Caption comp results
It's time for the results of the caption competition.
This week, a Halloween reveller dressed as a toy soldier makes a call in Hong Kong. But what's being said?
1. Glenn J
"Huh. Wouldn't you know it - Greensleeves."
2. Cat
"... Darn! No mouth!"
3. Peter Burrage
"British Army crisis grows, Toys R Us reservists called up.
4. Trudi
"If you require reinforcements, please press one..."
5. Sean Smith
"The TA isn't quite what I expected, Mum."
6. Peter Stagg
"Q, I've found out why I should not have pressed that red button on my watch..."
Thanks to all who entered. To view the losing entries - harsh, but that's what they are - click on the comments below.
Comments
"I'd like to make a reverse charges call to Greenland, please."
or
"I need to speak to someone at Greenpiece?"
Green-adier Guards
Hello Sargeant? I need plastic bullets.
....send three and fourpence were going to a dance
Mum? They're sending me home, said I was too green.
There are two strangely dressed ladies following me!
"Ok.. so I may have a 'Made in Hong Kong' tattoo but at least I'm not a China doll!"
There are two strangely dressed ladies following me!
Major Tom to ground control.
Sarge - I've got some concerns about this new Urban Camouflage.
1. Irish Army unveils its new camouflage gear.
2. "Pilot to Jolly Green Giant - Come in please - Over"
3. "Long distance to Greenland please".
Toys R U.S. Army
Tochwood? Me no need luck, me number 8.
"Sarge? Not ime to explain, I need you to get me that "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" guy ASA.P"
Yes mum, I do take safe sex seriously.
"Sarge? No time to explain, I need you to get me that "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" guy ASAP."
"Hello....Jolly Green Giant...?...My name is David Cameron, and i am like you ".....
Yes, I got the green beret but thought to myself "Why stop there"
Private Payphone?
I can't find the 'deflate' valve!
"Hello?, Doctor? ... you know you said those new pills might turn my water green ... "
Is that Mattel? I'd like to discuss a major design flaw.
Damn, this phone doesn't accept plastic
Edmond's gunge tank antics were really getting tiresome.
Do you take plastic?
Uck! A Bogey-man!
Albert couldn't understand why people where staring at his oddly shaped novelty cucumber
"Hello, Jolly Green Giant, I'd like to complain about some sweetcorn I just ate..."
Sorry, can't make it....feeling a bit nauseous.
"Yeh, it's true, Hong Kong is tiny"
Sarge, what do I do? They're armed with magnifying glasses!
Sweetheart, about the wedding...
Pea T phone home
"Sir, the camouflage doesn't seem to be working... I think they can see me."
Brian and his ant eater, Keith, were determined to beat the surveillance cameras once and for all.
That's right dude, I've seen action, man.
"Seriously, Dave, this new outfit is getting me a lot more action, man!"
...for plastic explosives, press 5...
"...so I suppose these grenades don't work either?"
Sir I do not want my uniform to make a statement in the city
Smile Yan, we must be on Caption Competition.
Twick or Tweet?
This call was MADE IN HONG KONG
Pho Ning Hom.
"Sir? I'm not so sure my camouflage is working..."
"Damn, it's a gunge tank, not a phone booth!"
Just tell her Plastic Bertrand is on the line.
The Jolly Green Giant joins Jamie Olivers' crusade to promote healthy eating but realises too late that there's something a bit odd about his cucumber.
Barbie? Its Ken. You鈥檒l never guess what my new job is.
Sweetcorn, darn it, sweetcorn! I'm the wrong man for the job! Send codename Jolly Green G in here now!!!!
Hello? Hello? Pokey! Is that you??
What do you mean its not a fancy dress party?
or
In a bid to reduce casualties in Iraq, the US military unveils a new kind of soldier.
I'm calling in response to the advert in toytown from George bush calling for volunteers to help in his Iraqi War.
They are already among us, but their guns are easy to bend and they usually get chewed by the cat.
No, it wasn't me who was the subject of that song by Martika...
Woody is that you...? It's happened. It wasn't just a film....help me!
Sarge, I'm not sure this camouflage gear is working...
Mummy, people are staring at me and I don't know why?
David Cameron's efforts at making the Party "green" were going too far...
"Is that the Poisons Unit? I think I've eaten too much sweetcorn!"
I was spelling out 'GREEN GIANT' to the costume hire shop and they must have forgotten to write down the last three letters.
Mum, I don't feel very well.
Mum, this army food isn't agreeing with me.
"We're gonna need more eggs and toilet paper!"
Ian Paisley's nightmare.
Look, I can do most of the job but I just can't seem to get the jolly bit right.
