Caption Competition
Winning entries in the caption competition.
In this picture, a man helps launch the Gathering 2009 at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.
The competition is now closed.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Lloyd-Barnes Donald was suspicious about the new Setanta aerial he purchased on ebay.
5. chris_in_paris
Filming is now well underway on Mel Gibson's controversial combined sequel to The Passion of the Christ and Braveheart.
4. W_K_Snowdon
Antony Gormley's first draft for "Angel of the more Northerly".
3. dry_boak
Meanwhile, a small dog in the background was wondering where the hole in the ground had suddenly appeared from.
2. semi_mental
Scotland's effort to thwart Google Streetview was becoming a little extreme.
1. LaurenceLane
Angus wasn't so much a Renaissance man as he was a post impressionist.
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At 11th Jun 2009, j-o-n-a-t-h-a-n wrote:I prefer carrying my Sat-Nav around than this.
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:He should have put it over there, another case of Scots missed.
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At 11th Jun 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:Sat Nav for Highlanders..
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At 11th Jun 2009, Pendle_Witch wrote:If the spinner lands on "Music Stage" , and the player is not exhausted, he may throw again.
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At 11th Jun 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:Yes, I have a map..
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At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:And with this huge aerial, I can finally pick up caber television
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At 11th Jun 2009, david regan wrote:This used to be a goal post at Wembley!
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:The economic recession meant that cabers were in short supply this year.
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At 11th Jun 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:If I shift this over here, thatll fool the Sassenachs..
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Cabers are a doddle
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At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:I don't know where I am and I couldn't give a toss
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At 11th Jun 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:No wee doggies gonna mess my signpost!
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At 11th Jun 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:The problem with the Javelin is that it will only stick in the ground from one angle. So..
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At 11th Jun 2009, GirlWeekday wrote:The effects of deforestation are felt at The Highland Games' Caber Toss Event, 2009
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At 11th Jun 2009, Nzie wrote:With too many good rock-haulers in Scotland these days, Games officials have decided that the winner of the strongman competition will have to move the entire games 3 kilometres.
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Comment number 16.
At 11th Jun 2009, Tim G wrote:Should have gone to Specsavers
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At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:I wish he'd stop spinning that thing around. I'm busting to know where the loo is.
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At 11th Jun 2009, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"Fetch!"
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Comment number 19.
At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:Aye, McTavish always went for the cheapest helicopter
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At 11th Jun 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:Evidence emerges that Scotland were the first to attempt to develope the helicopter.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Presto West End wrote:Tonight, finally revealed, what scotsmen keep under their kilts.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Angus was determined not to stop and ask directions
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At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:Signpostman Prat
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At 11th Jun 2009, david regan wrote:Disgruntled with the influx of foreign workers, the Scottish Tourist Information Officer was overheard saying: "Na Poles gonna di ma job!"
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Comment number 25.
At 11th Jun 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:Angus wasn't sure about viability of a Highland Games Roadshow.
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Comment number 26.
At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:I wonder if my caption will be moderated for being too Holyrood
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Comment number 27.
At 11th Jun 2009, Presto West End wrote:New from Mel Gibson, based on a true story, "The Passion of the Braveheart".
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At 11th Jun 2009, Ben wrote:Over-competitive Dad to be banned from next year's treasure hunt
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Celtic lumber
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Comment number 30.
At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:Eighty-year-old Gordon McDonald was still hidign road-signs in case the Germans landed
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Comment number 31.
At 11th Jun 2009, david regan wrote:Lumberjock
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:There's water 'round here somewhere
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Comment number 33.
At 11th Jun 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:Eighty-year-old Gordon McDonald was still hiding road-signs in case the Germans landed
Sorry, spelling!
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Comment number 34.
At 11th Jun 2009, penny-farthing wrote:He'd always been seen as a bit of a jock.
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At 11th Jun 2009, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"Nah, Jimmy. It's longer, brooner and roonder."
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Comment number 36.
At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Angus' combination compass and weather vane still needed a bit of development
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At 11th Jun 2009, Pendragon wrote:Until the wind blew up McTavish's kilt, it was only Partly Rood
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At 11th Jun 2009, david regan wrote:One man and his dog was never like this in my day!
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At 11th Jun 2009, Pendragon wrote:Scottish television weather forecaster tests for lightning ... on Burns Night
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Comment number 40.
At 11th Jun 2009, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"David Cameron upgrades to the 2 milliWatt windmill."
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At 11th Jun 2009, Pendragon wrote:Well, it's quite good, but it's not exactly Oberammergau, is it?
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At 11th Jun 2009, TooSensible wrote:I wonder why everyone keeps telling me to turn left.
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:Macbeth was certain he had a plan that Great Birnam Wood wasn't going to make it to High Dunsinane Hill.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Orienteering was catching on in the Highlands
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At 11th Jun 2009, Pendragon wrote:The Scots always went in for flag day in a big way
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Anybody seen my dirk?
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At 11th Jun 2009, penny-farthing wrote:When tracking a haggis always carry a big stick.....or some such.
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Comment number 48.
At 11th Jun 2009, Bangledancer wrote:"... ye'll tak' the high road, and hell tak' the low road......"
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Comment number 49.
At 11th Jun 2009, TooSensible wrote:The Highland Game new posterboy.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Bangledancer wrote:Ooops - correction!
