Caption Competition
It's the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week, baboons put a car to the test at Knowsley Safari Park.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. The Coachman wrote:
I aint going South of the Thames after midnight, mate.
5. Rob Falconer wrote:
You hot-wire it. YOU swallowed the keys.
4. Paris-Amsterdam Yank wrote:
If Richard Hammond is tall enough to reach the pedals, surely you can manage it.
3. Candace9839 wrote:
We've taught them to clean windscreens at the lights, but we have a few minor details to work out.
2. Valerie Ganne wrote:
The lions have got the passengers - we're having the car.
1. midge-de-zarquon wrote:
It may take an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of years to retype the works of Shakespeare, but it only takes six monkeys 10 minutes to get the Vauxhall Astra working.
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Comment number 1.
At 10th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:I aint going South of the Thames after midnight, mate
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Comment number 2.
At 10th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Well, it certainly isn't going to take an infinite number of monkeys an infinite amount of time to wreck this car
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Comment number 3.
At 10th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:OK, so I stalled once, but have I passed?
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Comment number 4.
At 10th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:OK, where to, Mr. Attenborough?
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Comment number 5.
At 10th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:You hot-wire it. YOU swallowed the keys.
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Comment number 6.
At 10th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:The lions have got the passengers - we're having the car.
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Comment number 7.
At 10th May 2012, Ade wrote:Hold on a minute... apes driving a... you Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
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Comment number 8.
At 10th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Jeremy Clarkson prepares to insult the Ugandan Ambassador to the UK
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Comment number 9.
At 10th May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Give a baboon a lift and you transport him for a day, but teach him to drive...
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Comment number 10.
At 10th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:The car soon to have that Ba-Ba-Boom...
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Comment number 11.
At 10th May 2012, Fi wrote:First stop Nanajing to do some doughnuts!
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Comment number 12.
At 10th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Google finally reveals how its driverless car functions
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Comment number 13.
At 10th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:You forgot the keys again, didn't you?
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Comment number 14.
At 10th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:The Americans love eating whilst they drive, so we were going to fit a micro-wave - in the end, we settled for a g'rilla
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Comment number 15.
At 10th May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Welcome to the road rage cafe, may I help you?
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Comment number 16.
At 10th May 2012, Roddie wrote:The secret behind Google's "driverless" cars.
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Comment number 17.
At 10th May 2012, Scott Humm wrote:I don't care what you say, they're definitely making the driving test easier!
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Comment number 18.
At 10th May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Surprise as Stig's replacement is revealed.
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Comment number 19.
At 10th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The windscreen wiper's sticking? I'll get my mechanics onto it straight away, Sir.
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Comment number 20.
At 10th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:OK, let's see if Ford's new parking sensor really works ...
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Comment number 21.
At 10th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Gorillas in the Mitsubishi
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Comment number 22.
At 10th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Hey, there's a computer in the back here, and I think I've just written the complete works of Shakespeare
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Comment number 23.
At 10th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:What do you mean, which wrench do I want?
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Comment number 24.
At 10th May 2012, Kudosless wrote:They signed the letter "All yours. Baboons-car, Baboons-car, Baboons-car, ya-ya"
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Comment number 25.
At 10th May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:We've taught them to clean windscreens at the lights, but we have a few minor details to work out.
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Comment number 26.
At 10th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:I see yer problem Mrs.. sniff.. Its yer passengers. I鈥檒l need a monkey wrench..
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Comment number 27.
At 10th May 2012, Fi wrote:"Quick! Here comes the zookeeper! Right turn, Clyde!"
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Comment number 28.
At 10th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Indian car manufacturer criticised for using unskilled labour
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Comment number 29.
At 10th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:When you said the wheel man was a right ape...
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Comment number 30.
At 10th May 2012, Schnof wrote:Now where did I put the money for the fuel ?
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Comment number 31.
At 10th May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:This is so much better than a typewriter.
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Comment number 32.
At 10th May 2012, steve-0 wrote:After yet another complaint about the Top Gear presenters, the replacement line-up is unveiled.
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Comment number 33.
At 10th May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:See no mirror. Hear no signal. Do no manoeuvre.
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Comment number 34.
