Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it was a clown taking some time out at the 15th International Clown Convention in Mexico City.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. leroyrampa
The 'Faking It' contestant found it easier than expected to pass himself off as an MP.
5. Raven
Hampshire Police finally trace the culprit after issuing their lettuce-head e-fit
4. Woolfbane
As Porn Cinema disguises go, it sure beats a raincoat.
3. BeckySnow
Woman walks out of cinema when her date's 'GSOH' becomes apparent.
2. leroyrampa
I can't believe they used 'Comic Sans' for the poster.
1. Cairngorm McWomble
As Mr Osborne announced the demise of the Ministry of Silly Walks, the clowns knew they'd be next.
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Comment number 1.
At 21st Oct 2010, Candace9839 wrote:What ever happened to Pinocchio anyway?
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Comment number 2.
At 21st Oct 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Hampshire Police finally trace the culprit after issuing their lettuce-head e-fit
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At 21st Oct 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Starbuck's no clowning around policy was taking its toll
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At 21st Oct 2010, Gray Gable wrote:Ooh! That hurt..
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At 21st Oct 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Infante of the Opera
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At 21st Oct 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Still waiting for Godot
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At 21st Oct 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Oh no! She is normal. Hide.
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Comment number 8.
At 21st Oct 2010, caroline-m wrote:The lettuce head mugger decided to try a false nose and comedy glasses as a disguise.
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Comment number 9.
At 21st Oct 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:OK, so does it say anything about smoking invisible cigars?
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Comment number 10.
At 21st Oct 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:So much for Head and Shoulders' new herbal shampoo
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At 21st Oct 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:And when I catch the thief who stole my big red shoes...
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At 21st Oct 2010, Raven Clare wrote:I reckon Yves St. Laurent's definitely got it wrong this season
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Comment number 13.
At 21st Oct 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Yeah, most theatre critics are clowns
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:There was no denying that attendance had fallen at Liverpool's home games
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At 21st Oct 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Somebody stole my horn!
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Comment number 16.
At 21st Oct 2010, rogueslr wrote:Tory back benchers hail George Osborne's speech as a success.
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Comment number 17.
At 21st Oct 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Coco decided to stay the night in the circus - how was he going to get home if the doors wouldn't fall off his car?
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:Wayne Rooney's adviser takes a break at the end of a difficult week
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Comment number 19.
At 21st Oct 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Coco decided against asking the lion in the seat in front to move
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Comment number 20.
At 21st Oct 2010, rogueslr wrote:Life wasn't all fun for a moderator.
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Comment number 21.
At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:After all these years, Acker Bilk still brings pleasure to some
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Comment number 22.
At 21st Oct 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:OK, so I didn't make the best-dressed list yet again, but at least I was top of the quickest-dressed list
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:Good Shot, OddJob
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At 21st Oct 2010, rogueslr wrote:Toy Story 3D, it's like you're part of the action.
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At 21st Oct 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The Chatered Accountancy AGM was in for a bit of a shock
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At 21st Oct 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Clown checks out the orchestra stalls
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At 21st Oct 2010, ADasein wrote:Get on with it, raise my hat!
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Comment number 28.
At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:With the planned cuts this clown will only be 80% funny in future shows
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Comment number 29.
At 21st Oct 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Sorry - nobody told me it was informal dress
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Comment number 30.
At 21st Oct 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The mini was just too full
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At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:Storm dyes his hair green after Xfactor rejection
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At 21st Oct 2010, pollyanna wrote:Shortlisted applicant for Head of Engineering with Toyota waits to hear if he was successful.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:What Wayne Rooney really feels like.
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At 21st Oct 2010, BeckySnow wrote:McDonald's turn to Max Clifford as Ronald's love child is spotted in cinema.
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At 21st Oct 2010, diccond wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 36.
At 21st Oct 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Poor Auguste was waiting for his case to come up in Clown Court
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Comment number 37.
At 21st Oct 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Trinny and Susannah regret agreeing to a show at Billy Smart's
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At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:The Police have scrapped my car, do they not know the doors are suppposed to fall off.
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Comment number 39.
At 21st Oct 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:To his horror, he realised the trousers were entirely too noisy
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At 21st Oct 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Billy Smart? No, I work for Billy Thicko.
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Comment number 41.
At 21st Oct 2010, Mr Snoozy wrote:For the fourth year running, Coco was disqualified from the "Balance a Wotsit on your nose" competition
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At 21st Oct 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Nick Clegg would regret letting DC choose his Halloween costume
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At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:My girlfriend bit me this morning and said i tasted funny.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Sir Norman Wisdom's funeral was well-attended
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At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:Well the wife told me to act my age
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At 21st Oct 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Edinburgh Fringe? Nah, I'm with the lunatic fringe.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:The government circus comes to town.
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At 21st Oct 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:The Wizard of Oz, now those were the days.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Tremorman wrote:He was a clown puppet until the cuts
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At 21st Oct 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Richard Dawkins sensed it was going to be a tough audience tonight
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At 21st Oct 2010, formerlyfab wrote:Vivienne Westwood, is it time to retire from fashion?
