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This week, a member of staff at the Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh views a painting in an exhibition marking the Diamond Jubilee.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Pendragon
It's one of the great examples of pointerilliism
5. Peter N
"If I stand here, no-one can whippet."
4. Fi-Glos
Oh no! No!
Is that "The Monarch of the Glen" over there?
Fenton! Fenton!
Jesus Christ!
Fenton!
3.Frankonline
This painting is a fake. Its a sham O'Tanter.
2. Franc Bolero
I'm not wearing a kilt if there're any dogs with cold noses around.
1. ARoseByAnyOther
My left side's my best, too.
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Comment number 1.
At 15th Mar 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Aye, Hamish, I thought that was a cat as well..
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Comment number 2.
At 15th Mar 2012, Candace9839 wrote:"Stop hounding me!" shouted Charles.
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Comment number 3.
At 15th Mar 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Walkies indeed
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At 15th Mar 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Welcome to the Hat and Hound, may I take your coat?
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Comment number 5.
At 15th Mar 2012, Candace9839 wrote:His Master's Rolls Royce
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Comment number 6.
At 15th Mar 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Watch me pull a hound out my hat, nothing up my sleeve...
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Comment number 7.
At 15th Mar 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Why the long face?
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Comment number 8.
At 15th Mar 2012, Whatever Next wrote:"Sorry Ma'am, but I can't do Corgis"
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Comment number 9.
At 15th Mar 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Tell them it was scent by the Queen.
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Comment number 10.
At 15th Mar 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Though, to be honest, why anyone would want to steal it..
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Comment number 11.
At 15th Mar 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:One member of the White House staff mistakenly believes Barack's current old china is another Scotsman.
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Comment number 12.
At 15th Mar 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:My left side's my best, too.
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Comment number 13.
At 15th Mar 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I heard despite all the planning, it's going to the dogs.
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Comment number 14.
At 15th Mar 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Feeling a bit off kilter today...
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Comment number 15.
At 15th Mar 2012, Kudosless wrote:Yes, we know you don't wear anything under the kilt.
Now put that table down!
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Comment number 16.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dyeb wrote:Protector of the Royal Jewels
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Comment number 17.
At 15th Mar 2012, Kudosless wrote:"Ang'us a painting" Yes, very droll.
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Comment number 18.
At 15th Mar 2012, Kudosless wrote:"Why the Hangdog expression?" Yes, very droll.
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Comment number 19.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dry Boak wrote:For God's sake, don't tell her it's not a horse....
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Comment number 20.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dry Boak wrote:I said "top hat and TAILS"
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Comment number 21.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dyeb wrote:On closer inspection Hamish could see it wasn't a Derby exhibit after all
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Comment number 22.
At 15th Mar 2012, Kudosless wrote:I know that sixty years is a long time, but hasn't she changed?
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Comment number 23.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dry Boak wrote:"Philip, tell that man he make's a great window".
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Comment number 24.
At 15th Mar 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Stubbs decides to diversify
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Comment number 25.
At 15th Mar 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:It's by Dog Vinci
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Comment number 26.
At 15th Mar 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:He's barking mad I tell you
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Comment number 27.
At 15th Mar 2012, Pendragon wrote:Colin Firth and the King's Pooch
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Comment number 28.
At 15th Mar 2012, Pendragon wrote:Aye, I always watch "One Man and His Dog" on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
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Comment number 29.
At 15th Mar 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:It looks nice there, doesn't it? We had it fitted by a CORGI installer.
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Comment number 30.
At 15th Mar 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Scents and sensibility
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Comment number 31.
At 15th Mar 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:I'm not wearing a kilt if there're any dogs with cold noses around
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Comment number 32.
At 15th Mar 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:It was either this one or the dogs playing poker.
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Comment number 33.
At 15th Mar 2012, Pendragon wrote:It's one of the great examples of pointerilliism
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Comment number 34.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dry Boak wrote:Personally, I can't tell a dog's ear from a Landseer
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At 15th Mar 2012, MuteJoe wrote:Man in 'levitating table' trick arrested.
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Comment number 36.
At 15th Mar 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Aye, as soon as Mr. Salmond declares independence, we're pinching all this stuff
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Comment number 37.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:We've got it under loch and key
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Comment number 38.
At 15th Mar 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Charles wanted a new hat, Camilla a new painting, William some new gloves and Kate a new dog. So the Queen compromised..
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Comment number 39.
At 15th Mar 2012, MuteJoe wrote:Scots Guard dog.
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Comment number 40.
At 15th Mar 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:You said "Do you want to see a dog painting," and I must confess to being a little disappointed
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Comment number 41.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dry Boak wrote:We can be Eos, just for one day
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Comment number 42.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:If the painting gets stolen, the police will have at least one lead.
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Comment number 43.
At 15th Mar 2012, Pendragon wrote:The guard had been warned to keep his eye out for terrierists
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Comment number 44.
At 15th Mar 2012, Pendragon wrote:The dog was the guard's pedigree chum
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Comment number 45.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 46.
At 15th Mar 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:I've got to keep guard in case somebody tries to whippet
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Comment number 47.
At 15th Mar 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Angus was making a collection of monopoly playing pieces - he decided he'd go for the battleship next
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Comment number 48.
At 15th Mar 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:As Hamish relaxed, he thought that this was possibly the most lavish urinal he had ever visited.
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Comment number 49.
At 15th Mar 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:I'm sure Her Majesty won't mind if I take just one chocolate, thought Hamish
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Comment number 50.
At 15th Mar 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:The Curator said it was a Constable, so it must be a police dog
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Comment number 51.
