Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it's a giant lobster kite at the 25th annual Bristol International Kite Festival.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Throbgusset
´óÏó´«Ã½ Budget cuts force Dr Who production values to slip
5. Needlenoddlenoo
Ebeneezer! I am the ghost of last night's dinner!
4. Coach
I see Richard Branson has gone into business with Rick Stein.
3. Kudosless
You can get back in, Mr Walliams. They're not really that size.
2. Rogueslr
The Roswell Reenactment Society were pleased with their latest pagent.
1. Penny-farthing
In hindsight, the first generation of drone planes had been a little conspicuous.
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Comment number 1.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:I see Richard Branson has gone into business with Rick Stein
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Comment number 2.
At 8th Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Rock Lobster Revenge
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Comment number 3.
At 8th Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:We're losing height. Quick, throw out more mayonnaise!
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Comment number 4.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:And, for the main course, I think I'll have Lobster Montgolfier ...
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Comment number 5.
At 8th Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Crustaceans unite!
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Comment number 6.
At 8th Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Forget the octopus, follow the lobster.
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Comment number 7.
At 8th Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:And I suppose fish and chips are out of bounds at this point?
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Comment number 8.
At 8th Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:It just sticks in my craw
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Comment number 9.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Disney's next film will be a reworking of Mary Poppins and Finding Nemo
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Comment number 10.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Take that Chinese dragon kite
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Comment number 11.
At 8th Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:It's kite windy today
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Comment number 12.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gray Gable wrote:Derek, have you been at those mushrooms again?
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Comment number 13.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:For once I like having the wind up
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Comment number 14.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Four bibs, I mean sheets to teh wind he was.
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Comment number 15.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Four bibs, I mean sheets to the wind he was.
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Comment number 16.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:But I always fly EasyClaws
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Comment number 17.
At 8th Sep 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:Finally, Ryanair introduce their latest 'bare bones' deal.
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Comment number 18.
At 8th Sep 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:Harry couldn't believe he was having one of those acid flashbacks again.
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Comment number 19.
At 8th Sep 2011, hairydalek wrote:I’d look out for Dr Zoidberg if I were you. This may excite him just a bit too much.
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Comment number 20.
At 8th Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:I knew there was a catch to EasyJet's latest offer of free in-flight lobster meals - you have to pay a £30 surcharge for mayonnaise ...
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Comment number 21.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Japan finds a new way of making cheap monster movies
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Comment number 22.
At 8th Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:As it set a new record for height, the giant lobster started clapping
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Comment number 23.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:The latest addition to the fleet of All Nippin' Airways
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Comment number 24.
At 8th Sep 2011, rogueslr wrote:The Roswell Reenactment Society were pleased with their latest pagent.
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Comment number 25.
At 8th Sep 2011, Ade wrote:"Let's go and fry a kite..."
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Comment number 26.
At 8th Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:There's certainly a nip in the air today
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Comment number 27.
At 8th Sep 2011, rogueslr wrote:I call it Bette Midler, because of all the wind beneath it's wings.
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Comment number 28.
At 8th Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:I always get the best lobster because I check the BSI has awarded a kitemark
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Comment number 29.
At 8th Sep 2011, Discombobulator wrote:yeah, right, you'll be telling me you can see flying pigs next... no, wait
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Comment number 30.
At 8th Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:"Er, I'll have that one," said the prospective diner at Rick Stein's
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Comment number 31.
At 8th Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Fruits de l'air
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Comment number 32.
At 8th Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:I think I'll have the skyfood salad
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Comment number 33.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Drawn and buttered was it?
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Comment number 34.
At 8th Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:A rock festival? Nah, this is a rockpool festival ...
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Comment number 35.
At 8th Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:The inaugural flight of Air Thermidor
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Comment number 36.
At 8th Sep 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:The Bristol branch of Alcoholics Anonymous got many new members that week
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Comment number 37.
At 8th Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:You needed strong mussels to hold onto that
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Comment number 38.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The reign in skein falls Mainely in the plane
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Comment number 39.
At 8th Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Firstly, you get them in a pincer movement.
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Comment number 40.
At 8th Sep 2011, Discombobulator wrote:See Mum, see Dad - I told you a masters degree in thermal aerodynamics wasn't a waste of time.
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Comment number 41.
At 8th Sep 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:The head of East Riding Council watched in frustration at the lost fines he could have collected had they held the festival in Bridlington.
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Comment number 42.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Time for tea and bisque-ttes
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Comment number 43.
At 8th Sep 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Poor Albert was arrested by an anti-terrorist squad when he said he was Al Kiter ...
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Comment number 44.
At 8th Sep 2011, cortez wrote:We had to inflate them by mouth but it didn't take the wife long she's full of hot air
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Comment number 45.
At 8th Sep 2011, Discombobulator wrote:...and on the stand side it the lobster in the lead by a claw, closely followed by tweety-pie with tigger bouncing along in third place....
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Comment number 46.
At 8th Sep 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:I see inflation's getting worse
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Comment number 47.
At 8th Sep 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:As they come to the last hurdle, its Rock Lobster in the lead closely followed by Tweetiepie and Garfield.......
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Comment number 48.
At 8th Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:I am not flying to America on that, Derek - I said to book a FLIGHT for me ...
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Comment number 49.
At 8th Sep 2011, Discombobulator wrote:The 200th caption comp, and they said the idea would never fly.
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Comment number 50.
At 8th Sep 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Are you sure thats Tigger, looks like Garfield to me? (#45 posted 6 seconds before #47)
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Comment number 51.
At 8th Sep 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Khaled Hosseini bemoaned the fact that it just wasn't as much fun as in pre-War Kabul
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Comment number 52.
At 8th Sep 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Let's see Charlie Brown get that one down from a tree
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Comment number 53.
