The Ant Whitworth Caption Competition
Last week a number of colleagues joined friends from around the world at a star formation conference in Crete to celebrate the scientific career of our esteemed Professor Anthony Whitworth who recently celebrated his nth birthday (n→∞). I wasn’t there myself, but an anonymous informant (Derek Ward-Thompson) gave me this photograph of said Professor, apparently taken at the conference dinner:
Don’t ask me what’s going on, but I think this picture is ripe fodder for a caption competition!
Please let me have your suggestions through the comments box…
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In the Dark 
June 26, 2012 at 4:46 pm
I believe this is my supervisor demonstrating how the new “dance off” style PhD vivas work.
June 26, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Prof. Whitworth demonstrates the Collect and Collapse Model, where the new generation of stars is triggered by the collapse of the previous.
June 26, 2012 at 5:22 pm
“I don’t care how much Mike Disney insists this is the way to simulate star formation, I still don’t believe him.”
June 26, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Seal caught gate-crashing a star-formation conference, dressed as an astrophysics professor.
June 26, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Ant Whitworth performs Eric Morecambe’s immortal Jimmy Durante Breakdancing Routine.
June 26, 2012 at 5:41 pm
“And this is what it would look like if you did it with SPH….”
June 26, 2012 at 5:46 pm
Body-popping professor found inside paper cup.
June 26, 2012 at 5:48 pm
“Are you sure this is safe? I’ve never done nasal sex before…”
June 26, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Determined to get to another drink the legless Professor Whitworth drags himself towards the bar – you have to admire his stamina!
June 26, 2012 at 5:55 pm
SPH: Smooth Professorial Hijinks
June 26, 2012 at 5:56 pm
At an entomology conference the rare Professor Ant is lured out of its nest with a cup of rubbing alcohol…
June 26, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Hilary: “I think you’ve had enough Ouzo”
Ant: “Ok, I’ll stop drinking as soon as I can peel myself away from this wall”
June 26, 2012 at 8:07 pm
Antony Worral Thompson gatecrashes yet another astronomy conference.
June 26, 2012 at 8:22 pm
You think the pavement is crazy, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
June 26, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Ant expertly catches paper cup in mid-air thrown by crouching man
June 26, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Uninterested man fixes light bulb
June 26, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Prof. Whitworth’s drink problem wasn’t the amount consumed, but rather the posture assumed, which often proved awkward at formal soirées
June 27, 2012 at 9:06 am
On Crete? It’s a re-enactment of Theseus and the Minotaur.
June 27, 2012 at 10:00 am
Where’s the string?
June 27, 2012 at 10:03 am
In fact I believe this dance is in fact based on that legend..
June 27, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Mastering the conference data projector instructions in Greek was a challenge but Anthony soon got the hang of it.
June 27, 2012 at 1:38 pm
If you think this is humiliating buster wait and see what the PVC’s have to do to keep their jobs.
June 29, 2012 at 12:58 pm
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