Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it's a family enjoying the sunshine over the Easter weekend in the UK.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Manisha
Idea # 333 to stop greenhouse gasses from escaping into the atmosphere.
5. Nannon
Now nobody would know about Mummy's embarrassing accident.
4. Flux Redux
For the third and final time, bring my foot back.
3. SkarloeyLine
Ironically, it was Auntie Sandy who had first told young Max about nominative determinism.
2. TubaMiriam
There's more than one way to get a gagging order.
1. John_Sevenoaks
2012 Beach Volleyball pitch sabotaged by tourists.
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Comment number 1.
At 28th Apr 2011, Candace9839 wrote:"What a beach," he thought.
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Comment number 2.
At 28th Apr 2011, Candace9839 wrote:I'm Sandy to my mates.
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At 28th Apr 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Must hurry, only seven hours until high tide.
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Comment number 4.
At 28th Apr 2011, nannon wrote:Now nobody would know about Mummy's embarrassing accident...
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Comment number 5.
At 28th Apr 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Hazards of Speedo watching #23
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Comment number 6.
At 28th Apr 2011, rogueslr wrote:With a bit more shovelling Timmy was sure he could go on the orphans picnic this weekend.
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Comment number 7.
At 28th Apr 2011, John_Sevenoaks wrote:A young Brian Cox starts to count the number of grains of sand in the Universe.
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Comment number 8.
At 28th Apr 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Does my Mum look big in this?
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Comment number 9.
At 28th Apr 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Shirley stayed on the beach with her son whilst the rest of the family went off to search for her other leg
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Comment number 10.
At 28th Apr 2011, Gray Gable wrote:鈥淲hat do you want to be when you grow up son?鈥 asked Mrs Hare
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Comment number 11.
At 28th Apr 2011, Talador wrote:Bored of making sand castles, he decided to embark upon making a sand person
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Comment number 12.
At 28th Apr 2011, Moose wrote:Vote "Yes" to AV or I keep digging
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Comment number 13.
At 28th Apr 2011, John_Sevenoaks wrote:2012 Beach Volleyball pitch sabotaged by tourists.
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Comment number 14.
At 28th Apr 2011, Moose wrote:And the man with the funny hair that asked you to dig there for the "real birth certificate"...HOW much did he pay you?
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Comment number 15.
At 28th Apr 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Are you sure you can make me look like Pamela Anderson?
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Comment number 16.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Gloria just knew she was going to be constipated later
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Comment number 17.
At 28th Apr 2011, rogueslr wrote:Mum, I heard dad say to uncle Frank 'wouldn't it just be easier to just refloat her rather than bury her on the beach.' What did he mean?
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Comment number 18.
At 28th Apr 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:After Harry had chopped off his mother's leg (to left of photograph), he decided he ought to try and cover up his crime
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Comment number 19.
At 28th Apr 2011, Gray Gable wrote:With his school report due to arrive any day now, this was the week to bury bad news, thought little Johnny..
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Comment number 20.
At 28th Apr 2011, Talador wrote:After locals filled in the pothole with sand, one council worker sets about digging it back up again
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Comment number 21.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Sheila just knew Mrs Stebbings would start complaining about the state of the beds in her B&B tonight
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Comment number 22.
At 28th Apr 2011, Ed Loach wrote:And that's for forgetting to pack my trousers.
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Comment number 23.
At 28th Apr 2011, TubaMiriam wrote:There's more than one way to get a gagging order.
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Comment number 24.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Unfortunately, Harry's Mum had no idea her son had put concrete mix in with the sand
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Comment number 25.
At 28th Apr 2011, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Worried Brighton residents say ASBOs are not working.
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Comment number 26.
At 28th Apr 2011, Talador wrote:Pyramid building gets off to bad start as architect reads the instructions backwards
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Comment number 27.
At 28th Apr 2011, Talador wrote:Harry attempts to make his mum into a sandstone statue
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Comment number 28.
At 28th Apr 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Billy had obviously misunderstood the mean lady's request to 'pack sand'.
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Comment number 29.
At 28th Apr 2011, bradmer wrote:What do I think of the location and quality of the beach? - Itsandy
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Comment number 30.
At 28th Apr 2011, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Work starts early on Qatar's World Cup Final pitch.
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Comment number 31.
