Caption Competition
The competition is now closed.
This week it's clowns attend the opening ceremony of the 16th Latin American Clown Convention in Mexico City.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Valerie Ganne:
Of course I look miserable, I just bought a new car and the doors won't fall off.
5. MorningGlories:
Wish I'd brought my V for Vendetta mask.
4. BaldoBingham:
With a final check on their makeup, they took their places in the perfume department of Debenhams.
3. Chopper32:
Dress down Friday at the European Central Bank.
2. SkarloeyLine:
The Duchess of Alba wasn't going to be outdone by the bridesmaids on her big day.
1. Rogueslr:
I used to be the face of McDonald's until the IMDB published my age.
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Comment number 1.
At 20th Oct 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Yeah, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Magazine Monitor hasn't had a clown caption for, what, three weeks?
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Comment number 2.
At 20th Oct 2011, Candace9839 wrote:'My balloon is bigger' seemed to have lost something in translation.
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At 20th Oct 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:The members at the Coulrophobics' Convention were about to have a bit of a shock
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At 20th Oct 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Of course I didn't look in a mirror to check my hair - I suffer from coulrophobia
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At 20th Oct 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:With a final check on their makeup, they took their places in the perfume department of Debenhams.
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Comment number 6.
At 20th Oct 2011, Candace9839 wrote:The concept of the identity parade was just beginning to sink in
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At 20th Oct 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Coco began to be a bit suspicious of his neighbour after he burst three balloons in succession
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At 20th Oct 2011, Gray Gable wrote:"Well, who has got the pins then?"
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At 20th Oct 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Go ahead, pull my finger
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Comment number 10.
At 20th Oct 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The new X-Factor judges are sworn in
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At 20th Oct 2011, Tremorman wrote:The Durex test bench
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Comment number 12.
At 20th Oct 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:The look of disdain at the lack of colour was hidden only by the smile Coco had painted on that morning...
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Comment number 13.
At 20th Oct 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Balloon animal training camp was off to a slow start
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Comment number 14.
At 20th Oct 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:You know what they say about men with big feet?
Yeah, bunions.
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Comment number 15.
At 20th Oct 2011, Gray Gable wrote:Yeh, I’m a banker too..
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At 20th Oct 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Line on left, one balloon each
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Comment number 17.
At 20th Oct 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:Had an accident at work? Hear what Coco has to say. "They got me twenty grand for slipping on a banana skin at work and a further ten for the incident with the bucket of water, now that's a good lawyer."
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Comment number 18.
At 20th Oct 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:The jury in the Michael Jackson trial is finally settled
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Comment number 19.
At 20th Oct 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:After the Liam Fox case, David Cameron decides on a whole new Cabinet
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Comment number 20.
At 20th Oct 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Welcome to Hell. I'm your host, Auguste...
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Comment number 21.
At 20th Oct 2011, Tremorman wrote:Do Clowns have funny bones?
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Comment number 22.
At 20th Oct 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Yeah, I'm a balloon artist - this is meant to be a bad case of haemorrhoids
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Comment number 23.
At 20th Oct 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:Producers try to liven up the new series of 15 to 1...
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Comment number 24.
At 20th Oct 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Wonder what the French are doing today?
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Comment number 25.
At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:This year's G20 summit gets kicked off with a team building balloon exercise.
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Comment number 26.
At 20th Oct 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:Adam Werritty, where is he now?
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Comment number 27.
At 20th Oct 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:You know what they say - big feet ... revolving bow-tie
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Comment number 28.
At 20th Oct 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:Is it me, or are none of them really smiling?
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Comment number 29.
At 20th Oct 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:You fool - this isn't a Star Trek Convention
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Comment number 30.
At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:As the doctor warmed his hands he knew that "cough and drop" was not going to cut it with these inflamations
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Comment number 31.
At 20th Oct 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Of course I look miserable - I just bought a new car, and the doors won't fall off
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At 20th Oct 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:She's down to her last three balloons on the dance floor. Clown posse on the left standby to cover.
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Comment number 33.
At 20th Oct 2011, rogueslr wrote:Coco was having last minute doubts about becoming a Freemason.
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Chipperfield Follies
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Comment number 35.
At 20th Oct 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Scary, innit?
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Comment number 36.
At 20th Oct 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:We're not in France anymore, Chuckles.
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At 20th Oct 2011, rogueslr wrote:I really wanted to be an accountant, but my dad insisted I got a proper job.
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Comment number 38.
At 20th Oct 2011, Tremorman wrote:One had the funny feeling that this was going to be a let down
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Comment number 39.
At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Them
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Comment number 40.
At 20th Oct 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:'Tragically hilarious' will be our theme this evening. Who's first up?
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Comment number 41.
At 20th Oct 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Billy Smart? Nah, I used to work for Billy Thicko.
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Comment number 42.
At 20th Oct 2011, rogueslr wrote:Don't you just hate it when people confuse us for Law Lords?
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Comment number 43.
At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Colonel Gaddafi looked around furtively. Had he been spotted? He was convinced at first this was a good disguise but now he was not so sure.
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Comment number 44.
At 20th Oct 2011, rogueslr wrote:The escape committee is going to receive a stiff letter of complaint about these disguises.
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At 20th Oct 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Female mime artists gather to complain about the industry's glass ceiling that isn't there
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Comment number 46.
