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Topic Categories: Humor
Posted on: December 5, 2008 2:25 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
Image: BBCNews.
It seems that some geeky Brit who lives in Finland wants to have a commenter comment contest where we ask our readers to think of captions for this image and then we decide whose readers are the funniest (Of course, we all know that my readers are the funniest and wittiest and smartest out there, but I have to give the Finns Brits a sporting chance, right?)
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Comments
It's not the Finns, it's the Brits you have to be worried about.
Which might almost work as a caption. If nothing else, it brings down the average funniness over here.
Posted by: Bob O'H | December 5, 2008 2:29 PM
"UK Government search for oil outside 10 Downing Street during festive fire drill"
Posted by: McDawg | December 5, 2008 3:20 PM
First the obvious:
'Old on guys, I fink we've bin spotted.
then the witty:
In the wake of recent attacks even the traditional Downing Street Christmas tree is searched for possible signs of Carla Bruni
For non-UK readers who may not recognize the location: that's the entrance to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official residence.
Posted by: NoAstronomer | December 5, 2008 3:20 PM
A great movie... You'll laugh, You'll cry... You'll laugh some more...
* Santa Claus Letters from Iwo Jima (2006).
Posted by: meprogrammerguy | December 5, 2008 3:24 PM
"Controversy over Gordon Brown's secret talks to replace the Pound with the Euro: Irate Tories Forget To Remove The Branches From Their Battering Ram."
Posted by: Emory Kimbrough | December 5, 2008 3:29 PM
Just try to blend in
Posted by: rick | December 5, 2008 3:34 PM
There is unrest in the forest - UK Green Party Protest
Posted by: McDawg | December 5, 2008 3:35 PM
Trojan Tree?
Posted by: CRM-114 | December 5, 2008 4:21 PM
Om Nom Nom Nom
Posted by: Kent | December 5, 2008 5:17 PM
"New Prime Minister delivered to Number 10"
Well it's hardly like the tree could do any worse is it?
Posted by: Horwood Beer-Master | December 5, 2008 11:01 PM
I could make a witty comment here, but since I'm European (and Finnish) I won't. I have my loyalties.
Besides, the Prime Minister doesn't live at 10 Downing Street anymore. The door-to-door salesmen were such a nuisance. He moved to 12.
Posted by: Lassi Hippeläinen | December 6, 2008 5:32 AM
Oi! Where'd that come from? Get this sodding tree off me!
Posted by: Heraclides | December 6, 2008 6:01 AM
Lassi - Oddly enough, Blair did move from 10 to 12, because the living quarters in 12 were larger, and he had his family. The occupant of No. 12 at that time was one Mr. Gordon Brown, who (IIRC) moved into No. 10.
Posted by: Bob O'H | December 6, 2008 6:04 AM
I can haz a shrubbery?
Posted by: frozen_midwest | December 6, 2008 10:53 AM
More feeble lines:
"Falling Bush Clobbers British PM." (Note the pun.)
"Bush drops in on PM."
"Sod it. There's supposed to be two birds in the bush!"
Posted by: Heraclides | December 7, 2008 5:04 AM
I've now challenged the NNers. M@ has come up trumps already. My own effort is similar to one of his, so I'll put it here:
"Look mate, don't worry. 'E's Scottish, and they always fall for this one - it worked at Dunsinane and it'll work 'ere."
Posted by: Bob O'H | December 8, 2008 12:18 PM
With ever green hopes fir a better e-cone-omy, poor British saps try needling the Pine Minister. Are they barking up the wrong tree?
Posted by: Ian | December 9, 2008 8:36 AM
Not bad, Ian. But you need to spruce it up a bit.
Posted by: Bob O'H | December 9, 2008 1:36 PM
Bob - I cedar benefit in taking your advice, but I'm having trouble getting to the root of the problem....
Posted by: Ian | December 11, 2008 9:20 AM
OaK, you've made that plane. I guess life is just a beech.
Posted by: Bob O'H | December 11, 2008 3:41 PM