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I'd already decided if I won I wanted to use the money to help caption.me. I've asked Chris if he might consider putting my winnings towards a second prize of £25 for Feb, and a second prize of £25 for March, and otherwise put it towards the c... --Stephen Bean
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12/12/22 12:18:34 |
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Well done Stephen for a great caption which was really on point --Mr Dome
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31/03/23 20:00:07 |
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Sometimes you just have to bow down to a higher order --Mr Dome
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Thank you so much for the suggestion Kathleen. You really improved it! --Stephen Bean
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27/10/23 20:00:32 |
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01/04/22 12:10:36 |
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Well done Stephen, you certainly rose to that challenge. --John Glover
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07/10/18 12:00:09 |
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Still better than Vista. --Mauris Iocus
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05/08/24 12:17:45 |
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19/11/23 20:03:29 |
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20/07/23 12:08:41 |
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29/11/22 12:00:05 |
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I only recently found out that Lucy Davis (The Office, Shaun of the Dead) is Jasper Carrot's daughter. You all in the UK probably know this already but I felt compelled to share. --James Lennox
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16/07/22 20:00:37 |
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01/11/20 8:03:12 |
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12/07/24 8:00:57 |
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This contest is over. --Scrijjy Doo
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11/02/24 20:02:12 |
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Just out of interest, which tree is the right one? --Mr Dome
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04/01/24 8:04:07 |
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13/12/23 12:01:27 |
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Looking for entiques? --John Glover
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29/01/23 20:00:10 |
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14/12/22 20:00:40 |
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24/10/22 12:09:38 |
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08/09/22 8:37:19, edited: 08/09/22 8:38:57 |
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Brilliant! Got me back again though 😂 --Ethy
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24/04/22 20:21:16 |
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22/10/23 20:29:21 |
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Yes, I do but I have to do terrible things to support my habit. They're called puns --Glyn Evans
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12/09/23 12:07:14 |
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We have our winner! Also, get off the site. -Anon --Peter Houle
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29/06/22 12:49:59 |
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"I just hope I can remember the combination." --Willie Johnson
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"Hey guys, 6 feet!" --Scrijjy Doo
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02/07/19 12:00:14 |
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Lol --sandeep chahal
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Yew have inspired many! 👍 --Julia Kinsey
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02/06/21 8:00:05 |
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Springer? But I don't even know her. --Willie Johnson
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04/04/21 20:06:38 |
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21/01/21 20:00:04 |
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L'Orange & Peking, a crowd favorite, but roasted by the judges --Mauris Iocus
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Great debate guys, and good points made for both sides. The forum post you mentioned Steve was a circumstance where I tried a twist on a caption already posted on the same photo, so it was a different topic, although the title of the post makes it sound the same. There were definitely some relevant points made in that discussion though, as the caption I'd played on was itself recycled. That had been by Cath / Welsh Rarebit, a master at reusing appropriate captions (and the Queen of Puns).
And in saying that I must retract an earlier statement I made. There is a skill in remembering old captions and applying them to new photos. It's just not a skill (unless there is some new angle involved) that I personally think should be rewarded. But others obviously do, and that's fair enough. Everyone should vote for what they find funny, clever, or creative, especially those (as The Wolf and Dave Bryan have already suggested) who are happy to post their own captions, but reluctant to vote for others.
