Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
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This week, it was models displaying shoes at a fashion show in Medellin, Colombia.
Thanks to all who entered. A small quantity of kudos to the following:
6. MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
Beware of cliques wearing lifts.
5. Raven Clare wrote:
High-rise flats.
4. SkarloeyLine wrote:
Models' union accepts a 5% increase in wedges.
3. The Coachman wrote:
Well, there's nothing specifically in the IOC rules for the high-jump, but...
2. Alien Avenger wrote:
Katie Holmes takes revenge after the separation by selling their huge collection of footwear at a local car boot sale.
1. CindyAccidentally wrote:
"And then we all say: 'No, honestly, Usain, these are the new regulation running shoes..."
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Comment number 1.
At 26th Jul 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Medellin with nature
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Comment number 2.
At 26th Jul 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Another way to get high in Colombia
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Comment number 3.
At 26th Jul 2012, Candace9839 wrote:If the Choos fit, wear them.
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Comment number 4.
At 26th Jul 2012, Raven Clare wrote:High-rise flats
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Comment number 5.
At 26th Jul 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Colombia - where stilettos are a blunt instrument
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Comment number 6.
At 26th Jul 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:So, Darling, you're late because you got your heels caught in a grating, eh?
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Comment number 7.
At 26th Jul 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Look, Sarge, they're still smuggling drugs out, but we don't know how ...
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Comment number 8.
At 26th Jul 2012, Pendragon wrote:You'd better count me out, Darling - my vertigo's getting worse
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Comment number 9.
At 26th Jul 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:With these we'll stand out in a crowd so Prince Harry will notice Us
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Comment number 10.
At 26th Jul 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Will the platform standing at level 4, please step back as there's a train approaching.
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Comment number 11.
At 26th Jul 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:And, at the push of a button, hey presto! - motorised roller-skates!
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Comment number 12.
At 26th Jul 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Well, there's nothing specifically in the IOC rules for the high-jump, but ...
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Comment number 13.
At 26th Jul 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:As worn by Colombian low-life ...
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Comment number 14.
At 26th Jul 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:As existing defences fail, alternative solutions are delivered by the National Flood Agency...
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Comment number 15.
At 26th Jul 2012, Kieran Boyle wrote:Olympic authorities meet to discuss high jump cheating allegations.
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Comment number 16.
At 26th Jul 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Best foot upward.
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Comment number 17.
At 26th Jul 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Ronnie Corbett tries to slip into Colombia unnoticed by the paparazzi
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Comment number 18.
At 26th Jul 2012, Squelch Of Slug wrote:Yes, my other job is as a deep-sea diver. How did you guess?
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Comment number 19.
At 26th Jul 2012, Whatever Next wrote:Columbia is the first country to unveil Genetically Modified Insects
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Comment number 20.
At 26th Jul 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:I don't mind the painful feet - I hate bumping my head on low door-frames
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Comment number 21.
At 26th Jul 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Stilettos are so yesterday, darling.
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Comment number 22.
At 26th Jul 2012, Graham wrote:Sponsored by Tom Cruise
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Comment number 23.
At 26th Jul 2012, Pendragon wrote:Hey! Isn't that Tom Cruise over there? No, my mistake ...
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Comment number 24.
At 26th Jul 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:These boots weren 't made for dancing
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Comment number 25.
At 26th Jul 2012, Raven Clare wrote:No, I said we'd have to HIRE shoes
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Comment number 26.
At 26th Jul 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Funny, Sarah Jessica Parker did not want a pair, actually.
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Comment number 27.
At 26th Jul 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:This is what happens when you tread in brown and black chewing-gum
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Comment number 28.
At 26th Jul 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Didn't anybody realise that Jimmy Choo was only joking?
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Comment number 29.
At 26th Jul 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Having failed to meet minimum 6Ft height requirements for security personnel, G4S provide a ready made alternative.
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Comment number 30.
At 26th Jul 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:The Spice Girls secure Showaddywaddy back-up for the Olympic Closing ceremony, in case Posh changes her mind again
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Comment number 31.
At 26th Jul 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Welcome to hell. First up, a few flights of stairs.
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Comment number 32.
At 26th Jul 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:Models' union accepts a 5% increase in wedges.
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Comment number 33.
At 26th Jul 2012, Andy wrote:Are you SURE we'll see over the crowd, Mum?
