot to take our anti freeze this morning.
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At 29th Apr 2010, Dave wrote:Virgin Blue's new navi-gator replacement hiring policy has opened a pandora's box.
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Comment number 87.
At 29th Apr 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Hollywood announces a new disaster movie - "James Cameron at the Oscars"
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At 29th Apr 2010, TheBoltonsMum wrote:Misunderstanding at Yorkshire airport to the question "Ave I Tarmaced Runway"
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At 29th Apr 2010, simon wrote:Who opened the window! I'm freezing.
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At 29th Apr 2010, Ill Phil wrote:Immigration again becomes a talking point in the run up to the election.
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Comment number 91.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:I'd love to see the colour of the passengers faces when they realize who's flying this baby
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At 29th Apr 2010, simon wrote:The follow up movie, Avaplane
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Comment number 93.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:No one was going to give in easilly on this hold your breath the longest competition
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At 29th Apr 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Perhaps Avatar did badly at the Oscars because most people had already seen Martin Scorsese's biopic of Howard Hughes
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At 29th Apr 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:In case of emergency, reach into the seat pocket in front of you and pull out the 3D glasses.
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At 29th Apr 2010, Tone wrote:When you said the launch of the DVD with Blue Ray.. I thought you meant the discs!
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At 29th Apr 2010, A Travesty wrote:Tskxe? Eyjafjallajokull!
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Comment number 98.
At 29th Apr 2010, Tremorman wrote:Even after the death of Tony Hart its amazing what you can make out of Blu tac
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At 29th Apr 2010, TheBoltonsMum wrote:the flight was only meant to be 162 minutes long, but most passengers, especially the ones sat at the front, thought it felt a lot, lot longer
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Comment number 100.
At 29th Apr 2010, Raven Clare wrote:When the Air Traffic Controllers gave Iceland the all-clear, we all spent the rest of our leave in their frozen-food section
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