Caption Competition
Winning entries in the caption competition.
This week, a giant phone is hoisted high above the City of London to promote a charity appeal for the NSPCC. But what's being said?
The competition is now closed.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. SeanieSmith
"Got a call for a Mr R Dawkins..."
5. jettro_heller
Final proof that when your mum told you rain was God having a shower, she wasn't lying.
4. jimmyog
"Now that's what I call a huge phone, Bill."
3. redalfa147
"Nope. We seem to have lost David Blaine."
2. Number_Wang
"On second thoughts Quentin, I think I'll just come down and get a new battery for my walkie-talkie."
1. ThunderCat8
Feeling nostalgic, Bobby got his first ever mobile phone down from the loft.
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:B T, phone home!
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:Is that the Jolly Green Giant? Call on line 2.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Johnny Pixels wrote:Brian realised that he was about to make the biggest phone call of his life
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Johnny Pixels wrote:Boris realised if he was going to get London online, dial-up wasn't going to cut it.
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At 25th Sep 2008, sacala wrote:London Calling
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At 25th Sep 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Oh no, you've dropped another pane of glass
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At 25th Sep 2008, Cards88 wrote:The glass ceiling was carefully lowered over London's financial district...
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At 25th Sep 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Hurry up. Boris is ready for his shower.
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At 25th Sep 2008, sacala wrote:Troubled bank calls in the Official Receiver.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Cards88 wrote:Mobile phone technology is certainly on the up...
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At 25th Sep 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:YOU'VE DROPPED DAVID BLAINE!!!
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At 25th Sep 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:The future's bright, the future's a sort of mouldy green.
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At 25th Sep 2008, CC Baxter wrote:His new ipod speakers proved to be less portable than the advert had suggested.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Cards88 wrote:"no, sorry Dave, still got no signal"
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At 25th Sep 2008, kit wrote:Turn round Frank, "it's behind you!"
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Comment number 17.
At 25th Sep 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Can't my mother just use the mobile like everybody else?
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:Er, how many kilometers are there in the foot again?
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Batman: 'Robin, it's for you.'
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At 25th Sep 2008, penny-farthing wrote:Hang on!
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At 25th Sep 2008, heleliz wrote:...and just out of shot is a very big Busby...
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At 25th Sep 2008, Mute Joe wrote:Hard-hats: A useful defence against coat hanger attacks.
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Giant wrecking ram lines up to demolish London eyesore.
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At 25th Sep 2008, JohnMayer1234 wrote:Godzilla's mobile had finally arrived
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At 25th Sep 2008, Mnoyce wrote:HELLO?! I'm on a sky scaper...
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At 25th Sep 2008, CC Baxter wrote:After years of prayer, Fred expected to be called by God. He just hadn't expected to be handed the receiver.
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Topping-out ceremony for statue of Cybermen leader.
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At 25th Sep 2008, robmoo wrote:Credit crunch hands free kits: on sale now
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Construction worker takes delivery of his new high-viz 'phone.
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Comment number 30.
At 25th Sep 2008, CC Baxter wrote:Final proof that when your mum told you rain was God having a shower, she wasn't lying.
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Comment number 31.
At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:No wonder Derek鈥檚 phone bill was huge
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At 25th Sep 2008, bizarreAllegra wrote:I thought I told you DON'T hang up on me...
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Comment number 33.
At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:Maybe choosing a green tariff was not such a good idea
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:And I never believed it when the Archbishop said he had a 'hot line to god'.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:As the giant magnet was moved into place, Boris proved his determination to be tough on illegally-parked cars
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At 25th Sep 2008, Marquee wrote:"Bloody Stupid" Johnson unveils his latest ultra-lite handset.
(with thanks to Terry Pratchett)
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At 25th Sep 2008, penny-farthing wrote:God....line 2 is for you.
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Another call centre is dismantled for shipping off to India.
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At 25th Sep 2008, stigmondo wrote:All I can hear is "SELL!! SELL!! SELL!!!.."
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At 25th Sep 2008, mikeonmondays wrote:Boris' dream of restarting a City of London American Football team got one step closer as he took deliivery of his new wide receiver...
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:Rag Week just gets bigger every year.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Ruaraidh Gillies wrote:"You want Charlie? Sorry, he's in the other building. I'll just hand you over."
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:Darren's girlfriend had been on the phone only a few minutes ago, but now she'd fallen off
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At 25th Sep 2008, Budvar wrote:"ET Phone 成人快手" suddenly made a lot more sense.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:George began to wish he'd asked the audience
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At 25th Sep 2008, Marquee wrote:The Green Giant knew he should have got a suitcase with a stronger handle
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:And here we see a scene from Tomorrow's World from 1972 where they explain that one day we'll all carry one of these new mobile phones.
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'I knew I could trust you to lower the tone, Harry.'
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:Boris, are you sure you ordered the right size handle for your suitcase?
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At 25th Sep 2008, purpleprole wrote:MI5's new bugging system giving a trial run.
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At 25th Sep 2008, JobeyHelen wrote:"Hello, I'm on the crane!"
