Caption Competition
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This week workers put the finishing touches to an artist's massive rice paper boat. Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Kudoless:
Can you build a cage at that end? I've just seen Life of Pi
5. Candace9839:
Italians unveil new warship, defend right to cream filling.
4. Grazvalentine:
"Hello, Rentokill? We may have a wasps' nest at Olympia..."
3. Bellhouse Hartwell:
The artist regretted going into a Chinese restaurant and ordering rice and ships
2. SimonRooke:
It was all going so well until they tested the sprinkler system
1. John_Sevenoaks:
"Is that to eat here or tack away?"
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Comment number 1.
At 28th Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Junk?
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Comment number 2.
At 28th Feb 2013, Candace9839 wrote:Tubular, man.
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Comment number 3.
At 28th Feb 2013, Kudosless wrote:Noah says we're expecting long rain
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Comment number 4.
At 28th Feb 2013, UnderstandThings wrote:And here we have the successor to the LHC
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Comment number 5.
At 28th Feb 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Wicker Man, the musical
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Comment number 6.
At 28th Feb 2013, Pendragon wrote:You don't really understand the concept of a carnival float, do you?
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Comment number 7.
At 28th Feb 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Ferry tasty!
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Comment number 8.
At 28th Feb 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The artist regretted going into a Chinese restaurant and ordering rice and ships
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Comment number 9.
At 28th Feb 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Take that, Vikings
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Comment number 10.
At 28th Feb 2013, Gurney Nutting wrote:Just to disprove the old saying "You CAN have your kayak and eat it"
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Comment number 11.
At 28th Feb 2013, Gray Gable wrote:North Korea denies construction of biodegradable intercontinental rocket..
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Comment number 12.
At 28th Feb 2013, Martin Walter wrote:I think Thor Heyerdahl has definitely got this one wrong
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Comment number 13.
At 28th Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Tack to change heading? No, we simply send the hamsters to either port or starboard.
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Comment number 14.
At 28th Feb 2013, Raven Clare wrote:And this is just the funnel!
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Comment number 15.
At 28th Feb 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:It's for cruising to the Arctic - it's a ricebreaker
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Comment number 16.
At 28th Feb 2013, Whatever Next wrote:We know where your country is, so we are giving you this. Unfortunately it doesn't come with a paddle!
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Comment number 17.
At 28th Feb 2013, Reeve Burgess wrote:This is for the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Rice
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Comment number 18.
At 28th Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'Is that to eat here or tack away?'
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Comment number 19.
At 28th Feb 2013, Kudosless wrote:Can you build a cage at that end? I've just seen Life of Pi
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Comment number 20.
At 28th Feb 2013, Candace9839 wrote:Italians unveil new warship, defend right to cream filling.
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Comment number 21.
At 28th Feb 2013, Maggiemaynotbe wrote:If you think this is big, wait till you see the chopsticks.
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Comment number 22.
At 28th Feb 2013, Gray Gable wrote:Work continues on Prince Charles’s new organic, biodegradable, hearing aid..
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Comment number 23.
At 28th Feb 2013, Dyeb wrote:So you can have your rice cake and eat it
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Comment number 24.
At 28th Feb 2013, Pendragon wrote:But it's freezing in here! Look, there are ricicles forming over there.
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Comment number 25.
At 28th Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Banksy for sail
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Comment number 26.
At 28th Feb 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:I don't know much about art, but I know what I like eating
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Comment number 27.
At 28th Feb 2013, Kudosless wrote:Papyrus sailor man reveals plans for Olive on the Ocean Wave
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Comment number 28.
At 28th Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Of course it will be equipped with ricelafts.
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Comment number 29.
At 28th Feb 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The pirates will not be best pleased, I'm afraid.
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Comment number 30.
At 28th Feb 2013, fastbowler wrote:New engine filter guaranteed to meet EU emission standards - now legal requirement on UK manufactured products!
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Comment number 31.
At 28th Feb 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:John Osborne organises auditions for the role of Archie in his play "The Entertainer"
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Comment number 32.
At 28th Feb 2013, Maggiemaynotbe wrote:Do you want ketch-up with that?
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Comment number 33.
At 28th Feb 2013, Gurney Nutting wrote:Scientists investigating the sinking of the Titanic find the cause - a riceberg
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Comment number 34.
