http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47346 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 11:22:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47346#post-136102 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:14:52 +0000 Squudge 136102@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I haven't quite got the hang of this so the edited (final) version is on the 'main' writers board (where I have been mercilessly giving myself 5 stars all day). </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=47346#post-135989 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:52:39 +0000 Squudge 135989@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The world of the Caravan Club was rocked yesterday with a surprise beginner's entry in the annual 'Cosmetic Caravan' competition. The prestige event, held traditionally over the August Bank holiday in Beaulieu (generally in lay-bys en-route to it and key traffic junctions in picturesque Lyndhurst nearby), attracts high numbers of entrants to the New Forest every year.</p> <p><img src="http://assets5.pinimg.com/upload/87116574012996662_IYxH19RD.jpg"></p> <p>Burt Impetigo, entering the competition for the first time, was tearful when he realised he had won a prize in the 'Beginner' category. Burt, who has a beard and lives in his caravan in a farmer's field near Porton Down, gives his job as 'civil servant', but his passion in life as sitting in his caravan 'Bessie'.</p> <p>Judges commended the caravan patina which had attained 'classic' status with algae encrustation pre-dating 1987. "It is so unusual to see the grime in perfect condition without finger-graffiti of a knob", enthused one of the judges.</p> <p>The interior was equally impressive with the added touch of a vintage B&amp;Q bucket with commemorative Lady Diana tea-tray 'lid' in lieu of a chemical toilet.</p> <p>'Bessie' obtained a 'Silver' the 'Classic' category and the highly prized 'DAFUQ' rosette, an award given to the most astonishing entry overall.</p> <p>When asked whether he would sponsor the event again next year, Lord Montague of Beaulieu went a bit purple and brandished a shotgun. </p>