Caption Competition
Winning entries in the caption competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week's picture is of the "no kissing" sign at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. manisha98116
"And that is the sign I was conceived under."
5. bennym22
"And in other news, parents have applauded the move to ban the physical expression of inter-muppet love on Sesame Street."
4. crazymurdav
"Tourist's were reminded to be on the look out for Easter Island heads in disguise, especially around Valentine's time."
3. redalfa147
"Train station bans in-focus people."
2. MJF_dodo
"Cowboys Kissing Women In Rollers Strictly Prohibited."
1. lavaboarder
"No Rorschach inkblot tests allowed."
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Comment number 1.
At 19th Feb 2009, james wrote:No silhouettes allowed
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Comment number 2.
At 19th Feb 2009, sewerpigeon wrote:The recession wasn't the only thing hitting the Bike Shed industry hard...
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Comment number 3.
At 19th Feb 2009, virtualindividual wrote:New regulations mean John Wayne isn't allowed to smooch with Marge Simpson.
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Comment number 4.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:Caution. You are now leaving the heteropolis.
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At 19th Feb 2009, Marquee wrote:No Simpson's impersonations allowed? Doh!
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Comment number 6.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:That was shadow Rabbit. Now if I twist my hands like this...
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Comment number 7.
At 19th Feb 2009, Marquee wrote:It is forbidden to appear in a 1950s sitcom
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Comment number 8.
At 19th Feb 2009, Marquee wrote:Just say no...
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Comment number 9.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:No sharing of chewing gum.
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Comment number 10.
At 19th Feb 2009, Woundedpride wrote:Badly Drawn Boy's Mum and Dad not allowed access
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Comment number 11.
At 19th Feb 2009, kempsy wrote:No pouts allowed - this means Girls Aloud as well then!
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Comment number 12.
At 19th Feb 2009, Woundedpride wrote:Use of Superglue on lips is strictly prohited in this station
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Comment number 13.
At 19th Feb 2009, Marquee wrote:The Pope is accused of dumbing down in his latest encyclical on contraception
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Comment number 14.
At 19th Feb 2009, Woundedpride wrote:No plastic surgery allowed here
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Comment number 15.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:Pyramus and Thisbe were disappointed at Wall's overethusiasm.
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Comment number 16.
At 19th Feb 2009, pinkpantsgirl wrote:Leslie Ash thought she should probably hurry past the 'lip implants free zone'.
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Comment number 17.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:Walls may have ears, but lips are right out.
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Comment number 18.
At 19th Feb 2009, pedro_fusball wrote:WARNING: Kissing causes large lumps to appear all over your head. Wear a HAT!
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Comment number 19.
At 19th Feb 2009, Ben wrote:...And in other news, parents have applauded the move to ban the physical expression of inter-muppet love on Sesame Street. Big Bird was not available for comment...
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Comment number 20.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:On this spot in 1953, Nora Batty and Hilda Ogden canoodled with their husbands.
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Comment number 21.
At 19th Feb 2009, Paul Morris wrote:Just you come back with that mistletoe - right now!
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Comment number 22.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:Of course we can snog - I'm not wearing a hat
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Comment number 23.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:Straw boaters may only be worn whilst punting.
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Comment number 24.
At 19th Feb 2009, Dave wrote:No inflatable dolls allowed!
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Comment number 25.
At 19th Feb 2009, Skiron wrote:Wearing saucepans and rubber kitchen gloves on the head are now banned due to health reasons.
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Comment number 26.
At 19th Feb 2009, Dave wrote:Checkmate !
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Comment number 27.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:Why ban kissing when those hats are so obviously designed for it?
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Comment number 28.
At 19th Feb 2009, Candace9839 wrote:No Snogging Zone
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Comment number 29.
At 19th Feb 2009, OGNash wrote:Oi, you! Whatever you're drawing on that wall under the sign, you can stop it right now!
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Comment number 30.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:Why ban kissing, when surely nobody wants to kiss some woman in rollers?
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Comment number 31.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:At least they're not trying to ban humps in the road
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Comment number 32.
At 19th Feb 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Blue Oyster Bar preferred parking
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Comment number 33.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:Don't worry, just come TO Wales - the Land of Snog!
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Comment number 34.
