Welcome to the Ship of Fools Caption Competition, which runs on an... ahem... irregular schedule. Read and post in our current competition, and see the winners of our past ones. Budgies and travellers on the road to San José are especially welcome.   Welcome to the Ship of Fools Caption Competition. To post your caption to the above picture, click here. Or follow the links below to read the brilliant contributions of others, and post your own from there. The Captioneers Mon Jun 30 (15:19 GMT) Hedgehog Mon Jun 30 (15:41 GMT) the sad old fat fart of a mad yeti who has just been out on the patio just had nice bit of ruhbarb tart washed down with a cup of hot yorkshire tea Mon Jun 30 (16:13 GMT) the sad old fat fart of a mad yeti who has just been out on the patio just had nice bit of ruhbarb tart washed down with a cup of hot yorkshire tea Mon Jun 30 (16:13 GMT) Hedgehog Mon Jun 30 (16:22 GMT) gianbattista Mon Jun 30 (16:30 GMT) Punjabberwocky Mon Jun 30 (16:40 GMT) Punjabberwocky Mon Jun 30 (16:43 GMT) Punjabberwocky Mon Jun 30 (16:43 GMT) Punjabberwocky Mon Jun 30 (16:46 GMT) Punjabberwocky Mon Jun 30 (16:48 GMT) Punjabberwocky Mon Jun 30 (16:50 GMT) A Fool Mon Jun 30 (19:59 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (20:25 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (20:29 GMT) Qwerty Mon Jun 30 (20:30 GMT) Qwerty Mon Jun 30 (20:33 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (20:36 GMT) Hedgehog Mon Jun 30 (20:37 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:37 GMT) Hedgehog Mon Jun 30 (20:40 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:42 GMT) Hedgehog Mon Jun 30 (20:45 GMT) Canon Hieronymus Bosch Mon Jun 30 (20:45 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:46 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:48 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:49 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:50 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:51 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:53 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:56 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (20:59 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (21:00 GMT) Revd Ian Mon Jun 30 (21:01 GMT) Canon Peter Mon Jun 30 (21:02 GMT) jamie aka batman Mon Jun 30 (21:07 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (21:10 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (21:14 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (21:17 GMT) U,.B. Mon Jun 30 (21:20 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (21:28 GMT) Hedgehog Mon Jun 30 (21:31 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (21:41 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (21:56 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (22:09 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (22:11 GMT) The Holy Grunger of Antioch Mon Jun 30 (22:12 GMT) The Holy Grunger of Antioch Mon Jun 30 (22:12 GMT) The Man Who Knows About These Things Mon Jun 30 (22:14 GMT) Julian the Unflapable Mon Jun 30 (22:16 GMT) Sydney the Cynic Mon Jun 30 (22:19 GMT) The Legendary and Original Galloping Tosser of Brent Mon Jun 30 (22:27 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (22:27 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (22:31 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (22:45 