Caption Competition
13:29 UK time, Friday, 29 August 2008
Winning entries in the caption competition.
This week, Conchita, a seven-month-old Mangabey monkey, cuddles her foster mother at London Zoo. But what's being said?
The competition is now closed.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. allhallowseve
Should have gone to Specsavers!
5. Kipson
"Good disguise Elvis."
"Not so bad yourself Osama."
4. youngWillz
Paddington states quite categorically he did not ask for Marmoset sandwiches.
3. W_K_Snowdon
It was at that moment Sweep realised she had been replaced in Sooty's affections.
2. Rob Falconer
Evelyn Waugh finally decided to revise the first draft of Brideshead Revisited.
1. DavidDeeMoz
Charles Darwin woke up screaming - it was THAT dream, again.
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Comment number 1.
At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:Conchita, that's very naughty, now give Mr Miliband his teddy back..
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Bear necessities
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At 28th Aug 2008, purpleprole wrote:Damon Albarn introduces a new character, Teddsy, into his Monkey opera.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Scientists hail breakthrough in successfully mating monkey with boa constrictor
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Wey, hey, we're the Monkeys
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:You should have sent me to Specsavers, Mummy
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Conchita had wanted Paddington, but alas Fozzie would have to do
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At 28th Aug 2008, BigCodsy wrote:Paddington Bear remembers just why he left Peru in the first place!
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Evelyn Waugh finally decided to revise the first draft of "Brideshead Revisited"
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Tarzan was actually a lot hairier than in Edgar Rice Burrough's book
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At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:At the Teddy Bear's picnic, seems the surprise was that they weren't all cuddly herbivores..
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At 28th Aug 2008, Steve-L19 wrote:100 Grand in used notes or the teddy gets it!
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At 28th Aug 2008, Tony Doyle wrote:I was famous once, I used to do the trailers for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Olympic coverage... hmmph... I used to be on the testcard....
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Newly discovered Ross Perot baby pictures published by the Sun
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At 28th Aug 2008, Fauconnier wrote:Dope on a rope
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At 28th Aug 2008, kamrengirl wrote:She's MY hunnybear I tell you! All MINE! Now, back off!
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At 28th Aug 2008, Woundedpride wrote:Leave my mum alone, you reporters! She's got laryngitis and can't speak...
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At 28th Aug 2008, Fauconnier wrote:Time for your make-up, Mr Bean
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At 28th Aug 2008, man_mountain wrote:Knowing that his time in office was drawing to a close, President Bush sought comfort with one of his closest friends.
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Comment number 21.
At 28th Aug 2008, spareribman wrote:Quick, take my picture cuddling this monkey
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Comment number 22.
At 28th Aug 2008, Marquee wrote:When I asked for a photo of a mischievous young thing in a teddy, this wasn't what I had in mind...
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At 28th Aug 2008, sarahtrieste wrote:Bear with me....
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At 28th Aug 2008, Tara674 wrote:I've never even heard of Harry Harlow 1958! I just love my Teddy!
(psychology joke, look it up!)
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Comment number 25.
At 28th Aug 2008, Eregol wrote:Mummy said I had bear faced cheek.
Seems she was right.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:Please don't let them make me watch Big Brother, please teddy..
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At 28th Aug 2008, Don_Booth wrote:The line-up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing is unveiled.
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At 28th Aug 2008, wotnocaptioncomp wrote:Announcement of new 'Celebrity Come Dancing' couple raises eyebrows
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Dolores had obviously misunderstood what Rodney meant by the monkey and teddy comment
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Comment number 30.
At 28th Aug 2008, purpleprole wrote:"Your mother and I have been talking, and we think it's time to tell you we're not your real parents"
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At 28th Aug 2008, jarkinstall wrote:Conchita still has alot to learn about un-doing bra straps.
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Terrorists train monkeys in gorilla warfare
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At 28th Aug 2008, MersonTuffers wrote:When Conchita said she needed a pooh this wan't quite what she had in mind......
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Why did they christen me Conchita? Actually, I eat shells.
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At 28th Aug 2008, stevey1000 wrote:monkey bears resemblence......
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Comment number 36.
At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Brideshead Zoo Revisited
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At 28th Aug 2008, deejay wrote:My mother can't talk to the press at the moment. She's just had her dinner and she's stuffed.
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At 28th Aug 2008, MootSights wrote:...and I'm a monkey's uncle.
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Unfortunately, the experiment failed when someone left a mirror in the monkey enclosure
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At 28th Aug 2008, Dodie James wrote:More revelations from behind the scenes of X Factor, as the 'real' voice of Simon Cowell is revealed..
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At 28th Aug 2008, sarahtrieste wrote:What d'you mean we don't look alike? She has my eyes.
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At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:I Warn You - Take This Away From Me And I'll Go Ape !
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At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:Oi - Cuddles !
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Wiinnie-the-Pooh finally managed to find someone Brad and Angelina had missed
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At 28th Aug 2008, Steven wrote:New Strictly Come Dancing line-up announced
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Rowan Atkinson was later found hugged to death in a corner of the monkey enclosure
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:She's named him Charleton
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Wouldn't Robert have been a better name for the monkey? Robert Mangabey.
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At 28th Aug 2008, baxendale51 wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen, the worlds funniest super glue accident
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At 28th Aug 2008, Spatchio wrote:Animals made homeless after a zoo is repossessed, as sub-primate mortgage crisis worsens.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:She's named him Charlton
(spelling correction)
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At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:Beary Primates !