At 28th Feb 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:"Gulliver will never fall for the finger puzzle trick...."
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Comment number 35.
At 28th Feb 2013, Martin Walter wrote:And it's designed to float on the curry
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Comment number 36.
At 28th Feb 2013, Raven Clare wrote:It's all part of a Chinese children's game - rice paper scissors
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Comment number 37.
At 28th Feb 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:Arriving at St. Pancras is the latest Eu-rice-star
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Comment number 38.
At 28th Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Is it launchtime yet?
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Comment number 39.
At 28th Feb 2013, Reeve Burgess wrote:Ai Weiwei hoped this would float better than his sunflower seeds
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Comment number 40.
At 28th Feb 2013, UnderstandThings wrote:No there is a flood coming. Yes it needs to be made of rice paper. What do you expect it to made of, wood?
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Comment number 41.
At 28th Feb 2013, Dyeb wrote:Will this Float your Boat?
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Comment number 42.
At 28th Feb 2013, Maggiemaynotbe wrote:Swap places will you? I've read this bit.
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Comment number 43.
At 28th Feb 2013, Tony King wrote:Jet engine for a paper aeroplane ?
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Comment number 44.
At 28th Feb 2013, beachcred wrote:So Mo, have you ever riced before...
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Comment number 45.
At 28th Feb 2013, Pendragon wrote:Harland and Wolff rebrand the company as Boats R'Ice
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Comment number 46.
At 28th Feb 2013, Raggotin wrote:Mr Whitney is seriously concerned by Pratt's idea of aero engine weight reduction.
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Comment number 47.
At 28th Feb 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Curry and rice-boat? No, I think I'd prefer ships, thank you.
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Comment number 48.
At 28th Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:A paper boat to hold your paper aeroplane, sir.
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Comment number 49.
At 28th Feb 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:And this is the flagship of the White Starch Line
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Comment number 50.
At 28th Feb 2013, Gurney Nutting wrote:When he's not writing songs with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Tim likes nothing better than messing about in boats
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Comment number 51.
At 28th Feb 2013, Mr Snoozy wrote:Boeing go back to the drawing board with the Dreamliner fusilage following safety fears, and a very long list of complaints regarding the in-flight meals.
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Comment number 52.
At 28th Feb 2013, StraightOnTilMorning wrote:Mars Mission's first attempt at a compromise shuttle - combined insulation and loo paper - soon highlighted a vital design flaw
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Comment number 53.
At 28th Feb 2013, Raven Clare wrote:That gave me quite a shock! It must be special fright rice.
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Comment number 54.
At 28th Feb 2013, Graham wrote:Thor Heyerdal is on the line. He claism you pinched his idea!
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Comment number 55.
At 28th Feb 2013, George Huber wrote:Say...would you mind putting out that cigarette?
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Comment number 56.
At 28th Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:The Chinese offer to replace Trident submarines proves too hard to swallow
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Comment number 57.
At 28th Feb 2013, Mr Snoozy wrote:And the whole thing was ruined after some joker used a small blue piece of rice paper, and attached a note that said "Light blue touch paper and retire to a safe distance"...
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Comment number 58.
At 28th Feb 2013, abz wrote:"And this is a joint venture between Ireland and China" said spokesman, Paddy Fields.
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Comment number 59.
At 28th Feb 2013, Dyeb wrote:That reminds me, have you seen my comb honey?
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Comment number 60.
At 28th Feb 2013, George Huber wrote:In a strange twist of fate the Chinese workers find all the instructions written in English.
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Comment number 61.
At 28th Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'I'm sure I had the plans here a minute ago.'
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Comment number 62.
At 28th Feb 2013, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:...And after the Exhibition, we can all Wok and Roll.
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Comment number 63.
At 28th Feb 2013, Candace9839 wrote:The good news is we've found a bigger boat. The bad news is we've torn it.
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Comment number 64.
At 28th Feb 2013, grazvalentine wrote:"Hello, Rentokill? We may have a wasps’ nest at Olympia..."
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Comment number 65.
At 28th Feb 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:If they'd filmed "Life of Pi" in this boat, it would have had to have been renamed "Life of Pudding"
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Comment number 66.
At 28th Feb 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Roe, roe, roe your boat...
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Comment number 67.