At 28th Apr 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Unfortunately, Gloria never heard her elder son's reversing the tipper truck up behind her ...
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Comment number 32.
At 28th Apr 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I am the Exfoliator, prepare yourself!
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Comment number 33.
At 28th Apr 2011, JimmyG wrote:Fern Britton's audition for the next Bond girl had gone as well as expected.
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Comment number 34.
At 28th Apr 2011, Talador wrote:After hearing about his mum burying her head in the sand, Johnny decides to help her with the rest
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Comment number 35.
At 28th Apr 2011, JimmyG wrote:Young prince William wasn't too fond of his step mother...
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Comment number 36.
At 28th Apr 2011, TubaMiriam wrote:There was no use fighting it, little Johnny's sun and sugar cocktail was too strong, she'd seen how quickly he'd dispatched the Easter Bunny.
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Comment number 37.
At 28th Apr 2011, bradmer wrote:Sand Witch
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Comment number 38.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:MUM what do the Donkeys get for their lunch?
Half an hour like everyone else
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Comment number 39.
At 28th Apr 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:Hopefully, Bournemouth's new surfing reef would be more successful than the last.
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Comment number 40.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:Wait until she finds out it has quick drying cement in it.....
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Comment number 41.
At 28th Apr 2011, Talador wrote:Benny makes the archeological find of the century - the long lost Dorset beach
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Comment number 42.
At 28th Apr 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:And now Harry had the pick all ready
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Comment number 43.
At 28th Apr 2011, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"And for this trick, I'm going to make this lovely lady from the audience disappear."
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Comment number 44.
At 28th Apr 2011, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"Johnny, are you sure the wedding procession is going to come along here?"
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Comment number 45.
At 28th Apr 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:I'm not sure this is such a good idea son, daddy's still looking for where you buried granny.
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Comment number 46.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Having reshaped his Mum's rear, future cosmetic surgeon Harry had now found the receptacles to improve her bust too
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Comment number 47.
At 28th Apr 2011, TubaMiriam wrote:Sticking with his calling-card, soon there would be a beach full of right feet.
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Comment number 48.
At 28th Apr 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Harry had slipped a crab into this spade-load, just to see whether his Mum would become a nudist
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Comment number 49.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:Try as they would thet just couldn't dig her and her water ski's out of the sand......
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Comment number 50.
At 28th Apr 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:"No, son, just my head.. and only until the AV vote is over."
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Comment number 51.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:Little Jack thought his mum was a bit like a hot air ballon so he decided to give her some ballast.
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Comment number 52.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:Hurry the donkey's sinking in the quicksand
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Comment number 53.
At 28th Apr 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Being covered in sand from the Jurassic Coast was about to make Diana Sore
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Comment number 54.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:After that burger with extra onions for lunch, Gloria was about to show the other occupants of the beach a little sand fountain
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Comment number 55.
At 28th Apr 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:These deck-chair attendants can be so persistent
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Comment number 56.
At 28th Apr 2011, Kudosless wrote:SandBack Services
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Comment number 57.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:For his age Sam was rather good at the sand sculptures.
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Comment number 58.
At 28th Apr 2011, Kudosless wrote:Prince Charles had ambition, even at a young age
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Comment number 59.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Sally wouldn't have minded so much if it had been her kid
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Comment number 60.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:they were sleeping out overnight for the royal wedding but surely the end of the queue was too far to see the procession
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Comment number 61.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:It was the first time Richard had chatted up a girl on the beach
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Comment number 62.
At 28th Apr 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Susan had always wondered what had happened to her husband's first three wives
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At 28th Apr 2011, Kudosless wrote:French tourists visit UK where they can still be covered by a burkat and spade
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Comment number 64.
At 28th Apr 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:It took Harry half-a-ton of sand before his mother agreed to get him an ice-cream
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Comment number 65.
At 28th Apr 2011, Sean241160 wrote:Little Johnny was determined to make this the best bike-park ever...
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Comment number 66.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:In his quest to find camelot Johnny could only find a lot of Carmel
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Comment number 67.
At 28th Apr 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Sally idly wondered which of the tents was Nigella's swimsuit
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Comment number 68.
At 28th Apr 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Unlike her husband (to left of photo), at least Sally was being buried feet-first
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Comment number 69.
