Friday Caption Contest: From Portland This Week
Congratulations to everyone who entered last week’s contest - some “interesting entries” that we had real trouble picking a winner from. In the end Nathan was our winner with,
“… so the rest of your class arrive in BMW’s… get over it…”
…chosen for its irony, because as we all know, it’s the kids in the BMWs who hide their faces in shame as their parents’ cars get stuck in all this totally unavoidable rush hour traffic. Oh, and Nathan also get’s extra mark’s for his tribute to the greengrocer’s of Munich.
For this week’s contest, we’re heading to Portland, with this photo from an event recently attended by the lovely people at Bike Portland:
I’ve no idea what’s going on here, so maybe you can help. This week’s competition has a great prize that’s related to the photo - a chance for you to take part in proper bicycle-related engineering research captured on film.
Good luck!
Fox News:
The American auto industry, in association with Nutcase Helmets (I Love Not Having a Brain!) launch their new reality show - Pop Goes the Cyclist. Motorists gain points for popping as many balloons as possible in collisions with cyclists.
Damn! Setting this airbag sensor’s proving to be a bit tricky…
New cycle air bag system to be sponsored by the AA, plans are already being laid to hand out free balloons to cyclist in London.
I wonder if a recumbent might be a better solution to ’sore-butt’ syndrome than these helium filled balloons?
The weight advantage of covering himself in helium balloons gave Bob the edge he needed to finally win the cyclocross championship. Other riders complained that the lack of bicycle specific branded balloons was holding back the sport. Rapha are rumoured to be bringing out their own line of custom made Kevlar reinforced balloons, colour coordinated by Paul Smith in time for next season, priced at £132.99 each.
Poor Susan would go to extra-ordinary lengths to divert attention from her family’s peculiar footwear.
On the Papua new Guinea leg of his world tour, Nigel’s permethrin body spray finally met its match in the giant lime-green ticks of the Madang wetlands.
Caption comp is closed, so I’d offer some advice. “Nice outfit. That chain’s a bit short- here’s a spare link and a chain tool. Pop it in before you break something, would you?”
@patrick - well observed!
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