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At 21st Oct 2010, Spraggy wrote:And for Coco'c best trick all he needed was a meal of baked beans and a lighter!
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At 21st Oct 2010, Spraggy wrote:And pinocchio was about to regret the lighter and botty burp trick after forgetting he was actually made of wood!
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At 21st Oct 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:At the Convention, the lifts wre marked "Ascending the clowns"
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At 21st Oct 2010, Presto West End wrote:Some said Lord Sugar's new apprentice was a clown, but he was certainly at home in the bored room.
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At 21st Oct 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:With his career plans of going on Big Brother in tatters, there was no choice now but to become an accountant.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:That's the problem with a Mexican Yawn - it soon spreads around the crowd
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:Ha! Now you know how WE feel ...
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At 21st Oct 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Ruprecht's revenge would be sweet
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:Clown curled. Not in the ring. Tra-la-la-la-la
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Comment number 61.
At 21st Oct 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:"May I take your trident sir?"
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At 21st Oct 2010, Presto West End wrote:He was working on a new clown face. So far this face had only been seen by ex-girlfriends and window cleaners.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:This time, Danny Alexander was keeping his notes hidden under his hat
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At 21st Oct 2010, Presto West End wrote:I'm sorry, I misread your handwriting, I thought it said downtime.
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At 21st Oct 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Confusing one's hand buzzer with one's whoopie cushion was par for the course after a late night partying with Paris Hilton and the gang.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:The lion, just visible in the row in front and not one to pass up the opportunity to resurrect an old joke, took a bite of the clown's foot and asked "Is it me, or does this taste funny?"
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At 21st Oct 2010, Fi wrote:Timmy Mallett takes time out from his come-back tour...
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At 21st Oct 2010, Smoo25 wrote:I happen to quite like Comic Sans, actually.
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At 21st Oct 2010, MorningGlories wrote:If Carrot Top had a stalker
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kieran Boyle wrote:Virgin's Clown Class service criticised for lack of foot-room.
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At 21st Oct 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Those pesky kids will never find me in here
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At 21st Oct 2010, Presto West End wrote:Bobo wasn't laughing any more when he went for a scratch and forgot to remove his joke hand buzzer.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Harry had been thrilled to be invited to join the Chippendales, until he realised it was actually Chipperfield's ...
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At 21st Oct 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Paul Reubens moves on
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At 21st Oct 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Pippi Longstocking had really let herself go since her latest ASBO.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, has increased markedly since this year's General Election
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At 21st Oct 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Jimmy Choo? Don't talk to me about Jimmy Choo! Nothing smaller than a size 16. Hah!
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At 21st Oct 2010, Fi wrote:Excitement heightened at the auditions for "Strictly Panto on Ice", as the judging panel was announced as Christopher Biggins, Su Pollard and Eddie Large...
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At 21st Oct 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Gloria had been thrilled to get the job at the circus ... unfortunately it was selling The Big Issue at Oxford Circus
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At 21st Oct 2010, Fi wrote:Pssst! Don't look now, but isn't that Rula Lenska in the front row??
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At 21st Oct 2010, Claire Naylor wrote:Oooooh, I think I just found the fastest mouse in all Mehico
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At 21st Oct 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Bobo had given up his job as a tennis umpire after John McEnroe had told him he could not be serious
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At 21st Oct 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:The rips on my jacket? Oh, they're the tears of a clown.
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At 21st Oct 2010, MorningGlories wrote:So they all rolled over and one fell out. Guess where he is now?
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At 21st Oct 2010, Max S wrote:Katy Perry watches Russell Brand's latest film.
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At 21st Oct 2010, johnc wrote:With Voldemort out of the way, Harry Potter had to find other ways of making a living.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:If only Coco had had his eyes tested, he wouldn't have auditioned with George Lucas for a part in "Star Wars Episide II - Attack of the Clones"
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At 21st Oct 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Have the Silly Party arrived yet?
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:Why do they always come and sit next to ME on the bus?
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At 21st Oct 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Excuse me, Madam, but I shall have to ask you to leave - I think you've come to the 15th International Hairdressers Convention by mistake
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At 21st Oct 2010, simon wrote:Labour throw their finest minds at the alternative budget.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Tinie Tempah was not so pleased when he realised he'd actually won at the Bozo Awards
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At 21st Oct 2010, Sean241160 wrote:Once the initial shock had worn off, it slowly dawned upon Pinocchio that it not being his nose that was affected by lying any more, could definitely be turned to his advantage.
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At 21st Oct 2010, Kudosless wrote:What sort of cheese was that?
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At 21st Oct 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Er, you don't think the leggings clash with the hat, do you?
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At 21st Oct 2010, PJM wrote:Testicular Torsion.
It's not a matter clownry! oh wait...
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At 21st Oct 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Maybe dressing-up in character for Leoncavallo's "I Pagliacci" wasn't actually de rigueur
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At 21st Oct 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Ronald McDonald regretted telling the management he was a vegetarian
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At 21st Oct 2010, schlimmbesserung wrote:Which clown?
Yawn one.
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At 21st Oct 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Roxanne!
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