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      Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 14:38 UTC

      I know this is trivial and obvious, but some people seem to think that Nature Networkers aren’t superior to other denizens of the scientific blogosphere. In order to demonstrate this to one fowl witch, I suggested that we compare abilities to caption photos.

      I let them go first (largely because I had just put a post up), so now it’s your turn:


      (source: BBC, photo 5)

      Give us a caption (or several)! Show the world you can be at least mildly amusing!

      Last updated: Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 14:38 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 14:57 UTC
          Heather Etchevers said:

          If the Green Party really wants to occupy the Prime Minister’s residence, they might want to trim the branches from the battering ram.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:09 UTC
          steffi suhr said:

          UK government forced to create make-work scheme a la Roosevelt: 6 guys carrying the tree, one supervising

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:24 UTC
          Cristian Bodo said:

          Let’s hope that it doesn’t degenerate in the all-too-common alternative scheme: a single guy carrying the tree while the other six supervise!

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:28 UTC
          Matt Brown said:

          Everywhere he looked, the Prime Minister was confronted with collapsing hedge funds.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:35 UTC
          Matt Brown said:

          MacBrown shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnam wood to high Downing Street Shall come against him

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:40 UTC
          Matt Brown said:

          In the aftermath of the Damian Green controversy, evidence comes to light of a plant at the very heart of government.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:48 UTC
          Henry Gee said:

          Matt, you’re on fire.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:49 UTC
          Henry Gee said:

          The Provisional Wing of the Organization for Dropping Christmas Trees On Passers-By From A Great Height (PWOTOFDCTOPBFAGH) has claimed responsibility.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:51 UTC
          Matt Brown said:

          The monsters on the Dr Who Christmas Special get less credible with each passing year.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:55 UTC
          Henry Gee said:

          The Dyslexic Division of the fur-trade protest makes its feelings known.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 15:56 UTC
          Henry Gee said:

          “When you find Lord Mandelson, make sure he gets put at the top of the tree. OK?”

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 16:50 UTC
          Heather Etchevers said:

          I’m rather keen on Matt’s first try and shall attempt no further.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 17:33 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Damnit Matt! I saw the caption, went Googling to find the exact Macbeth quote I wanted, and came back to find you’d beat me to it. Great minds blah blah blah.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 17:37 UTC
          Mike Fowler said:

          Fuels seldom differ

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 17:39 UTC
          Bob O'Hara said:

          It’s going well, isn’t it? So well I had to give Grrl some some help by posting my suggestion over there. Like Matt and Cath, I went for the Macbeth theme.

        • Date:
          Monday, 08 Dec 2008 - 21:02 UTC
          Maxine Clarke said:

          The Grauniad celebrated its arrival today at Kings Place with a magnum of green champagne [socialism].

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