Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week, it's Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne at Glastonbury (in a giant bubble).
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. BeckySnow
4am at the 24 hour garage.
5. Vicky SÌý
Everyone agreed that the manicure tent was a great addition to the Glastonbury experience.
4. KudoslessÌý
The Flaming Lips had been unaware they had such a strong Argentinean following.
3. rogueslr
The fourth official can at last be used effectively to see whether the ball did cross the line.
2.Tremorman
David Blaine tries pop.
1. GreatUncleBulgariaJrÌý
"Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be Michael Bubbly."
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Comment number 1.
At 1st Jul 2010, Gray Gable wrote:I know, I know, its seven minutes past four!!
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Comment number 2.
At 1st Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Fans are thrilled to see someone who isn't a guest celebrity at Glastonbury
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Comment number 3.
At 1st Jul 2010, Neil wrote:The latest 3D TV prototype went down surprisingly well with the test audience.
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Comment number 4.
At 1st Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Bubble rap music
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Comment number 5.
At 1st Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:Lips schtick.
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Comment number 6.
At 1st Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Fans had been expecting to see Michael Bublé, not Wayne Bubbly
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Comment number 7.
At 1st Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Bubble rap
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Comment number 8.
At 1st Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:Décolletage, and how to obtain the best views.
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Comment number 9.
At 1st Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Wayne had taken precautions after last year's disastrous attempt at crowd-surfing
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Comment number 10.
At 1st Jul 2010, BigPaddyBonner wrote:With fan support, Coyne re-invents "Rock and Roll."
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Comment number 11.
At 1st Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Yeah, we're re-forming as "The Hamsters"
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Comment number 12.
At 1st Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:The fourth official can at last be used effectively to see whether the ball did cross the line.
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Comment number 13.
At 1st Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Coyne? Nah, they only accept credit cards around here.
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Comment number 14.
At 1st Jul 2010, Ty Du wrote:It was all fun until he realised there was no toilet in there.
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Comment number 15.
At 1st Jul 2010, Ty Du wrote:Glastonbury rolls out swine flu precautions for under £1 billion - just a year late.
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Comment number 16.
At 1st Jul 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Wayne's whorled.
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Comment number 17.
At 1st Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Wayne was known to his friends as Bubbles, because he never seemed to have a hankie
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Comment number 18.
At 1st Jul 2010, Spraggy wrote:Wayne smiles as he remembers the days when crowd surfing didn't have to take into consideration Health and Safety.
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Comment number 19.
At 1st Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Coyne was well-protected against the elements, Wayne or shine
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Comment number 20.
At 1st Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:It always Waynes at Glastonbury!
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Comment number 21.
At 1st Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Wayne was trying to recreate the effect of Michelangelo's painting in the Sistine Chapel
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Comment number 22.
At 1st Jul 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Look, he's waving to us.
Actually, I think he's gasping for breath.
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Comment number 23.
At 1st Jul 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Wayne's flatulence was getting worse
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Comment number 24.
At 1st Jul 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:In fact, it was the audience who had been put into the bubble for their own protection
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Comment number 25.
At 1st Jul 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:The audience adored "Tiger Feet," but, unfortunately, Mud didn't put in an appearance at Glastonbury this year
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Comment number 26.
At 1st Jul 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:Wayne did indeed look a little Neanderthal - in fact, he was the original Pilton Man
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Comment number 27.
At 1st Jul 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:OK, guys, hands up who wants their watches stolen?
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Comment number 28.
At 1st Jul 2010, ktj4010 wrote:Wayne laughed now, but little did he know that a fan's pointed metal rings were about to end his hygienic crowd-surf.
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Comment number 29.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:It was a good thing there was no mud this year, otherwise it might have been a case of Lip Sink
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Comment number 30.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:The Flaming Lips' performance came to an abrupt end after an unfortunate duet with the Scissor Sisters
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Comment number 31.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:With all the contagious illnesses going the rounds, Wayne wasn't taking any chances
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Comment number 32.
At 1st Jul 2010, JimmyG wrote:"What did you say? England won 4-1?! Awesome!"
