Caption Competition
It's the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week, Heathrow airport carries out a trial to ensure it can cope with challenges posed by the number of visitors during the Olympic Games.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Andy wrote:
"Hey Dad, Are you SURE this is quicker than the immigration queue?"
"Just get back in your case, son".
5. Filboid wrote:
Ryanair's sudden decision to charge 拢100 per bag had unforeseen consequences.
4. penny-farthing wrote:
"This isn't so bad. The part we hate is when the stewardess closes the overhead bin."
3. DPNixon wrote:
I asked her to travel light, but she never listens.
2. BeckySnow wrote:
"Could everyone going to the Barbie convention leave their luggage at Point D."
1. Gray Gable wrote:
Hello darling, I'm at the airport now, um, are you sure your Mother's only here for the weekend?
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Comment number 1.
At 31st May 2012, DPNixon wrote:I asked her to travel light, but she never listens.
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Comment number 2.
At 31st May 2012, Ade wrote:Despite meticulous planning, passangers at Heathrow found themselves marooned.
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Comment number 3.
At 31st May 2012, DannySpud wrote:Warning, unattended passengers may be destroyed.
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Comment number 4.
At 31st May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Well, we鈥檒l be OK as long as there aren鈥檛 any passengers as well
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Comment number 5.
At 31st May 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:The day before, Phil Collins had announced his plan to return to live in Britain.
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Comment number 6.
At 31st May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:The ending of the new version of Citizen Kane was rather less impressive than the original
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Comment number 7.
At 31st May 2012, Pendragon wrote:You mean ALL the passengers were diverted to the Shetlands?
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Comment number 8.
At 31st May 2012, BeckySnow wrote:"Could everyone going to the Barbie convention leave their luggage at Point D"
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Comment number 9.
At 31st May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:And the trial was a runway success!
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Comment number 10.
At 31st May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Instead of wasting money on all those stadiums, maybe the Committee should have spent it on a few more airports instead
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Comment number 11.
At 31st May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Owing to the stadium not being ready until October, the long jump is to be measured in suitcases this year
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Comment number 12.
At 31st May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Luckily, javelins were adjudged acceptable as hand luggage
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Comment number 13.
At 31st May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Where are all the passengers? Someone must have done a runner.
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Comment number 14.
At 31st May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Why is all this luggage here? Someone 鈥榮 for the high jump over this.
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Comment number 15.
At 31st May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Ripley was getting that same old feeling again...
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Comment number 16.
At 31st May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:We've lost the sniffer dog again, Sarge.
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Comment number 17.
At 31st May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Naomi packs for a weekend away.
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Comment number 18.
At 31st May 2012, Havehope wrote:"Which one looks like it belongs to a terrorist?"
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Comment number 19.
At 31st May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Yes, I packed my own bags...
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Comment number 20.
At 31st May 2012, rogueslr wrote:Oh boy! The Bomb Disposal lads are going to have a field day.
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Comment number 21.
At 31st May 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Owing to a shortage of space in the overhead lockers, you will only be allowed to take one small passenger on board.
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Comment number 22.
At 31st May 2012, Mike wrote:(Post 1):
"Hey Boss, I just found where Kim Kardasian's missing luggage is!"
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Comment number 23.
At 31st May 2012, LaurenceLane wrote:Well Holmes, looks like another interesting case for you, and another.....
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Comment number 24.
At 31st May 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Now Timmy, which bag was it again you put the tickets and passports in?
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Comment number 25.
At 31st May 2012, Kit wrote:Imelda Marcos flies into London for the Olympic Games.
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Comment number 26.
At 31st May 2012, rogueslr wrote:It's the luggage equivalent of the elephant's graveyard.
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Comment number 27.
At 31st May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:This week, the 大象传媒 carries out a trial to ensure it can cope with challenges posed by the number of captions during the Olympic Games
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Comment number 28.
At 31st May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Half the Airport Organising Committee were in favour of renaming Heathrow as Barbara Cartland Airport
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Comment number 29.
At 31st May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Do you take VISA for the luggage fees?
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Comment number 30.
At 31st May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:In a vast hangar at Blackbushe Airport, 鈥淲orld of Luggage鈥 superstore opens
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Comment number 31.
At 31st May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:D42 - you've sunk my baggage ship
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Comment number 32.
At 31st May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Mine鈥檚 full of gloves, so I suppose that counts as hand luggage
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Comment number 33.