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Comment number 34.
At 26th Jul 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Sensible if you're a Munster.
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Comment number 35.
At 26th Jul 2012, Martin wrote:"These are my shoes for Glastonbury. They don't sink into the mud as much as my stilletos."
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Comment number 36.
At 26th Jul 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:These boots weren't made for dancing
(correction)
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Comment number 37.
At 26th Jul 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:It's funny - the last time I had a wedgie it didn't give me a pain in the foot
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Comment number 38.
At 26th Jul 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Beware of cliques wearing lifts.
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Comment number 39.
At 26th Jul 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:The Prince didn't care if it HAD been a glass slipper before the stroke of midnight.
He wasn't carrying THAT around for anyone.
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Comment number 40.
At 26th Jul 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:And you should see the size of my socks!
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Comment number 41.
At 26th Jul 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:They're known as the Harry Potter platforms - size 9 3/4
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Comment number 42.
At 26th Jul 2012, Squelch Of Slug wrote:Richard Hammond turned away in a huff. Why did he always get the blue pair?
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Comment number 43.
At 26th Jul 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Socks with sandals?! Are you mad?
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Comment number 44.
At 26th Jul 2012, Pendragon wrote:But big 'eels are no good for dancing the Conger
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Comment number 45.
At 26th Jul 2012, Andy wrote:After the introduction of the contraversial new Olympic traffic lanes, even Colombia is showing signs of being clogged-up.
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Comment number 46.
At 26th Jul 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:What the fashionista wear ... when there are snakes around
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Comment number 47.
At 26th Jul 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Part of the Government's Stamp Out Drugs campaign
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Comment number 48.
At 26th Jul 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Yes, *now* I can see the Torch..
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Comment number 49.
At 26th Jul 2012, Candace9839 wrote:What's on? That '70s Shoe.
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Comment number 50.
At 26th Jul 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Special shoes are developed for those who suffer from a weak bladder
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Comment number 51.
At 26th Jul 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The punishment from the fashion police was severe.
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Comment number 52.
At 26th Jul 2012, Raven Clare wrote:I couldn't remember whether it was vertigo or acrophobia, so I just bought the shoes
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Comment number 53.
At 26th Jul 2012, Andy wrote:Why yes, daahhling, your new outfit suits you down to the ground. Well, nearly....
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Comment number 54.
At 26th Jul 2012, johnc wrote:Auditioners line up for the new Channel 5 show, Extreme Corns.
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Comment number 55.
At 26th Jul 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Well, my new boyfriend said he liked camel toes on girls....
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Comment number 56.
At 26th Jul 2012, Gray Gable wrote:How G4S managed to get what security staff they had around the 鈥榤inimum height鈥 requirement..
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Comment number 57.
At 26th Jul 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:And you must see the matching handbag to believe it.
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Comment number 58.
At 26th Jul 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Si, sales have shot up since they opened that nudist camp the other side of that fence
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Comment number 59.
At 26th Jul 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Yeah, they look great on you, but I'm not so sure about your horse ...
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Comment number 60.
At 26th Jul 2012, Martin Walter wrote:What are they like for walking in? Walking! You have got to be joking ...
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Comment number 61.
At 26th Jul 2012, MorningGlories wrote:"See, there are worse things than ankle bracelets," chirped the matron.
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Comment number 62.
At 26th Jul 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Hear that noise? I reckon that that'll be Juan bringing his favourite donkey round to see us ...
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Comment number 63.
At 26th Jul 2012, Jethromope wrote:Olympic officials regret asking Vivienne Westwood to design the winners podium.
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Comment number 64.
At 26th Jul 2012, MagnumCarter wrote:"Well Gary the 成人论坛 told us we'd be able to see the events reporting from a raised platform. I guess the shoe fits..."
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Comment number 65.
At 26th Jul 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Health and Safety warning number 327, beware broken ankles.
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Comment number 66.
At 26th Jul 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:How to see the Olympic Torch over the crowds.
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Comment number 67.
At 26th Jul 2012, Polly S wrote:Monsieur Sarkosy was delighted with this new men's fashion...until he saw the ladies
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Comment number 68.
At 26th Jul 2012, Dyeb wrote:"You're in the t'ree zone so you're Going for Gold"
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Comment number 69.
