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Evening News Caption Competition - Wednesday 1 July, 2009

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Published Date: 01 July 2009
What's Gordon Brown saying to Silvio Berlusconi?



Enter the Evening News caption competition at edinburghnews.com and tell us what you think. We'll be featuring a selection of our favourite suggestions for today's picture in tomorrow's paper. At the end of the week, we'll also choose our favourite of the daily winners to receive a case of Corona lager.

Yesterday's winner
"I asked for a Saltire not satire!"
JulesF

The runners-up..
"Alex wishes Geri Halliwell hadn't let Michelle McManus borrow her dress."
Steviethehibby

"Let me start by saying I didn't support the war and I'm not in favour of the union. That's all folks!"
Blackley

"Unredacted tapes of recent Britain's got Talent auditions emerge."
Skip McClendon

This competition is open to readers aged 18 years 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

Skip McClendon,

01/07/2009 09:50:54
"So we are agreed? Ten-thousand Euros for a shot of Caroline Flint?"
2

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 09:58:07
But that's only if your indicators stop working, Silvio
3

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 10:01:09
But Gordon had fallen for the old false arm trick before, with Alistair
4

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 10:02:31
Well, in Britain, we tend to go for legal contracts, Silvio, instead of the old spit-in-my-palm-and-shake-on-it ritual
5

nom nom nom,

01/07/2009 10:14:21
and here's my shadow puppet impersonation of a giraffe
6

Francis Murphy,

balerno 01/07/2009 10:18:52
What ugly cabinet are you talking about Silvio,is it the one at No 10.
7

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 10:29:40
So, you model for exit signs, eh, Silvio?
8

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 10:30:29
You're the oldest person I've spoken to for months, Gordon
9

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 10:30:58
They were right, Silvio - your palms are well-greased
10

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 10:31:53
Whenever he had to shake hands with some stupid foreigner, Silvio always employed a stunt hand
11

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 10:32:47
That's for your palmtop, is it, Silvio? ... and no, I don't want to see what's for your laptop
12

Francis Murphy,

balerno 01/07/2009 10:42:33
The Queen's reserved a special room for you in the tower Silvio.
13

Francis Murphy,

balerno 01/07/2009 11:12:31
I didn't realise you and David Gest shared the same hairdresser.
14

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 11:33:13
Yeah, I'm listening to Coldplay too
15

JulesF,

Kirkliston 01/07/2009 11:35:33
We'll give you Northern Rock, and you put a horses head in Fred's bed. Agreed !
16

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 11:36:24
So, Gordon, is it agreed that my family get the ice-cream concessions at Westminster?
17

blackley,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 11:37:27
When the tagliatelli hits the fan, Gordon, you're gonna need all the friends you can get!
18

blackley,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 11:40:52
It's a deal. Rovers get Pirlo. We get to run the buses in Fife.
19

blackley,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 11:43:37
I'm not shaking that hand, Silvio. I don't know where it's been.
20

Francis Murphy,

Balerno 01/07/2009 11:45:08
I said I loved Naples Silvio not n-pples
21

Skip McClendon,

01/07/2009 11:51:20
There's something sinister about Silvio's handshake.
22

Douglas,

Bathgate 01/07/2009 12:13:10
What, you use no hair dye at all?
23

Douglas,

Bathgate 01/07/2009 12:14:23
My God you're a vomit inducing little toad!
24

Douglas,

Bathgate 01/07/2009 12:17:19
Extra long arms indicate a healthy dose of chimpanzee in the genes.
25

alec splode,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 12:51:13
vincerò..... Vin-cer-ò.....
VIN - CERRRRRRRRRRR-OHHHHH
26

reincarnated,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 13:03:05
So here's a hand my crusty friend.
27

Niddire View ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 13:10:08
By popular demand,we're gonna perform our most famous sketch "Fork Handles".
28

Niddire View ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 13:11:55
"This is the man who will still be Prime Minister,this time next year.Who says I've no sense of humour!"
29

A Friend of Fernando Poo,

01/07/2009 13:19:27
So we'll pay off your debt Gordon, and then one day, we'll come and ask you for a favour...
30

hibsRgid,

01/07/2009 13:33:20
so you like the singing talents of our own Susan Boyle ?
31

EmzJ,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 13:35:36
So you're actually Silvio Berlusconi? Someone told me you were called Jess Juan Cornetto.
32

Jams,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 13:36:26
Yes Silvio, but if that hand touches my backside again it's going home in a sling.
33

Francis Murphy,

balerno 01/07/2009 14:15:59
It's ok Silvio we're used to Italian hams in this country.
34

Skip McClendon,

01/07/2009 14:33:19
"I always offer my right hand to shake when I am telling the truth".
35

reincarnated,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 15:06:19
Silvio shows he has the upper hand.
36

reincarnated,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 15:08:39
" I have to hand it to you Gordon "
37

reincarnated,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 15:10:58
Silvio asks Gordon to give pizza a chance.
38

roscowoody,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 16:22:42
"Do you know any 'special girls' Gordon"
39

roscowoody,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 16:24:43
"Look at my long arm"
40

roscowoody,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 16:25:16
"Thats magic"
41

roscowoody,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 16:26:37
"Hey Tony u look different"
42

roscowoody,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 16:27:55
"Silvio i am not swapping jobs"
43

roscowoody,

Edinburgh 01/07/2009 16:30:32
"Were did u say u know them girls from Silvio"
44

Dragonlord,

01/07/2009 20:28:22
Silvo: On my left we have a complete clown, He even thinks he saved the world from financial ruin. LOL
45

iansgutter,

01/07/2009 22:20:17
Bad boys Silvio Berlusconi and Gordan Brown were recently spotted givin' it laldy at shadow hands
46

EDIN LAD,

EDINBURGH8 02/07/2009 00:04:52
yes iam listening to susan boyle to
47

senza nome,

02/07/2009 00:37:55
Stronzo!
48

hibsRgid,

02/07/2009 00:38:26
Are you dancing Silvio ?
Are you asking mr Brown?

 

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