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One cope-wearer had blatantly ignored the police warning: he had crossed all over the place MARY HAWKINS WE’LL GET to the cope in a minute. First, though, some general entries for the current caption competition. Richard Wood submitted: “The new rules for identity parades were causing problems”; Stephen Disley suggested: “Obeying police orders left them rather stuck for something to do with their hands during the blessing”; and from Bob Pitcher: “The police department failed utterly in its attempt to find the right clothes for the undercover security officer.” There were others on this theme: “That O’Reilly gang’s disguises didn’t fool the LAPD for a moment” (Richard Strudwick); “The Fraud Squad misunderstood the tip-off about dodgy mafia investments” (Charles Taylor); “The Chief Constable got confused when he heard about the Church of Scientology International” (Dorothy Barker); and: “The new series of CSI Canterbury was compulsive viewing” (Rob Falconer). We liked: “I come on these police identity parades to supplement my stipend. But why are you here, Archdeacon?” from Robin Saunders; and “Tough neighbourhood, Winchester” from Audrey Margaret. Cyril Birket worked hard on his entry: “I didn’t know you were a police chaplain. You certainly have had a chequered career, and I hope you can cope with the work”; as had Derek Hollis, who produced the elaborately complex: “Right from the start, the police said that they had their suspicions about the ‘Chaplain to the Crossword Club of America’.” Ah, yes, that cope on the left of the photo. The paper’s crossword editor, Don Manley, deserves a shout: “Actually, I got the idea from the Church Times Crossword”; and David Cooper suggested: “Three Down: it’s God.” From Rosemary Rycraft came: “A barrier was erected to stop members of the congregations from rushing forward to try and solve the crossword”; and Jayne Lee submitted: “Yes, 25 across had me stumped, too.” We liked: “There hadn’t been a cross word in the community till now” from John Lloyd, and more generally: “I’d get rid of that tablecloth if I were you — the police might think you were taking the mickey” from Bob Torrens. But in our view there was one clear winner for the prize of fairtrade chocolate, kindly donated by Divine (divinechocolate.com) Have a go at our next caption-competition picture (below). |
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| Send your captions by 30 May in one of these ways: by email to: captioncompetition@churchtimes.co.uk By post (postcards only) to: Caption Competition, Church Times, 13-17 Long Lane, London EC1A 9PN by fax to: 020 7776 1086 |
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