At 10th May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Let me see if we have money for tolls...
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Comment number 35.
At 10th May 2012, Disgruntled_Gnome wrote:The pitches for the follow-up to "Snakes on a Plane" had reached a new low.
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Comment number 36.
At 10th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Designed by computer
Built by robots
Serviced by monkeys
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Comment number 37.
At 10th May 2012, Paris-Amsterdam Yank wrote:If Richard Hammond is tall enough to reach the pedals, surely you can manage it.
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Comment number 38.
At 10th May 2012, Kudosless wrote:Now the M40 was clear again, Liverpool fans had begun to return from the Cup Final
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Comment number 39.
At 10th May 2012, caroline-m wrote:New Top Gear presenters promise to go back to exhausive car testing.
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Comment number 40.
At 10th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:For God鈥檚 sake Terry, how many times: 鈥淢irror, *then* Indicate, Manoeuvre..鈥
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Comment number 41.
At 10th May 2012, RandomDave wrote:With fuel tax due for another rise, we see very few baboons affording to have a car these days.
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Comment number 42.
At 10th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Of course we can put the badge on it - this is a Baboons' Motor Wagon
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Comment number 43.
At 10th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Proof that an infinite number of monkeys in an infinite number of factories could produce the all-new Cortina
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Comment number 44.
At 10th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:We don't clamp cars any more, Sir. If you park inappropriately, we just let a load of monkeys loose in your car.
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Comment number 45.
At 10th May 2012, bradmer wrote:Sacre Bleu! Mon Key?
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Comment number 46.
At 10th May 2012, Fi wrote:As Samantha Brick's friends arrived to pick her up, they made a concerted effort to check hair and makeup, in an attempt to keep standards up...
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Comment number 47.
At 10th May 2012, Malcolm Tent wrote:"Hey fellas, you know that joke about how many elephants can you fit in a mini? Well I've had a great idea....."
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Comment number 48.
At 10th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:I don't know about the complete works of Shakespeare, but they've certainly learnt how to write "It is saf to leve your kar here in the monky howse"
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Comment number 49.
At 10th May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Warning: Baboons in mirror are closer than they appear.
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Comment number 50.
At 10th May 2012, Catherine O wrote:If I hear one more 'are we there yet?' before we get started, I won't be held responsible...
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Comment number 51.
At 10th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Why are we working in the automobile industry? Well, we were all sacked by the product-naming division of IKEA.
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Comment number 52.
At 10th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Ok, here鈥檚 another: 鈥淗ow many baboons does it take to change a gearbox?鈥
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Comment number 53.
At 10th May 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:24 Hours of Lemurs
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Comment number 54.
At 10th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Poor Harry stole a Jaguar - and it ate him!
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Comment number 55.
At 10th May 2012, Tremorman wrote:How do you start it, I don't know it must be a Monkey puzzle
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Comment number 56.
At 10th May 2012, davidlevinski wrote:So, that's how evolution works? said the creationist
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Comment number 57.
At 10th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Yes, but does it have a banana holder?
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Comment number 58.
At 10th May 2012, Scott Humm wrote:Toyota regrets naming its newest car "Banana".
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Comment number 59.
At 10th May 2012, Fi wrote:"Hey guys, once we've mastered this, we can go for our HGV license and finally become the Artic Monkeys..."
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Comment number 60.
At 10th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Now we get the chance to sit in cramped, claustrophobic little cars whilst watching animals roam freely in the wild
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Comment number 61.
At 10th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Of course we work here. We're from Rhesus and Development.
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Comment number 62.
At 10th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Ever wondered why there's a fence around all safari parks? That's so he can sell all these car parts for us.
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Comment number 63.
At 10th May 2012, rogueslr wrote:We're urban gorillas, geddit?
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Comment number 64.
At 10th May 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Now that's something you don't see on the M25 everyday of the week, I can't wait to hear this on the Traffic Updates.
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Comment number 65.
At 10th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:All new British cars must now be fitted with hair bags
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Comment number 66.
At 10th May 2012, LaurenceLane wrote:And you thought global warming only meant a few more migrating mosquitoes.
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Comment number 67.
At 10th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:It is never a good idea to play the Monkees鈥 Greatest Hits in front of a troop of Baboons..