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (22:50 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (22:54 GMT) U.B. Mon Jun 30 (23:43 GMT) Phred22 Tue Jul 1 (01:34 GMT) inflamatory Tue Jul 1 (02:59 GMT) amazed Tue Jul 1 (03:02 GMT) Tue Jul 1 (05:15 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (06:05 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (08:07 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (08:09 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (08:10 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (08:11 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (08:12 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (08:13 GMT) The Curled Spring Tue Jul 1 (08:41 GMT) Sister Betty the Virgin Tue Jul 1 (08:43 GMT) Sister Betty the Virgin Tue Jul 1 (08:43 GMT) Sister Betty the Virgin Tue Jul 1 (08:43 GMT) Saul The Apostle Tue Jul 1 (08:48 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (09:06 GMT) Mary Whitehouse Tue Jul 1 (09:06 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (09:06 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (09:11 GMT) Bluebottle Tue Jul 1 (09:13 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (09:13 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (09:24 GMT) Chorister Tue Jul 1 (10:09 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (11:31 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (11:35 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (11:42 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (11:52 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (12:08 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (12:13 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (12:16 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (12:19 GMT) LLAIS GWIRIONDEB Tue Jul 1 (13:54 GMT) LLAIS GWIRIONDEB Tue Jul 1 (13:56 GMT) inflamatory Tue Jul 1 (14:37 GMT) zigfield Tue Jul 1 (14:41 GMT) Fr Ernest Fartproud Tue Jul 1 (14:58 GMT) heretical Tue Jul 1 (15:14 GMT) inflamatory Tue Jul 1 (15:16 GMT) maud Tue Jul 1 (15:24 GMT) Phred22 Tue Jul 1 (15:38 GMT) harold Tue Jul 1 (15:40 GMT) heretical Tue Jul 1 (15:43 GMT) catarach Tue Jul 1 (15:46 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (15:57 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (15:58 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (15:59 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (16:01 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (16:04 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (16:05 GMT) Canon Peter Tue Jul 1 (16:07 GMT) First Time Post Tue Jul 1 (16:26 GMT) Hi ya Tue Jul 1 (16:28 GMT) Me Tue Jul 1 (16:38 GMT) Chas of the Dicker Tue Jul 1 (17:00 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:05 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:07 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:08 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:12 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:17 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:18 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:19 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:21 GMT) Punjabberwocky Tue Jul 1 (17:23 GMT) Hedgehog Tue Jul 1 (17:41 GMT) mirrizin Tue Jul 1 (17:58 GMT) Noj Tue Jul 1 (18:28 GMT) Noj Tue Jul 1 (18:29 GMT) Noj Tue Jul 1 (18:31 