Caption Competition
Winning entries in the now-returned Caption Competition.
Thanks to all who entered. The competition is now closed.
The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Frobnitz:
God throws a spanner in the works with the latest fossil discovery.
5. sargey14:
"Darwin!" "Yes, Darwin?" "Nothin, Darwin Only Darwin Darwin!"
4. mr_meanour:
Darwin was pleased to be back in the origin of his spaces.
3. robertmerlin:
"Oh my! Haven't tortoises evolved."
2. CompletelyTerrified
Darwin: "Evolution eh? Don't make me laugh. I was expecting flying cars, food in pill form, and living on the moon. What do they come up with? A bloody caption competition. Sigh..."
1. SimonRooke:
"And here we have the unveiling of Rodin's Pole Dance Patron."
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At 22nd May 2008, twilight_alehouse wrote:Deep inside the vaults at the Vatican, the archaeologists found who really wrote the bible!
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At 22nd May 2008, Paul Taylor wrote:"Apparently he was the last winner of something called the 'Monitor Caption Competition'."
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At 22nd May 2008, packerone wrote:" 'ere where's 'is 'ard 'at?" Said the evolution 'elf (n'safety)
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At 22nd May 2008, Ganders86 wrote:The Village People claim a new member.
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At 22nd May 2008, theseldomkiller wrote:Had Darwin been alive, ninja-hand-touch-of-death would have hastened natural selection.
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:As the return of the caption competition is announced, a small crowd gathers to hear the name of Darwinner
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:And now, a few words about how things have changed - the evolution of the speeches
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At 22nd May 2008, stigmondo wrote:The team found the last remaining passenger still waiting for the 7.46 to Paddington..
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At 22nd May 2008, stigmondo wrote:He used to write the jokes in Gordon Brown鈥檚 speeches..
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Let's hope judging on the new caption competition is fair, allowing for the survival of the wittiest
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:"Yeah, man, I hear he wrote "On the origin of speak-easys"
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Visage of the Beagle
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:We're shipping it off to the Galapagos Islands next time. They'll never find it there.
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At 22nd May 2008, stigmondo wrote:I see the old 鈥済o and ask for a long weight鈥 is still catching them out, eh lads?
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At 22nd May 2008, rogueslr wrote:Darwin? You sure? I thought it was that bloke from ZZ Top.
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At 22nd May 2008, Kittysoft wrote:Statues have been known to Evolve over time, but a bit of effort and it can be unevolve, as shown in this statue of Chrles Darwin.
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At 22nd May 2008, WilfHilton wrote:Darwin surveys the evolution of Homo Hi-visibilitius
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Cadbury's are quick to cash in on the renewed interest in Charles Darwin, with the introduction of their "natural selection box"
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At 22nd May 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Shortlisted Caption Competition entrants await the final selection. I'm first - naturally!
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At 22nd May 2008, ChrisJohnA wrote:The Cap Comp judge is returned to his rightful place.
The MM staff don HSE gear ready for any ribald and invidious digs at the return of the cap comp ceremony
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Comment number 21.
At 22nd May 2008, stigmondo wrote:High above, crack troops from the Simian Liberation Army carefully moved the barrels into position..
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At 22nd May 2008, yersan26 wrote:It has been 200 years since I said that the evolutionary process can only get better for the human beings. Seing it now, I wouldn't have predicted that the human skull will evolve into technicolour helmits.
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Comment number 23.
At 22nd May 2008, rjpadfield wrote:Darwin took a dim view of being egg and floured on his birthday.
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:The scavenger hunt was going great guns, but the lads were trying to work out how they were going to get it into the jeep.
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At 22nd May 2008, johnrgreen wrote:The original 'white elephant' has been found, doing what construction workers do best.
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At 22nd May 2008, ChrisJohnA wrote:The remnants of the "Indian Elephant's Specimen" lingers still
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At 22nd May 2008, theseldomkiller wrote:After 90 years, Darwin was amazed that some humans had evolved cranial exoskeletons
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Smith Brothers unveils new video as part of its stealth tobacco ad campaign
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At 22nd May 2008, Fingerwaggler wrote:The Intelligent Design snatch team were delighted with their relocation of the Darwin statue to the mens toilets
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At 22nd May 2008, dilettantejbb wrote:They all agreed that Darwin's attempt at self-fossilisation had proved eminently successful.