At 31st May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:When Arnold knew Maria was not amused
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Comment number 34.
At 31st May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Yeah, well we should get the backlog cleared by September
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Comment number 35.
At 31st May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:The debris from the Costa Concordia is finally washed up on the Italian coast
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Comment number 36.
At 31st May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:For the hurdlers, this was the case for the D fence
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Comment number 37.
At 31st May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:And clearly it can鈥檛!
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Comment number 38.
At 31st May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:The tribute to Herv茅 Villechaize was going swimmingly...
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Comment number 39.
At 31st May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Heathrow opens a new 鈥淔rench arrivals only鈥 Terminal
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Comment number 40.
At 31st May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Excitement was almost at a fever pitch amongst the hopefuls gathered to be extras in the new 'Carry On' film.
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Comment number 41.
At 31st May 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:But you said unsold tickets for Olympic Football would only be offered to the most deserving cases.
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Comment number 42.
At 31st May 2012, Mike wrote:(Post 2)
Hey Boss, I just found where Kim's luggage is.....
....Its in departures....... .... and arrivals....... .... and gates 3 to 56...
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Comment number 43.
At 31st May 2012, rogueslr wrote:So, this is what happens when you have to wait 600 seconds before the next case can be processed.
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Comment number 44.
At 31st May 2012, roarshock wrote:Crowds of angry luggage demanded that Heathrow locate their lost passengers.
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Comment number 45.
At 31st May 2012, DannySpud wrote:What do you mean you've lost my human?
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Comment number 46.
At 31st May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:As Scotland nears independence, Glasgow Airport is besieged by ex-pats wishing to return
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Comment number 47.
At 31st May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:I may be an Olympic weightlifter, but I am certainly not carrying my own luggage
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Comment number 48.
At 31st May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Unfortunately, the baggage handlers fell at the last hurdle
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Comment number 49.
At 31st May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:"This isn't so bad.The part we hate is when the stewardess closes the overhead bin."
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Comment number 50.
At 31st May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:They must be waiting for a Jumbo jet - they're all Trunkis
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Comment number 51.
At 31st May 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:大象传媒 comes up with cunning plan to get the UK the overseas vote in next year's Eurovision.
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Comment number 52.
At 31st May 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Would any passengers who packed travel alarms, please return to their luggage.
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Comment number 53.
At 31st May 2012, Fi wrote:"Did you pack all this yourself madam?"
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Comment number 54.
At 31st May 2012, Pendragon wrote:All Heathrow can hope for is an international diplomatic incident and half the countries pulling out ...
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Comment number 55.
At 31st May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Yeah, the label fell off, but you can't miss it - it's pink
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Comment number 56.
At 31st May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:It's ironic - it's called the Olympics, they run the Marathon, and Greece is the only country that can't afford to attend ...
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Comment number 57.
At 31st May 2012, Mike wrote:(Post 3)
Kim: "What do you mean I'm over my limit?"
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Comment number 58.
At 31st May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:John Prescott was taking no chances when he heard the caterers might be going on strike
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Comment number 59.
At 31st May 2012, Scott Humm wrote:John knew the warnings were true for Gremlins, but he had no idea that suitcases were the same.
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Comment number 60.
At 31st May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Hang on, I'll just throw this sledge marked "Rosebud" into the furnace
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Comment number 61.
At 31st May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:The Evita tribute becomes too successful as too many suitcases are left in the one hall
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Comment number 62.
At 31st May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:"D"? It's more like a C of suitcases.
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Comment number 63.
At 31st May 2012, Fi wrote:Life is a carousel!
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Comment number 64.
At 31st May 2012, Pendragon wrote:The hangar at Area 51 just wasn't as exciting as people had hoped
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Comment number 65.
At 31st May 2012, Vic_in_Berlin wrote:Long queues to reclaim humans lost in the search for the caption competition comments box
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Comment number 66.
At 31st May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Poor Uncle Gerald! A suitcase just fell on his toe, and now he's got a terminal illness.
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Comment number 67.
At 31st May 2012, Mike wrote:(Post 4)
Check-In: "have you packed all your bags yourself?"
Kim K: "Erm..."
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Comment number 68.
At 31st May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Anyway, before I show you the three large bedrooms, one of which is en suite by the way, let me show you the box room
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Comment number 69.
