Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it was a man making a call from a telephone box in Dunning, Scotland, surrounded by thick snow.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Dragndrop
NOW do you get my drift?
5. Perplexedponderer
The cold even has Superman dreading getting dressed for work in the morning...
4. ·É´Ç²Ô°ì²â±è´Ç±è²õÌý
Hello, is it too late to change our application to host the 2018 Winter Olympics instead?
3. clint75
After his latest bust, Manford had to use a new tactic.
2. SkarloeyLine
"Is that Michael Fish? I'd like a word with you about the barbecue summer..."
1. Valerie Ganne
I'm phoning from inside that little red flat you're letting in the High Street - I'll take it
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Comment number 1.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Cairngorm McWomble wrote:"Welcome to Head & Shoulders customer support line. You are number 5 in the queue"
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Pendragon wrote:Now what's the number for 999?
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At 2nd Dec 2010, BeckySnow wrote:"You're definitely a DD bust - and you look just like your picture on this card?"
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:The Doctor waited whilst Amy Pond went for a shovel
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At 2nd Dec 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:What do you mean there's snow on the line? Oh, you're British Rail enquiries!
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At 2nd Dec 2010, BeckySnow wrote:"Gotta go Mum - pips are going!"
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Fi wrote:But your flyer says I get the pizza free if you fail to deliver within 30 minutes...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Pendragon wrote:Just wait until I get my hands on that Bing Crosby
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Mr Snoozy wrote:Bbbbbrrrrriiinnnnggg Bbbbbrrrrriiinnnnggg,
Bbbbbrrrrriiinnnnggg Bbbbbrrrrriiinnnnggg !!!
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Comment number 10.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:What do you mean, I was late, so I've missed my flight? I'm the pilot.
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Comment number 11.
At 2nd Dec 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:Is that Ladbrokes? What odds you giving for snow at Christmas in a double with snow at Easter?
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Comment number 12.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Mr Snoozy wrote:I was only trying to reach the Currys/PC World national help line, it was warm when I got here....
(personal experience - sorry!)
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:After digging a path two miles from his house to the telephone box, McTavish was upset to find it was in a museum
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Pendragon wrote:When Gulliver slips in the snow, the Lilliputians try to steal his mobile
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Comment number 15.
At 2nd Dec 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Global Warming Hot Line, how can I help you?
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At 2nd Dec 2010, jellyba wrote:Superman opts for a change of strip
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Fi wrote:The thermal underwear was slightly hampering Superman's usual swift turnaround time...
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Comment number 18.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:I'm phoning from inside that little red flat you're letting in the High Street - I'll take it
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Comment number 19.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Pendragon wrote:Dunning? Yeah, after shifting all that snow outside my house, I sure am!
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Comment number 20.
At 2nd Dec 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Man needing an ambulance quite cross to find phone box is just a prop for tourists.
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Comment number 21.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Pendragon wrote:What! I've just walked two miles through the snow, and now you tell me I can't phone in my ´óÏó´«Ã½ Magazine Monitor caption?
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Comment number 22.
At 2nd Dec 2010, jellyba wrote:Snow answer
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Comment number 23.
At 2nd Dec 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Is that Fortean Times? I'd like to report seeing a strange phenomena, a gritting lorry on a side road.
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Comment number 24.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:That's the trouble with the British - all they ever talk about is the weather
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Comment number 25.
At 2nd Dec 2010, jellyba wrote:Colin Farrell is happy to stay put and chat
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Comment number 26.
At 2nd Dec 2010, GuitarKate wrote:"Aaargh, you soft Sassenachs doon there in London. It's nay but a dusting. Just you wait until it really snows".
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Comment number 27.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Pendragon wrote:I've been stuck in here for over a week - there again, I think most people get depressed at this time of the year
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Comment number 28.
At 2nd Dec 2010, GuitarKate wrote:"Sorry boss, cannot come into work today. It's too foggy".
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Comment number 29.
At 2nd Dec 2010, BeckySnow wrote:"Can you remember roughly which bit of field you left the ransom money in?"
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Comment number 30.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:I know you're Carenza with a 40-inch bust and you're having a good time, but I'm finding it a too little cold to get interested, I'm afraid
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Comment number 31.
At 2nd Dec 2010, jellyba wrote:Claims Direct? My fridge has broken
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Comment number 32.
At 2nd Dec 2010, GuitarKate wrote:"Hurry up mate. There's a queue for this phone you know"
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Comment number 33.
At 2nd Dec 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:At least Mike still had his charity moustache to keep him warm.
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Comment number 34.
At 2nd Dec 2010, jellyba wrote:Damart testing
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Met Office employees were still getting death threats ...
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Comment number 36.
At 2nd Dec 2010, penny-farthing wrote:Hi Jock.........I'm re-thinking the whole kilt thing.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Hiya Jock, you and Hamish still OK for the barbeque tomorrow?
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At 2nd Dec 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:Are you sure this is how David Beckham keeps his beauty?
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Admesay wrote:Under cover cop makes UK's biggest Cocaine bust.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Raven Clare wrote:After the long trek from Ulan Bator, the scout for the Mongolian hordes checks on the weather ahead
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Comment number 41.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:As the snow melts in Dunning, a BT engineer discovers a phone left over from 1985
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At 2nd Dec 2010, NickR wrote:Of all the places in the Universe that Dr Who could have landed, it was here.
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Comment number 43.
At 2nd Dec 2010, NickR wrote:"Sorry, your call could not be connected due to snow on the line. Please try again later. Sorry, your call...."