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Comment number 33.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dyeb wrote:Is there anybody there?
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Comment number 34.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dyeb wrote:Now hands that do dishes can feel as soft as .... plastic?
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Comment number 35.
At 1st Jul 2010, hainba wrote:So who's the Hamster now Hammond?
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Comment number 36.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dyeb wrote:"Me and my bubble
rolling round the hands of fans"
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Comment number 37.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dyeb wrote:"You need hands to hold someone you care for"
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Comment number 38.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dyeb wrote:The latest version of Twister clearly wasn't going well
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Comment number 39.
At 1st Jul 2010, BeckySnow wrote:4am at the 24 hour garage.
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Comment number 40.
At 1st Jul 2010, Deputy Dawg wrote:Rory McGrath's weight loss bubble was working remarkably well.
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Comment number 41.
At 1st Jul 2010, grazvalentine wrote:The crowd had been expecting Dark Side of the Moon not Inside of the Balloon.
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Comment number 42.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dry Boak wrote:The early signs were that the new series of The Prisoner was going to be a success
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Comment number 43.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dry Boak wrote:Unlike Wayne Rooney, Wayne Coyne's bubble didn't burst at the weekend
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Comment number 44.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dry Boak wrote:Bubbles have always been popular with weans
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Comment number 45.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:This was the last time he would wear spandex trousers after having beans for lunch
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Comment number 46.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:Rock n roll about
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Comment number 47.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dry Boak wrote:Surprisingly, the audience were quite happy to discuss the rate of inflation
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Comment number 48.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:He prayed that Bobby Gentry wasn't next onstage.
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Comment number 49.
At 1st Jul 2010, tmgavl wrote:New Health and Safety rules about crowd surfing take affect at this year's Glastonbury
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Comment number 50.
At 1st Jul 2010, dragonpride wrote:Little did Wayne know that his festival was about to come to an abrupt end as Lil' Kim took to the stage with 'Put Your Lighters Up'!
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Comment number 51.
At 1st Jul 2010, Sixfootup wrote:Richard Branson regretted saying "Hands up if you want me to shave".
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Comment number 52.
At 1st Jul 2010, Robin Johnston wrote:"Whatever you do, don't let the guy that puffs smoke into balloons anywhere near this - unless it's wacky baccy".
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Comment number 53.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dry Boak wrote:The crowd were clearly ab-zorbing the atmosphere
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Comment number 54.
At 1st Jul 2010, tmgavl wrote:Didn't see the one above - sorry - :-)
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Comment number 55.
At 1st Jul 2010, tmgavl wrote:When they said they were having a ball, I thought...
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Comment number 56.
At 1st Jul 2010, spherodynamicklutz wrote:Wayne Coyne did an impromptu imitation of the England footbal team and got rolled over
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Comment number 57.
At 1st Jul 2010, pollyanna wrote:And that was the last anyone saw of Wayne until he was found lying on a beach in North Wales.
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Comment number 58.
At 1st Jul 2010, Ade wrote:"You misunderstand - we came for The Orb, not the zorb."
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Comment number 59.
At 1st Jul 2010, rastafairy wrote:OK, I'll be DiCaprio, who wants to be Winslett?
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Comment number 60.
At 1st Jul 2010, Ade wrote:After stagehands released the Wayne Coyne from the neolithic amber, Flaming Lips frontman denied he was too old to be in a rock and roll band.
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Comment number 61.
At 1st Jul 2010, Liam wrote:I am your Lord and Master! Bow down before my transparent wrath!
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Comment number 62.
At 1st Jul 2010, Rob wrote:Now matter how much he smiled, there was just some aura about Bob that repelled people.
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Comment number 63.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tabulous wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 64.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:For a rock star he was very insular
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Comment number 65.
At 1st Jul 2010, Stephen - Leader of STROP wrote:The stage diver had finally managed to appease the Health and Safety Manager
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Comment number 66.
At 1st Jul 2010, Northern_Simon wrote:The usual disruption on a Virgin Galactic space flight. There’s always one idiot who inflates his survival bubble before leaving the cabin.
