Caption Competition
Winning entries in the caption competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week, we bid farewell to a Caption Competition favourite - the President of the United States, George Walker Bush, whose tenure in the Oval Office ends on Tuesday.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Stellsie
Dubya was secretly pleased to see what was left over from the yard sale.
5. L A Odicean
It's an incredible picture because wherever you stand to look at it the Secret Service bodyguards seem to follow you around the room.
4. j-o-n-a-t-h-a-n
"And this picture shows me demonstrating to Bill Clinton how to say no."
3. abbotofmelrose
"Can I give him a presidential pardon?"
2. Moriarty23
"Hey!! Whaddya know!!? That fella's got the same watch as me!! Laura! Hey Laura! Guess what?! That's fella's got the same watch as me!!"
1. SundayParkGeorge
George wondered whether Barack would object to his choice of wallpaper.
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Comment number 1.
At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Hey, how come I'm not wearing a jacket in the mirror?
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Comment number 2.
At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Like Tony Blair, when I retire from office, I'm going into after-dinner speechificationism
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At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:At least Obama wasn't named after a crisp
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At 15th Jan 2009, rogueslr wrote:Not bad, who is it?
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At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:After eight years in office, George still can't tell the difference between Iran and Iraq
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At 15th Jan 2009, Marbello wrote:mmm, quarter past ten.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:The White House had painted a picture of George on the door, so he knew how to get out
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At 15th Jan 2009, Neil wrote:I remember that day, it took five and a half hours to paint. Got my fingers all crossed up counting.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:Damn, my watch is wrong
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At 15th Jan 2009, Manisha wrote:Hey, where are the shoes?
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At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Luckily, George had fully recovered from his accident hanging upside-down from a ski-lift
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At 15th Jan 2009, Gethundersley Chodmaintaffwackery wrote:The "Picture of Dorian Bush" doesn't quite work.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Painting by numbskulls
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Comment number 14.
At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:George wondered whether Barack would object to his choice of wallpaper
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Comment number 15.
At 15th Jan 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Under George, the USA had become the Untied States of America
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Comment number 16.
At 15th Jan 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:You mean it's too big for my passport?
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Comment number 17.
At 15th Jan 2009, kingsdownmummy wrote:Nice shoes! Mmm i picked them up recently!
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Comment number 18.
At 15th Jan 2009, rogueslr wrote:They got it wrong, I always part my hair on the other side.
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Comment number 19.
At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 20.
At 15th Jan 2009, Wrinklyoldgit wrote:That man was voted the worst US President in the last 50 years, he even looks like me...............
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Comment number 21.
At 15th Jan 2009, rogueslr wrote:This should have appeared as the CC last week, but the paint wasn't dry then.
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Comment number 22.
At 15th Jan 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:George wondered whether Obama would get rid of his racing-car-shaped bed
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Comment number 23.
At 15th Jan 2009, Walderslad wrote:Yeah, it is a nice finger latticification posation, isn't it? I can do a church and a rowboat too.
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At 15th Jan 2009, vetrad wrote:The unveiling of the new White House dartboard was a great success
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Comment number 25.
At 15th Jan 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:Luckily, the painter had ignored the Mickey Mouse motif on George's watch
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At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:Unbelievable, flat, lifeless, showing no spark of intelligence. Mind you the painting on the left is quite good.
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Comment number 27.
At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:Mirror, mirror on the wall...
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Comment number 28.
At 15th Jan 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:The White House had requested an artist to paint Bush, but had ended up with a painter who was more used to doing female nudes
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Comment number 29.
At 15th Jan 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:Me, the outgoing President of America? I suppose I am kinda social, yes.
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Comment number 30.
At 15th Jan 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:You mean I haven't been the President of Armenia for the past eight years?
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Comment number 31.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:Call Security! There's that weird guy looking through the White House window again.
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At 15th Jan 2009, penny-farthing wrote:George Double-Ya Bush.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:George realised he should never have employed that Czech artist when he saw that the poodle by his legs looked like Tony Blair
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Comment number 34.
At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:At least I wasn't misunderrepresented there.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Wild_Boar wrote:Hmmm...nice crotch!
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Comment number 36.
At 15th Jan 2009, OurSwipe wrote:Most Agree His Middle Name Was Almost Spelt Correctly !
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Comment number 37.
At 15th Jan 2009, GarryRF wrote:" I never knew I had that many fingers to cross! "
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Comment number 38.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:Well, when I retire, I'm hoping to become a moderator for the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Magazine Monitor
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Comment number 39.
At 15th Jan 2009, carlstig wrote:George left office happy knowing he had got Obama's new car featured on "Pimp My Ride"
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Comment number 40.
At 15th Jan 2009, Wild_Boar wrote:Hmmm...nice crotch.
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Comment number 41.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:The cause of last week's gremlins is revealed
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At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Wonder if I get a few 8x10s and wallet size prints.
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Comment number 43.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:It's titled "Bush with Urn." Hey, where's Urn?
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At 15th Jan 2009, Jordy Derby wrote:...so it's Good-bye from me, and it's Goodbye from him.
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Comment number 45.
At 15th Jan 2009, ironpaulshaw wrote:Hey, some guy painted my self portrait
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At 15th Jan 2009, nikjohnson wrote:George's "Mini-me" hadn't come out as expected
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At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:I got it painted by an impressionist just before he started campaigning against the third runway at Heathrow
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Comment number 48.
At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Dick Cheney was funning me again - my fly's not open.
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Comment number 49.
At 15th Jan 2009, IamtheHumanRace wrote:This is the winning entry in this year's "Photographer of the Year" competition, entitled, "The examined life is still not worth living."
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Comment number 50.