At 19th Feb 2009, Dave wrote:New superhero, Blurry Lady gives the Invisible Man a sneaky goodbye kiss.
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Comment number 35.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:Don't worry, just come to Wales - the Land of Snog!
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Comment number 36.
At 19th Feb 2009, OurSwipe wrote:I don't know Cher,
I'm not allowed to find out anymore !
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Comment number 37.
At 19th Feb 2009, dvboy83 wrote:Heavy and Petting were finally happy to leave the Bombing, Diving and Unaccompanied Children behind.
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Comment number 38.
At 19th Feb 2009, MalcolmB wrote:A woman rushes out of the "no kissing" zone having spent hours desperate for a snog
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Comment number 39.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:Oh look, we must be entering Jane Austen country
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Comment number 40.
At 19th Feb 2009, Candace9839 wrote:On the upside, flashing your mate goodbye was allowed
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Comment number 41.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:Banksy gets authoritarian
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Comment number 42.
At 19th Feb 2009, alegrias3 wrote:"I'm getting one of those for the bedroom."
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Comment number 43.
At 19th Feb 2009, Dave wrote:Guillotine free zone
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Comment number 44.
At 19th Feb 2009, Kaylie wrote:Banksy, all set to unleash his latest piece highlighting the micro-management of the individual by Government, was gutted to find someone had got there first.
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Comment number 45.
At 19th Feb 2009, poshboy1980 wrote:The lonely, single station manager tried his best to defend the kissing ban, but it was clear he had an ulterior loco-motive...
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Comment number 46.
At 19th Feb 2009, OurSwipe wrote:You'll never forget your first 'staring into each others eyes whilst almost making lip contact'
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Comment number 47.
At 19th Feb 2009, OurSwipe wrote:Shrek's buggered then !
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Comment number 48.
At 19th Feb 2009, OurSwipe wrote:Should've gone to Peck-savers !
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Comment number 49.
At 19th Feb 2009, Pendragon wrote:But you've got the "no kissing" sign all wrong - it's a 'p' not a 'k'
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Comment number 50.
At 19th Feb 2009, alegrias3 wrote:Cherie Blur
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Comment number 51.
At 19th Feb 2009, Manisha wrote:And that is the sign I was conceived under
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Comment number 52.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Shirley was a member of an out-of-focus group
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Comment number 53.
At 19th Feb 2009, lavaboarder wrote:No Rorschach inkblot tests allowed
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Comment number 54.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:The Government had found a cheaper alternative to handing out contraceptives in schools
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Comment number 55.
At 19th Feb 2009, Magnum Carter wrote:Fashion Police Advisory Committee: Hats and afros do not mix
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Comment number 56.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:London Underground's new sign indicates trains terminate here - you can't go all the way
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Comment number 57.
At 19th Feb 2009, Magnum Carter wrote:The 'Reference to Casablanca Prohibited' sign was altered for the vision-impaired.
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Comment number 58.
At 19th Feb 2009, heleliz wrote:That's the Phantom Raspberry Blower outlawed, then.
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Comment number 59.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:The sign is clearly an indication of a totalitarian government - which is probably why the girl is rushin'
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Comment number 60.
At 19th Feb 2009, Magnum Carter wrote:The W.I. ensure no woman should be forced to respond to "How YOU doin'?"
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Comment number 61.
At 19th Feb 2009, lavaboarder wrote:There will be long delays due to the wrong type of kissing on the platform
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Comment number 62.
At 19th Feb 2009, MattHardcastle wrote:No Mick Jagger impressions
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Comment number 63.
At 19th Feb 2009, poshboy1980 wrote:Virgin Trains unveils its new logo...
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Comment number 64.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:No, you fool, it's Oliver Postgate we're banning - that sign should indicate "No Noggin"
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Comment number 65.
At 19th Feb 2009, poshboy1980 wrote:He wanted a brief encounter;
She wanted to encounter his briefs;
Both were in for a big disappointment...
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Comment number 66.
At 19th Feb 2009, Discombobulator wrote:no foreplay allowed !
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Comment number 67.
At 19th Feb 2009, j-o-n-a-t-h-a-n wrote:Kissing goodbye banned when your train hasn't been cancelled.
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Comment number 68.
At 19th Feb 2009, Mute Joe wrote:Bank Quay was just a poor imitation when it came to graffiti artists.
