Thanks Anon, I think I did.

Cheers Willie. The worst thing is I'm a member of the Anti-pun movement, so I was really struggling with posting this at all. Imagine my horror when it appeared twice. Thanks for the votes, they've lessened the angst.

I know what you mean (caption author). I generally don't vote for "puns" unless they have a double meaning and make sense both ways (that's my definition of pun).

Willie Johnson

I'm terribly sorry that I seem to have inadvertently lifted your caption. My only excuse is that I suffer from short term memory loss, among other things. I've had M.E. for over 30 years and I've also had cancer and chemotherapy, so my brain doesn't work anything like as as well as it used to. I must have seen your caption because I did scan through them when I put a caption on earlier in the afternoon. Then I went for a soak in the bath, which is normally where I like to think up captions. I thought of the little figure hammering away at the scallop shell, and it made me think of Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus. When I came downstairs and put the caption on, I should have checked through the captions again but I didn't. Funnily enough, I've just fished out the Post-it note that I originally wrote the caption on. It reads "It's alright, Venus, we'll have you out of there in a minute!" I changed it to "just a jiffy" because it sounded like more colloquial language, but I think now that I must have subliminally absorbed the wording from your caption in my mind. I am really very sorry. I'm going to delete my caption now, and I apologize to those people who voted for it.

So sorry to hear about your health problems Anon. Sad that you have deleted your caption. I found it particularly appealing, imagining the beautiful Venus emerging from this relatively dull shell. Would you perhaps consider re-posting another caption along the same lines? It's such an original idea and I hate to think of it sitting at the bottom of a waste paper basket on a screwed-up Post-it note.

Karyn Harrison

Hi Anon, I can't remember your caption exactly but I'm sure it was different enough and even if it was similar you could have give a nod and possibly a vote to this caption. Giving someone a nod helps make their caption be more visible so they're more likely to get votes. I don't like seeing such wonderful creativity go to waste. If you have a copy or can remember your caption please consider posting it again. I'll certainly give it a vote. I used to think of my best captions in the bath too. I hope you carry on sharing your wonderful creativity.

Stephen Bean

No dramas Anon. I know requesting a nod just makes you sound like a whinger, but I've written a few captions recently that have been smashed in the votes by later similar ones and it makes you feel like a whinge. Like Karyn, sorry to hear of your health issues. There was no need to erase. A rewording and/or nod and/or several Supervotes my way would have sufficed Take care, and caption on dude.

I didn't know you could get Jiffy bags that big.

John Glover

I've just googled M.C.Escher and realised I should have given you a supervote. I'd seen his work but didn't know his name. Great caption James.

Stephen Bean

I just wanted to say a big thank you to you, Caption Author, and also to Karyn and Stephen for your very kind remarks. I felt so bad when I realised what I'd done. It upset me so much that I was resolved to press the deactivate membership button and slip away quietly like the Fast Show's "I'll get my coat". I only changed my mind when I read all your kind remarks. Thank you all for your kindness and understanding.