Bingo Protests & German Fashion: HuffPost's Caption Contest!

Original Caption: Two women wearing Alistair Darling masks on their heads play a game of bingo during a protest in front of the Houses of Parliament against the Government's increase in bingo taxation from 15% to 22% on July 1, 2009 in London, England. The Bingo Association has criticized the increased taxation in a difficult time for the industry with over 90 bingo clubs closing in the last three years.

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Although it arrives decades late, Ralphie's father in "A Christmas Story" finally receives the rest of his lamp. By jack the toad.

Wearing a lamp shade on your head is no longer just for drunks. By joker44.

"OH NO !!! my wife just pulled into the driveway, quick hide under the lamp !" By -Dusso-.

In an ironic twist, this fashion show was not duped by Sacha Baron Cohen, but by the actual designers. By Ctron.

The LAPD later confirmed that Michael Jackson's closet had indeed been pillaged. By jojofrance.

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These two men misunderstood when she said, "Beat It!" By Ctron.

Comments

[hottingers]

" Oops !It says here to bring a couple of Carlings not Darlings."

[FirstBiteBooks]

Let's see here... If we get married in Massachusetts, do we still need to pay taxes in UK?

[jjgg5]

Closeted Republican supporters.

[JoeJokester]

Followers of the "White Satan", preparing the days prayer list. Woman on left is flashing the Lucifer "horns" symbol.

[FirstBiteBooks]

Two leaders of the protest sat down to prepare their slogan that said “BINGO: Black Independent Nonconformists Get Organized.­”

[hottingers]

Two women wait at the National Health Service to have large whiteheads removed.

[Tracer1]

lol

[L. Frank Urban]

Now that's real funny!

[AtomicMan]

The reverse Michael Jackson effect - black women try to become white men.

[FirstBiteBooks]

Cherchez la femme! Behind every successful white man, there is a smart black woman.

[FirstBiteBooks]

Oprah: Gayle, don't worry, nobody will recognize us here. So what are we getting for lunch?

[RBScience22]

With America's Independence day fast approaching, two outraged British bingo players follow suit and relieve themselves of Britain's tyrannical oppression.

[RBScience22]

The Wayans brothers study lines for their next blockbuster hit: "Black guys as Old Black Ladies as Old White Guys."

[Rafalsays]

Harriet Tubman's secret weapon was finally revealed.

[Drewbai]

Members of the Hell's Grannies, a local Motorchair gang in London, make plans to hijack a truck loaded with hard candy and breath mints

[L. Frank Urban]

"According to this application; if we can prove that we worked for free with a white guy over our heads, we can get some sort of reparation. I think that means money."

[voidpirate]

this works

[Drewbai]

Michael Richards' housekeepers enjoy a quiet lunch in the park before putting their white-face masks back on, and returning to work