For the caption competition:
I don't think the camoflauge is working. I think I've been spotted!
Hi, Yes, I would like a reverse charge call to Buzz Lightyear please!
Herro ris is BT Customer Service. Prease to speak wiv person who pay phone bill.
Mummy, I got gunged.
I have tried to run away sir but my feet are stuck to a plank
"Send three-and-fourpence; we're going to a dance"
Does my gun look big in this?
"Hello, Trinny? Susannah? David Cameron here. About your 'eco-warrior' makeover.."
Tell George these uniforms are better than the real thing!
"And the mushroom had 'Eat Me' written on it"
"Honey, I'm coming home...it seems they thought the gun should have a hole in the end of it"
Mom, Can you come and get me?
Experiments at Porton Down reveal that the army's new emergency rations of brussel sprouts, dried peas and creme de menthe frappe have significant side effects.
I'd like some plastic bullets and plastic explosives please - Oh, and can I pay by plastic?
"Hello love, I'm just calling to let you know that I've failed the medical at Army Careers because of my flat feet."
The Godzilla of toy soldiers.
Honest Mum I hate this army food. Mushy peas everyday - it's beginning to get to me.
"Hello? I'd like to make a reservation. Do you take plastic?"
After William lost his gun
But Mum, the chemist says he doesn't sell Brasso.
William's new kit.
Paint ball loser.
Well, Doctor, it all started with my buttons.
Doctor, my trench foot, it's spreading.
Caption:
PVC phone home!
Hello, is that NHS direct....
That just about wraps up the mission, Sarge.
Yes operator, I have a pound ready
Green me up Scotty...
Michael Jackson is desperate to re-launch his career
Stag night to remember
"Hello I would loke to complain about your home tanning kit"
Objet de vert tu.
Des Browne uses photo opportunity to show how new green taxes will help fund the defence budget.
Pea shooter?
After mistakenly eating a gherkin, Bananaman is further frustrated when his mother refuses to reverse the charges.
No, I said, "Send three and four pence, I'm going to a dance!"
Hello? Customer Service? ... I still haven't received my free wallchart "plastics of the world"
'Hello, is that the British Army.. I hear you are looking for model soldiers !'
Military background of Gunter Grass finally revealed.
"Hello A&E? I think the gangrene has spread since my last visit"
'Hello, is that the Paint Balling Centre..., Yes, there seems to be a slight problem'
Yellow Pages ...I'd like the number of a Plastic Surgeon please
Is that Airfix? I want to come in. My cover has been blown.
Send reinforcements .We've just been taken over by the greens.
' Yes thats right, I was on the tube at rush hour, on my way to this fancy dress party, then suddenly the guy next to me sneezes... '
Caption Competition:
Hallo? Is that the Incredibile Hulk Helpline?
1)Don't 'toy' with me !
2)"And rice with the greens.."
3)'Wake me up before you go-'glow'
"Yes Sir, the mission in Iraq's going really well... err, nope, no signs of Gulf War syndrome as yet..."
"I'm not AWOL Sarge, I've been stuck down the back of a sofa for six months."
"Mr Miliband, by introducing new green taxes you are breaching my Human Rights!!! Under Article 14 you cannot discriminate against someone because of their colour!"
I'm just really bored with this. Time to stop.
No. I said I wanted to join the Green PARTY.
I want to complain about Jonothan Ross's green room.
' Yes, hello doctor, it's about these antibiotics you've put me on...'
why yes, i would love to be in the new village people group
The Red Army had no vacancies, Mum, but...
Hong Kong's contribution to the war on terror decides to call in sick.
Sorry, Sarge, the enemy have put the wind up us
HO, HO, HO...
Reverse the charges? OK, we'll retreat.
Soldier blown up in Hong Kong
"Hello Captain, My Planes deflated and my radio's bust"
Eco-warrior?
Well, doctor, it all started as a fungal infection in my toes...
"You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don鈥檛, you get stuck in Iraq where you will turn green and you won't be able to phone home because you will have no mouth...."
Latest Democrat scare tactic
Operator, ask if they will accept the charges. I only have plastic.
Green man in desperate search for Red man
The gleen, gleen rass phones home.
鈥淪ergeant we鈥檙e in trouble, the camouflage is not working, the aliens are not like our intelligence predicted鈥.
I'm melting...
Hello. This is the Sony factory. I want to report a paint explosion.
Girl 1: ''Obviously a cheap North Korean reproduction. Everyone knows Cybermen are silver.''
Do you take plastic?
"Hello? George? Which Korea was I meant to invade?"
Hello? I want to go AWOL otherwise known in army circles as reverse charges!