"... ye'll tak' the high road, and he'll tak' the low road......"
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Comment number 51.
At 11th Jun 2009, Pendragon wrote:Aye, if you're going to go fishing for Nessie, you'll need a devil of a big fly
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:The gloves were off, and the splinter groups were on
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At 11th Jun 2009, Kev wrote:Throw me the way to go home!
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At 11th Jun 2009, Pendragon wrote:Unfortunately, the Director of the Games had decided to re-sign
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Comment number 55.
At 11th Jun 2009, Bangledancer wrote:what Wullie actually wanted, was a few pointers on his caber-tossing technique.....
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At 11th Jun 2009, TooSensible wrote:The Highland Games new posterboy.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:McTavish began to wonder if the solar-powered pacemaker had been such a good idea
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At 11th Jun 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Angus had offered to do the signing for the deaf
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At 11th Jun 2009, jellyba wrote:Highland Ecofriendly Windpowered Games
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At 11th Jun 2009, jellyba wrote:When I catch the *** who nicked my van
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At 11th Jun 2009, Mark wrote:"The Gathering" - a remake of The Omen, wasn't as good.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Unfortunately, he'd left the dog whistle in his sporran
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Right, two more laps and up the hill and we'll call it a day
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:When Angus was appointed Postmaster General in the new Scottish Cabinet, this wasn't what he had in mind.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Tableturn wrote:Post-devolution, Scotland's flag was rubbish.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Presto West End wrote:He had a tartanic struggle ahead of him.
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At 11th Jun 2009, DisgustedOfMitcham2 wrote:Angus had a strange feeling that someone had sabotaged his bagpipes.
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At 11th Jun 2009, JimmyG wrote:Glastonbury locals hope that this year might not be as bad as the last...
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At 11th Jun 2009, Presto West End wrote:MapDonald.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Tableturn wrote:After the success of his o2 Arena summer performances, Michael Jackson moves his Neverland Ranch to the Scottish Highlands. But his head Groundskeeper is confused about where to place the Visitors Information sign-post.
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Comment number 71.
At 11th Jun 2009, JimmyG wrote:"Well this should slow down Fido!"
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At 11th Jun 2009, EnglishFolkfan wrote:Making his way to the 18th Green Bruce was determined to prove square poles do fit into round holes.
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:Alastair would have been in more pain if he hadn't been wearing his sports training nipplets.
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At 11th Jun 2009, archstinker wrote:i've been blowing into this for hours and i cannae get a note oot of it !
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At 11th Jun 2009, archstinker wrote:.......an auld lang sign ?
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At 11th Jun 2009, JimmyG wrote:The Highlanders still hadn't quite grasped the concept of a watch...
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:There weren't many good options in the pipe and drum corps if you didn't play or dance
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At 11th Jun 2009, Dougie wrote:Is this a sign of the hard economic times? Cabers have become too expensive so the cabertossers find a substitute.
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:Sign up for the Highland games they said, so Angus did.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Presto West End wrote:Since the hysterectomy, Supergran didn't know where she was.
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At 11th Jun 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:What happens in Scotland when the tents arent tied down..
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At 11th Jun 2009, Stephen - Leader of STROP wrote:"Follow the signpost" took on a whole new meaning
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At 11th Jun 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:The Gathering was opened by one of The Spinners folk group
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:Angus hated that the stereotypical image of the burly, red headed Scot tossing the caber was all the photographers could come up with. And he said as much to his wife that morning over his porridge whilst polishing his bagpipes and swigging from a bottle of Irn-Bru.
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At 11th Jun 2009, sarahtrieste wrote:We all have our cross to bear. Mine's having no sense of direction.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Special guest John Prescott needed a toothpick
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At 11th Jun 2009, South_of_river wrote:"See the world", they said. "Work at exciting events", they said..
And to think I left my job at the Golf Sale for this.
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Comment number 88.
At 11th Jun 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Aye, when you're wearing a kilt and no pants, you really need to know how strong the wind is
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At 11th Jun 2009, Presto West End wrote:Sign-in, post. Aye, Monitor's initial instructions couldnae a been easier, but now what should ah dee with it.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Pie_on_the_brain wrote:High-tech rocket assisted caber 'in breach of rules'.
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Comment number 91.
At 11th Jun 2009, Spockter Doc wrote:You tak' the high road
And I'll tak' the signpost
And they'll be lost in Scotland
Fore-e-e-ver
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Comment number 92.
At 11th Jun 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Am I from the Scottish Meteorological Office? I AM the Scottish Meteorological Office.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Left the good times pole
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At 11th Jun 2009, Original-Democratus wrote:New actor for the role of McBeth proves to everyone that he can take direction.
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At 11th Jun 2009, mili590 wrote:Streetwood Mac
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At 11th Jun 2009, rogueslr wrote:Somehow he felt there should be more to this pole dancing lark.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Spockter Doc wrote:T'was the gathering of the clans in 2009
Which will be remembered for a very long time
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At 11th Jun 2009, Forest_Fred wrote:Fantastic catch Dougall
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At 11th Jun 2009, Marquee wrote:Hamish was determined to help fellow Scot Gordon Brown when he heard he was looking for a new direction.
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At 11th Jun 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Trous reckoning was just not on
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