Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it's a group of Iranian Turkmen wearing their traditional dress.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Northernchap:
Dulux's follow-on commercials lacked the creativity of the original.
5. Throbgusset:
Freshers Week at the Barabra Windsor Acting Academy.
4. Trishinstock:
I preferred the old ewe.
3. BeckySnow:
The mood outside L'Oreal head office was getting ugly.
2. Eattherich:
I'm Boris Johnson! No, I'm Boris Johnson.
1. Vicky S:
John Frieda woke up with a start. Thank heavens, it had all been a bad dream.
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Comment number 1.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Queue tips
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:It's the Phyllis Diller's Own Regiment
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Don't shoot until you see the whites of their hair
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Shear pagentry
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:No, when I say "Fall out," I actually mean ...
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At 22nd Sep 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:The manufacturers of Cillit Bang would like to confirm that it is definitely not recommended for cleaning Busbies.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Baah humbug I say
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Bad news, Sir- the Hun have perfected a dandruff gas
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Who are you calling a muppet?!
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Fi wrote:I'm Tina Turner. No, I'm Tina Turner. No wait, I'm....
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At 22nd Sep 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:See what happens when you don't take two bottles into the shower.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Their busbies showed just how terrfying their last tour of duty had been
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:The Regiment stood head and shoulers above the rest
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At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Worst..perm..ever
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At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:There may be snow on the roof...er...
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At 22nd Sep 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:And here we see the Grenadier Guards before they used Grecian 2000.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Helmet hair's finest hour
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At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Persian hats
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Comment number 19.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Fi wrote:At the press launch the Metropolitan Police confirm that their new uniform was designed by Boris Johnson...
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Comment number 20.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Sarge, the enemy have been bombarding us with peroxide since dawn
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Comment number 21.
At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Take that, Carrot Top
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Comment number 22.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:In the Iranian secret service, everyone wanted to be James Blond
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At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Hair today, gone tomorrow
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:No, when I said you should be rugged, I didn't mean Persian Rug'd
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At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:When I said you needed your woollies...
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Comment number 26.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Peter wrote:Kevin Keegan wasn't pleased to see the latest Kop update to their curly wigs.
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Comment number 27.
At 22nd Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:"Is it not ridiculous, the way these fashion-obsessed Westerners all dress the same, like sheep...?"
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Comment number 28.
At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I expect you to dye, Mr Bond
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Comment number 29.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:It's camouflage for when we attack Greenland
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Comment number 30.
At 22nd Sep 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:What the well dressed sheep rustler is wearing.
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Comment number 31.
At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:And our motto is "Curl up and dye"
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Comment number 32.
At 22nd Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:why do they look so sheepish?
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Comment number 33.
At 22nd Sep 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Herd on the street
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Comment number 34.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:The Turkmen's reputation in battle was undermined by their leaving the word 'Welcome' on the rugs
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At 22nd Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:Freshers Week at the Barabra Windsor Acting Academy
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Then, while the enemy are still laughing, we bayonet them to death
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Comment number 37.
At 22nd Sep 2011, johnc wrote:Its Conference Season again and this week its the turn of The Dandelion Clock Appreciation Society.
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Comment number 38.
At 22nd Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:When Britishisms go wrong #32 Mop Top hair dos
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Comment number 39.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Peter wrote:Iranian Beatles fans gather to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their mophead heroes.
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Comment number 40.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Private Avayi, you were supposed to clean out the sheep first
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At 22nd Sep 2011, rogueslr wrote:Keep Calm and Carrion.
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Comment number 42.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Fi wrote:Recycled joke punchline no 167:
"Ok lads - tea break over. Back on your heads!"
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:I washed my hair in sheep dip this morning, and now I can't do a thing with it
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Simon wrote:Great Scott! 1.21 jigga watts has created a Doc Brown paradox!
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At 22nd Sep 2011, johnc wrote:Its Conference Season again and this week its the turn of The Boom Mike Impersonators Society.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Shock tactics
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Why did I enlist? Well, I suppose it was the glamour of the uniform.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, johnc wrote:I'm Boris Johnson! No, I'm Boris Johnson....
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At 22nd Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:Cowell brands X-Factor's 'Blondie Week' as "unimaginative"
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Peter wrote:Kim & Aggie's new cleaning army get a heads up on the new season's programme.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Fi wrote:As a result of an unfortunate typing error, blushes abounded at Tehran's "Annual Moped Rally"...
