Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it was members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association waiting to perform as part of the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year Fire Review.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Gray Gable
Quite a few lads in the hall were going to be disappointed with the "World famous Japanese Pole Dancing exhibition".
5. Candace9839
Because Mr Miyagi said to sweep the leg
4. wonkypops
Japanese parade denies cruelty to Yorkshire Terriers
3. G0ng00zle
Lining up for Quidditch in the Japanese version of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Firemen'
2. BeckySnow
Mops gather protectively when they see boy touching moplet
1. sarahtrieste
Magic Roundabout's Dougal becomes new mascot
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Comment number 1.
At 6th Jan 2011, BeckySnow wrote:A link is missing
The ether holds your captions
No kudos, silence
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At 6th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Funeral pyre? Good. Line on the left, one flaming torch each...
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At 6th Jan 2011, Gray Gable wrote:Quite a few lads in the hall were going to be disappointed with the 鈥淲orld famous Japanese Pole Dancing exhibition鈥.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:The 'liar, liar' defence would prove a winner that day
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At 6th Jan 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Cuts force the ENO wig department to accept donations from local office shredders.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:To ichiban his own
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At 6th Jan 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Hair lost its mojo? Get busy with the shredder and sellotape 鈥 it鈥檚 all about the confidence!
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At 6th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Because Mr Miyagi said to sweep the leg
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At 6th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:You're all fired!
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At 6th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Great, here comes the flaming dragon.
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Comment number 11.
At 6th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Are we allowed a fireside chat?
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At 6th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I'm just here for the sushi
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At 6th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Many Hans make light work
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At 6th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Pass the muster
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Comment number 15.
At 6th Jan 2011, Gray Gable wrote:Sorry little Johnny, this formation pogo stick dancing display is for adults only..
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At 6th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Come on baby right my file.
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At 6th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:How about another round of 'old bamboo'?
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At 6th Jan 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Safety measures in place at wasabi speed eating contest.
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At 6th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Hey, mister, there's no smoking here!
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Comment number 20.
At 6th Jan 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:The rehearsal had been going fine until some bureaucrat pointed out that the Emperor had actually been reigning for 21-and-a-half years.
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At 6th Jan 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:When with Roman candles, do as the Roman candles do.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Jethromope wrote:Have the Teletubbies met their nemesis ? Tune in next week....
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At 6th Jan 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Mops gather protectively when they see boy touching moplet.
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Comment number 24.
At 6th Jan 2011, Gray Gable wrote:At the annual MM Caption Competition Winners鈥 Gala Ball (bring your own Kudos), Security search guests for any illegal puns..
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Comment number 25.
At 6th Jan 2011, Peter Wilson wrote:Japanese firefighters rally to help Australian flood with giant mops.
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At 6th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:New Japanese oil spill strategy unveiled
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At 6th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:A broom with a few
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At 6th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:Dad, are you sure we're just not the clean-up crew?
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At 6th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:The Tokyo branch of the Hula Appreciation Society welcome their youngest member.
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Comment number 30.
At 6th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:We use him to get cats down from Bonsai trees.
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Comment number 31.
At 6th Jan 2011, sarahtrieste wrote:Magic Roundabout's Dougal becomes new mascot.
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At 6th Jan 2011, JimmyG wrote:Liverpool fans queue up to mop up Roy's mess
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At 6th Jan 2011, JimmyG wrote:Pixar give up on the computers for their latest blockbuster
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:"Had EVERYONE got a Nimbus 2000 for Christmas?" he wondered
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:"Stop that sirry raffing at once, Dibbre and Glubb..."
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At 6th Jan 2011, stigmondo wrote:Becky Snow is first
to reign again. So it pours
as last year. Respect.
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Comment number 37.
At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:The game was given away by the stoppers on the giant bottles which the Brigade was smuggling into Ford Open Prison
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Comment number 38.
At 6th Jan 2011, Tetre_Rouge wrote:Tesco have introduced a new line of mops for those of unusual stature. The range is available in Giant and Mini. Every little (and large) helps
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At 6th Jan 2011, Tremorman wrote:No room for little squirts on Japanese fire parade
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Comment number 40.
At 6th Jan 2011, Tetre_Rouge wrote:Zhi suddenly realised that perhaps his girlfriend鈥檚 story about being half-Chinese and half-parasol were true after all...
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Comment number 41.
At 6th Jan 2011, Tremorman wrote:Let's see what wax on wax off has done you now youre in the real world.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Trading was at a high on the Tokyo Stick Exchange
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At 6th Jan 2011, Tetre_Rouge wrote:Oops - Japanese!
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At 6th Jan 2011, cobs wrote:I should never have left mine out in that rain !
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Comment number 45.
At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:The effigy was a little unfair. It wasn't Boris's fault that Tokyo hadn't been awarded the 2016 Olympics
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At 6th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:Unfortunately, whilst the Fire Brigade was performing, their station burnt to the ground
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At 6th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:I once dialled 99 by mistake, and they delivered an ice-cream
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Comment number 48.
