Caption Competition
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"Sometimes its quite useful having three arms," said Lucy-Ann
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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"Gosh! I've heard of a ship in a bottle before, but I didn't expect to see a chicken in a bottle!"
He called the greatest archers to a tavern on the green.
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"Apparently it's a Molotov cocktail," said Lucy-Ann. "I don't know what's in it but I'm so terribly thirsty I just couldn't resist it!"
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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"My word those drunken Brit tourists get younger every year". "Just look at that pair".
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"Now that The Five have given up the booze there's plenty more for us!" said Lucy-Ann with glee.
" A kind heart always brings its own reward," said Mrs. Lee.
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Little did the youngest magic act in the world know that the mysterious gypsy woman had discovered how they performed their "fifteen fingers" illusion.
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"I'm trying to work out whether this bottle has a cap, a top or a lid," said Lucy-Ann.
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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- Rob Houghton
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Anita Bensoussane wrote:"I'm trying to work out whether this bottle has a cap, a top or a lid," said Lucy-Ann.
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Is that what you call a topical caption??Anita Bensoussane wrote:"I'm trying to work out whether this bottle has a cap, a top or a lid," said Lucy-Ann.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Groan!!Courtenay wrote:Is that what you call a topical caption??
Very good though!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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That's put the tin lid on it!Rob Houghton wrote:Groan!!Courtenay wrote:Is that what you call a topical caption??Anita Bensoussane wrote:"I'm trying to work out whether this bottle has a cap, a top or a lid," said Lucy-Ann.
Very good though!
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All right, guys/girls, shall we get back to the game? I'm really enjoying your captions so far.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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"Here, there's a djinn in this bottle. He says he'll give us untold riches if we let him out."
"But if he proves to be dangerous, how will we get him back in it again?"
"No problem. I saw Sabu do it in a film once."
"But if he proves to be dangerous, how will we get him back in it again?"
"No problem. I saw Sabu do it in a film once."
He called the greatest archers to a tavern on the green.
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