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (20:16 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (20:18 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (20:21 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (20:27 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (20:30 GMT) U.B Tue Jul 1 (20:31 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (20:33 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (21:09 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (21:16 GMT) @#@ Tue Jul 1 (21:21 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (21:43 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (21:45 GMT) Hedgehog Tue Jul 1 (22:03 GMT) U.B. Tue Jul 1 (22:23 GMT) maud Tue Jul 1 (23:17 GMT) zigfield Tue Jul 1 (23:19 GMT) harold Tue Jul 1 (23:21 GMT) sam Tue Jul 1 (23:26 GMT) zigfield Tue Jul 1 (23:29 GMT) serendiptiy Tue Jul 1 (23:38 GMT) josh Tue Jul 1 (23:39 GMT) zigfield Wed Jul 2 (00:14 GMT) Phred22 Wed Jul 2 (01:30 GMT) sam Wed Jul 2 (02:20 GMT) linenbutterfly Wed Jul 2 (02:50 GMT) linenbutterfly Wed Jul 2 (02:51 GMT) maud Wed Jul 2 (03:03 GMT) harold Wed Jul 2 (03:16 GMT) Wed Jul 2 (03:37 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (06:32 GMT) Umadas Bharat Wed Jul 2 (06:33 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (06:36 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (06:49 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (06:52 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (06:57 GMT) Canon Peter Wed Jul 2 (08:02 GMT) Canon Peter Wed Jul 2 (08:04 GMT) Phred22 Wed Jul 2 (12:40 GMT) @#@ Wed Jul 2 (12:53 GMT) Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones Wed Jul 2 (12:57 GMT) Haircut, anyone? Wed Jul 2 (13:00 GMT) The G Wed Jul 2 (15:10 GMT) The G Wed Jul 2 (15:13 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:17 GMT) The G Wed Jul 2 (15:18 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:18 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:19 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:23 GMT) The G Wed Jul 2 (15:24 GMT) Wed Jul 2 (15:25 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:28 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:29 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:31 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (15:34 GMT) The G Wed Jul 2 (15:58 GMT) Hedgehog Wed Jul 2 (16:23 GMT) Punjabberwocky Wed Jul 2 (16:29 GMT) Canon Peter Wed Jul 2 (16:29 GMT) Punjabberwocky Wed Jul 2 (16:31 GMT) Punjabberwocky Wed Jul 2 (16:33 GMT) Punjabberwocky Wed Jul 2 (16:37 GMT) Punjabberwocky Wed Jul 2 (16:39 GMT) Punjabberwocky Wed Jul 2 (16:41 GMT) chrisb Wed Jul 2 (16:55 GMT) chrisb Wed Jul 2 (16:58 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (18:23 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (18:24 GMT) OldDog Wed Jul 2 (19:25 GMT) OldDog Wed Jul 2 (19:30 GMT) OldDog Wed Jul 2 (19:33 GMT) Fatbelly Wed Jul 2 (19:33 GMT) The Not Very Original Man Who Knows About These Things Wed Jul 2 (19:38 GMT) OldDog Wed Jul 2 (19:48 GMT) BJ Wed Jul 2 (19:52 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (20:02 GMT) KittyLover Wed Jul 2 (20:34 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (20:38 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (20:40 GMT) @#@ Wed Jul 2 (20:44 GMT) Gladys the Impaler Wed Jul 2 (20:50 GMT) tclune Wed