At 6th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:New Year? Burns Night would have been more appropriate.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:We鈥檝e got a fire-boat too 鈥 it鈥檚 called Fireman Sam-Pan
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At 6th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:Fireman Sham
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At 6th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Where鈥檚 the hose? The telephone directory鈥檚 full of them!
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At 6th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:Alan Sugar鈥檚 scriptwriter (bottom right) tries to think of a catchphrase for him
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Comment number 53.
At 6th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Take the hat off, son 鈥 do you want us to look stupid?
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At 6th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:The finalists of this year鈥檚 鈥淛apan鈥檚 Got Talent鈥 prepare for their grand finale of 鈥淟ight my Fire鈥
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At 6th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Some British guy called us out just because there was no comments box 鈥
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At 6th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:The satirical point of the whole brigade dressing up as fireworks and then igniting themselves was lost on the audience
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At 6th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Fireman San
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At 6th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Apparently, the 大象传媒 Magazine Monitor editor鈥檚 stuck up a tree
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At 6th Jan 2011, Tetre_Rouge wrote:Backstage at Tokyo Fashion Week, the model's queue for the catwalk
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At 6th Jan 2011, Catherine O wrote:Each year, one fireman would be chosen to make the ultimate sacrifice by playing the role of the exploding patio heater.
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Comment number 61.
At 6th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Little Kwok-on was thrilled when Jim fixed it for him to see the local fire brigade look like idiots
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At 6th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:In Japan, fire brigades rescue cats by firing rockets into the tree
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At 6th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Dr Evil introduces Mini-Surimi
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At 6th Jan 2011, Presto West End wrote:Quit mucking about lads, I've just heard we're needed at a fiery view.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Mersonwastheperson wrote:Super Mocio may have been small, but he knew he could wipe the floor in the Mushroom Kingdom.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kieran Boyle wrote:Pirouetting at high speed was the key to Takuya's human car-wash.
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At 6th Jan 2011, BeckySnow wrote:#36 Reciprocated, Stigmondo!
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At 6th Jan 2011, Tetre_Rouge wrote:The meaning of 'shoe-string budget' had gotten lost in translation
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At 6th Jan 2011, Presto West End wrote:Lost in Translation: Blazing Squad's Japanese tribute band.
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At 6th Jan 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Hopeful contestants gather for Strip Curtain Doors Idol
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At 6th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Little Ar-Son was suprised not to be accepted by the Fire Department
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At 6th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Attention Crack Suicide Squad Clean-Up Crew! Wait for it...
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Comment number 73.
At 6th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:It was the last time Dougal from "The Magic Roundabout" would ever visit Japan, unless they promised not to stick a broom up him again
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At 6th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Well, someone's gotta fly to Kent and put out Wayne Rooney, lad
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At 6th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:No-one had yet told the Japanese dance troupe that the 2012 Olympics had been won by London.
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At 6th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:A new ad is filmed to counter the declining sales of toilet brushes.
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At 6th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:The bouncer turned away the two equals signs at the "subtraction sign only" party.
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At 6th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:Issey Miyake's new fashion show was inspired by Salvador Dali.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:The British Police think they're underfunded? These are riot shields.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Little Ar-Son was surprised not to be accepted by the Fire Department
(spelling correction)
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Comment number 81.
At 6th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Unfortunately, weeks of rehearsal were about to go to waste as Ho noticed the manager of the Tokyo Massive Fireworks Emporium carelessly drop his fag
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At 6th Jan 2011, ktj4010 wrote:Cockney chimney sweeps in the Japanese production of Mary Poppins rival Dick Van Dyke's memorable performance.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Pontypandy Sushi Bar staff outing
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At 6th Jan 2011, ktj4010 wrote:"This is the queue to audition for Oliver Twist, right?"
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At 6th Jan 2011, MorningGlories wrote:Definitely not easy being the littlest samurai
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Old Japanese proverb say: Father most proud when emulated by son
Another say: Father most displeased when family dog kebabed
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Chief quizzes firemen about mysterious disappearance of station pole
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Questions asked about style of bridesmaids' dresses at Royal wedding rehearsal
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At 6th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Japanese synchronised swimming team learn that opponents are scared of jellyfish
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Comment number 90.
At 6th Jan 2011, haggis1876 wrote:Bamboozled
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Comment number 91.
At 6th Jan 2011, haggis1876 wrote:C'mon baby light my fire
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At 6th Jan 2011, aliotis wrote:They nicknamed me "Loo",I mop out fires in the smallest room in a house.
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At 6th Jan 2011, Needlenoddlenoo wrote:Mum says if you can mop out here then you can mop at home as well!
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At 6th Jan 2011, haggis1876 wrote:The North Koreans start work on their new wall dividing them from the Capitalist South
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At 6th Jan 2011, haggis1876 wrote:The "Grate" Wall Of Burma
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At 6th Jan 2011, haggis1876 wrote:The army of the rising son
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At 6th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Tokyo Fire Department demonstrates its special dance to counter attacks by Godzilla
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At 6th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Sorry, mate - Gulliver say he wants all his cocktail umbrellas back
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At 6th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Tokyo Fire Department is criticised for diverting all its budget to developing a rain dance to put out fires
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At 6th Jan 2011, Adrian wrote:Mopping to see here!
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