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Simon wrote:Shiite Jimmy hats
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Comment number 53.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Peter wrote:"There's nothing sheepish about my men", claimed the Turkmen leader.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:All together lads ...because we're worth it!
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At 22nd Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Commander: "No, I said you should model yourselves on DIRTY Harry..."
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At 22nd Sep 2011, throbgusset wrote:One of these is wearing dentures...
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:We're the Hair Assault Infantry
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Comment number 58.
At 22nd Sep 2011, BeckySnow wrote:John Wyndham's less well known follow up, Day of the Dandelions.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Unfortunately, the enemy had developed an Anti-Hair Gun
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Wash 'n' Go to War
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Comment number 61.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:The only way we're going to put fear in the hearts of the enemy is if they're all hairdressers
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Berbers? I said we need barbers!
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At 22nd Sep 2011, tom_hartland wrote:I'm Brian Sewell, and so is my wife
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At 22nd Sep 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Queen Mum's fan club annual gathering.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, david regan wrote:Zara was having difficulty in finding Mike !!!
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Comment number 66.
At 22nd Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Cutical Teasings For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Turkmenistan
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At 22nd Sep 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:Cuticle Teasings For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Turkmenistan
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Comment number 68.
At 22nd Sep 2011, david regan wrote:Turkmen on Tour - next stop Wig-an !!
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Comment number 69.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:And there was me thinking Turkmen were Bernard Matthews' answer to fish fingers
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At 22nd Sep 2011, BeckySnow wrote:"I'm Bernie Ecclestone."
"No, I'M Bernie Ecclestone!"
"I think you'll find I'M Bernie Ecclestone!"
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Pitpony29 wrote:At least one team wasn't trying to look like the All Blacks
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Dyeb wrote:Introducing The new Super Group Mopp the Hoople
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Where's Wally? They all look like Wallies to me.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Yeah, we're a Dad's Army tribute regiment
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At 22nd Sep 2011, david regan wrote:Auditions for Back To The Future - The Musical brought more than the expected amount of candidates for the part of Professor Emmett Brown
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Dyeb wrote:Flash, ah ha ha we're the leaders of the Iranians!
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Dyeb wrote:If you want to get ahead, get a hat.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Invasion of the Coconut Mushrooms
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Dyeb wrote:Mrs Buckets relations seem to be Keeping Up Appreances
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Comment number 80.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Dyeb wrote:#79 Correction - Mrs Buckets relations seem to be Keeping Up Appearances
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Comment number 81.
At 22nd Sep 2011, david regan wrote:We thought we were all getting a motorbike - not a mop head !!
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:When you're in the Army, blonds certainly don't have more fun
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At 22nd Sep 2011, david regan wrote:Wolves in sheeps clothing !
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:The whole regiment was prepared to dye for its country
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At 22nd Sep 2011, northernchap wrote:Dulux's follow-on commercials lacked the creativity of the original.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:War was an expensive business and the Iranian Army was only too pleased to get sponsorship from Johnson's Baby Shampoo
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Despite the make-up nobody was fooled that these were entitled to attend the World War One reunion
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Mad hatter wrote:The fans hadn't realised how long the Bob Marley tribute concert was going to last.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Gray Gable wrote:And this is what you actually see when you look at bellybutton fluff under a microscope..
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Comment number 90.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Kudosless wrote:I said prepare for "Holy War", not "Warhol"
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Comment number 91.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Dear Son,
I hope you are OK fighting on the front line. We miss you,
Love Mum and Dad
PS What happened to our old hearth rug?
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Comment number 92.
At 22nd Sep 2011, cortez wrote:The Limahl lookalikes were out in their droves as the Kajagoogoo 30th anniversary reunion got underway
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Comment number 93.
At 22nd Sep 2011, Kudosless wrote:A sudden gust of wind was about to confirm it was 1 o'clock
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At 22nd Sep 2011, BeckySnow wrote:Word travels back along the queue...
"Red spray splodges are sold out, they've just got blue and dried-on dung left"
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:It wasn't the enemy, they were wiped out overnight by an outbreak of head lice
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At 22nd Sep 2011, cortez wrote:See what happens when the judges get caught in the rain
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Kudosless wrote:The Turkmen may have been renowned savage fighters, but none was sure whether it was Lily or Robbie.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, DPNixon wrote:Right lads, put on your high heels; we've got ceilings to dust.
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Raven Clare wrote:There - I told you that fence was electrified
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At 22nd Sep 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Are you sure this is the Black Watch?
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