Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
There is still no prize, except the traditional small quantity of kudos.
This week it's a lifeguard in a steaming hot bath at a winter swimming event in Edersee lake near Hemfurth, central Germany.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Gray Gable
He was 32, still living with his parents, and longed for his own place. It was only a bath, but it was start.
5. Flora Brecon
Bathwatch
4. Fern Coolbra
George,are you sure you know how to order Lobster Thermidor in German?
3. Laurence Lane
He may have lost his house, car, savings and custody of the kids in the divorce but, on the bright side, he did have a great view, a warm bath and now, a freshly laundered suit.
2. Bo Conferral
Ackerman just adored his new Mercedes U-Benz
1. Gareth Glynroberts
The economic crisis puts pressure on this year's Ideal ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Exhibition
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Comment number 1.
At 5th Jan 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Are you sure he's drowning out there? I think I'll give him another ten minutes, just to be sure.
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Comment number 2.
At 5th Jan 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:What, me? Get out of my nice warm bath just to try and save somebody ... ?
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Comment number 3.
At 5th Jan 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Stop cooking! I know he looks a bit like a lobster, but ...
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Comment number 4.
At 5th Jan 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Whenever we want him to get out and save somebody from drowning, we just turn the heat right up
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Comment number 5.
At 5th Jan 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Throw another lifeguard on the barbie!
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Comment number 6.
At 5th Jan 2012, Kudosless wrote:You mean they have Comic Relief in GERMANY??
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Comment number 7.
At 5th Jan 2012, Whatever Next wrote:It wasn't the first time this week that Luis Suarez had found himself in hot water!
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Comment number 8.
At 5th Jan 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:No, Jurgen, that's the tea urn
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Comment number 9.
At 5th Jan 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:In Germany, Lifeguard Thermidor was a very popular dish
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Comment number 10.
At 5th Jan 2012, Kudosless wrote:Filmcrew of Last of The Summer Wine realise their satnav can't distinguish between Hemfurth and Holmfirth
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Comment number 11.
At 5th Jan 2012, Raven Clare wrote:They fried with their boots on
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Comment number 12.
At 5th Jan 2012, Kudosless wrote:I'm NOT a lobster. I'm just called Klaus.
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Comment number 13.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gray Gable wrote:He was 32, still living with his parents, and longed for his own place. It was only a bath, but it was start..
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Comment number 14.
At 5th Jan 2012, JessLaussedat wrote:Lars had queued all night to be the first to try out das neue Wellness-Center
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Comment number 15.
At 5th Jan 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:For sale, one bathroom property in Hemfurth, Germany. Stunning views.
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Comment number 16.
At 5th Jan 2012, Whatever Next wrote:Jack was disappointed with the performance of his boat.
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Comment number 17.
At 5th Jan 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Of course nobody drowns whilst I'm on duty. Well, there isn't enough room in the bath for anybody else.
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Comment number 18.
At 5th Jan 2012, Kudosless wrote:The influence of The Hoff remained evident long after Baywatch
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Comment number 19.
At 5th Jan 2012, Raven Clare wrote:The Germans show just how desperate they are to film something really funny instead of that drunken butler comedy for New Year's Eve
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Comment number 20.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Derek’s insistence on finding a room with a view of the lake wasn’t going down well with the rest of the family..
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Comment number 21.
At 5th Jan 2012, Raven Clare wrote:The Germans try to replace the New Year's Eve drunken butler sketch with a short clip of Compo running downhill in a bath
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Comment number 22.
At 5th Jan 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:What fire? Derek's just spotted a female nudist ...
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Comment number 23.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:NINE SWIMMERS DROWN AS LIFEGUARD GETS TOE STUCK IN TAP
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Comment number 24.
At 5th Jan 2012, GarethThePoet wrote:The economic crisis puts pressure on this year's Ideal ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Exhibition
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Comment number 25.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:At this year's event, the lifeguards will be sponsored by Ackerman's Baths. Well, they had to get a plug in ...
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Comment number 26.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Bathwatch
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Comment number 27.
At 5th Jan 2012, Ade wrote:Last of the Summer Wine meets Top Gear.
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Comment number 28.
