Caption Competition
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This week it's was Chinese artist Liu Bolin, who was paitined by colleagues to blend into rows of soft drinks in his artwork entitled Plasticizer. It is to express his speechlessness at use of plasticiser in food additives.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. MightyGiddyUpGal
Many have looked, but I'm still on the shelf.
5. Candace9839
Damn it Q, the invisibility cloak is having issues again
4. Clint75
"The drinks are on me!"
3. VirtuousFang
China's atheletes complain that the sponsorship deal for the 2012 Olympic uniform was a little OTT.
2. Eattherich
Mystery shopper takes role too seriously.
1. BaldoBingham
Is that a Soda Stream in your pocket? Or are you just pleased to see me?
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Comment number 1.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Coke - it's the real Bolin
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Comment number 2.
At 11th Aug 2011, Frankonline wrote:He's hiding. Schhhhh ! You know where.
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Comment number 3.
At 11th Aug 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Yes we can
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Comment number 4.
At 11th Aug 2011, rogueslr wrote:He was quite happy until someone grabbed his ring pull.
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Comment number 5.
At 11th Aug 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Damn it Q, the invisibility cloak is having issues again
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Comment number 6.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Art for art's saké
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Comment number 7.
At 11th Aug 2011, rogueslr wrote:It was all going so well, until he swallowed the Mentos.
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Comment number 8.
At 11th Aug 2011, Frankonline wrote:Liu Bolin cordially invites you to help him find his pop.
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Comment number 9.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Where am I from? Can-tin.
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Comment number 10.
At 11th Aug 2011, Frankonline wrote:His head is three along and 7 up.
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Comment number 11.
At 11th Aug 2011, Candace9839 wrote:You are what you treat
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Comment number 12.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:The Chinese version of Pop Idol
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Comment number 13.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Liu has a paint expression
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Comment number 14.
At 11th Aug 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:Bond was about to face his most dangerous opponent, the Ninja Grocer.
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Comment number 15.
At 11th Aug 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Fizzy is as fizzy does
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Comment number 16.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Bolin alley
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Comment number 17.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:All pure drinks - no Weiwei here
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Comment number 18.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Pop art
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Comment number 19.
At 11th Aug 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Take that Dr Pepper
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Comment number 20.
At 11th Aug 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:He's not the real thing, he's a very naughty boy.
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Comment number 21.
At 11th Aug 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:I say, this Coke has a lot of body in it
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Comment number 22.
At 11th Aug 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The Predator was not going to be best pleased
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Comment number 23.
At 11th Aug 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:The many wines of Ninja
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Comment number 24.
At 11th Aug 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Liu wants all soft-drink manufacturers to adopt a policy of complete transparency
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Comment number 25.
At 11th Aug 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I've just been canned.
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Comment number 26.
At 11th Aug 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Radiant carbonated dating
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Comment number 27.
At 11th Aug 2011, Frankonline wrote:Last week, getting married on a forklift, this week , I honeymoon in cans.
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Comment number 28.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:Being the flavour of the month had it's draw backs
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Comment number 29.
At 11th Aug 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:You must have this many calories to go on this ride
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Comment number 30.
At 11th Aug 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:We used to sell Panda Cola, but we couldn't get it to mate
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Comment number 31.
At 11th Aug 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Les Aventures de Tin-Tin
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Comment number 32.
At 11th Aug 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Being Tango'd is clearly quite different in China
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Comment number 33.
At 11th Aug 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Damn the melamine, full speed ahead
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Comment number 34.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:The customers could not understand why he was only available as a 24 pack.
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Comment number 35.
At 11th Aug 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Liu suddenly realised that an off-licence in Hackey was not a good idea to stage an exhibition
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Comment number 36.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Liu clearly had a long shelf life
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Comment number 37.
At 11th Aug 2011, Ade wrote:Pop Idol
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Comment number 38.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:You have to be very careful as he is very nasty when he gets all shook up.
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Comment number 39.
At 11th Aug 2011, Ade wrote:One Tottenham convenience store owner had a cunning plan to surprise the looters.
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Comment number 40.
At 11th Aug 2011, rogueslr wrote:Liu hoped his stunt would mean the producers giving him the lead role in Tintin.
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Comment number 41.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Bolin's wife, Anne, had already lost her head over his art
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Comment number 42.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:The ring-pull of the Liu Bolins
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Comment number 43.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:Up until now he had not been a good mixer.
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Comment number 44.
At 11th Aug 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:when they shut the soft drinks factory, he regretted being paid in kind instead of in Liu of notice
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Comment number 45.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Soft drink in the head
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Comment number 46.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Can-ouflage
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Comment number 47.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Liu was in the can-ouflage corps
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Comment number 48.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Many have looked, but I'm still on the shelf
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Comment number 49.
