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Evening News Caption Competition - Wednesday November 19, 2008

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Published Date: 19 November 2008
Tell us what Alistair Darling's up to.


We'll print some of our favourites tomorrow and you could even scoop a case of Corona lager if your entry is judged the best of the week.

Yesterday's winner"Sorry I've no time for Idle chit chat!"
Fredster

And the runners-up..
"Yes, Eric . . . I'm Idle a lot the time too these days!"
Boy Wonder

"Sorry, Your Highness, but I don't know how the Ying Tong Song goes."
Rob Pendragon

"Please let go of my hand Charles, I only have 79 more days to get round the world!"
Porters at 9

"You're not really Dame Margot Fonteyn are you . . . you're just a very naughty boy !"
Alec Splode, Edinburgh


This competition is open to readers aged 18 and over. The weekly winner will be chosen by our judging panel. The editor's decision is final. Usual Evening News rules apply. Weekly winners must be free to collect their prize from the Evening News office. There is no cash/voucher equivalent prize.





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1

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:10:25
Next time, Alistair would pay the extra for the quick-drying nail varnish
2

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:10:52
And we’ve wrecked the economy – jus’ like that!
3

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:11:20
Supporters are stunned to see no evidence of any stigmata
4

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:12:30
Police have warned the public to be on the lookout for a very fast piano thief
5

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:15:50
After John Prescott, it's Alistair's turn to meet Jodie Marsh
6

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:18:01
OK, I'll come quietly, Officer
7

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:19:49
Alistair misunderstands the comments about "collars and cuffs matching"
8

Stotty,

19/11/2008 10:21:28
You don't like my budget? Talk to the hands!
9

Stotty,

19/11/2008 10:23:27
My tie matches the back drop, pity my eyebrows don't match my barnet!
10

Stotty,

19/11/2008 10:25:23
Darling starts the bidding for Hbos at a tenner.
11

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:32:11
Alistair desperately tries to keep back Alex Salmond from being in today's caption competition photograph
12

tremorman,

19/11/2008 10:32:22
And yes she was a big girl.
13

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 10:35:06
That's great, Alistair. We'll just black up your face and you'll be a dead ringer for Al Jolson.
14

tremorman,

19/11/2008 10:37:12
Poor Darling just can't figure out that it's a glass panel.
15

tremorman,

19/11/2008 10:39:08
Please don't shoot.
16

tremorman,

19/11/2008 10:42:54
Darling stars as Brains in the remake of Thunderbirds.
17

tremorman,

19/11/2008 10:50:40
And for my next trick I'll make the economy collapse.
18

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 10:52:42
Further stem cell success as an @rse is grafted onto a pair of hands.
19

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 10:54:44
And as you can see, six and six still adds up to fifteen.
20

tremorman,

19/11/2008 10:54:48
Alistair tries in vane to hold back the economic crisis
21

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 11:12:07
It's chancellor not chancer.
22

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 11:12:24
The new Alistair Darling Halloween mask was withdrawn from the shops after being adjudged "too scary"
23

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 11:14:30
We only need a small van to deliver this many cases of beer to the winners of the caption competition.
24

Skip McClendon,

19/11/2008 11:15:17
"Alistair, on a scale of one-to-ten, just how much stook is our economy in?"
25

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 11:16:58
As the financial world is crucified, the hand washing begins.
26

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 11:18:22
Chancellor adds shadow play to his famous smoke and mirrors routine.
27

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 11:24:22
Philip Schofield announces vacancies for two gophers.
28

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 11:26:09
Darling takes time out to lead London Gospel Choir.
29

Rob Pendragon,

19/11/2008 11:52:00
Do you like Darling? I don't know, I've never darled.
30

Skip McClendon,

19/11/2008 11:57:30
Alistair demonstrates how he countered the greedy bankers' demands for biillions of pounds of taxpayers' cash.
31

DaveMack,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 12:04:31
Fresh from his Jolly success, Alex Salmond does a passable imitation of the UK Chancellor.
32

DaveMack,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 12:08:48
Darling makes vain attempt to hold back the rising tide (of criticism).
33

Bigwull,

edinburgh 19/11/2008 12:12:31
I want to tell you a story.
34

Bigwull,

edinburgh 19/11/2008 12:13:18
many hands make light work
35

Fredster.,

19/11/2008 12:26:48
Sorry Mr Pendragon, i said no more than 10 entries to this caption competition!
36

The Charlatan,

19/11/2008 12:37:12
See, there's no white hair on the palms of my hands either.
37

Bigwull,

edinburgh 19/11/2008 12:46:00
Just like that, all he's missing is the fez
38

A Friend of Fernando Poo,

19/11/2008 12:57:33
Darling shows us how to make half a trillion quid disappear.
39

The Barred O' Leith,

19/11/2008 13:03:58
You're feeling sleepy, very sleepy. You will go tto the bank and put all your money in.
40