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Comment number 68.
At 10th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Well, it's a nice compartment, but what would a monkey want with a glove?
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Comment number 69.
At 10th May 2012, rogueslr wrote:Yeah, well the problem 'ere is your indicator's faulty and the lads reckon it'll take 'em at least a week to get a new part.
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Comment number 70.
At 10th May 2012, Scott Humm wrote:Moments later, the world experienced the first ever "Sonic Baboon".
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Comment number 71.
At 10th May 2012, Graphis wrote:"Do you remember when we used to think wasps were the worst thing about English picnics?" said Albert ruefully.
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Comment number 72.
At 10th May 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:"Where to, Macaque?"
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Comment number 73.
At 10th May 2012, Ade wrote:The guys at NASA like to have a little fun with the astronauts as they finally step off the shuttle...
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Comment number 74.
At 10th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Drunk? Was I driving erratically, Officer?
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Comment number 75.
At 10th May 2012, beachcred wrote:Revealed! Google's driverless car...
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Comment number 76.
At 10th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:GTA 5 "Wild in Africa" was selling well
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Comment number 77.
At 10th May 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Apart from the heat, the sand, the flies and the terrain, the Paris-Dakar rally had it's own unique problems to contend with.
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Comment number 78.
At 10th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:And don't bother stealing clothes - the sleeves are always too short
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Comment number 79.
At 10th May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:If all of us sit down at our typewriters, we should be able to come up with the winning caption, no problem.
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Comment number 80.
At 10th May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Not only are they cheap, but they're the most thorough customs officials we've ever had
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Comment number 81.
At 10th May 2012, Mad hatter wrote:The secret of Google's driverless car was revealed
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Comment number 82.
At 10th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:It's clean, Doyle. I tore everything out of this car except the rocker panels ...
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Comment number 83.
At 10th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:I'm getting a little suspicious, Mavis. Did they actually say they were from the AA?
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Comment number 84.
At 10th May 2012, Woundedpride wrote:Today's baboons have so many worries: are the bananas fresh, is grooming liable to lave pone's nails dirty and is the 2.2i Type S Honda Accord *really* better than the 2.4i EX?
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Comment number 85.
At 10th May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Does my bum look red in this?
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Comment number 86.
At 10th May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:And here we see a family of baboons charmingly at play on an old car, showing off their dexterity and prehensile skills as they ... hang on, that's my ruddy car! Where's my gun?
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Comment number 87.
At 10th May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:A Public Information film shows how the Government's scrappage scheme worked
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Comment number 88.
At 10th May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:I鈥檝e found it, I鈥檝e found it, down here in the footwell 鈥 John鈥檚 contact lens from last year..
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Comment number 89.
At 10th May 2012, Andy wrote:This ought to be easy, it said 'automatic' on the back...
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Comment number 90.
At 10th May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Baboon with a vroom
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Comment number 91.
At 10th May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:I think there was some misunderstanding here, Sir. You thought you had signed up for valet parking, whereas in fact the service we offer is for VALLEY parking. We just push the cars down the hill into the bottom of the valley. Sorry about that, Sir.
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Comment number 92.
At 10th May 2012, Dyeb wrote:MPH - Monkeys Per Hour
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Comment number 93.
At 10th May 2012, MagnumCarter wrote:Fundamentally why the planet will never be able to rise against us.
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Comment number 94.
At 10th May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Ford unveil their all-new Monkeo
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Comment number 95.
At 10th May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:I don't get this - I'm indicating to turn right, but the car's not moving ...
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Comment number 96.
At 10th May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:I'm Drive No Evil
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Comment number 97.
At 10th May 2012, Woundedpride wrote:No, no. When I said 'it may need your monkey wrench' I didn't mean THIS!
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Comment number 98.
At 10th May 2012, Dyeb wrote:Typical, you leave dad to watch the kids and all hell breaks loose
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At 10th May 2012, Kudosless wrote:It was Derek's first automatic car. But if the handbook said to leave it in Park ...
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Comment number 100.
At 10th May 2012, MagnumCarter wrote:Mercifully the family was safe, but those mischievious humans did manage to rip off the wipers and both front doors.
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