Caption Competition

[Dannie Boy]

I’m not sure about the teams, but the fans were definitely on fire!!

[Lost]

Though their deep cover and long off were aflame, the team cracked on to win the game. Putting the namby pamby footballers to shame.

Edit: hang on, I think I've just written a short poem here. The strings to my bow seem to be unlimited.

[Big Boy]

This week's competition has now closed.

[Jimbob]

A little background to the photo taken near where I used to live.
Saturday, October 19, 2002 was described by the Cessnock Advertiser as a day from hell, one which left senior firefighters calling the fire the most ferocious they had ever encountered.
It was, in Australian parlance, a stinker of a day with temperatures nudging 40 degrees.
In the early hours of the morning a fire was deliberately lit behind Cessnock racecourse. It accelerated quickly, splitting and becoming two major fire fronts with enormous flames shooting into the air and moving with great speed, ravaging communities at Abernethy, Kearsley and Kitchener.
Thirteen homes were destroyed in its path and tragically Ronald Gillett, a visitor from Sydney, died when his car was engulfed by flames on Kearsley Road. Long-time local residents called the bushfire the areas worst disaster in more than 80 years.
As news of the devastating fires spread Darren Pateman, a photographer from the Newcastle Herald, was dispatched to cover the story. Saturday, October 19, 2002 was described by the Advertiser as a day from hell, one which left senior firefighters calling the fire the most ferocious they had ever encountered.

It was, in Australian parlance, a stinker of a day with temperatures nudging 40 degrees.
In the early hours of the morning a fire was deliberately lit behind Cessnock racecourse. It accelerated quickly, splitting and becoming two major fire fronts with enormous flames shooting into the air and moving with great speed, ravaging communities at Abernethy, Kearsley and Kitchener. Thirteen homes were destroyed in its path and tragically Ronald Gillett, a visitor from Sydney, died when his car was engulfed by flames on Kearsley Road. Long-time local residents called the bushfire the areas worst disaster in more than 80 years.
As news of the devastating fires spread Darren Pateman, a photographer from the Newcastle Herald, was dispatched to cover the story.
On his way to Abernethy he passed a cricket match in progress, its players so intent on their game in Baddeley Park that they seemed oblivious to the encroaching flames.
Recognising that this extraordinary sight was quintessentially Australian in so many ways he snapped a spontaneous photo. It captured the bewilderment of the cricketers, who seem to have only just looked up and noticed that they were about to be overtaken by fire.
The teams on that day were the Station Hotel Kurri Kurri Stallions third grade side and the Cessnock Supporters.
Darrens photo went on to become famous, reprinted in newspapers across Australia and then the world, even making the front page of The Times in London and winning a Walkley award in 2003.

On his way to Abernethy he passed a cricket match in progress, its players so intent on their game in Baddeley Park that they seemed oblivious to the encroaching flames. (two kilometres distant)
Recognising that this extraordinary sight was quintessentially Australian in so many ways he snapped a spontaneous photo. It captured the bewilderment of the cricketers, who seem to have only just looked up and noticed that they were about to be overtaken by fire. The teams on that day were the Station Hotel Kurri Kurri Stallions third grade side and the Cessnock Supporters.
Darrens photo went on to become famous, reprinted in newspapers across Australia and then the world, even making the front page of The Times in London and winning a Walkley award in 2003.

[Big Boy]

R E S U L T :

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A BIG thank you to wado-karate who was our guest judge this week.

This week's top 5:

5th Dannie Boy with "I don’t think we need a leg-break, more of a fire-break!!"

4th Jimbob with "Mad dogs and cricketers go out in the midday sun..and become toast."

3rd lindosfan1 with "The Aussies will do anything to stop themselves losing."

2nd Dannie Boy with "The Australian cricket team were accused of bowling scorchers"

1st place goes to sateeb with ""A new twist on The Ashes series.""

Thank you very much to all who participated.

sateeb you now have until 21:00 on 5 June 2022 to post the next entry. Competition results will be announced on 10 June 2022.

Next week's guest judge is Dannie Boy who is barred from making entries for 1 week.

[sateeb]

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[Big Boy]

LOL - I glanced at the photo, and thought, "Well done, you've covered his face." Then I looked closer

[Wado-Karate]

West Ham United's new mascot at work.

[HHTel]

Now that's what I call an 'F' bomb!

[lindosfan1]

Feeding your dog liquid soap to hide the smell of his farts had a side effect

[lindosfan1]

That should stop the dog from next door sniffing my bum.

[lindosfan1]

The side effect of drinking fairy liquid, is it attracts gay dogs.

[sateeb]

Health Minister AnadinExtra's latest idea. The "Covid bubble for those dirty farangs"

[pharvey]

Bob wanted to clean up his act.....

[dtaai-maai]

Rover was a West Ham supporter.