At 15th Jan 2009, CairnTerrier wrote:It's meant to be me - is that what they call Impressionist?
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Comment number 51.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:You mean it's not him? I've been telling everyone who visits the White House it's Lloyd Bridges.
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Comment number 52.
At 15th Jan 2009, Jordy Derby wrote:So the answer to what could be worse than George Bush is...2 George Bushes.
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Comment number 53.
At 15th Jan 2009, Moriarty23 wrote:Hey!! Whaddya know!!? That fella's got the same watch as me!! Laura! Hey Laura! Guess what?! That's fella's got the same watch as me!!
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At 15th Jan 2009, rogueslr wrote:Freed from the Presidency, George could once again persue his career as a model, here he approves the artwork for his new Depends ad.
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Comment number 55.
At 15th Jan 2009, mustblognow wrote:I know the face but, ....
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Comment number 56.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:A portrait seemed appropriate - everyone said my Presidency was fourthrait.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:So judging by the shadow, Mickey's hands were wrong after all.
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At 15th Jan 2009, jammyrhona wrote:Bush's offer to leave his portrait in the White House as a reminder of his legacy was met with an uncomfortable silence.
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At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:It's inscribed "The Greatest American President of the Twenty-first Century" ...
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Comment number 60.
At 15th Jan 2009, Wild_Boar wrote:President Bush inspects his body double for the farewell opentop motorcade procession. through Dealey Plaza.
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Comment number 61.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:Now I'm gonna nail this picture up there on Mount Rushmore
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At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:This is not my beautiful house...
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At 15th Jan 2009, Ruaraidh Gillies wrote:I can do "Here's a church, here's a steeple," but I always have trouble opening the door to show the people.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Wonder what would take that stain out?
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At 15th Jan 2009, OurSwipe wrote:George Proudly Displays His Latest Playschool Creation !
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At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:Double jeopardy
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Comment number 67.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:I see Obama's put a sticker on it saying "Persona non Grata." Now isn't that just Jim Dandy?
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At 15th Jan 2009, Neil wrote:The final week of the Bush presidency was marked by George trying unsuccessfully to hang the painting flat on the wall of the Oval office.
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Comment number 69.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:To add a touch of class, George had specified that a real watch be incorporated into the painting
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At 15th Jan 2009, rogueslr wrote:The artist's subtle 'two fingers to America' was lost on most people.
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At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:Instead of a watch, a cuckoo clock would have been more appropriate
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At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:George has been talking to his "stunt double" for 10 minutes before he realises his mistake
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Comment number 73.
At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Hey, if Jeb gets to be President, too, it'll be a family portrait in pieces like a jigsaw - how cool is that?
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Comment number 74.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:Hang on, guys, remind me. Which one of us is the painting?
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Comment number 75.
At 15th Jan 2009, jammyrhona wrote:"Dude - your flies are undone."
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At 15th Jan 2009, OurSwipe wrote:George Was Determined To Win The 'First To Blink' Competition !
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Comment number 77.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:But George had misheard Obama when he said he was going to hang the painting in the Louvre
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Comment number 78.
At 15th Jan 2009, Marquee wrote:George W Bush pictured at the unveilifying of his portraitification
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At 15th Jan 2009, Magnum Carter wrote:"Dude, there's a queue ok?"
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At 15th Jan 2009, Candace9839 wrote:I hope they hang this in the Office of Strategery
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At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:It's being marketed in Iraq as part of some game called "Chuckashoe"
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At 15th Jan 2009, GirlWeekday wrote:"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to humiliate this country's president, and neither do we"
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Comment number 83.
At 15th Jan 2009, nick_fowler wrote:The painting seemed appropiate, as George has many poor traits
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At 15th Jan 2009, danteGideon wrote:Now, if the big hand's pointing to - darn it, I can't tell time upside down either!
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At 15th Jan 2009, DisgustedOfMitcham2 wrote:Fool me once, I'm a fool. Fool me twice... Gee! Look! Now there's two of me!
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At 15th Jan 2009, Rockahula wrote:Goddamit, people will look at this and think I only got seven fingers. Why didn't he show all nine?
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At 15th Jan 2009, rogueslr wrote:There's never anything on TV, just more repeats!
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At 15th Jan 2009, Blythy wrote:hey.... that guy took my watch!!
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At 15th Jan 2009, Nzie wrote:Just keep smilin'....
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Comment number 90.
At 15th Jan 2009, Fauconnier wrote:So, come on, tell me, how much does this guy in Greece make for a living?
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Comment number 91.
At 15th Jan 2009, OurSwipe wrote:I Sure Do Love Art - I'm A Big Fan Of That Mozart Fella !
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At 15th Jan 2009, Fauconnier wrote:Gonna have to start thinking for a change now ...
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At 15th Jan 2009, Mighty Quinn wrote:Would the real president please take one step forward.
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At 15th Jan 2009, Fauconnier wrote:It was painted by some little guy with two toilets - Two-loos Lautrec I think he said his name was
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At 15th Jan 2009, Fauconnier wrote:Hey, where did the painter get all that Grecian 2000 from ?
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At 15th Jan 2009, Stephen Simpson wrote:Nice work on the work on the Plastic Surgery, Tony.
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At 15th Jan 2009, rogueslr wrote:Laura, do you agree when they say I should be 'well hung'?
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At 15th Jan 2009, Fauconnier wrote:It would have been a full-length portrait if only I hadn't thrown my only pair of shoes back at that Iraqi journalist
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At 15th Jan 2009, Fauconnier wrote:Looks like they got thet Escher guy to do my fingers
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At 15th Jan 2009, Fauconnier wrote:Is it me, or are postage stamps getting bigger every day?
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