Caption Competition

[burlingtonbertram]

Cook was going to be told - in no uncertain terms - that Red Bull is not suitable at breakfast.

[carpediem]

Alicia laughed and danced and sang at the top of her voice for all to hear:

Mademoiselle from Malory Towers, Parlez-vous,
Mademoiselle from Malory Towers, Parlez-vous,
Mademoiselle whom we've had in tears,
She hasn't been kissed for forty years.
Hinky-dinky parlez-vous.

[pete9012S]

"I tell you in my day I had to fight all the prospective young suitors off with a stick." "Yeh,right Miss,whatever!"

[Francis]

The new dance craze required close synchronisation to achieve the required effect.

[Spitfire]

Julian's deception finally caught up with him when he was late for tea one day and was seen running down the corridor in what he fondly imagined to be the usual manner of girl. (Not an official entry of course but I couldn't resist!)

Apologies for choosing a picture we've had before. I hoped I knew the thread well enough to avoid duplications, but obviously not!

Still, it doesn't seem to have stifled creativity - there are some great captions coming in!

[burlingtonbertram]

The pupils always celebrated another initiative by Michael Gove but staff had their reservations

[Farwa]

Mamzelle suddenly realized the cause of the recent cracks in the school floors. "Girls nowadays," she muttered.

[Spitfire]

Any further captions lurking away in anybody's mind, just waiting to be polished up and posted?

I'll give it till the end of the week and pick a winner.

[Julie2owlsdene]

"Good news, the Enid Blyton Exhibition is coming to a city near me!"

[Courtenay]

Can't think of a caption (so this is not intended to be a valid entry), but here's a theme tune for the picture instead... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSav51fVlKU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[pete9012S]

'Stupid girl! I told you to write your name in your textbook,not in the floor!'

[Moonraker]

Inspired by Courtenay, "All Together Now!"

[Daisy]

Trust you!

[Courtenay]

Now here's a question (off topic, I know) that I've been wondering about... why is it the Hokey Pokey in the US and Australia, but the Hokey Cokey in Britain?

(And, indeed, what if that really IS what it's all about?? )

[Moonraker]

In 1942, Irish songwriter and publisher Jimmy Kennedy, best known for "The Teddy Bear's Picnic," created a dance, and an instructional song to go with it, called "The Hokey Cokey. Written to entertain Canadian troops stationed in London, the song was similar to the "Hokey Pokey" we all know today.

Composer Al Tabor was also entertaining Canadian troops in wartime London, and in 1942 he wrote a participation dance song called "The Hokey Pokey." He claims the name came from the London ice cream vendors of his youth, called "Hokey Pokey Men." The accompanying dance was very similar to Kennedy's.