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At 22nd May 2008, ChrisJohnA wrote:Who was Darwin buried with then..... Out comes Darwin and lo and behold Candace, Stig and Rob Falconer appear too.
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At 22nd May 2008, justinic9 wrote:Taking a page from his own book, Darwin proves his fitness by surviving the Indian elephant鈥攁nd without a hard hat.
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At 22nd May 2008, Mega-King wrote:Darwin doesn't seem to understand modern humour.
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At 22nd May 2008, rogueslr wrote:The only way we got the job done so fast was I told them he was the Bishop of Krak贸w.
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Indiana Jones and the Temple of Resume
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At 22nd May 2008, Madviola wrote:Bicentenary? He doesn't look a day over 60!
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Auditions for the rap opera Carry on Charles were going swimmingly
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At 22nd May 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:The last surviving dambuster pilot explains - 'Originally, we were going to drop stone objects on them'.
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At 22nd May 2008, GerryT-UK wrote:Following his success on HIGNFY, the 成人快手 erects a statue of Brian Blessed
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At 22nd May 2008, Kaylie wrote:While everyone looked at the camera, Charles tried out his new stun-vision.
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At 22nd May 2008, muzzy543 wrote:The long awaited statue of 'C Thomas of Glasgow' is finally unveiled.
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:What happened to the elephant? We packed it back in its trunk.
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At 22nd May 2008, MoseTheRabbit wrote:Polish builders really are as good as everyone says.
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:The socialist workmen were all chanting "Up the Evolution"
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Workmen finally unearth the 成人快手 Caption Competition Moderator
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At 22nd May 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:A selection of models for the new bicentenary range pose next to the original Lego man.
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At 22nd May 2008, 4skinking wrote:Gene didn't mind being the one to take the picture - he wasn't selfish.
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At 22nd May 2008, Tommy3333 wrote:After seeing the workmen around him, it sadly dawned on him that his theory of evolution needed attention.
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At 22nd May 2008, There is no Silicon Heaven wrote:Charles had the lads in stitches when he turned up for work "stoned"
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:It was on loan to Kansas, but they sent it back.
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At 22nd May 2008, dangorironhide wrote:Darwin's missing links.
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:They had his name marked clearly on the crate, so we had to wait for it to be sent back from Northern Australia
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At 22nd May 2008, clevedonclaire wrote:The 4 workmen of the apocalypse
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At 22nd May 2008, SarahD wrote:William and Kate's wedding photos were not destined for Hello magazine.
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At 22nd May 2008, SarahD wrote:Charles felt that standards had dropped in the intervening years.
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At 22nd May 2008, tovasco wrote:Charles was perplexed by the incongruence of construction workers in his great theory
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:No, I said we needed some work done on an old geyser
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At 22nd May 2008, 4skinking wrote:Magazine readers gratefully complete their statue to the elusive and mystical MM in thanks for the return of the caption comp, it will, however, remain in a dark, damp basement until the LBQ also returns.
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Comment number 59.
At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Charles Darwin's statue is unveiled to commemorate the return of the 成人快手's caption competition
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At 22nd May 2008, rogueslr wrote:Time hadn't been kind to Harrison Ford but a statue of him as Indiana Jones was a fitting tribute.
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At 22nd May 2008, Steve-L19 wrote:Forget the kids' votes. The Blue Peter Team want this one in the garden.
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At 22nd May 2008, CC Baxter wrote:After 81 years away from the office, not only did Charles not get the memo about the change in dress code, but someone had also nicked his desk.
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Of course he looks upset. He's spent the last eighty years looking up an elephant's backside.
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:No, I said 'stone'. What did you think we were getting?
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At 22nd May 2008, hairy_octopus wrote:Proof of evolution: Darwin and the two-headed man
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At 22nd May 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'At first I was afraid I was petrified. I will survive.'