At 8th Sep 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:The whiting and the snail skipped out of shot, closely followed by the lobster that was dancing on their tail
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Comment number 54.
At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:Treasury accused of dumbing down Inflation report
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Comment number 55.
At 8th Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:"No, Ann, you can't fly down to the Strictly dancefloor again this year."
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Comment number 56.
At 8th Sep 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:It's all lobster shape and Bristol fashion
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Comment number 57.
At 8th Sep 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Met office cuts means that weather kites have to get sponsored
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Comment number 58.
At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:Kite fliers in Bristol described as 'completely shell-fish'
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Comment number 59.
At 8th Sep 2011, cortez wrote:It's amazing what some people will tweet theses days
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Comment number 60.
At 8th Sep 2011, Discombobulator wrote:@VirtuousFang re #50 you are absolutely correct. I don't know my Tiggers from my Garfields. It is Garfield. Hangs head in shame.... I'll get my coat....
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Comment number 61.
At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:Kite enthusiast gazes happily at Bristol's out in the open air
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Comment number 62.
At 8th Sep 2011, cortez wrote:A bit more practice andhe should be able to do the Scorpion kick like higuita
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Comment number 63.
At 8th Sep 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Unfortunately, Spiderman's attempt to eradicate crime failed when only the top half of his Charles Atlas Body Development Course arrived
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Comment number 64.
At 8th Sep 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:As the strains of "I Should be so Lucky" blasted around the arena, suddenly Kitie Minogue appeared
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Comment number 65.
At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:The appeal of this kind of kite flying is blown up out of all proportion
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Comment number 66.
At 8th Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Dear Magazine Monitor. I'll get my kite.
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Comment number 67.
At 8th Sep 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Discombobulator stared in astonishment as his coat got caught in the lobsters claws due to the high winds.
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Comment number 68.
At 8th Sep 2011, Bill Tasker wrote:Ryanair open new far east operation - the crushed asian route.
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Comment number 69.
At 8th Sep 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Nick Park pops out of his Bristol studio to check out the animation for the forthcoming "Wallace and Gromit Under the Sea"
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Comment number 70.
At 8th Sep 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Bristol CID braced itself for an onslaught of reports of UFOs
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Comment number 71.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:What, no lightening yet? I'm steamed.
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Comment number 72.
At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:Organising Committee introduce doping tests after competitors openly claim to be 'high as a kite'
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Comment number 73.
At 8th Sep 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The organisers later agreed to check all flight arrivals and departures at Bristol Airport next year
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Comment number 74.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:When I said I wanted to go kite watching, I meant birds actually...
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Comment number 75.
At 8th Sep 2011, Kudosless wrote:Over-inflated, plastic and orange - it's the launch of "Kitie" magazine
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Comment number 76.
At 8th Sep 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Steven Spielberg later apologised but said it was a lot cheaper than CGI
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Comment number 77.
At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Unidentified Frying Object
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Comment number 78.
At 8th Sep 2011, Dry Boak wrote:shell suits are clearly back in fashion
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Comment number 79.
At 8th Sep 2011, Kudosless wrote:You can get back in, Mr Walliams. They're not really that size.
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Comment number 80.
At 8th Sep 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:´óÏó´«Ã½ scrap an item from the Weather programme in case they are accused of Advertising.
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Comment number 81.
At 8th Sep 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:He hoped his wife wouldn't be as mad with a lobster as the last time when he came home having caught some crabs.
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At 8th Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:These days, Lord Mandelson was reduced to pulling the strings of a grinning, orange high-flyer.
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At 8th Sep 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:This was Brian's second attempt, as the first attempt - the Rock Lobster - totally failed to get off the ground.
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At 8th Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Never mind the chicken, it's the vicious lobster of Bristol we're worried about.
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At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:´óÏó´«Ã½ Budget cuts force Dr Who production values to slip
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Comment number 86.
At 8th Sep 2011, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:Looks good, but I can't see how it's going to replace the Harriers...
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At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:the Lobster's nothing to be scared of ...you should see the Cray twins
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Comment number 88.
At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:Inflatable shellfish ...the latest crays
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At 8th Sep 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Emerging from the beauty parlour, The lobster realised that whilst he looked as if he had been 'tangoed', tweetypies spray on was much much worse.......
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Comment number 90.
At 8th Sep 2011, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:"Gatwick, we have a problem..."
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Comment number 91.
At 8th Sep 2011, Kudosless wrote:Lobster jumps for joy, believing there is to be live TV coverage from New Sea-land
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Comment number 92.
At 8th Sep 2011, rogueslr wrote:When the rope broke it was just like Margaret Mitchell's famous book, 'Gone with the Wind'.
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Comment number 93.
At 8th Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:News just in...Police investigating traffic chaos at the Air Balloon roundabout say they're 'close to an arrest'
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At 8th Sep 2011, Kudosless wrote:Best grilled alive under the sun
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Comment number 95.
At 8th Sep 2011, johnc wrote:Lets go a Chit-in!
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Comment number 96.
At 8th Sep 2011, johnc wrote:Oh, no. The wind's too strong. We must take crabstick action.
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Comment number 97.
At 8th Sep 2011, Vicky S wrote:I need to speak to my agent. I'm sure there was a claws in my contract about lobster dressing.
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Comment number 98.
At 8th Sep 2011, Bill Tasker wrote:it certainly is a kite for claw size
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Comment number 99.
At 8th Sep 2011, johnc wrote:The Kite Festival's take on the Devil's deal with Faust, "Once again you have fed me a line without looking at the claws-e"
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At 8th Sep 2011, Vicky S wrote:"No, Lobby! No! Don't grab the string with your razor sharp claws............"
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