Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week New Yorkers get ready for the annual Thanksgiving parade.
Thanks to all who entered. This week, we've just picked three. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
3. Alvin Olaf:
Wall Street ponders net inflation figures.
2. Martin Walter:
When it fell over, you should have heard the Sonic boom.
1. Gurney Nutting:
Yeah, we used the Statue of Liberty's stockings.
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Comment number 1.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:That didn't hold King Kong down, so I doubt it'll work this time
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Comment number 2.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Don't let the cat out of the bag!!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Thank goodness Superman's still around with his foot-pump
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:When it fell over, you should have heard the Sonic boom
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At 22nd Nov 2012, penny-farthing wrote:NYC police department's anti drink and float campaign netted numerous offenders.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Ruaraidh Gillies wrote:Critics were not impressed by the new film "Gulliver's Travels, sponsored by Sega"
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Nobody's going to run over THIS hedgehog!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Gray Gable wrote:It’s alright lads, I got the Rottweiler..
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At 22nd Nov 2012, bradmer wrote:Road Hog
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Comment number 10.
At 22nd Nov 2012, penny-farthing wrote:The net result was gridlock.
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Comment number 11.
At 22nd Nov 2012, BeckySnow wrote:The float at the back is not a celebration of the Moon Landing but a giant litter tray.
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Comment number 12.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Yeah, we used the Statue of Liberty's stockings
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Traffic builds up after pipes burst due to poor plumbing by two Italians
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Comment number 14.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Chris Stocks wrote:"In the case of Sonic Attack on your district, follow these rules..."
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Pendragon wrote:Luckily, Mario just managed to avoid being crushed by Sonic's huge fist
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At 22nd Nov 2012, BinarySpeaking wrote:New Yorkers unveil their strategy to capture the Giant Gold Rings at the next Olympics in Rio 2016
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Comment number 17.
At 22nd Nov 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:How did we get it in the net? We asked Arsenal's back four to stand in front of the opening.
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Comment number 18.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:At the recent Presidential elections, nobody could beat Obama's high score
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Comment number 19.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Critics dismiss The Hobbit, claiming Peter Jackson has just merged out-takes from his productions of The Lord of the Rings and King Kong
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Comment number 20.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:Crowd gathers to see Liberty of Statue
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Comment number 21.
At 22nd Nov 2012, SivAngel wrote:The President had called for greater transparency regarding net exports.
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Comment number 22.
At 22nd Nov 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:I'm Flotsam and he's Jetsam.
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Comment number 23.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Under President Obama, inflation was really getting out of hand
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At 22nd Nov 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:"Well, that's another nice mesh you've gotten me into..."
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Comment number 25.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Sega unveils its new cartoon character Kudos. Every winner of this week's ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Magazine Monitor Caption Competition will win one.
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Comment number 26.
At 22nd Nov 2012, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Read my lip - no more taxis.
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Comment number 27.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Lelystad wrote:It was all going fine until Occupy Sixth Avenue decided to make their point about deflation.
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Comment number 28.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:Wall Street ponders net inflation figures
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Comment number 29.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:In a land populated by superheroes, when you've got a puncture you need to call on ... Bicycle Repair Man!
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Comment number 30.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Simon wrote:Now I see why they can't just share the hedge...
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Comment number 31.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Dion wrote:Pest control New York style!
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Comment number 32.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:There's even an inflatable Willy Wonka BFG here - someone asked for a blow-up Dahl
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At 22nd Nov 2012, littleDickie wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 34.
At 22nd Nov 2012, MagnumCarter wrote:"The common problem with putting out nets this size is one tends to accidentally catch rare bluefin hedgehogs."
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Comment number 35.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Lin Vegas wrote:"Look, Sonic, SOMEONE's got to be the new Wenlock and Mandeville..."
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Comment number 36.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:One little girl was so upset to hear they were blowing up Mickey Mouse
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Comment number 37.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Even with half their houses blown down, and the remainder flooded, the Americans sure know how to prioritise their budgets
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Comment number 38.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:However, the assassin's attempt to ruin the day for everyone was foiled by one spectator's hastily-applied Elastoplast
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Comment number 39.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Well done, Macy's. I can't see Comet organising anything like this in Britain this year.
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Comment number 40.
At 22nd Nov 2012, JimmyG wrote:After years of being the side-kick, Tails was finally going to get the glory.
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Comment number 41.
At 22nd Nov 2012, bradmer wrote:NYPD take down another jaywalker!
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Comment number 42.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Owing to the dimensions of the revamped Sonic, the new game could only be played on an IMAX
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Comment number 43.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Sega unveils Sonic the Hugehog
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:UltraSonic!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Raggotin wrote:"I'm fastened down, Who's got the right screwdriver, so would you call him please"
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Comment number 46.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:These huge hedgehogs were beginning to be spotted all over Alamogordo ...
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Sorry, Darlings, but with President Obama still in power, we can't afford turkey, so it's got to be hedgehog
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Comment number 48.