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Conchita's mother was an avid astrologist and often asked "What's ursine?"
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Leaving her surrogate mother was a great wrench for the monkey.
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At 28th Aug 2008, nick_fowler wrote:"I'm a Believer," said the monkey
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At 28th Aug 2008, embraboy wrote:Charles and Camilla cuddle for a photo opportunity.
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At 28th Aug 2008, penny-farthing wrote:Fostering has really transformed me.People used to say I could be a real bear.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:It was going to be tough to replace Roddy McDowall in the prequel to the Planet of the Apes
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At 28th Aug 2008, Marquee wrote:Fostering service in crisis: attempt discovered to cover up shortage of suitable foster parents and children.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Bo_Uddin wrote:"Don't move teddy, just a few more snaps for them to aaargghh over!"
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At 28th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:One more move and the bear gets it
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:They call her Conchita's foster mother because they wash her in Australian lager - no wonder she's hugging her so tightly
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At 28th Aug 2008, riche66 wrote:Manchester United reject claim that Rooney's cousin is too young to sign
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:An early draft of "Brideshead Revisited" had featured Lord Greystoke
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At 28th Aug 2008, placey wrote:Prince Charles' first birthday pictures revealed on internet
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At 28th Aug 2008, Mute Joe wrote:Conchita was a whizz at the coconut shy.
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At 28th Aug 2008, superiorMaurice wrote:Now that's what I call a bear hug!
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At 28th Aug 2008, Marquee wrote:Outrage at latest range of living fur stoles aimed at pre-school market.
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At 28th Aug 2008, OurSwipe wrote:A Chimp Off The Old Block !
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At 28th Aug 2008, odmund wrote:Directors of the Olympic closing ceremony were relieved to find that, this time, the one with the cute face also had the voice.
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At 28th Aug 2008, allinred wrote:Please, someone help me, I think mummy is dead.
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At 28th Aug 2008, penny-farthing wrote:Judging from the ragged remains in the tiger enclosure, the foster-mother project was not quite so successful.
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At 28th Aug 2008, zenowatch wrote:Here we come, walkin'
Down the street.
We get the funniest looks from
Ev'ry one we meet.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
And people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down!
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At 28th Aug 2008, stuartwjcollins wrote:I think with a bit of practice we could win Strictly Come Dancing
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At 28th Aug 2008, Woundedpride wrote:Whaddya mean, she's not my mum? Look at the ears, mate, the ears! Hers are only fluffier 'cos she comes from Norway.
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At 28th Aug 2008, sternpaddler wrote:(1) Bubbles.
(2) Bubbles on being told that Michael Jackson was successful in his custody battle.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Spatchio wrote:Conchita says her final goodbye, as the end of the Olympics marked the return of traditional menus to restaurants.
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At 28th Aug 2008, neildwilson wrote:No I'm not a Baboon - they have a bear behind!
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At 28th Aug 2008, joking1977 wrote:All this media attention is enough to make me fill macaques...
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At 28th Aug 2008, lukedunn wrote:Vivisection scandal as protesters claim Pfizer has unlawfully tested new aphrodisiac.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:The keeper at the monkey enclosure was a bit deaf, and hadn't quite grasped the suggestion that Conchita exercise more by taking up Yoga
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At 28th Aug 2008, 1984Laura wrote:Joan Rivers heard on the grapevine that hugging teddy bears could help fight signs of aging.
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At 28th Aug 2008, GPWBridge wrote:Daddy Bear: Who has been eating my porridge!?
Mummy Bear: Who has been eating my porridge?!
Baby Bear - splutters, gargle: help!
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At 28th Aug 2008, Javascript Error 318 wrote:What do you mean it's a rare Steiff? It still comes apart just as easy!
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Mother Bear with Ursa Minor
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At 28th Aug 2008, mikeonmondays wrote:The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ were forced to look for another mascot following the 'Mudsy-Pudsey In Funky-Monkey Cage-Rage Banana-Bender' tabloid stories...
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At 28th Aug 2008, stumo99 wrote:Paddington's greatest fears were realized when he met his new cell mate.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Hamley's announce they have been raided by a team of very agile burglars
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At 28th Aug 2008, Manisha wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 28th Aug 2008, DartmoorKid wrote:Teddy: "So...you really ARE the reincarnation of Rosemary Clooney?"
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At 28th Aug 2008, penny-farthing wrote:In a very unusual Siamese twin separation surgeons were concerned that traumatic loss of stuffing might lead to teddy's demise.
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At 28th Aug 2008, izere2 wrote:You may well laugh - but when you're as scared as I am you'll cling to anything!
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At 28th Aug 2008, hartshj wrote:Zookepers hoped nobody would notice Charlotte, the bear's 7 year old owner, in the lion cage
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At 28th Aug 2008, dinasyddraig wrote:Will you be my new Mummy? The nasty men ate her face and sucked out her eyes.
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At 28th Aug 2008, MiriamD wrote:Who's the Teddy?
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At 28th Aug 2008, Cherlew wrote:He aint heavy, he's my monkey.
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At 28th Aug 2008, Dave_Benyon wrote:"Aloysius and I have come down for the new Brideshead auditions, don't you know?"
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At 28th Aug 2008, Stella Worton wrote:Ken and Barbie are back together.
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At 28th Aug 2008, kubstar wrote:You'll look after me won't you Ted....
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At 28th Aug 2008, charltones wrote:No Conchita, you can't call your foster parent "Mohammed". How about Mary?
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