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rob smith    Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22184 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 
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You used that one only a few weeks ago - https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=81391&postid=1875271 Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1883839 ·  |
 KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade!  Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 3187 Credit: 57,163,290 RAC: 0 
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OOPS! that one was posted only a few weeks ago... OK, caption this:  Kan 12-2-14 1 by Paul Sullivan, on Flickr Copyright © 2015, Paul Sullivan Bonus points for the FIRST person to point out what the bridge is, and why it's famous. (and what's wrong...) NO PEEKING AT THE LINK until you've answered... .  Hello, from Albany, CA!... ID: 1883903 · |
Carlos  Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29808 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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See what Obi Wan's pulled out of the water. Bridge over the River Kwai 
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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29808 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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Row Row Row your Hang Yao. Built by prisoner during world war II, movie made about it. ID: 1884074 · |
JaundicedEye  Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1
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"Tweet, tweet.....tweet, tweet, tweet, tweeeeeet, tweeeeeet, tweeeeeet." "Tweet, tweet.....tweet, tweet, tweet, tweeeeeet, tweeeeeet, tweeeeeet." "Tweet, tweet.....tweet, tweet, tweet........tweet, tweet" "Twee.....tweet, tweet.......twee......tweet, tweet.......tweet tweet"  "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> ID: 1884086 · |
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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29808 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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The Bridge over the river Kwai gracefully crossing the Mae Klong River– renamed Khwae Yai River. Whats wrong? Name of the River or the 2 rectangular spans? Can I look now?
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Grant Nelson  Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0
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when your told that your being rail roaded out of town, this is the tracks you take. ID: 1884134 · |
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KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 3187 Credit: 57,163,290 RAC: 0
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Mmm, Judgement time! Carlos is correct: this IS the "Bridge on the River Kwai" - except that the Thai spell it "Kwae" - and it didn't even have that name until the book (and the movie based on the book) came out. Before that it was just an un-named tributary of the Mekhlong River. The book (and subsequent movie) are almost entirely wrong about the treatment of the prisoners at this site,(actually treated rather well, for Japanese war prisoners...) as they were (mostly) engineers from the British Army, and would be needed further up the line for design work - the bridge itself is of Dutch design, having been disassembled by the Japanese from somewhere in Indonesia, (at the time, a Japanese-occupied Dutch colony) transported to Kanchiburi, and reassembled. (after the piers had been built...) A temporary construction bridge was first built, using the available wood. (jungle...) The Allies bombed the bridge several times, finally resulting in the destruction of a central pier and the two spans on either side. (no commandos were involved...) The Japanese hastily repaired the construction bridge (which had been abandoned after the completion of the iron bridge...) and used it for the rest of the war. The two angular spans are of actual Japanese construction, completed in 1949 as war reparations. On to the awards: There being only three posters (Carlos posted several captions...) the awards are Third Place Grant Nelson Second Place JaundicedEye and in First Place, and next post, goes to Carlos, for: "See what Obi Wan's pulled out of the water." ...except that it was Yoda that pulled something out of the water... (in the first trilogy, I haven't watched the prequel trilogy...) PM on the way as soon as I post this... . Hello, from Albany, CA!... ID: 1884511 · |
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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29808 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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Thank you for the win. I said Obi Wan because Alec Guinness played Colonel Nicholson in the movie. But moving on. How should we caption this? 
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22184 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380
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Every time someone opens the door this mat gets up.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1884526 · |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22184 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380
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I hope this one is deaf - the last one could hear food being opened miles away Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1884528 · |
Lynn  Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123
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The purrr-fect fit, to splurge and get a king-sized bed. ID: 1884547 · |
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JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1
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Yin & Yang........ "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> ID: 1884558 · |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22184 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380
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I hope the cat isn't molting again - it takes hours to get the ginger bits out.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1884560 · |
kittyman  Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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Hmmm.... Looks like the batteries in my Kittymatic back scratcher need charging again. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster 
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Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0
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my own puuuuuurfect rug ID: 1884671 · |
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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29808 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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Well 24 hours but we are short on the captions. I will let this run until the end of the day but need to call it them. I will be taking off to watch and photograph the eclipse. Please get your best captions in before 5 pacific. 24:00 UTC
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KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 3187 Credit: 57,163,290 RAC: 0
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Kitten: I like the south end of a northbound dog... or Help! My claws are tangled in this dog's fur! . Hello, from Albany, CA!... ID: 1884777 · |
Admiral Gloval  Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20233 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0
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Sleeping on a heated comfort sleeper.  
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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29808 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157
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Well it is just about time for me to leave work and start packing my car up for the trip up north. So it’s time to pick a winner. It always seems that cute kitty pictures manage to get some pretty good captions. Thank you all for your thoughts and captions. More than three were winners. But here are the top three, IMHO. Third Place: KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Help! My claws are tangled in this dog's fur! Second Place: Rob Smith: I hope the cat isn't molting again - it takes hours to get the ginger bits out.... First Place: Grant Nelson: my own puuuuuurfect rug Post your best Grant! PM sent. (well not actually sent but will be right after I hit Post reply.)
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