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Comment number 67.
At 1st Jul 2010, grazvalentine wrote:Wayne saw just what he was looking for in the window of the second hand shop.
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Comment number 68.
At 1st Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:Err, you with the cigarette, stand away from the bubble, now!
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Comment number 69.
At 1st Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:In space nobody can hear you scream. Unfortunately in Glastonbury we can.
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Comment number 70.
At 1st Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:So, what makes you think I don't get on with the rest of the band?
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Comment number 71.
At 1st Jul 2010, GirlWeekday wrote:They knew they'd been duped when the physic claimed each palm she read, conjured the same image in her crystal ball
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Comment number 72.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:David Blaine tries pop
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Comment number 73.
At 1st Jul 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:My main musical influence? Err, 'Pinball Wizard'.
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Comment number 74.
At 1st Jul 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:I'm also known as Zorba the Geek.
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Comment number 75.
At 1st Jul 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:Nobody invades my personal space not without a PIN number.
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Comment number 76.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Wayne regretted eating bubble-gum after a curry
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Comment number 77.
At 1st Jul 2010, Paul D wrote:As wayne floated off into the distance, the crowd couldn't stop Dr. Glasto's bubble machine from claiming its first and only victim.
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Comment number 78.
At 1st Jul 2010, David wrote:With the help of his friends Patrick McGoohan finally escapes from Portmeirion.
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Comment number 79.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Wayne was enchanted by his psychiatrist and was shrink-rapt
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Comment number 80.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dyeb wrote:Praise the Lord, the Messiah has risen!!!!!!!
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Comment number 81.
At 1st Jul 2010, Ade wrote:After stagehands released Wayne Coyne from the neolithic amber, the Flaming Lips frontman denied he was too old to be in a rock and roll band.
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Comment number 82.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Unfortunately, in the unexpected heat of the sun, Wayne's plastic mac swelled to over ten times its normal size
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Comment number 83.
At 1st Jul 2010, Mark S wrote:Wayne Coyne has denied being out of contact with his fans.
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Comment number 84.
At 1st Jul 2010, 21stObserver wrote:'I'm so pleased their dirty festival hands can't touch my face.'
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Comment number 85.
At 1st Jul 2010, bailed wrote:We're not making a video - It's a cling film
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Comment number 86.
At 1st Jul 2010, Rickety wrote:Hands up. Who likes me?
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Comment number 87.
At 1st Jul 2010, michael_jimi wrote:FIFA are shown how the latest goal line technology identifies whether the ball crosses the line...
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Comment number 88.
At 1st Jul 2010, Stulito wrote:As a big fan of Joey in Friends, Wayne launched into an elaborate "This hand is your hand, This hand is my hand, Oh wait thats your hand, No wait its my hand"
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Comment number 89.
At 1st Jul 2010, johnnybravojo wrote:When zorbing goes wrong
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Comment number 90.
At 1st Jul 2010, Basil wrote:"You will know why I am smiling when they take the bung out of the back!"
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Comment number 91.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:It was a new Idea for the crowd to be able to see the lyrics in the speech bubble.
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Comment number 92.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:The crowd roared as Wayne came Bouncing on.
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Comment number 93.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:How come Kylie didn't wear a nice see-through outfit like that?
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Comment number 94.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Hundreds perish in frozen Glastonbury river, whilst Wayne Coyne only laughs
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Comment number 95.
At 1st Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Flaming Lips had one of the more important slots in the festival - Coyne-in-the-slot, see
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Comment number 96.
At 1st Jul 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:All the ice had been left by the Arctic Monkeys
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Comment number 97.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:What was it going to be, Like a rubber ball you keep bouncing back to me or goodness gracious Great balls of fire?
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Comment number 98.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:It was the only way to keep him from stealing their watches
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Comment number 99.
At 1st Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:He was having an Aero moment.
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Comment number 100.
At 1st Jul 2010, Dougie wrote:Don't worry about the bubble, just "ab-ZORB" the atmosphere.
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