At 22nd Nov 2012, grazvalentine wrote:That’s the last time I leave a saucer of milk out for the hedgehogs.
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Comment number 49.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Chimmy wrote:Sufferin Succotash!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, SivAngel wrote:"Dinsdale? DINSDALE!"
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Pendragon wrote:Dinsdale Piranha had thought himself safe in New York, but Spiny Norman was still out to get him
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Comment number 52.
At 22nd Nov 2012, bradmer wrote:It took SEGA to inflate this one!
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Comment number 53.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Chimmy wrote:Which idiot forgot the litter tray!
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Comment number 54.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Sorry, Mitt, I know it's not much of a running mate, but it's a lot better than Sarah Palin
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Comment number 55.
At 22nd Nov 2012, bradmer wrote:I said "inflation, balloon payments and hedge fund speculators"
Not "inflate this baloon for the hedgehog spectators"
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Comment number 56.
At 22nd Nov 2012, rogueslr wrote:Call Tiggywinkles stat! Tell them they're gonna need a considerably bigger rescue pen.
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Comment number 57.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Dyeb wrote:Benetiz was pulling out all the stops to ensure Chelsea win their next game
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At 22nd Nov 2012, littleDickie wrote:"Now I am in the air so to speak, avoiding lamp-posts and the like, feeling only a bit like
George Formby..."
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Dyeb wrote:Gwapplin in the undergwoth David Bellamy's closley guarded discovery was finally unveiled
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Comment number 60.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Ade wrote:We're gonna need a bigger float.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:As the tribute gets under way, everybody suddenly realises the Americans never really understood Beatrix Potter
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Pendragon wrote:The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ inflates what it hopes will be its most inoffensive DG yet
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Comment number 63.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Jason wrote:Looks like SEGA are hogging the limelight here...
Sorry, no pun-nintendo
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Comment number 64.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Hobbitmorley wrote:My name's Sandy and I'm coming to a street near you.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Candace9839 wrote:A gin and Sonic please...
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At 22nd Nov 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:We may not have electricity, but we have helium!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Hurry, we have to get the NYSE up.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Everything's bigger in America - even roadkill
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Doctor Who wants me to make him another screwdriver?
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At 22nd Nov 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Hedge fund down again? No, it's the hedgehog this time.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Who kicked the plug out?
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Comment number 72.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:Yes, I know it's bigger than a Thanksgiving turkey, but you're going to have a surprise when you start to carve it.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Hobbitmorley wrote:I'm going to base jump off a fiscal cliff.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Man on ground: "Now that's what I call a fist bump."
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At 22nd Nov 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:It had been considerably more difficult to get rid of the Chelsea mascot.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Waldo wrote:The reason Sonic isn't going anywhere is due to the amount of gold coins he has collected on the way here.
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Comment number 77.
At 22nd Nov 2012, Hobbitmorley wrote:It's Thanksgiving stupid!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, GuitarKate wrote:Giant inflatable supplied by NASA, Houston, Texas. Puncture repair kit provided by D. Trotter, Peckham, London.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Road Quill
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At 22nd Nov 2012, GuitarKate wrote:He's big, he's blue, he knows where the net is. Rafa Benitez could feel his first signing coming on.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Hobbitmorley wrote:Can curl but can't swim, Stickly-Prickly, that's him.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:He just hit a car and killed it!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Well, after the Presidential elections, we've got to do something with all that hot air
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Hobbitmorley wrote:I'm getting my prickles back under Obamacare.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, RampagingRabbit wrote:The Doctor's sonic screwdiver clearly needed recalibrating
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At 22nd Nov 2012, MukkaMonkey wrote:For Gawd sake, don't give it milk!
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Adora_Belle wrote:Felix Baumgartner's latest record attempt gets underway in New York City.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The "Where's Sonic?" series of picture-books were not proving a success
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At 22nd Nov 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Thumbs up on on the blue track suit from Fashion Police Central.
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At 22nd Nov 2012, Phil W wrote:It's to celebrate 60 years in London's Glittering West Endâ„¢. Wait a minute, that's not Mickey!
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Vicky S wrote:The Beast is captured! Residents of Tunbridge Wells can sleep easy in their beds tonight.
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Cairngorm McWomble wrote:Crowds gathered for what turned out to be the easiest game of "Where's Wally" on record.
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Cairngorm McWomble wrote:Essex Police braced themselves for another round of reported "Lion" sightings
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Cairngorm McWomble wrote:Strapped down and with Ronald McDonalds head uncomfortably close to his posterior, Sonic was feeling more than a little vulnerable.
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:SEGA announces "Where's Waldo 3D"
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Is it (Black) Friday yet?
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Javascript Error 318 wrote:Felix prepares for his next challange.
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Having misread the hashtag, hordes of strange New Yorkers turn up for Susan Boyle's album party
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At 23rd Nov 2012, Canada Ranger (QPR 00) wrote:Your right, Mr. President... There wasn't enough room to swing it.
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At 23rd Nov 2012, needskudos wrote:Me - how?
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