Hi Library folks,
A big thank you to all who entered our Mid-Winter Fun caption competition. And a big thank you to the portrait of James Hight who allowed us to create captions that would sit well below him. A true gent!
Our well-educated, charismatic, and extremely awesome judging panel have through a complicated system of analysis and deep meditation and selected winners for our three categories:
Winner of Category 1: Library Loveliness (library-related captions) is Fiona Tyson with…
“I’ve been internalizing a really complicated situation in my head and I’ve come to the conclusion there really is just no way to reference Yik Yak using APA.”
Winner of Category 2: Te Reo Mâori (captions in Te Reo Mâori) is Caroline Anderson with…
“Whaowhia te kete mātauranga.” (Fill the basket of knowledge)
Winner of Category 3: Realms of Randomness (captions containing any content whatsoever) is Swee Hoon Goh with…
“My dear students, tomorrow starts today. ”
Congratulations to all three, their prizes will be flying their way by library courier!
All entries are listed below – thanks very much to everyone who participated. Hope you had fun!
Category 1: Library Loveliness
- Owing to an extensive withdrawl and relegation project, the library now held only two books. They were shelved on a small coffee table and jealously guarded by Reginald Stubbins, pigeon fancier and academic-robe aficionado
- I’ve been internalizing a really complicated situation in my head and I’ve come to the conclusion there really is just no way to reference Yik Yak using APA.
- In the 1890s, when I was a student here, the entire Library was housed in one gloomy room, and the annual book budget was less than $30!!! How times have changed! I’m glad they took me out of storage and put me here, where I can see all the lovely students and librarians enjoying this wonderful Library.
Category 2: Te Reo Mâori
- Nā wai ēnei pukapuka? (Where are the books?)
- Kei a koe tō pukapuka? (Do you have any books?)
- Whaowhia te kete mātauranga. (Fill the basket of knowledge)
- Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou! (Seek after learning for the sake of your wellbeing!)
Category 3: Realms of Randomness
- Well, this is no better than the bloody basement! I still can’t see the cranes.
- If only I could grow a more imposing moustache people would truly fear me!
- James’ colleagues thought him rather over-dressed for his first day at work as an apprentice chair tester.
- Clothes maketh the man
- “No, that idea for an NZ flag won’t fly…” / / “I hope no one noticed the lipstick” / / “If they name a building after me, I hope it’s not a bike stand” / / “I really think pink looks good on me.”
- I wonder if any of the students look me up in the Library catalogue. We didn’t even have a catalogue in my day……………
- My dear students, tomorrow starts today.
This one’s brilliant – wonderful sense of humour!
“Owing to an extensive withdrawl [sic] and relegation project, the library now held only two books. They were shelved on a small coffee table and jealously guarded by Reginald Stubbins, pigeon fancier and academic-robe aficionado”