At 31st May 2012, BeckySnow wrote:"The pink ones are Katie Price's party, she's taking her ghost writers away for the weekend to get novel number nine cracked."
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Comment number 70.
At 31st May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The Leveson Inquiry wants to see ALL the evidence ... ?
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Comment number 71.
At 31st May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Look, I'm sure the infinity of monkeys are going to get it right eventually, but what are we going to do with all these cases of waste paper in the meantime?
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Comment number 72.
At 31st May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:We're going to need a bigger BOAC
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Comment number 73.
At 31st May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Every night for forty years, Harry had left the airport where he worked carrying a large suitcase, which the security guard was always surprised to find seemed completely empty. It was only when the Police checked his house that they discovered he was stealing suitcases.
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Comment number 74.
At 31st May 2012, Fi wrote:Evidence abounds that growing numbers of foreign athletes are being accepted into Team GB...
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Comment number 75.
At 31st May 2012, Pendragon wrote:With BAA now sponsoring The Generation Game, the old conveyor belt was becoming rather a bore
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Comment number 76.
At 31st May 2012, Mike wrote:... I'll get my coat.... .....now which bag did I put it in?
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Comment number 77.
At 31st May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:When cries of "BAG OFF!","ZIP IT!" and "I'M GONNA SPLIT YOUR SEAM!" were heard,it was obvious the crowd was getting restless.
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Comment number 78.
At 31st May 2012, Frankonline wrote:A late search discovers the whereabouts of all the votes for Englebert Humperdinck.
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Comment number 79.
At 31st May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:There is some confusion as the Heathrow Choral Society puts on a season of Handel oratorios and announces a Samson Night
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Comment number 80.
At 31st May 2012, Vic_in_Berlin wrote:Flashmob jostling for places on the unmanned flight.
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Comment number 81.
At 31st May 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Final Destination 7 - The Runaway Carousel.
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Comment number 82.
At 31st May 2012, ladyofastolat wrote:Right, lads. Everybody grab a case, and then we'll have the opening ceremony.
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Comment number 83.
At 31st May 2012, Fi wrote:Anything to declare, Mrs Marcos?
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Comment number 84.
At 31st May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:A Heathrow spokesperson said, "To be honest, I didn't think we could cope with this sort of volume, but I'm proud to say we have managed to lose and mangle as many suitcases as we usually do."
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Comment number 85.
At 31st May 2012, Mike wrote:Bags; 'Dont leave your passengers unattended'
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Comment number 86.
At 31st May 2012, Rockahula wrote:Making the 'Tax free pasties now being served in the cafeteria' announcement had perhaps been a mistake...
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Comment number 87.
At 31st May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Millions of additional passengers will be funnelled into Heathrow for the Olympics. OK, so Heathrow can cope, but can the rest of London?
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Comment number 88.
At 31st May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:I see Fergie's off on her hols again..
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Comment number 89.
At 31st May 2012, Vic_in_Berlin wrote:Tired of being dragged around, the Occupy movement staged a concourse sit-in
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Comment number 90.
At 31st May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Huddled together this large colony of bags,native to the Tropics,have an ingenious method of slowly exchanging position from outside to inside to help preserve heat and shelter the smaller,weaker members of the group.
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Comment number 91.
At 31st May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Boris Johnson dreams of the profits to be made from introducing a congestion charge for suitcases at Heathrow
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Comment number 92.
At 31st May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:The Wright Brothers announce they are to make a second flight ...
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Comment number 93.
At 31st May 2012, Frankonline wrote:"I hear the sniffer dogs have been given gymnastics training."
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Comment number 94.
At 31st May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Hello darling, I鈥檓 at the airport now, um.. are you sure your Mother鈥檚 only here for the weekend?
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Comment number 95.
At 31st May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:All the fans were there for the tribute concert to Rudy Valise
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Comment number 96.
At 31st May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Anyway, how come the Germans always get the best seats on the plane?
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Comment number 97.
At 31st May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:鈥淶e gold.. urgh.. is hidden in ze pink and grey.. uurrgghh.. suitcase number.. uuurrrggghhh.. thump.鈥
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Comment number 98.
At 31st May 2012, Graham wrote:The Invisible Man Convention gets off to a flying stop
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Comment number 99.
At 31st May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Sorry, Captain, but I always find the lever to lower the undercarriage is very similar to the lever that opens the hold on a Jumbo jet
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At 31st May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:As usual Heathrow was packed.
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