At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Does the phrase 'Double Tap' mean anything to you?
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Comment number 47.
At 20th Oct 2011, rogueslr wrote:I love your look, where did you get the idea from?
Have you heard of Barbara Cartland?
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Comment number 48.
At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:We've sent in the clowns. What now, over?
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Comment number 49.
At 20th Oct 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:I reckon Yves St. Laurent's definitely got this year's fashion wrong
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Comment number 50.
At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:What call centers really look like from the inside.
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Comment number 51.
At 20th Oct 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:French TV launches the Coco Channel
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Comment number 52.
At 20th Oct 2011, Tremorman wrote:Clown school, the only school where you get praised the more you act the fool
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Comment number 53.
At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:The England team face the press before the next Euro 2012 qualifier
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Comment number 54.
At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:If Ridley Scott did birthday parties.
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Comment number 55.
At 20th Oct 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Prime Minister, I did warn you not to organise a Cabinet Meeting on Dress Down Day
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Comment number 56.
At 20th Oct 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:"No, Alain, even dressed like that, I still don't reckon you'll be safe visiting Cardiff."
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Comment number 57.
At 20th Oct 2011, Tremorman wrote:One wonders why all the clowns were wearing boxing gloves
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At 20th Oct 2011, rogueslr wrote:I used to be the face of McDonald's until the IMDB published my age.
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Comment number 59.
At 20th Oct 2011, Mad hatter wrote:The chemical that produced the GIANT cherries also had some side-effects.
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At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Oh alright, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖy does do that.
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Comment number 61.
At 20th Oct 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:And they turned down my application to be on TV with Gok Wan yet again
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Comment number 62.
At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Beppo had misread the sign. The Clown Convention was in Hall 6 whereas he stood proudly on the catwalk of London Fashion Week in Hall 9.
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At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:The years had not been kind to Bozo
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At 20th Oct 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:We had to order two taxis as there were more than 52 of us
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At 20th Oct 2011, Raven Clare wrote:I think I'd better see a doctor - I'm feeling a bit funny
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Comment number 66.
At 20th Oct 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:I misread the job spec - they wanted someone to sell Big Issues in Piccadilly Circus
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At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Is there a Moammar here? There's a call on the red phone.
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:It did not matter who was the real Amidala. The Federation would keep them all captive until the Republic paid the ransom for Naboo's ruler.
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Comment number 69.
At 20th Oct 2011, Tremorman wrote:Well that is 30 years of driving and I've never had a car that's past an M.O.T yet.
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:No, I said we need clown FISH costumes for Finding Nemo the Musical...
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At 20th Oct 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Yeah, I did not go down well with that last hen party - they thought they'd ordered the Chippendales, not Chipperfield's
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Now I'm really scared!
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At 20th Oct 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Grimaldi? I agree - Lidl's much better.
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At 20th Oct 2011, Raven Clare wrote:So this guy who'd ordered the big top thought he was getting an evening with Katie Price
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At 20th Oct 2011, rogueslr wrote:Finally, the European Finance ministers were ready to see the Greek delegation.
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:The It Crowd
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At 20th Oct 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:So I got Interflora to deliver the wife flowers for her birthday, and then she complained she was all wet
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At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Finally, an answer to the question of why the rubber chicken crossed the road.
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At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Your shoes and handbag don't match...
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At 20th Oct 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:And now this psychiatrist says the kids are frightened of me!
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At 20th Oct 2011, LaurenceLane wrote:The bailiffs did all they could to be the acceptable face of eviction to the residents of Dale Farm.
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At 20th Oct 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Then they threatened legal action! So I said look, if my name's Solomon, why can't I call myself the Cirque de Solly?
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Delboy breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that this time he was not the only one who had not been informed that Trigger's party was now a wake.
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At 20th Oct 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:I know I told Top Man I wanted my family kitted out with suits for my first appearance in court, but I definitely said Crown Court.
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Right you lot. Before we start, anyone who isn't going to take this audition seriously may as well leave now.
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At 20th Oct 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:And I've made it into the Clown Calendar as Mr. Auguste
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At 20th Oct 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:The doctor said he wasn't sure whether I was suffering from coulrophobia or self-loathing
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At 20th Oct 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Are you trying to humour me?
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:The Design Council review some of the designs that did not make the shortlist for the electricity pylon redesign
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Comment number 90.
At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:The Greatest Identity Parade on Earth
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Comment number 91.
At 20th Oct 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Yeah, my name's Sendin - Sendin the Clown
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At 20th Oct 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:DC awoke in a cold sweat. It was THAT dream again.
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:A line of Charlies?
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:The Highways Agency's attempt at making motorway crash barriers more fun was met with widespread criticism.
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At 20th Oct 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Well, I don't find the film very erotic, but the three clowns to my right clearly do
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At 20th Oct 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Yeah, I didn't get a part in the latest Head and Shoulders advertising campaign either
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:YesI hire out clowns and my website is thecococo.co.uk. Our Colombian website? Yes that's....
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Models show off the new Paul Smith post-stripe collection
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At 20th Oct 2011, johnc wrote:Joey thinks to himself "Look at him, call himself a new generation clown? Hmph. He's not even got a red nose. And I bet he drives one of those eco thingamy Billy Smartcars."
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At 20th Oct 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Of course clowns aren't funny. You can tell that from the level of humour in these captions.
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