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It has been absolutely ages since I have 'Gone an' Dunn a blog', but recent events have compelled me to release myself from the shackles (figurative) of Chinese language studies so that I can share something special with you all.

Recently (as I mentioned before) for no good reason whatsoever I came into possession of a collection rather shoddy portraits. As a thank you to everyone who contributed to the salute to my own vanity, I will display them each here. On the internet (Blogs are the closest thing the internet has to fridges).

Also as a special super prize, yes that's right a special super prize, I will be giving a prize to the best picture (or food sculpture). To vote for your favourite (and in the name of sportsmanship lets not vote for ourselves shall we?) just leave a comment in the space provided below including the number to the left of the picture (and maybe even why you picked it). On Monday the 23rd of April 2012 (St. Georges day) I will announce the winner (although it should be pretty obvious to anyone who can count (sorry Pat, you'll have to wait)). In the event of a tie I will use the random number generator that is my mother (pictured below) to select a winner.

The prize will be one of the following:

• A holiday in the Maldives
• 52" plasma screen TV
• Gold bullion 
• A collection of semi-precious stones
• £500 (Cash!)
• Or some cheap tourist tat I picked up from a market stall in Edinburgh

So if you want that (perhaps) holiday in the Maldives, get your friends to log on and do what I said to do before (see paragraph 3, above my mother)!

Without any further ado, here are the entries!

1.

Artist: Al Dowman

Age: 23

From: Ipswich

Special Skill: The ability to pour a pint and wear ridiculous facial hair simultaneously.

2.

Artist: Wilma 'Wilma' Wilma

Age: 25?

From: Ipswich (near that big pub, the one on the left. yeah, that's the one)

Special Skill: I ability to decide which one of the staving children featured on 'That' charity advert didn't make it.

3.

Artist: Tom Hazell

Age: 19

From: London

Special Skill: Can lick up to forty stamps a minute.

4.

Artist: Richy Barrett

Age: 24

From: Lincoln

Special Skill: Incensing Daily Mail readers.

5.

Artist: Andrew 'Flange' Turnbull

Age: 23 (a guess)

From: Kesgrave (I have been writing Ipswich too much, it sounds exotic, you should be pleased.)

Special Skill: Can almost fit into the overhead storage on most budget flights, thus almost giving people a little bit of a shock.

6.

Artist: Simon Booth

Age: Unknown

From:  Parts Unknown

Special Skill: Elusive

7.

Artist: Simon Byford

Age:22

From: Most Places

Special Skill: Not being able to tell the difference between a joke invite for a chilli and a real one.

8.

Artist: Chris Warren

Age: 22

From: Ipswich

Special Skill: Downing a whole bottle of milk really quickly, even when it's dead cold.

9.

Artist: Lawrence King

Age: 23 (just)

From: Kingston, Jamaica (why not?)

Special Skill: An unnerving ability to come up with fish related words to fit into lyrics by The Smiths (House Martins pending)

10.

Artist: James Bunn

Age: 23

From: (He likes to thing he's from) Italy

Special Skill: Sneaking into school photos with 'Korn' style dreads.

11.

Artist: Chris Wilson

Age: 35

From: Ipswich

Special Skill: Making the transfer from an image to a brooch near painless.

12.

Artist: Christ Johnston

Age: (I should know this) 14

From: Ipswich

Special Skill: Sitting in air planes and not fiddling with anything, even if he really wants to.

13.

Artist: Lay Dee (get it? Clever right?)

Age: I don't want to guess

From: Canada

Special Skill: Canada

14.

Artist: Thomas Coleman

Age: 20's

From: Epping Forest

Special Skill: Not paying any attention to what the subject actually looks like.

15.

Artist: Matt Stott

Age: 23

From: Twickenham

Special Skill: Designing a 'Big mac' in 2004

16.

Artist: Pat Donohoe

Age: 23

From: The Mind of Anthony Worrall-Thompson

Special Skill: An unerring accuracy when it comes to nipple cripples (and golden showers).

17.

Artist: AJ Cullen

(Mental) Age: 4

From: Hill-Billy County, USA

Special Skill: The ability to get lost in her own hat.

18.

Artist: Jo Day

Age: 26?

From: Newcastle

Special Skill: Paying back people for me (cash, not sex-favours).

19.

Artist: Peter Mullet

Age: 23

From: Ipswich

Special Skill: Hulking out when people do not sufficiently acknowledge is 'bangin' tunes'.

20.

Artist: Chris Bright

Age: 23

From: Ipswich

Special Skill: Pissing everyone in the room off while playing FIFA.

21.

Artist: Mustaqil Ali

Age:23

From: London

Special Skill: Keeping this competition ethnically diverse.

22.

Artist: Loretta Lyons

Age: 20

From: Lima, Peru

Special Skill: Being able to start camp fires using only a lighter, a drum of kerosene and a whole load of help.

23.

Artist: Hotdog Josh

Age:23

From: Ipswich

Special Skill: Home owner (Lvl. 1)

24.

Artist: David Michael Lennon

Age:23

From: Cymru

Special Skill: Can tell the difference between 'easy listing' and 'cool jazz'.

25.

Name: Elisa Conterio

Age: 25

From: Italy

Special Skill: can eat a whole (adult sized) bicycle.

Well that's everyone.

Vote now.