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At 25th Sep 2008, what the wrote:I ordered a 3g Apple phone, not a 3T apple phone!
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:And you're sure this one won't wobble as much as the Millennium Bridge?
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At 25th Sep 2008, Jordan D wrote:Dubai unveils it's latest skyscraper design.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Can you hear me now???
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At 25th Sep 2008, FM wrote:"I told you we should have gone for the two cans and a piece of string option"
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At 25th Sep 2008, Mute Joe wrote:It was proving quite tricky to place the bails on the worlds largest cricket set.
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At 25th Sep 2008, rogueslr wrote:Over sized accessories can make you look slimmer, well that's what Vanessa Feltz was hoping as they installed her new phone.
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'You'll need to speak up a bit.'
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At 25th Sep 2008, Jordan D wrote:Dave wasn't sure that his new headgear was going to be that good.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Kaylie wrote:"The Negotiator's on the line, the phone's in place... now does anyone speak Giant Gorilla?"
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At 25th Sep 2008, Candace9839 wrote:It's George Bush on the line from America. Something about the credit crunch.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:Lego City was well on its way
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At 25th Sep 2008, jammyrhona wrote:Hi. I've found God - He's left the phone off the hook.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Jordan D wrote:He'd got his phone, but Dave wondered how long it'd be before he was connected.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:What do you mean, they've hung up? They could have waited.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Jordan D wrote:The FSA makes short-selling more difficult.
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At 25th Sep 2008, LaurenceLane wrote:Euston exchange, we have a problem!
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At 25th Sep 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'Boris, you know that novel idea you had for keeping the Olympic flame alight - well, it didn't work.'
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:When it saw George's little mobile, the huge phone was very envious
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At 25th Sep 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Their cunning plan for catching the Hulk hinged on whether reception was good near his favourite takeaway.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:My mobile's broken. I said I wanted to HIRE a phone.
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At 25th Sep 2008, iwishidthoughtofthat wrote:London鈥檚 skyline soon to be dominated by the capital鈥檚 answer to the 鈥淭he Angel of the North鈥 sculpture - 鈥淭he Telecommunications Engineer of the South鈥
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At 25th Sep 2008, bigejit wrote:For 'left a bit' press '1'. For 'right a bit' press '2'. For 'down a bit' press ... ...
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At 25th Sep 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Scrap metal dealers will do anything these days
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At 25th Sep 2008, firstjohnsark wrote:"Hi Boss, there a call, apparently it's God, and he wants all the moneylenders out."
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At 25th Sep 2008, eltelsopwith wrote:Hoping to cut costs some providers are starting to use stock leftover from the 80s to upgrade lower tarif users
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At 25th Sep 2008, sacala wrote:"Special delivery for Dom Joly coming in now, guv."
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At 25th Sep 2008, CairnTerrier wrote:Tell Dom Joly his new prop's arrived
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At 25th Sep 2008, CairnTerrier wrote:Calling in the Official Receiver
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At 25th Sep 2008, bedsdriver wrote:It's for you-oo!
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At 25th Sep 2008, CairnTerrier wrote:Mobile? You call that a mobile?
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At 25th Sep 2008, sylbaryn wrote:God realises prayer is useless so sends down a more practical form of communication.
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At 25th Sep 2008, stevkeeg8 wrote:So, where did you actually get this massive magnet from? I have some very angry scientists from France and Switzerland on the line who want it back!
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At 25th Sep 2008, CairnTerrier wrote:Google's new phone is slightly bigger than the i-phone.
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At 25th Sep 2008, jimmyog wrote:Bob reckons he'll be better off with his walkie-talkie after seeing the latest 'hands free' offering.
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At 25th Sep 2008, eltelsopwith wrote:Negotiators attempt to open comunications with Mr Kong, the hostage taker.
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At 25th Sep 2008, rikthomas wrote:"Do you think Lehmans will still want their monument to telephone-number salaries?"
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At 25th Sep 2008, FM wrote:God cursed the phone ringing just as he was buttering his toast
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At 25th Sep 2008, sternpaddler wrote:British Telecom meets Nantucket TeleCom
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At 25th Sep 2008, s_slatt wrote:Hulk Smash!
Hulk Destroy!
Hulk get free evening minutes with new BT price plan!
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At 25th Sep 2008, jimmyog wrote:Now, that's what I call a Mega Phone, thought Bob.
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At 25th Sep 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Hello Dali
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At 25th Sep 2008, Fauconnier wrote:If that drops, the charity's going to have to be renamed "Brain the Children"
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At 25th Sep 2008, DarthMac wrote:Think that's big? You should see the size of the bill!
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At 25th Sep 2008, littleDickie wrote:"CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!"
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At 25th Sep 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Right, that's sorted, now where do we put the giant cup of coffee and the giant fag?
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At 25th Sep 2008, Jinsch wrote:Can you hold?
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At 25th Sep 2008, Fauconnier wrote:Unfortunately, all of the NSPCC's donations for 2008 were spent on making the phone
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At 25th Sep 2008, Marquee wrote:This remote control crane is such fun. If only I could remember where I got this phone from...
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