Similarities often happen. We've all been there. Best left to the voters to decide, and save your energy and brain power for the next caption.

John Glover

So you're saying that someone can jump in at 11a.m with a caption, and that no-one else can mention the same thing again, even if it's an improvement?

I agree that blatent copying should be pointed out, but in this case I think that this caption is better than the other two.

It has in a similar way but I think this one is better. Besides, with so little to go on I don't think it's fair to say that once someone has used a "Rain in Spain" quip that no-one else is allowed to use it if they think theirs is a significant improvement. I'm not the caption author, by the way.

...and 11.01

It's a Dog and an Ape not a Monkey... DOPE

Neil Mackenzie

Or maybe a Moggy.

Cath Jones

They would probably make an Ass of themselves.

John Glover

How about a star rating? And, kinda like in ice-skating, the top and bottom marks are removed (i.e. anomalies) and the rest are averaged

Ryan M.

I fully agree: if someone notices that your caption is just a paraphrasing of one of theirs then they are likely to assume that not only do you steal their ideas, but other captioneers' ones too. A resultant lack of respect from doing this can only be expected and it will affect the way that people vote towards you in the future.


If it's not original then don't use it.

Sarah Bennison

I don't know anyone...

I can't vote tactically... I can only go on what's funny to me or, in some cases, what I don't personally find funny, but I can appreciate A) The amount of effort put in on a "cleverness scale", and B)If I don't initially find it funny, I appreciate that a lot of people will.

As I say... I don't know anyone, so I can't go on personality... I can, however, be sweet-talked, bribed and complimented... So fill yer boots.

Muff

Paul (Muff) Diver