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Comment number 69.
At 19th Feb 2009, lolkat wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 70.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:It's the latest Government Health Warning - don't kiss women with bubonic plague
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Comment number 71.
At 19th Feb 2009, Jordy Derby wrote:Signmaker's personal life in question ever since he was asked to portray 'passionate, lingering kissing'
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Comment number 72.
At 19th Feb 2009, DisgustedOfMitcham2 wrote:Caroline wanted to make a hasty exit before the strange man in the hat returned with his plans to do unspeakable things.
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Comment number 73.
At 19th Feb 2009, mainbass wrote:Namby pamby southern displays of affection prohibited. Offenders will be thrown to the whippets.
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Comment number 74.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:As a tribute to "Last of the Summer Wine," the local council unveils its "Welcome to Holmfirth" sign
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Comment number 75.
At 19th Feb 2009, j-o-n-a-t-h-a-n wrote:No Picking Up Zone
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Comment number 76.
At 19th Feb 2009, Vicky S wrote:Please dispose of your chewing gum responsibly.
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Comment number 77.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Warrington unveils its tribute to three great pop sensations - Badly Drawn Boy, Madonna and Blur
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Comment number 78.
At 19th Feb 2009, Vicky S wrote:'Just remember this, a kiss is just a kiss - as trains go by'
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Comment number 79.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Warrington? It looks more like Peck'em.
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Comment number 80.
At 19th Feb 2009, Iron Panda wrote:Sherlock Holmes didn't much approve of Dr.Watsons new look either, but did find the ban to be a step too far.
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Comment number 81.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Warrington clearly defines its pecking order
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Comment number 82.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Pecking order!
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Comment number 83.
At 19th Feb 2009, Marquee wrote:Warning, no first aiders on platform. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation unavailable.
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Comment number 84.
At 19th Feb 2009, Vicky S wrote:The residents of Liphook were proud to be at the forefront of the Government's visual placenames initiative.
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Comment number 85.
At 19th Feb 2009, OurSwipe wrote:Warrington Quay, this is Warrington Quay
Alight here for the Petting zoo...
... What ?!? When ?!? Oh OK,
Warrington Quay this is Warrington Quay
Alight here for the Zoo !
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Comment number 86.
At 19th Feb 2009, Marquee wrote:Station pays lip service to public freedom
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Comment number 87.
At 19th Feb 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Actually, we got the signs as a job lot when they closed down the local swimming-pool
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Comment number 88.
At 19th Feb 2009, OurSwipe wrote:Both agreed the garlic bread had been a bad idea !
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Comment number 89.
At 19th Feb 2009, Big Blox wrote:Spaghetti-sharing is absolutely forbidden.
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Comment number 90.
At 19th Feb 2009, Marquee wrote:No over-enthusiastic toffee chewing allowed
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Comment number 91.
At 19th Feb 2009, Presto West End wrote:"the kissing I don't really have a problem with, but you see, its a gateway thing. One kiss today and soon they'll have THREE children, which is just not on"
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Comment number 92.
At 19th Feb 2009, youngWillz wrote:Ban x x x, see? (Banksy)
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Comment number 93.
At 19th Feb 2009, Vicky S wrote:Sex Education Advice had come a long way since the early days.
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Comment number 94.
At 19th Feb 2009, katelils wrote:Brief Encounter impersonations are strictly prohibited.
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Comment number 95.
At 19th Feb 2009, youngWillz wrote:Under no circumstances must you marry a woman who does her hair with a pie crust crimper.
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Comment number 96.
At 19th Feb 2009, DavidDeeMoz wrote:Passengers are forbidden to travel without their bodies
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Comment number 97.
At 19th Feb 2009, Presto West End wrote:As the man lay fighting for life on the platform, the paramedic wished he'd paid more attention to the legal module of his training.
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Comment number 98.
At 19th Feb 2009, DavidDeeMoz wrote:Heads left unattended will be removed
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Comment number 99.
At 19th Feb 2009, Big Blox wrote:Stop! Remove your trilby before getting close to women with freshly permed hair.
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Comment number 100.
At 19th Feb 2009, JimmyG wrote:With the finale of her seductive rendezvous with Superman ruined, an outraged Wonder Woman was caught fleeing the seen.
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