Now pay very careful attention because in the run-up to Christmas, the rules of Sitting Tennant are going to change. Read on.
The competition to win the 2008 Sitting Tennant Awards is definitely hotting up, with Toby and Marie doing their best to out-caption each other and Rosby and Rullsenberg indulging in all out Google Image carnage on the picture front.
Today's Sitting Tennants are the second from that big stack that Ms Rullsenberg sent me, and appears to be from his video diary, no doubt from when he was doing some ceiling painting; and some rare evidence from Ms Rosby that Mr Tennant can be swayed by the occasional brunette.
As a result, the Sitting Tennant picture competition table now stands as follows:
- Rullsenberg: 10.5
- Rosby: 9
- Persephone: 6.5
- Toby: 5
- Poly, Scott: 3.5
- Jane: 2.5
- Anna, Electric Dragon: 1.5
- Marie: 1
The Witty And Amusing Captions league table sees Toby matching and topping Marie's burst of captioning to maintain his lead (will Marie now wait for Toby to caption to see if she can do one more than he?), Persephone edging closing to Rullsenberg and Electric Dragon finally pulling ahead of Rev:
- Toby: 29
- Marie: 26
- Jane Henry: 16
- Rullsenberg: 14
- Persephone: 13
- Electric Dragon: 7
- Rev: 5
- Stu_N: 2
- Poly, Andrea: 1
As always, captions and new submissions for the gallery, please. Remember, you can submit as many (witty) captions as you like for each and every picture, with topical captions getting extra marks – as do pictures of David Tennant in current productions.
The rule change
BUT, just to add a little bit of excitement, since there'll be another advent Sitting Tennant tomorrow, only captions added before the next one goes up will count. And I'm not telling you when that's going to happen, so you're going to have to time it nicely.
Also, I will allocate double points to what I judge the wittiest caption of the day. So if it's the wittiest and topical, it'll get three points.
I can see I'm going to win a lot of friends with this new innovation. Let me know what you think of the rule changes - too much faff or a necessary adjustment?
The final Sitting Tennant of 2008 will be on December 23rd when the results will be announced.
Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below and if it's judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery. You can also enter the witting and amusing captions league table by commenting on existing photos in the gallery.
Related entries
- December 18, 2008: Today's Sitting Tennant (from Rullsenberg): Measure For Measure
Today's Sitting Tennant comes from Rullsenberg and is from Measure for Measure
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Not that I wish to cut my own throat a la actor in hamburg, but isn't that a bit unfair on Toby and others in the USA? (That's not a caption by the way, I will start spewing those out in a moment.)
December 17, 2008 | Reply
A sneaked paparazzi photo causes consternation when it reveals that David Tennant was not having surgery on his back, as claimed, but in order to remove a peanut from his nose.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Why? They get big chunks of the night time to work on things when we're all fast asleep.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Fasten your seatbelts, you're in for a bumpy ride.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Oh yeah. I forgot that bit. Ain't all that bright and was just trying to be fair... I like the best caption getting a bonus though, otherwise you could just post crap like "fasten your seatbelts you're in for a bumpy ride" over and over and win.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
David: And now, for a special treat, I'm going to take you to the hairdresser... You haven't seen Vertigo, have you?... Nothing to worry about... just being a nice boyfriend... see how carefully I'm putting my seatbelt on... DRIVE MOTHERF*CKER DRIVE!
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Bottom pic: "Hang on. I seem to have copped off with a non-blonde. Where's the door?"
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Pic 1: "Oh spider on my ceiling, spider who judges all my acting decisions, have I made the right call in leaving my beloved Doctor Who?"
Pic 2: David wondered if there was time to play pirates with his new plastic (black) sword before the press arrived. He'd always wanted to be Captain Sparrow.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Oh and a second one for the first picture:
After a long time in the cocoon David was finally emerging as a pretty butterfly.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
You're forgetting those of us on the other side of the Atlantic who actually have families, Rob. While you're asleep, I'm in the kitchen, then doing the before-bed routine, then asleep myself. At the moment, I'm checking the computer before walking my daughter to school (it's 7:30 am here), and there's an all-day bloody field trip today, so you'll have the next photo up before I can think of a caption for either of these. Just sayin'... Okay I'll try...
