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  • 15 November 2012, 13:26

Caption competition: flooded Venice

Caption competition /PA

What's being said as tourists sit at a table in flooded St Mark's Square, Venice, after high tides left 70% of the city centre under water?

Scroll down to the comment form below to submit your entry.

Last week, we asked what was being said as the Duchess of Cornwall held a baby kangaroo at the Cattle Rancher's Hall of Fame in Australia?

 

 


Winner

"Eeeeugh. One is not a celebrity, get one out of here!" - Valerie Wood

Runners-up

"Congratulations madam, it's a girl" - Robert Phillips 38

"Somebody please tell me that's its tail I can feel!" - Euan Dean

Skippy: "If I close my eyes and open them again, it might just be a dream" - fish41

 

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what do you think?

17 comments

AndyDixonFilm

1:55pm on 15/11/2012

IT still hasn't sunk in

Valerie Wood

2:19pm on 15/11/2012

"Well how was I to know that singing 'Just one Cornetto' would tip the Gondolier over the edge?"

t l

12:25pm on 16/11/2012

Lord Gideon of Pibble shows off his new hot-tub

Paul Avis

6:28pm on 16/11/2012

I wondered why there was nobody sitting at this table!

Nigel L

11:44am on 17/11/2012

We paid Ryanair a fortune just to bring our suitcases had we have known we wouldnt be needing clothes we could have made do with hand luggage.

Eric Coster

7:17pm on 17/11/2012

It's worse than it looks, we are sitting on top of our camper van!

footieIan

8:02pm on 17/11/2012

I told you we ordered the wrong size paddling pool from argos

Score: 2

Valerie Wood

8:11pm on 17/11/2012

This isn't quite what I meant when I ordered a whisky with a splash of water!

Euan Dean

10:31am on 18/11/2012

"Tell me again, who's idea it was to come to beautiful Venice to soak up the culture and escape the worst of Hurricane Sandy!"

fish41

5:19pm on 18/11/2012

Well the brochure did say it had a pool table.

Score: 1

fish41

5:30pm on 18/11/2012

Nothing was going to stop Adolf, Fritz, Kurt and Heidi getting to the poolside before the Brits

phillipreid54

11:13am on 19/11/2012

Are you sure you didnt leave the bathroom tap running.

Adrian Wagstaff

12:07pm on 19/11/2012

"Rather sporting of that Roman cafe owner to set these chairs out for us and let us know there are absolutely no sharks in the Mediterranean whatsoever!"

stevegs850

10:48pm on 20/11/2012

can someone check on the burgers

Mau Swain

11:59am on 24/11/2012

We could have stayed at home on the front lawn

Matt Stoner

9:55pm on 24/11/2012

"It could be worse, at least it's not raining........."

Matt Stoner

10:00pm on 24/11/2012

"I know, lets all sing a song to lift our spirits.......The tide is high and I'm holding on. I'm gonna be your.........Ok maybe a different song"

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