At 15th Mar 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Iain was getting desperate for someone to come and help extricate him from the folding table
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Comment number 52.
At 15th Mar 2012, Raven Clare wrote:An' I would have got clean away with this painting of Scooby-Doo, if it hadn't been for those pesky kids ...
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Comment number 53.
At 15th Mar 2012, Dry Boak wrote:Watch it go when the rabbit comes out that hat!
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Comment number 54.
At 15th Mar 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:Hamish, get this mutt off ma heed
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Comment number 55.
At 15th Mar 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:I gather D.C. Thomson donated it to the Gnasher-nal Gallery
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Comment number 56.
At 15th Mar 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:The painting of "Blonde walking a Poodle" hanging on the West wall seemed draw every-one's attention..
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Comment number 57.
At 15th Mar 2012, Raven Clare wrote:When they told me I'd be guarding The Greyhound, I was looking forward to the landlord giving me a few bevvies
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Comment number 58.
At 15th Mar 2012, beachcred wrote:Underdog?
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Comment number 59.
At 15th Mar 2012, Kieran Boyle wrote:"Ma'am, your new plasma TV and speakers have been installed."
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Comment number 60.
At 15th Mar 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:And this embodies the spirit of Scottish independence - it's Brave Art
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Comment number 61.
At 15th Mar 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:You can take my life, but you can never take my freedog
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Comment number 62.
At 15th Mar 2012, beachcred wrote:After TV coverage issues, Crufts resorts to more traditional media to show off the supreme champion...
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Comment number 63.
At 15th Mar 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Lead on, MacCruft
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At 15th Mar 2012, beachcred wrote:On Scottish catwalks the dog crested Tam o' Shanter was this year's new black
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Comment number 65.
At 15th Mar 2012, JimmyG wrote:The smashing of plates in the kitchen was enough to wake up even the laziest of paintings.
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Comment number 66.
At 15th Mar 2012, Fi wrote:Angus wasn't impress at being given the job of trying out Princess Beatrice's latest hat...
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At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Something in the ER tonight
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Comment number 68.
At 15th Mar 2012, JimmyG wrote:Douglas just couldn't understand why it was called a greyhound. "But, it's black!"
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At 15th Mar 2012, JimmyG wrote:On his twinkle-toes, no one heard Fantastic Mr Fox sneaking in on the right...
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Comment number 70.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:We'd already done horses you see.
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Comment number 71.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:And from this angle, his eyes seem to follow you, especially if you have somethong to eat in your hand...
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Comment number 72.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Paws for thought
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Comment number 73.
At 15th Mar 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Hang on, are you sure this is Whistler's Mother? Where's Curator Bean got to?
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Comment number 74.
At 15th Mar 2012, DannySpud wrote:The Hamish Beret Affair didn't fare as well in the box office.
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Comment number 75.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Excuse me, madam, but there are no dogs allowed.
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Comment number 76.
At 15th Mar 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Befouling someone's hat was a serious crime in the 18th. Century, so it was as well Stubbs was there to record the offence
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Comment number 77.
At 15th Mar 2012, aberdeen_girl wrote:"This is a funny looking window - and it looks like it's raining hats and dogs outside!"
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Comment number 78.
At 15th Mar 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:The Real Inspector Hound
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Comment number 79.
At 15th Mar 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:I'm a cat person, actually.
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At 15th Mar 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:If you think thats gran' You should see the length of the tail between ma legs
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At 15th Mar 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Turner and Pooch?
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Comment number 82.
At 15th Mar 2012, Raven Clare wrote:It wasn't me - it was the dog
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Comment number 83.
At 15th Mar 2012, muckrake wrote:Dog is God backwards...makes you think.
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At 15th Mar 2012, Fi wrote:Dog guard - guard dog.
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At 15th Mar 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:So, this is a Raphael cartoon? Personally, I'd prefer Dennis and Gnasher cartoons.
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At 15th Mar 2012, Fi wrote:Dorian the ancient lurcher had sloped off to his bed, concerned that his portrait had finally been removed from the attic...
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Comment number 87.
At 15th Mar 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Her Majesty's been reigning for sixty years? Would Jubilee've it?
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Comment number 88.
At 15th Mar 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:He must have been a lousy painter - that hat's way too big for the dog
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Comment number 89.
At 15th Mar 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:You said to guard the dog, Sarge - well, he's still there
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Comment number 90.
At 15th Mar 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:If this pooch tries anything, Sarge, he's going to have his collar felt
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Comment number 91.
At 15th Mar 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:You've heard of the Walker Gallery in Liverpool? Well, this is the Dogwalker Gallery.
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At 15th Mar 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Now Yoda's died the title of the worlds ugliest dog getpassed on
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Comment number 93.
At 15th Mar 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:I'm chuffed to bits literally, its a top notch painting
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At 15th Mar 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Aye, and it's still faster than the ones I usually put my money on
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At 15th Mar 2012, MorningGlories wrote:If visitors get out of hand, we just tell them to sit.
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Comment number 96.
At 15th Mar 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:I was looking at the painting and I had an earworm : WHO let the Dogs OUT RUFFF RUFFF
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At 15th Mar 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:So Looking at this dog I wondered if god is dog backwards is Nero Cabflor, Balfor Coren in disguise, cos its not quite backwards is it?
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Comment number 98.
At 15th Mar 2012, Gareth Butler wrote:The Queen's Hall of Mirrors in Edinburgh contains some unusual variations, including a particular favourite 'The Canine'.
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Comment number 99.
At 15th Mar 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Don't be so sniffy, this is art that heels.
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At 15th Mar 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Ars Grrrratia Artis
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