Caption for second photo: Having discovered his girlfriend is no longer a blond, a panicked David Tennant prepares to abandon cab.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
First pic: David awakes in a panic as he remembers the hideous nightmare in which he is dating a brunette (second pic).
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Second pic: Nobody's watching, you can take your wig off now.
December 17, 2008 | Reply
Top pic: David Tennant's screen test for Moss in "The IT Crowd"
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David Tennant will appear in a very special episode of "The Big Bang Theory" during the February Sweeps period.
Bottom Pic: The TV crossover even *I* never wanted to see: 'Doctor Who' & 'Taxicab Confessions'
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Very nonchalantly he put away the truncheon he was going to use on her. One look in her eyes and he could tell that she was already out cold.
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"Christ! She's more stunned than stunning!"
December 17, 2008 | Reply
I used to be able to keep up - or even get there first! - with you lot @ 4 am NY time, but the CPU tower is busted on the online terminal at the front desk. Hopefully I can get the captions in as soon as I get home before the next ones go up!
December 17, 2008 | Reply
For the bottom pic:
David Tennant goes on his first date with a Native American girl named Deer In The Headlights.......
December 17, 2008 | Reply
"You're forgetting those of us on the other side of the Atlantic who actually have families, Rob."
That's perilously close to "have a life" or "have actual work to do", don't you think...? ;-)
December 17, 2008 | Reply
That's perilously close to "have a life" or "have actual work to do", don't you think...? ;-)
Now, Mr Rob, I didn't say that. I'm as guilty of failing to do my work and have a life as anybody. I'm merely pointing out that we in the Western Hemisphere (as you may be too, as I don't know where you are in relation to Greenwich), are not necessarily frantically attempting to overtake you and write brilliant captions while you are innocently asleep, and that we do get a late start due to being 4 to 8 hours behind BST.
Caption for first photo: AAAAATCHOOOO!!
December 18, 2008 | Reply
Girl: "So you see, that's why the Fed's zero-interest rate policy, combined with quantitative easing, is such a bad idea. Hey, where are you going?"
December 18, 2008 | Reply
1) What? What??? WHAT??????
or Shut your mouth here comes a bicycle.
2) Bugger. Cos she was a brunette I could have sworn I had that Marie in the back with me...
Relieved I managed to sneak those in Rob. Your new draconian system doesn't take into account fitting in the watching of nativity plays either...
December 18, 2008 | Reply
What are you: women or mice? Do you hear the Americans pleading "special case dispensation"? Do we want the UK and Canada to look as though we can't compete at an international level without some kind of handicap system? Like we're a bunch of welfare state losers who need to be spoon-fed with our government cheese every day? Do you have no patriotism? How strong is your love for David Tennant, anyway?
Seize the day. Rise to the challenge. Let me hear you roar! Repeat after me: "Can I do it? Fuck yeah!"
Now go off and caption!
I should be a motivational speaker.
December 18, 2008 | Reply
In answer to some of your questions,
Mouse obviously.
My love of David clearly isn't strong enough.
Be beaten by Yanks? Never!!! (sorry Toby)
Can I do it? Fuck yeah!
(see the speech worked)
December 18, 2008 | Reply
Picture one
(Commercial voice-over): Say, dweebs! Tired of staying home alone on Saturday nights watching 'Star Trek' reruns? Then take Rob Buckley's motivational course!
Picture two
(Commercial voice-over cont.): And pretty soon you too will be out on the town, saying to yourself "Can I do it? Fuck yeah!"
December 18, 2008 | Reply
Pic 1 Can someone PLEASE remove this red hot poker from arse. I didn't know I was being slated to play Edward II when my back's better.
Pic 2 To thine own self be true, Tennant...