At 5th Jan 2012, Kudosless wrote:Zink der Boots mark?
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Comment number 29.
At 5th Jan 2012, Wiggles wrote:German authorities concerned as ‘Copy-Cat Cannibal’ becomes creative.
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Comment number 30.
At 5th Jan 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:George,are you sure you know how to order Lobster Thermidor in German?
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Comment number 31.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Jurgen had clearly got the hots for one of the female swimmers
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Comment number 32.
At 5th Jan 2012, GarethThePoet wrote:Well you said you wanted a downstairs bathroom
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Comment number 33.
At 5th Jan 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Typical! You just get into the bath and someone goes and gets into difficulties ...
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Comment number 34.
At 5th Jan 2012, Frankonline wrote:Lifeguard gets awarded the "Order of the bath" in the New Year Honours list.
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Comment number 35.
At 5th Jan 2012, bradmer wrote:Bath, Humbug!
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Comment number 36.
At 5th Jan 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Strange! All Maximilian ever saves are rubber ducks ...
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Comment number 37.
At 5th Jan 2012, bradmer wrote:"Last of the Summer Wine" versus "Hot Tub Time Machine"
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Comment number 38.
At 5th Jan 2012, bradmer wrote:Is it on? Sweet!
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Comment number 39.
At 5th Jan 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:I thought the Lifeguard Soup was FOR them, not made with them
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Comment number 40.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:The swimmers this year? They're an absolute shower!
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Comment number 41.
At 5th Jan 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:With three drownings, this year was an absolute bloodbath
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Comment number 42.
At 5th Jan 2012, bradmer wrote:The Jacques Cousteau Thalassophobic Society
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Comment number 43.
At 5th Jan 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Unfortunately, Hans' rescue went awry when he slipped on the soap
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Comment number 44.
At 5th Jan 2012, bradmer wrote:Thal-Hasselhoff-obic
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Comment number 45.
At 5th Jan 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:To improve the lifeguards' success rates, each bath was fitted with an industrial-strength catapult
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Comment number 46.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:Heinz was drowning in the soup while Franz was in a lather.
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Comment number 47.
At 5th Jan 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:If this event doesn't make more money next year, we'll have to pull the plug on it
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Comment number 48.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:Don't give me the soft soap he's not drowning he's splashing.
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Comment number 49.
At 5th Jan 2012, bradmer wrote:Aren't you a little tubby to be a Lifeguard?
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Comment number 50.
At 5th Jan 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Are you sure Angela Merkel's drowning? I'll just give her another twenty minutes to be sure.
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Comment number 51.
At 5th Jan 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Is it a jacuzzi? No, Heinz has had beans.
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Comment number 52.
At 5th Jan 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:What do you mean, why am I wearing clothes in the bath? Where's my ruddy house got to?
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Comment number 53.
At 5th Jan 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:A German Government Information Film about the dangers of inadequately securing your bath
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Comment number 54.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:Now we know how Davd Attenborough keeps warm inbetween filming
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Comment number 55.
At 5th Jan 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:After seeing this, I have decided the Germans must have a sense of humour after all
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Comment number 56.
At 5th Jan 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:When we said you'd get a BMW for working as a lifeguard, Hans, we meant Bath Made Warmer
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Comment number 57.
At 5th Jan 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Having run out of towels, the Germans resort to using baths to secure their places by the pool
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Comment number 58.
At 5th Jan 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:The rescue boats left a lot to be desired
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Comment number 59.
At 5th Jan 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:German Television announces David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson in ... Bayreuth
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Comment number 60.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:Just warning the Saurkraut up
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Comment number 61.
At 5th Jan 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Heinz unveils its new boil-in-a-bath range
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Comment number 62.
At 5th Jan 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:The organisers were in for a shock when they returned the next day to find Jurgen had been left overnight at regulo 9
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Comment number 63.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:Even in winter Helmut placed his towel to keep his place in the hot tub.
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Comment number 64.
At 5th Jan 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:In Germany, "The Last of the Summer Rhine" was very popular
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Comment number 65.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:The Atlantic rowers somehow made a wrong turn
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Comment number 66.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:The fishing dispute had reached boiling point.