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At 22nd May 2008, Tim wrote:The last remaining survivor of the Heathrow terminal 5 luggage collection queue is unearthed at a recent archeological dig.
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At 22nd May 2008, CC Baxter wrote:Boy how we laughed when we found out that the elephant was actually a Banksy stunt.
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At 22nd May 2008, rogueslr wrote:So let me get this straight, it goes amoeba, fish, amphibian, rodent, ape, man, Health and Safety officer?
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At 22nd May 2008, ihateidiots wrote:Deep in the vaults they finally found a statue of the original C Thompson from Glasgow.
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At 22nd May 2008, rogueslr wrote:And here we have the unveiling of Rodin's 'Pole Dance Patron'.
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At 22nd May 2008, Candace9839 wrote:And you didn't see my lips move, eh?
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At 22nd May 2008, St-Bernard wrote:Ok lads, who's going to tell him it's Dress-Down-Friday?
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At 22nd May 2008, Mikasa83 wrote:Caption compertion returns with strict new regulations - during photography subjects must wear hard hads and hi-vis .
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At 22nd May 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'Why's 'e lookin' darn 'is nose at us, ven?' 'Sorry, mate, I fought you sed 'find vat statue an' leave nose tone unturned'.
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At 22nd May 2008, youngWillz wrote:Scientist fossilises before buidlers complete job!
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:OK, so who's Darwinna?
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At 22nd May 2008, mjsimpson2000 wrote:Health and safety gone mad: while no-one had ever actually seen the statue wave its arms about...
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Phil Harding and his team unearth the earliest known statue of Tony Robinson
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:As the elephant is moved for fear it might upset certain religious factions, Darwin's statue is restored after it was hidden so as not to upset Christians
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At 22nd May 2008, DisgustedOfMitcham2 wrote:Judges at the annual Darwin Awards were taking no chances that they would unwittingly end up as one of the entrants.
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At 22nd May 2008, youngWillz wrote:"Charlie is my Darwin, my Darwin, my Darwin!"
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Somehow, I feel the elephant might have been a little prettier
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At 22nd May 2008, Drumbeater wrote:When they said they'd lost their marbles, I didn't think they meant this!
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At 22nd May 2008, UnleashedLlama wrote:Tut, I'll have to take yet another photo, someone's still not smiling!
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At 22nd May 2008, nigelmccc wrote:They say the creationists are after him so badly, they've put his "Wanted" picture on the back of every tenner!
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At 22nd May 2008, simonguerrero wrote:I can't go with you all watching me!
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At 22nd May 2008, MarkGrout wrote:The very thought of joining the sky diving team was making Charles Darwin rather pale...
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At 22nd May 2008, RodBell wrote:The UK branch of the Village People surprise the the world as they announce Darwin as there mascot.
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At 22nd May 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:The writer of Freddie Starr's comedy routines is unearthed
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At 22nd May 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Some of the younger viewers were happy to wait for the punchline of Ronnie Corbett's last tale.
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At 22nd May 2008, jonnerC wrote:The eventual winner surveys the runners up in this years "Who can fold your arms and not grin competition"
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At 22nd May 2008, captaincarnut wrote:Rodney and chums chuckle as Del-Boy delves into the ancient statue market.
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At 22nd May 2008, placey wrote:Darwin, expecting victory in the new caption contest, has his coat ready.
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At 22nd May 2008, mzanchi wrote:After weeks of being ostracised, the Golem has finally been accepted by his new workmates.
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At 22nd May 2008, bradshad1 wrote:Darwin looks on aghast as he realises that humanity appears to have evolved to a level where workman cant put their helmets on the right way around
Or
The Natural History Museum's Cycling team reveals its newest member
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At 22nd May 2008, padraigq wrote:"Where have you been" said Mr Darwin clearly not pleased. "You said that you would be back to finish the work after the Bank Holiday Monday!"
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At 22nd May 2008, bamber222 wrote:Darwin, is tatue ?
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At 22nd May 2008, WesleysWorld wrote:Darwin's theory of evolution culminates with British Workers... much to his chargrain
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At 22nd May 2008, CaptionScarlet wrote:Amazing the evolution of molluscs since my day!
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