The Barred O' Leith,

19/11/2008 13:07:36
Calm down! Calm down! You'll all get your Corona. Trust me.
41

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19/11/2008 13:09:33
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42

blackley,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 13:16:36
One finger, one thumb, one arm and a leg, one nod of the head keep moving and we'll all be merry and bright! Next question!
43

Grad 1,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 13:20:13
Alistair Darling "kicks-off" the Pat-a-cake World Championships in Shettleston.
44

blackley,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 13:20:23
Will the opposition back benches clap their hands? The front bench just rattle your jewellery!
45

hibbywul,

19/11/2008 13:24:37
Whoooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaa, shouldn't have had that 17th bottle of beer.
46

Sarcasm,

19/11/2008 13:26:12
The palm reading session shows that the HBOS lifeline is confused with the head line, stops short of the money line and that Alistair has the fate line in his own hands.
47

tomias,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 13:27:36
King Canute reigns
48

alec splode,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 13:42:00
Showing the audience he had nothing up his sleeves, Alsitair Darling delighted the crowd with his acclaimed "money from nowhere" trick.
49

Angry Haggis,

19/11/2008 13:52:21
"Woah woah woah....no more questions on the eyebrows please!"
50

Brian S,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 13:54:20
Now before I perform this amazing slight of hand,look carefully as there is absolutly nothing up my sleeves.
51

Angry Haggis,

19/11/2008 13:54:35
"Hey...ever seen a man trapped in an imaginary box?.."
52

Fredster.,

19/11/2008 13:56:06
Thunderbirds reveal there new recruit,FAB Gordon.
53

Brian S,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 14:00:43
No matter how hard Alistair tried, he couldn't make the Vulcan sign for "live long and prosper".
54

Brian S,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 14:03:27
There's no blood on my hands............
55

Lionheart,

19/11/2008 14:04:34
"Recessions over - just like that" - Only kidding!!!
56

Brian S,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 14:08:59
Alistair gave one last twist of the knife as Gordon's hands slowly slid down the elevator door.
57

Brian S,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 14:12:07
Hands up, baby hands up
Give me your heart, gimme gimme your heart
Gimme gimme
Hands up, baby hands up
Give me your heart, gimme gimme your heart
Gimme gimme
All your love, all your love
58

Doctor Who,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 14:14:20
In a trance, Darling attempts to raise the economy from the dead.
59

Brian S,

London 19/11/2008 14:21:11
On the world stage Alistair operated the trap door.
60

Skip McClendon,

19/11/2008 14:34:40
Come on Alistair, we know you know....how many of those Ministerial parking tickets were Salmond's?
61

norrie clark,

edinburgh 19/11/2008 15:03:17
who put that window there.?
62

Euan Gregor,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 15:06:07
Alastair tries to raise spirits with a Mexican Wave at conference!
63

Euan Gregor,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 15:08:34
"On the one hand we have a recession, on the other hand it is nearly Christmas!"
64

tam o:shanter,

edinburgh 19/11/2008 16:02:53
When asked to predict the outcome of the Scotland v

Argentina game,Darling being a politician suggested 5 all to the News reporter and 10 nil to the Buenes Aires
Times
65

JulesF,

Kirkliston 19/11/2008 16:08:46
Damn, I've left the red case at home !
66

Douglas,

Bathgate 19/11/2008 16:17:01
Darling shows solidarity with slaughtered Botanics tree.
67

BYRAN DE'CHAUNCE,

EDINBURGH 19/11/2008 18:01:27
I agree with Maradona...That ball was at least this much in front of the goal line!
68

Euan Gregor,

Einburgh 19/11/2008 18:31:00
Darling tells critics to hang fire!
69

shaken not stirred,

new town 19/11/2008 18:32:55
Maradona only had "One Hand Of God",I've got Two.
70

Euan Gregor,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 18:35:16
Alastair gets a sudden flashback to his night in the front row of a Dolly Parton concert!
71

Mr Jam,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 19:47:00
So, what would you give yourself out of ten Alistair?
72

Mr Jam,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 19:50:56
"With these hands I have so much power, ha ha ha ha ha!"
73

Mr Jam,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 19:52:35
"Look into my eyes, you feel very sleepy!"
74

Mr Jam,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 19:53:36
"Did I tell you I can use The Force?"
75

Mr Jam,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 19:54:52
"Wax on, wax off!"
76

MAMA,

Tranent 19/11/2008 19:55:48
Agadoo doo doo, push pineapple, shake the tree......
77

Mr Jam,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 19:58:07
"Ooohhh cheese baguueeeettte!"
78

DaveMack,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 23:16:39
Don’t applaud. Just throw money.
79

DaveMack,

Edinburgh 19/11/2008 23:21:48
That’s one of my best tricks. I’ve just made £35 billion disappear.

 

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