Yes Sarge, Godzilla's guano is definitely green. How do I know?...
"Sir, we've had reports of an incoming vacuum cleaner!"
Yes, can I have a taxi please....how will you know me? I'll be standing by the telephone box.
Caption Comp
"You're through to the Airfix Customer Service helpline how can I help you?"
Hi Mr Kerry, I hear you have vacancies in Iraq? When can I start?
"No, I'm at ease being green actually"
Hello, Sarge, I'm just phoning in sick
Is that the Rainbow Warrior? I'm phoning about the job.
...No Mr Bush, I don't come as part of a set...
"The lab called. Your antidote is ready."
Hi there, can you help? I've misplaced my toy tank
"Hello, is that Punorama? This is Action Chan"
"You can't handle the booth!"
"Hello? Yes 鈥 I'd like to book a tank please..."
Old soldiers never die, they just need to be recycled.
"Breaker 1-9, breaker 1-9, incoming 3 year-olds, several casualties, severed limbs, Toys 'R Us was a walk in the park"
I'm doing the green Toy Soldier thing, but you should see these two girls behind me, fright or what!
"Yes I'm in Hong Kong, but where in Hong Kong was I made?"
British Army equipment fails again as GPS leads Iraq-bound soldiers to Hong Kong.
"Its looking bad out there base. We need superglue, stat!"
"Well yes I know Tom Hanks was a very good voice, but it's not very realistic now is it?"
You know when you've been cucmbered!!
"Dammit Mustang! ... This is Ghost Rider...117...this bogey's all over me..."
"Hello, HQ? We have uncovered their secret weapon...a large magnifying glass...prepare the molds, we're gonna need reinforcements."
Some Autons are just dyeing to get back at the Doctor
Sarge - you know the pea soup factory next to the fireworks shop? Well, there's been an incident...
Lois? It's Clark. I think I'm in the wrong telephone booth...
"...Thank you for calling the Bush Administartion. All our operators are currently busy so please hold as your call is important to us..."
Trinny and Suzanne's makeover doesn't go to plan!
"HQ? Save yourselves! Little Timmy's lost it! He... he... got some matches and a... a... a candle... and... the horror... the horror..."
"I'm ok - turns out Godzilla snot isn't harmful to humans. Did for my parrot, though."
"I'd like to reverse the charge, please"
I found the Jolly Green Giant's missing finger!!!
Phnom home
Lifesize during wartime
Have a good time you said. It's birthday you said. Paintballing is all the rage, you said. Well, the GREEN team won!!!
Iraqnophobia
"Send voyeurs, guns and money"
Trick or Treaty
Hong Kong's elite fighting force...The Gherkins.
Hello, Madonna? I was wondering, now that you've got a brown one...
"What do you mean - you won't take plastic?!!"
Okay, I have the snake in a headlock. Now what do I do?
Hello Dulux, we have a problem.
"well I would, but a boy's just melted it off with a magnifying glass, you see..."
"Roger, attack giant doll and shave head, return to little sister. Over and out"
"Sarge, when you said get the lads a chinese ...."
caption competition entry:
"...no - I said send three-and-fourpence, we're going to a dance. We don't need any more troops..."
Me? Jealous? Ha!
Here I am, brain the size of a planet and they want me to do these menial tasks!
I've got the plastic explosives through Customs, but the instruction panel on the grenade just says 'made in Hong Kong'...
"Hey, will you look at that...a payphone!"
"Hey mum, you know that new green washing powder you've started using..."
We're hurt. Bring some more chlorophyll.
Green Fingers Gardening Services. How may I help you?
"Does my GUN look big in this?"
"Thank you for calling the Hasbro recall hotline; ......"
eBay? I'd like to complain about this AK47 I ordered...
What do you mean, no fancy dress?
"I'll be ready for dust-off at the LZ at 1600 Zulu. Over and out."
But Sarge, do you think green really is the new black?
"No, Operator; I will not accept the charges"
Caption Competion
"Taking the phrase 'greenie' wildlife warrior as step too far"
Toys R Us? I wish to report illegal cloning.
you can't miss him sir, 45 feet tall, green and missing a finger
"What do you mean, I'm suffering from a bad case of Deflated Gun?"
"The Trimingham radar's still playing up".
"I'll be waiting under the clock wearing a pink carnation."
US Special Services Soldier undercover in North Korea . . . "what do you mean Hong Kong and North Korea are different places?"
Michael Jackson's disguises just keep getting weirder.
OK Sarge, I'll meet you outside his house in ten minutes, then we'll see if his magnifing glass can help him now...
Who am I spooking to please?