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Comment number 67.
At 5th Jan 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Angela Merkel insists the German economy is still in good shape as she inaugurates the new Rhine ferry service
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Comment number 68.
At 5th Jan 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Listen, don't mention the water! I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it all right.
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Comment number 69.
At 5th Jan 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Hans was still under the impression the cannibals had invited him to launch
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Comment number 70.
At 5th Jan 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Once again, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Natural History Unit is criticised for mocking up some footage in the studio of lobsters mating, and then suggesting it was filmed in the wild
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Comment number 71.
At 5th Jan 2012, Irish-Di wrote:Three weeks in and Rolf was still glad he didn't get the short straw: beats cycling to the South Pole, he thought.
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Comment number 72.
At 5th Jan 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Life's a beach.
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Comment number 73.
At 5th Jan 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Jürgen began to suspect someone was playing a prank on him when he realised there hadn't been any swimmers all afternoon
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At 5th Jan 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:The laboratory was still testing whether or not their latest bleach did indeed kill 99.9% of all germs when someone noticed the misprint
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Comment number 75.
At 5th Jan 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:And so Brian, the first British amateur astronaut, makes a successful landing.
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Comment number 76.
At 5th Jan 2012, Discombobulator wrote:Fritz was beginning to think they were right. A curry made with beans, spicy frankfurters and sauerkraut was probably not the best meal to have the night before he went on duty as a lifeguard.
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Comment number 77.
At 5th Jan 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:I'm not sure the Cut-Price Sauna thing is really going to catch on in Germany.
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Comment number 78.
At 5th Jan 2012, Tremorman wrote:DIY SOS quick fix open plan bath and central heating sytem
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Comment number 79.
At 5th Jan 2012, Nzie wrote:German efficiency's stunning new development: one machine cleans both the clothes and the wearer. A dual dryer is in development.
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Comment number 80.
At 5th Jan 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:Well, there might be someone drowning in one of these hot baths. It's my duty to check!
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Comment number 81.
At 5th Jan 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:The Flake ad falls victim to health and safety.
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Comment number 82.
At 5th Jan 2012, rogueslr wrote:Das Boot 2 - this time it's warm!
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At 5th Jan 2012, MrsDW wrote:That was the last time Helmut would let his wife talk him into giving the Grand Designs team free rein over the house improvements.
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At 5th Jan 2012, Discombobulator wrote:Olympics organisers deny that the London Olympics will be the "austerity olympics" and unveil lavish new facilities for the officials.
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At 5th Jan 2012, MrsDW wrote:Helmut was desperate to get onto Germany's Olympic Synchronised Swimming team...
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At 5th Jan 2012, Kieran Boyle wrote:German charities hit by baked bean shortage.
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At 5th Jan 2012, CJC wrote:ve have vaves of making you talk
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At 5th Jan 2012, CJC wrote:Ramsey's new cookery series includes poached lifeguard in a bag recipe.
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Comment number 89.
At 5th Jan 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Ackerman just adored his new Mercedes U-Benz
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Comment number 90.
At 5th Jan 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:It's not going to work, thought Guy Gibson. Barnes-Wallis has definitely got this one wrong.
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Comment number 91.
At 5th Jan 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Being warm-blooded,this is the humane method of storing freshly caught lifeguards.
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Comment number 92.
At 5th Jan 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Police cordon off the crime scene as Jean-Paul Marat's body is discovered
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Comment number 93.
At 5th Jan 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Luge designer waits for the right conditions.
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At 5th Jan 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:I told you we should never have engaged that Polish plumber to install the sauna
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At 5th Jan 2012, Pendragon wrote:A fitting Viking funeral for Roy Clarke
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At 5th Jan 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:MP lands in hot water for suggesting that white people love a bath.
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At 5th Jan 2012, TubaMiriam wrote:Originally at an event in the UK, this lifeguard found himself blown dramatically off course.
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Comment number 98.
At 5th Jan 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:A preview of "Titanic II - crossing the Atlantic on a budget".
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At 5th Jan 2012, Grant Thomson wrote:What do you do if your boyfriend starts smoking? Slow down.
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At 5th Jan 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:#dontwashdirtylineninpublic
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