At 26th Jul 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Q. What are you?
A. Don't know.....I'm six feet something.
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Comment number 70.
At 26th Jul 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Katie Holmes takes revenge after the separation by selling their huge collection of footwear at a local car boot sale
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Comment number 71.
At 26th Jul 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Why women's football will never be as popular as men's football
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Comment number 72.
At 26th Jul 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:My soles are higher than this person's, but not as high as those: this means that this person is upper class, I am middle class and the one with highest heels is a chav.
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Comment number 73.
At 26th Jul 2012, penny-farthing wrote:The platforms are hollow,insulated with a latcheable access panel and are extremely useful for toting one's lunch,cold drinks,ham sandwiches etc.
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Comment number 74.
At 26th Jul 2012, Dyeb wrote:Shoes that fit like a glove - a Boxing Glove!
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Comment number 75.
At 26th Jul 2012, Squelch Of Slug wrote:It was a good way to acclimatize, but every time he took them off, Tom Daley had the urge to make several forward rolls
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Comment number 76.
At 26th Jul 2012, Mad hatter wrote:To even things out, Usain Bolt was issued with special running shoes.
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Comment number 77.
At 26th Jul 2012, Pendragon wrote:Rising damp was getting to be a big problem at Stringfellow's
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Comment number 78.
At 26th Jul 2012, Squelch Of Slug wrote:North Korean women's team walks off in protest as video mistakes them for Seouls
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Comment number 79.
At 26th Jul 2012, BeckySnow wrote:Orthopaedic Disco
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Comment number 80.
At 26th Jul 2012, BeckySnow wrote:New cocaine-smuggling shoes - drugs mules
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Comment number 81.
At 26th Jul 2012, JimmyG wrote:Sergei Bubka reveals his trade secrets.
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Comment number 82.
At 26th Jul 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Those guys from Brokeback Mountain decided they wanted shoes of the same capacity as their ten-gallon hats
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At 26th Jul 2012, penny-farthing wrote:And just in case the torch-bearer tomorrow is a bit vertically challenged and can't....quite...reach...
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Comment number 84.
At 26th Jul 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:And the great thing is - there's enough space for all the bandages and ointment you'll need fitted inside the heels!
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Comment number 85.
At 26th Jul 2012, Raven Clare wrote:If Cruft's put on a fashion show: "Heel!"
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At 26th Jul 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:But why didn't you tell me first that I had to cycle to the fashion show?
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At 26th Jul 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:You might have bought them from H&M, but you'll be going straight into A&E
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Comment number 88.
At 26th Jul 2012, BeckySnow wrote:Shoes by A Shoe Designer, Ankle Socks and Tights from a High Street Department Store, Insect Bites model's own.
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Comment number 89.
At 26th Jul 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Feetbook was confident of having twice the number of members than Facebook.
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Comment number 90.
At 26th Jul 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Hey, has anyone seen a five-foot-tall kid trying to get on a plane for Rome? Nah, everyone here's too tall.
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Comment number 91.
At 26th Jul 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:How to get around Ryanair's luggage surcharges - the shoe with a boot
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Comment number 92.
At 26th Jul 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Not only are the shoes expensive, but they cost a fortune in Cherry Blossom
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Comment number 93.
At 26th Jul 2012, grazvalentine wrote:Collective noun: A clump of models.
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Comment number 94.
At 26th Jul 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:And these are my aunts from Colombia - where the shoe fetishists come from
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Comment number 95.
At 26th Jul 2012, grazvalentine wrote:The designer was led away by the fashion police he shook his fist and yelled 鈥淲hy, if it wasn鈥檛 for you Medellin kids I鈥檇 have got away with it...鈥
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Comment number 96.
At 26th Jul 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Perhaps getting Jimmy Choo on board as an Olympic sponsor was not such a good idea ...
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At 26th Jul 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Shoes with a built-in Slinky make stairs so much easier - you just glide down them
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Comment number 98.
At 26th Jul 2012, johnc wrote:They're comfy, light and they come with a crash helmet for those awkward doorways.
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Comment number 99.
At 26th Jul 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:"And then we all say: 'No, honestly, Usain, these are the new regulation running shoes..."
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Comment number 100.
At 26th Jul 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Why Mr Richards what made us suspect you had a bomb in your shoes. It just stacked up!
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