At 28th Apr 2011, Peter N wrote:"But mummy - daddy said the Royal Wedding was a good day to bury bad news..."
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Comment number 70.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:Little Robert was so proud that he had found the golden hind
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Comment number 71.
At 28th Apr 2011, Sean241160 wrote:The crime-scene tents littering the beach were an ominous warning for Sally, if only she were paying attention.
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Comment number 72.
At 28th Apr 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:The Sands of Evil Jimmo
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Comment number 73.
At 28th Apr 2011, Wunnunda wrote:"Tax planning and trust funds are all well and good" she thought "but maybe Damien was bit young to be told about how inheritance works....."
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Comment number 74.
At 28th Apr 2011, Pendragon wrote:Shirley didn't mind the sand, but was finding Harry's left leg a bit uncomfortable
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Comment number 75.
At 28th Apr 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Unfortunately for Johnny's mum, the Air/Sea rescue team had all gone down to some posh do in London, that day.
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Comment number 76.
At 28th Apr 2011, littlemunchkin wrote:"Well, we had to bring something to keep the kid entertained while we sit outside Westminster Abbey...why not a whole heap of sand?"
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Comment number 77.
At 28th Apr 2011, Tremorman wrote:Poor jenny was convinced it was the wrong day to wear a thong to the beach.
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Comment number 78.
At 28th Apr 2011, Gray Gable wrote:Now, what if *sand* were a filter, thought little Johnny, ever thinking of the environment..
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Comment number 79.
At 28th Apr 2011, Pendragon wrote:Little Jimmy could have sworn they said it was a Sand Hassle Competition
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Comment number 80.
At 28th Apr 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:This year, he'd make sure Auntie Ursula couldn't embarrass them with her "And then I walked out of the sea in my undies..." routine
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Comment number 81.
At 28th Apr 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Unfortunately for Auntie Ethel, Harry had managed to drag onto the beach the electric dirll the road-menders had been using
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Comment number 82.
At 28th Apr 2011, Pendragon wrote:At long last Harry had found a use for all that muesli they kept serving for breakfast at the B&B
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Comment number 83.
At 28th Apr 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:At least none of the other well-wishers would be sporting a Union Jack in THAT particular place.
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Comment number 84.
At 28th Apr 2011, Catherine O wrote:Do I think she'll notice? Hell no, she's playing Angry Birds.
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Comment number 85.
At 28th Apr 2011, Whatever Next wrote:Johnny would do anything to stop his Mum taking him to see the Royal Wedding!
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At 28th Apr 2011, Whatever Next wrote:Bury Sand Ed's Mum
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At 28th Apr 2011, Raven Clare wrote:She decided to do nothing, and adopt a Sands Bury Ann attitude
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At 28th Apr 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Sally was quite comfortable, but was getting a little worried about Uncle Arthur, who she was lying on top of
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Comment number 89.
At 28th Apr 2011, grazvalentine wrote:Poor Mary was a martyr to piles.
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Comment number 90.
At 28th Apr 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:The living sandcastle was about to develop Turrets Syndrome
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Comment number 91.
At 28th Apr 2011, Whatever Next wrote:"No Son, I said 'I would like to be in SANDRINGHAM CASTLE' "
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Comment number 92.
At 28th Apr 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Ironically, it was Auntie Sandy who had first told young Max about nominative determinism.
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Comment number 93.
At 28th Apr 2011, Pendragon wrote:Guantanamo Bay was in fact a lot more fun than the Press suggest
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At 28th Apr 2011, Pendragon wrote:Suddenly, Dad realised he fancied a Sandymum's Port
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Comment number 95.
At 28th Apr 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Harry decided to give his mum the advantage of a Factor 35,000 sunscreen
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At 28th Apr 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:That man over there told me to cover it up, Mum, as it was driving the donkeys wild
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At 28th Apr 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Jimmy had no idea how he did it, but both legs in fact belonged to Uncle Arthur
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Comment number 98.
At 28th Apr 2011, Raven Clare wrote:A young Michael Sheen, about to get cruciified for the first time
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At 28th Apr 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Didn't I explicitly tell you, Harry, the sand's OK, but check for crabs first?
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Comment number 100.
At 28th Apr 2011, Mad hatter wrote:Apprentice gravedigger buries mourner by mistake
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