Jul 2 (20:53 GMT) Gordon the Macho Wed Jul 2 (20:54 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (20:54 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (20:57 GMT) Canon Peter Wed Jul 2 (21:19 GMT) Canon Peter Wed Jul 2 (21:21 GMT) The Venerable Billy Cotton Wed Jul 2 (21:23 GMT) The Venerable Private Fraser Wed Jul 2 (21:25 GMT) Canon Peter Wed Jul 2 (21:27 GMT) The Venerable Henry Hall Wed Jul 2 (21:32 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (21:34 GMT) maud Wed Jul 2 (21:42 GMT) U.B. Wed Jul 2 (21:49 GMT) Hedgehog Wed Jul 2 (21:50 GMT) harold Wed Jul 2 (21:52 GMT) maud Wed Jul 2 (22:03 GMT) serendipity Wed Jul 2 (22:06 GMT) josh Wed Jul 2 (22:11 GMT) inflamatory Wed Jul 2 (22:14 GMT) sam Wed Jul 2 (22:24 GMT) Umadas Bharat Wed Jul 2 (22:24 GMT) carsoncity Wed Jul 2 (22:30 GMT) Umadas Bharat Wed Jul 2 (22:32 GMT) maud Wed Jul 2 (22:32 GMT) treemont Wed Jul 2 (22:34 GMT) Umadas Bharat Wed Jul 2 (22:34 GMT) cameron Wed Jul 2 (22:38 GMT) Umadas Bharat Wed Jul 2 (22:39 GMT) Umadas Bharat Wed Jul 2 (22:42 GMT) montana Wed Jul 2 (22:45 GMT) zigfield Wed Jul 2 (22:48 GMT) castor1 Wed Jul 2 (22:50 GMT) Sinbad Wed Jul 2 (23:37 GMT) Sinbad Wed Jul 2 (23:39 GMT) Sinbad Wed Jul 2 (23:42 GMT) Sinbad Wed Jul 2 (23:45 GMT) Sinbad Wed Jul 2 (23:55 GMT) episcolib Thu Jul 3 (00:03 GMT) Phred22 Thu Jul 3 (01:03 GMT) U.Bharat Thu Jul 3 (06:13 GMT) U.Bharat Thu Jul 3 (06:15 GMT) U.Bharat Thu Jul 3 (06:18 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (06:32 GMT) U.Bharat Thu Jul 3 (06:57 GMT) U.Bharat Thu Jul 3 (07:04 GMT) Steptoe & Son Thu Jul 3 (07:21 GMT) Canon Peter Thu Jul 3 (07:23 GMT) Pasco (partaker in the last caption comp) Thu Jul 3 (09:30 GMT) The Revd Polly Esther Gusset Thu Jul 3 (09:52 GMT) Umadas Bharat Thu Jul 3 (10:04 GMT) Umadas Bharat Thu Jul 3 (10:13 GMT) Umadas Bharat Thu Jul 3 (10:37 GMT) Canon Peter Thu Jul 3 (10:49 GMT) Canon Peter Thu Jul 3 (10:50 GMT) Canon Peter Thu Jul 3 (10:55 GMT) Hedgehog Thu Jul 3 (12:19 GMT) Dunno Thu Jul 3 (12:34 GMT) TheG Thu Jul 3 (12:36 GMT) Osteogenesis imperfecta Thu Jul 3 (12:51 GMT) The Ivy Thu Jul 3 (13:19 GMT) A staple adrift Thu Jul 3 (14:02 GMT) Wendy Thu Jul 3 (14:06 GMT) josh Thu Jul 3 (14:10 GMT) maud Thu Jul 3 (14:16 GMT) maud Thu Jul 3 (14:20 GMT) maud Thu Jul 3 (14:24 GMT) harold Thu Jul 3 (14:29 GMT) montana Thu Jul 3 (14:35 GMT) j24 Thu Jul 3 (14:38 GMT) cameron Thu Jul 3 (14:42 GMT) serendipity Thu Jul 3 (14:46 GMT) treemont Thu Jul 3 (14:53 GMT) J24 Thu Jul 3 (14:57 GMT) polly Thu Jul 3 (14:58 GMT) harold Thu Jul 3 (15:00 GMT) Phred22 Thu Jul 3 (15:37 GMT) Canon Peter Thu Jul 3 (16:17 GMT) Punjabberwocky Thu Jul 3 (16:48 GMT) Punjabberwocky Thu Jul 3 (16:49 GMT) Punjabberwocky Thu Jul 3 (16:52 GMT) Punjabberwocky Thu Jul 3 (16:55 GMT) Punjabberwocky Thu Jul 3 (16:57 GMT) Punjabberwocky Thu Jul 3 (17:00 GMT) The G Thu Jul 3 (17:06 GMT) chrisb Thu Jul 3 (19:43 GMT) Phred22 Thu Jul 3 (19:47 GMT) KittyLover Thu Jul 3 (20:18 GMT) KittyLover Thu Jul 3 (20:19 GMT) KittyLover Thu Jul 3 (20:22 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (20:30 GMT) KittyLover Thu Jul 3 (20:31 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (20:34 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (20:37 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (21:17 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (21:25 