9:46pm
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"Get a tomb!" [Stephen Bean]
Ok, my last addition and then I'm done. Not sure about you lot but I'm ready to put this to bed. I'm a firm believer in change what you can, and don't bother trying to change what you can't. I get all parts of the debate to be honest. Roughly 2 years ago I posted a caption (mount averest). It was a picture of lots of people chilling out next to a hill (not mountain). It scored 1 vote and I moved on. A couple of months later a captioneer posted (mount averest) on a picture of a man in a sleeping bag on a mountain. Great caption and much more relevant. I was furious and posted an 'anonymous' comment about stealing captions. I remember Stoneface (who I admire hugely as a captioneer) coming to the defence of the captioneer in question, but I was having none of it, as I was drunk and adamant. The next day I woke up and felt like an absolute bellend for being so petty and I vowed not to ever do it again. Instead I attempted to become a better captioneer and contribute to the site as a captioneer and voter. The captioneer in question was Welsh Rarebit who DID recycle captions sometimes but is also the greatest legend on Caption.me for original captions. (haven't heard from her for a while, hope she's ok). Reading through the captions on this current photo has shone light on the matter. Mauris posted a caption about the skeleton in reference to Victoria Beckham. I've posted captions about skeletons being Victoria Beckham a few times in the past (and probably people did before me). So where do we draw the line at copyright? Words? Phrases? General ideas? We can't. Therefore we can't change it, so don't bother getting annoyed about it. (Fair play to Mauris for removing anon and joining open debate.) Also as Molly pointed out, if a new captioneer joined the site tomorrow, saw a similar photo and posted Get a Tomb thinking they were a creative genius, who are we to deny them that. We all want everyone to love our captions and get disappointed when they don't. I posted a caption about a month ago on a picture of an elephant in a hotel swimming pool. The caption was hotel review of 'The no elephant in the swimming pool hotel'. It's the only caption of mine where I actually laughed out loud when writing it and it's my favourite caption I've posted. James gave it a LOL but otherwise it was lost. Win some, lose some, but ultimately, the voters decide. I see Caption.me having 2 main purposes, create captions and vote for captions. We have the added bonus of banter between like minded people. This is provided to us free of charge by Chris and I know we all appreciate it. It shouldn't be a place were we give each other shit, argue about politics and which President we like the most. Regardless of where we are in the world, there's enough drama in the real world. Let's leave Caption.me as a place of silliness, creativity and humour. I've got to go now as it's Valentine's day and my wife's waiting for me...Who am I kidding, she's snoring her head off next to an empty Ann Summers box and I'm on the sofa again for spending too much time on Caption.me.
11:01pm
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"Get a tomb!" [Stephen Bean]
Interesting phenomenon observed here, human nature or conformation bias, not sure. Whatever well reasoned position a person posts, people respond by ignoring the points & reshaping it to fit their narrative.
You might notice, I never once mentioned people repeating or reusing captions that had been posted on this site. Instead, my entire position was that the masters of this craft, the people here who continually win, should be encouraged to keep that skill sharp rather than stooping to pinch slogans from the dead pool of the world's stale media. It was never meant for beginners, but for the expert level writers who continually wow us with their wondrous wit. If the pros keep their bar high, the rest will follow. The tide raises all ships, big & small.
Yes, everyone knows Victoria Beckham is unhealthily thin, & she's the brunt of many jokes. Merely tagging her name isn't the same as a dead slogan (no pun intended) repeated verbatim in all media for 10 years. On this photo I also posted "A strolling Kate Moss gathers naught stone," as well as "Boney Hem."
One of you maestros are welcome to have the last word, but please don't misquote me or twist my position into something I didn't say, or this will go on ad-infinitum. (Which would only mean, no time for captions)
11:25pm
comment on caption:
"Get a tomb!" [Stephen Bean]
Yabba dabba true.
7:53pm
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Wilma had long suspected Fred was biceptual. [Stephen Bean]
Blast, I was a minute late and missed my chance to reuse my old joke from 2018 ( www.caption.me/461919 ). Here's a vote and a tip of my hat to you.
:^)
Crunchy
8:10pm
comment on caption:
Cornered beef [Stephen Bean]
If you come up with a good caption, milk it as often as possible.
8:17pm
comment on caption:
Cornered beef [Stephen Bean]
Get a GLOOM!
(particularly amusing for all our Asian friends)
7:09pm
comment on caption:
"Get a tomb!" [Stephen Bean]
"Man! I could have had a V8!!!"
12:29pm
comment on caption:
"I gather this is the first time you've seen your husband since the accident. Please be aware he's been left in a vegetative state." [Stephen Bean]
"What do you mean they made Pluto into hotdogs?"
::: Disney : The Final Episode :::
12:42pm
comment on caption:
Baking the Mickey [Stephen Bean]
"That's knot nice. Leaf me alone."
8:08pm
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Wow, you can see her knotty bits! [Stephen Bean]