At 11th Aug 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Liu remained expressionless hoping no-one would notice he had got bizzy with the fizzy
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Comment number 50.
At 11th Aug 2011, Frankonline wrote:Bhurpa demonstrates latest camouflage uniform.
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Comment number 51.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:The store detective did a marvelous job of blending in
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Comment number 52.
At 11th Aug 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Liu are what you drink?
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Comment number 53.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Hint: I'm not just bad for your teeth any longer
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Comment number 54.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:No can Dew
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Comment number 55.
At 11th Aug 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:China's atheletes complain that the sponsorship deal for the 2012 Olympic uniform was a little OTT
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Comment number 56.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Pop goes the easel
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Comment number 57.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Carb-ing out his place in the art world
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Comment number 58.
At 11th Aug 2011, throbgusset wrote:Chinese ...No! Can-Tin-knees
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Comment number 59.
At 11th Aug 2011, throbgusset wrote:If Dali can have soft clocks then I can have soft drinks
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Comment number 60.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Liu was only after publicity - everyone could see right through him
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Comment number 61.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Soda so good
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Comment number 62.
At 11th Aug 2011, throbgusset wrote:you can call me Pepsi Max
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Comment number 63.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Liu was the store defective
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Comment number 64.
At 11th Aug 2011, throbgusset wrote:Liu reveals the latest Riot Fashion accessory ...the Loot Suit
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Comment number 65.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Arkwright was paranoid about shoplifters
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Comment number 66.
At 11th Aug 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:When I said to blend, I meant with the whisky
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Comment number 67.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:In Liu of CCT
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Comment number 68.
At 11th Aug 2011, VirtuousFang wrote:Liu, Can get no satisfaction
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Comment number 69.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:In Liu of CCTV
(correction)
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Comment number 70.
At 11th Aug 2011, ADasein wrote:The art of Bolin a Chinaman.
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Comment number 71.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Unfortunately, Liu had started in household cleaners, and had already drunk two bottles of Vanish
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Comment number 72.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Dale Winton had agreed to host China's version of 'Supermarket Schweppes'
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Comment number 73.
At 11th Aug 2011, throbgusset wrote:This Art is just shelf-ish
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Comment number 74.
At 11th Aug 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:I can see for aisles and aisles and...
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Comment number 75.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Can a member of staff please attend to a paint spillage in Aisle 14?
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Comment number 76.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Aisle drink to that!
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Comment number 77.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Liu normally wore black as he was a FizzyGoth
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Comment number 78.
At 11th Aug 2011, MorningGlories wrote:Hello Dali
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Comment number 79.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:Liu was sure he would be promoted to a soda syphon one day.
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Comment number 80.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Liu was hoping this would be reported in the Lancet or some other Dr Paper
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Comment number 81.
At 11th Aug 2011, MorningGlories wrote:I do have a six pack actually
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Comment number 82.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:Liu was quite proud of his six pack
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Comment number 83.
At 11th Aug 2011, trigg_27 - Keep 606 alive for Rambo wrote:The Met Police unveil their new tactic for catching looters in the act
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Comment number 84.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Like Joseph, Liu had a coat of many colas
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Comment number 85.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Under the paint, Liu was naked - he was a cola bare
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Comment number 86.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:The Chinese wanted no additives - no e's, and, preferably, no r's or l's
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Comment number 87.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:LIu found it strange how he got more popular the hotter the weather got.
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Comment number 88.
At 11th Aug 2011, rebelrebel wrote:Mr Floating-Head-Of-Doom had a surprise waiting for any looters...
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Comment number 89.
At 11th Aug 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:At least Liu's children enjoyed it - he was a Sonny Delight
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Comment number 90.
At 11th Aug 2011, rebelrebel wrote:Nobody seemed to be buying Sprite that day...
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Comment number 91.
At 11th Aug 2011, cortez wrote:He was just the Tonic
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Comment number 92.
At 11th Aug 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:And this is Liu - our Head of Security
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Comment number 93.
At 11th Aug 2011, rebelrebel wrote:Honestly, how long do you have to wait for service here?
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Comment number 94.
At 11th Aug 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Liu had a refreshing attitude to art
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Comment number 95.
At 11th Aug 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:After Al WeiWei's sunflower seeds comes Liu Bolin's sunflower oil
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Comment number 96.
At 11th Aug 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Proof that anyone CAN paint
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Comment number 97.
At 11th Aug 2011, Polly S wrote:Cola chameleon
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Comment number 98.
At 11th Aug 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Wonder if he's wearing Slush Puppies on his feet?
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At 11th Aug 2011, johnc wrote:Fizzy pop art
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Comment number 100.
At 11th Aug 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Liu's fans were known as the Bolin allies
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