Something for the weekend

Fishing for compliments?

A short while ago we presented you with the photograph of Alistair Darling and asked you to come up with some suitable captions.

Thanks to everyone who contributed.

 

• "If you want to catch a Salmond you'll need a bigger net"
  Dorothy Sinclair
  What about Sturgeon? - Ed.
• "and of course when Scotland becomes Independent all the seas will gang dry"
  Edward Coyle
  I thought it would just be our oil wells running dry - Ed.
• "Ally - whit ye daein"?
  "Fishin fir haddies but they're nae takin the bait."
  "Whit if they dae"?
  A'll pit them in ma wee boatie Britannia"
  "Whit then"?
  A'll eat thim a' up.
  Donald Grant
  Instead of haddies maybe it should be herring as they are Silver Darlings - Ed.
• "At last, Captain Darling is put in charge of something he can handle."
  Fiona
  The original Captain Darling eventually did the honourable thing - Ed.
• "Alistair preparing the SS BetterTogether to host the next big grassroots event."
  Calum
  There will be just enough room for Better Together Lady. - Ed.
• "And if you do vote YES, you'll all end up living off whelks and seaweed."
  Keith Aitchison
  If you live in, say, Dalwhinnie you'll be really hungry then - Ed.
• "Oh no we're sinking!!!! all is lost!!!"
  Iain MacDonald-Coulter
  Yeah, I think Alistair mis-understood what "all hands on deck" means - Ed.
• "Normally Flipper is in the water looking into the boat"
  Alan Mackintosh
  The Telegraph thought there was something fishy about his expenses - Ed.
• "Heeeellllppppp! I'm way out of my depth here!"
  Bill Urquhart
  Could that be because Alistair has just hit a Northern Rock? - Ed.
• "Not the first time you forgot about the fall bit, is it, Alistair?"
  Brenda Steele
  Similar to Cnut (and that's not a typo) - Ed.

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Posted by: Editor in Humour April 18, 2014, 6:19 p.m.

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