At 28th Feb 2013, abz wrote:Bruce Forsyth reacts in typical fashion to first viewing of his new wig - "Rice to see you, to see you, rice"
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Comment number 68.
At 28th Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'I got the idea from a blind Venetian.'
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Comment number 69.
At 28th Feb 2013, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:"No, THAT's the Final Straw!"
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Comment number 70.
At 28th Feb 2013, Pendragon wrote:I said to get the ship designs on paper, not of paper
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Comment number 71.
At 28th Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:The problem is, that once you've seen it you feel like you want to see it again an hour later.
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Comment number 72.
At 28th Feb 2013, grazvalentine wrote:A soy there, me hearties!
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Comment number 73.
At 28th Feb 2013, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:Artist finds Guinness Book of Records fame with longest game of Rice Paper Scissors
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Comment number 74.
At 28th Feb 2013, abz wrote:After several bodies are found hidden in a massive rice boat, police believe it could be the work of a cereal killer.
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Comment number 75.
At 28th Feb 2013, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:Johnson, if you change the 3D printer from millimeters to feet again, you're fired!
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Comment number 76.
At 28th Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:All I said to that Romanian was did he have any more papers and he did a runner!
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Comment number 77.
At 28th Feb 2013, grazvalentine wrote:That Chinese artist is never out of the papers...
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Comment number 78.
At 28th Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:It was all going so well until they tested the sprinkler system.
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Comment number 79.
At 28th Feb 2013, cfalconer wrote:... and now for the macaroon - so 130,000 egg whites....
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Comment number 80.
At 28th Feb 2013, Alvin Olaf wrote:You do know that boats don't have wheels, don't you?
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Comment number 81.
At 28th Feb 2013, Alvin Olaf wrote:Bodies found in long thin tube. Recorder's Office notified.
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Comment number 82.
At 28th Feb 2013, grazvalentine wrote:"It all started as an idea that I scribbled down on the back of 150,000 envelopes..."
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Comment number 83.
At 28th Feb 2013, abz wrote:Who lives in a house like this? If we take a look through this giant keyhole we discover that Kerry Katona has a huge Dido collection.
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At 28th Feb 2013, Manisha wrote:Workers finally found and fixed the light at the end of the tunnel
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Comment number 85.
At 28th Feb 2013, VirtuousFang wrote:As Pope Benedict 16 sails into the sunset, a use is found for all the communion wafers he blessed but not distributed
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Comment number 86.
At 28th Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'I based the design on an ancient Roman galley; using 1500 sheets of paper. I call it a Tri-ream.'
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Comment number 87.
At 28th Feb 2013, scriveyn wrote:Police bust large scale money laundering ring.
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Comment number 88.
At 28th Feb 2013, generalhague wrote:Is this your foolproof plan, George, to stop the UK economy from sinking ................................ a rice paper boat?
Brilliant.
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Comment number 89.
At 28th Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:Unfortunately, it later tested positive for tissue paper.
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Comment number 90.
At 28th Feb 2013, sarahtrieste wrote:So who got the short end of the straw?
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Comment number 91.
At 28th Feb 2013, SkarloeyLine wrote:It's for Uncle Ben Ainslie.
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Comment number 92.
At 28th Feb 2013, Whatever Next wrote:Last time I used a rice paper boat I got macarooned!
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Comment number 93.
At 28th Feb 2013, Pete Reid wrote:Starving people? Well I suppose you could say I'm feeding their imagination.
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Comment number 94.
At 28th Feb 2013, scriveyn wrote:Captain, there's a massive riceberg ahead!
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Comment number 95.
At 28th Feb 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Weigh the anchor!
Er, which page is it on?
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Comment number 96.
At 28th Feb 2013, SivAngel wrote:Ben Ainslie warns construction team: "You don't want to make me hungry."
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Comment number 97.
At 28th Feb 2013, BeckySnow wrote:Sailing holidays with Thomas 'Easy' Cook
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Comment number 98.
At 28th Feb 2013, CindyAccidentally wrote:Owner: "No, I said a SHOWBOAT dip..."
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Comment number 99.
At 28th Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Ach, she can't bake much more of this, Captain.
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Comment number 100.
At 28th Feb 2013, BeckySnow wrote:It's going to be a luxury paddle 'steam'er with very comfy pilaus.
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