GMT) Hedgehog Thu Jul 3 (21:25 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (21:28 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (21:34 GMT) Bee Thu Jul 3 (21:59 GMT) Qwerty Thu Jul 3 (22:05 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (22:14 GMT) U.B. Thu Jul 3 (22:22 GMT) ElizaG Thu Jul 3 (22:27 GMT) ElizaG Thu Jul 3 (22:28 GMT) Tempo Thu Jul 3 (22:51 GMT) Bee Thu Jul 3 (22:52 GMT) Thu Jul 3 (22:58 GMT) Oops Thu Jul 3 (22:59 GMT) Oops Thu Jul 3 (23:05 GMT) Mutter Thu Jul 3 (23:10 GMT) U.B. for Tempo Thu Jul 3 (23:11 GMT) Phred22 Fri Jul 4 (01:08 GMT) j24 Fri Jul 4 (02:45 GMT) ozowen Fri Jul 4 (03:01 GMT) uncle Fri Jul 4 (03:42 GMT) uncle Fri Jul 4 (03:45 GMT) Oh Lucky man Fri Jul 4 (03:47 GMT) catarach Fri Jul 4 (04:22 GMT) zigfield Fri Jul 4 (04:24 GMT) Fri Jul 4 (04:28 GMT) Fri Jul 4 (04:31 GMT) heretical Fri Jul 4 (04:33 GMT) josh Fri Jul 4 (04:38 GMT) cathl Fri Jul 4 (04:40 GMT) jonesy Fri Jul 4 (04:45 GMT) cathl Fri Jul 4 (04:51 GMT) harold Fri Jul 4 (04:56 GMT) treemont Fri Jul 4 (05:01 GMT) inflamatory Fri Jul 4 (05:04 GMT) draconian Fri Jul 4 (05:06 GMT) carsoncity Fri Jul 4 (05:08 GMT) maud Fri Jul 4 (05:24 GMT) harold Fri Jul 4 (05:32 GMT) josie Fri Jul 4 (05:34 GMT) maud Fri Jul 4 (05:42 GMT) j24 Fri Jul 4 (05:47 GMT) montana Fri Jul 4 (05:49 GMT) maud Fri Jul 4 (06:05 GMT) maudold Fri Jul 4 (06:14 GMT) treemont Fri Jul 4 (06:28 GMT) L. Logan Fri Jul 4 (09:10 GMT) U.B. Fri Jul 4 (09:42 GMT) U.B. Fri Jul 4 (09:47 GMT) Loopy Pilgrim Fri Jul 4 (10:51 GMT) Loopy Pilgrim Fri Jul 4 (10:55 GMT) chrisb Fri Jul 4 (11:14 GMT) cathl Fri Jul 4 (13:08 GMT) Franklin Fri Jul 4 (13:12 GMT) maud Fri Jul 4 (13:15 GMT) zeus Fri Jul 4 (13:22 GMT) carsoncity Fri Jul 4 (13:26 GMT) serendipity Fri Jul 4 (13:32 GMT) josh Fri Jul 4 (13:37 GMT) zigfield Fri Jul 4 (13:42 GMT) Fri Jul 4 (13:46 GMT) j24 Fri Jul 4 (15:00 GMT) cathl Fri Jul 4 (15:26 GMT) cathl Fri Jul 4 (16:03 GMT) josh Fri Jul 4 (16:05 GMT) zigfield Fri Jul 4 (16:07 GMT) zigfield Fri Jul 4 (16:09 GMT) The Man Who Knows About These Things Fri Jul 4 (16:09 GMT) catarach Fri Jul 4 (16:17 GMT) treemont Fri Jul 4 (16:22 GMT) duodecimal Fri Jul 4 (16:24 GMT) draconian Fri Jul 4 (16:27 GMT) Simone Fri Jul 4 (17:22 GMT) Fhager Fri Jul 4 (18:10 GMT) Fhager Fri Jul 4 (18:22 GMT) U.B. Fri Jul 4 (20:49 GMT) U.B. Fri Jul 4 (21:14 GMT) sam Sat Jul 5 (04:07 GMT) josie Sat Jul 5 (04:11 GMT) @#@ Sat Jul 5 (05:05 GMT) The Revd Norma Stitts Sat Jul 5 (09:30 GMT) the sad old fat fart of a mad yeti who has just been out on the patio but came back in as it was raining and did not want to get his hair wet. (yeti wet hair smells like the armpits of gordon brown) Sat Jul 5 (10:04 GMT) Albert Ross Sat Jul 5 (11:20 GMT) @#@ Sat Jul 5 (12:50 GMT) camille Sat Jul 5 (13:57 GMT) Cameron Sat Jul 5 (14:00 GMT) carsoncity Sat Jul 5 (14:04 GMT) KittyLoer Sat Jul 5 (16:29 GMT) KittyLover Sat Jul 5 (16:30 GMT) georgia peach Sat Jul 5 (17:00 GMT) georgia peach Sat Jul 5 (17:01 GMT) Sinbad Sat Jul 5 (17:06 GMT) Sinbad Sat Jul 5 (17:08 GMT) Sinbad Sat Jul 5 (17:11 GMT) Sinbad Sat Jul 5 (17:13 GMT) Sinbad Sat Jul 5 (17:18 GMT) Sinbad Sat Jul 5 (17:22 GMT) Barnet Sat Jul 5 (17:36 GMT) Phred22 Sat Jul 5 (17:49 GMT)   The winners! See the winning captions from the most recent competition, Prayer at the porcelain. 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