"No I won't be in today, I've got a terrible cold"
Hallowe'en traditions spread as Bush invades the world.
OR
Today, Hong Kong... tomorrow, the world!!!
"Yes, I'll hold - just promise not to play 'Greensleeves'"
"Mum, it turns out the UN were recruiting PEACE keepers."
Food survey? No, I can't see any danger in eating genetically modified vegetables.
Hello Sarg... I think I might have been dropped in the wrong place!!
Cameron's new green policy appears to be misunderstood.
All I am saying, is give peas a chance!
So that's 6 x Spring Rolls, 2 x Sweet and Sour Chicken and 2 x Egg Fried Rice.
Hi, listen its Osama here, I'm in the lobby, are you the guy in the banana suit?
Put your underpants on your head and stick two pencils up your nose. They'll think you're crazy and send you home.
'George I'm scared, does a giant magnifying glass count as a WMD?'
Sarge, I think I've been sussed..
Improvise....I'll give him improvise....do you know about field radios?
"I'll give you second choice, I asked for Navy blue"
"Complete success, Great Leader! Wearing this stealth suit I can pass among the capitalist running dogs unseen."
"No, Private Tompkins, just the bullets should be rubber.."
'10-4 requesting backup, I tried to get away but my feet wouldn't move.'
This camouflage just ain't worrking out here Sarge....
And the Americans have Humbys and fresh meat in the canteens and their rifles work and.........
'Hello. You know that paint you sold me that's easy to spray on a fence...'
I'm in London, it's a real pea-souper outside.
鈥楨at green鈥 drive by Army to tackle obesity in new recruits backfires.
Just 'cos I'm in the Army do they have to whistle Colonel Bogey all the time ?
Coming to your neighbourhood soon ...David Miliband IS "The Eco Warrior"!!
"Me? Oh, I've joined that civil war re-enactment thing you told me about. Yep, just off to my first go, they said come ready to be a soldier in something called the New Model Army.."
Due to cuts in military spending, the government have outsourced the infantry to Airfix.
Weapons of Mass Extrusion
'Hey Sarge, I don't think the camouflage is working.'
1st Girl " Looks like another North Korean Nuclearpower Plant Guard defecting!"
Ok, so that's in the library with the revolver. What? The Colonel was what colour? Oh heck..
Troops are called up to fight the war on teddy.
Comment Caption:
Aggrieved Soldier in Iraq on phone to MOD: Hello? Defence Ministry? I think theres a problem with the latest batch of anti-chemical warfare pills.
"I'll be late home tonight Darling - there's been an explosion in the Factory's 'Mushy-Peas Production Unit'"
George Bush annnouces new plan to save ice caps - INVADE GREENLAND!
"Green two to base....it happened....again..."
'Sarge, we're thinking the sat nav's having a bad day, or Sailsbury Plain has had a John Prescot building order..'
I'm coming home, none of the girls here take plastic...
Is that an inflateable gun? Or are are you just pleased to see me?
Is that the Armory? Could you send me one of those funny pin thingys, I pulled one of mine out. Oh, and hurry.
You don't want to see me when I get really angry!
''Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Iraq anymore.''
Hello mum, this is swampy. I fell in.
Doctor - about those chlorophyll tablets you prescribed...
Hello? Deluxe Paints? Can you send another set of instructions for your 成人快手 Mixing Machine?
DON'T put me on hold. You wouldn't LIKE me when I'm on hold...
About this new urban camouflage
If your query relates to missing parts, select option one.
"I aint getting on no plane Fool"
"There is somebody outside with a cigarette lighter. What do I do?"
Hello Open University? I'd like to sign up for the 'How to be a Mercenary' course ...do you take plastic?
Does my gun look big in this?
Jealous? What makes you think I'm jealous?
Yep - I'm now a fully decorated officer
Yea, honey, I always use Duracells on a first date. So can we meet?
Bad translation blamed as war games with china are suspended.
Hello....Greenpeace...I want to apply for the position of eco warrior
"Rumours that the phoney war is beginning again are all hot air", burbled an MOD spokesman
"No, No No, a dance D - A - N - C - E.,
The Government confirms tax breaks for serving soldiers will only apply to those who are green.
Army shortfall solved through outsourcing to china
Yea, honey, I always use Duracells on a date. You think I'm green or something?
call centre solution to army short staffing
Snot Man: The Movie
call centre solution to army short staffing
Yes Sir, Can confirm the enemy is using the biodegradable Green Ammo...
My cover is blown. Golders Green Station isn't......
It's all right, I'm not wounded. I thought I was covered in blood but it's not.
Cash strapped British soldiers retreating from Iraq are forced to find their own transport home.