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At 2nd Dec 2010, rockhulley wrote:Hello,Dr Who,this is the RAC,good news,we`ve found your Tardis."
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Comment number 45.
At 2nd Dec 2010, NickR wrote:Ice Box.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Raven Clare wrote:I can still see his camera and tripod, but that photographer in the white jacket and trousers has just been run over by a snowplough
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Oh no! I was hoping for the Daleks, but it looks as if this Doctor Who episode is set in the Ice Age.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Hello, Met Office? I've just spent all morning sweeping up two feet of mild and gentle for the time of year from my drive.
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Comment number 49.
At 2nd Dec 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:"Hello, Tesco's Home Delivery? I'd like to order a single carrot, please."
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Comment number 50.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Dr Who begins to rethink his winter travel plans
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Comment number 51.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Raven Clare wrote:"Ahoy!" Alexander Graham Bell's first trial of his new invention was not a success after his colleague froze to death in a phone booth in Scotland.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Your current wait time is now twelve weeks...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:The pigeon problem was even worse in Scotland than Trafalgar Square
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Damned groundhog...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Curry's? When are you going to come and fix my freezer? People in the street are beginning to complain.
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Comment number 56.
At 2nd Dec 2010, lindum49 wrote:Another Ebay scam..........this box was still connected!
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Comment number 57.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Presto West End wrote:"Yeah, the Travel Lodge was fully booked ... no, there's no tea and coffee making facilities, but its slightly bigger and has a better view."
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Comment number 58.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Candace9839 wrote:The snow hotline says the office is closed.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Did I leave the oven on?
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Comment number 60.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Presto West End wrote:I like your hat, said the man to the telephone.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:"Is that Michael Fish? I'd like a word with you about the barbecue summer..."
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Comment number 62.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Mark_Cram wrote:The Michelin Man waited impatiently for his turn to use the phone.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, lindum49 wrote:Hello Operator.......there's no paper in here!
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At 2nd Dec 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Hello, Mum? Good news is I've found the cat...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Crackling on the line? Don't be silly - who'd be cooking pork at this time of day?
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Comment number 66.
At 2nd Dec 2010, lindum49 wrote:PRESS WHAT BUTTON B TO GET MY MONEY BACK!!!
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Comment number 67.
At 2nd Dec 2010, archstinker wrote:The TUTT TUTT TUTTING in the queue were getting louder and louder
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Comment number 68.
At 2nd Dec 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Snowed under at work, I'm afraid.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Directory Enquiries? I'd like the numbers of Emma Dreamin, Arthur White, Chris Muss.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:What do you mean there's no home delivery today?
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At 2nd Dec 2010, lindum49 wrote:YES.....IT'S AN ORIGINAL BRITISH RED K6 TELEPHONE BOX BOOTH KIOSK AND I CAN DELIVER LOCALLY FOR £150.......
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Comment number 72.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Discombobulator wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 73.
At 2nd Dec 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Hello? I've just called to say your lights are blinking out of sequence.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Ringing in the new year?
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Catherine O wrote:Bring a shovel. And deicer for my ears.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:You've reached the claustrophobia hotline. Your current wait time is twenty minutes.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:When I reserved a box to see Snow White, this wasn't quite what I had in mind
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At 2nd Dec 2010, lindum49 wrote:Yes operator...I'm the bridegroom on my stag do...I live in Brighton......now where am I again?
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Simon R wrote:I wasn’t expecting such a frosty reception...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Chill out? There is actually.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Simon R wrote:If I hold any longer I'm afraid I might drift off...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Kieran Boyle wrote:Cold Calling.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:My emergency? It seems I've forgotten my snood.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:No, I’m not joking, Becky Snow said to ring her at this number.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, schlimmbesserung wrote:Damn! Stuck in a phone box and someone's removed all the postcards.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Simon R wrote:Hello is that David Jason, I was wondering if you could help me with a Touch of Frost....
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At 2nd Dec 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:(Voice on the line) "No, sir, I said that we at the Nasa flight program are seeking applicants with the RIGHT stuff..."
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At 2nd Dec 2010, MorningGlories wrote:This is United States calling, are we reaching...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, sunny1995 wrote:Mother, what do you mean you wont accept reverse charges?
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Comment number 90.
At 2nd Dec 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Yes, Mum, I did remember to pack my woolllies.
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Comment number 91.
At 2nd Dec 2010, Tom Webb wrote:This time Paul Chambers decides to use a more anonymous way to complain about the closure of Robin Hood airport.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Simon R wrote:Darling I’m going to ‘rap’ this conversation up and say that its ice ice baby...
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At 2nd Dec 2010, haggis1876 wrote:Damn Tardis has ended up in Hoth again.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, MorningGlories wrote:You've reached the voice mailbox for Hell and we are aware it has frozen over. Please try your call again later.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Tremorman wrote:ARGH !! Cold callers
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At 2nd Dec 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:(Indian accent) "Yes, madam, you are through to Mumbai Call Centre. How am I helping you?"
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Tremorman wrote:After his affair Rob got a frosty reception when he called home.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Tremorman wrote:Hello snow scenes are us, who is calling.
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Fi wrote:Christmas Card Photo Shoot Diasters - #27
"Get Tarquin on the phone immediately! I specifically ordered a spade with a robin on the handle to be directly in front of this box..."
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At 2nd Dec 2010, Tremorman wrote:I'm not sure what it is love but there is an awful smell and the snow is yellow.
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