By silicon.com, 4 July 2008 11:29
This competition is now closed. The winning caption, from reader Ian Springham was "Now you only need to shrink the bike and train a budgie to ride it - true portability."
Picture credit: O2
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1. Mary Hullah
Er, why not just pedal over to your friends and talk to them?
2. Valerie Ganne
So, the phone’s small enough to fit in your pocket, but the charger …?
3. Valerie Ganne
Unfortunately, the screw came loose and Jack demolished the beer tent
4. Mary Hullah
If only Gerald had worn his glasses, he would have realised he wasn’t cycling back to Bristol, but charging everybody’s phones for them
5. James
This new style push along mower seems to not work as expected!
6. Nick Fowler
The last time I was at Glastonbury, I was arrested for pedalling
7. Karen Challinor
...and of course it folds up to fit neatly into the average persons pocket
8. Karen Challinor
I'm sure I was in a gym when I started this call ?
9. Dave Devine
Taken for a ride over mobile phone charge(r)s
10. David Devine
Congestion charges for cars now mobile charges for bikes
11. David Eagleberger
Steven shot off at 100mph someone had reversed the charges
12. Malcolm George
Its a lot more bovver than a hovver
13. John Ray
Feeling blue - (mobile) 'phone home !
14. Malcolm George
The personal hovercraft didn't quite meet expectations
15. Richard
Hi. Yes, I'm still on the bike...
16. Audrey
So the only thing that isn’t mobile is the bike!
17. Audrey
Each new Nokia now comes complete with a set of bicycle clips
18. Rob Falconer
I’m used to recycling my old phones, but cycling them?
19. P Dragon
There again, a motorcycle version would be a lot easier
20. Robert Lindsay
Bill Gates was upset. He was hoping to get a gold watch when he retired
21. Robert Lindsay
I’m not a cyclist, I’m a recyclist
22. kenneth wilkinson
"He soon regretted getting a Pedal as you go mobile."
23. anonymous
Is there enough metal in world to make a bike for every mobile phone?
I know we're supposed to make funny comments but they're having a laugh already if they're trying to say that that's environmentally beneficial.
24. Steve Kirk
Okay, I promise to buy one of your excellent value iPod contracts...can I get off now?
25. Janet McKitterick
Welcome to the new green O2 mobile battery, you only have to pedal for 4 hours to create enough charge for a 5 minute phone call!
26. Ian Springham
"hello ... I'm on on the train ... you're breaking up ... I'm going through a tunnel ... can you hear me ... ?"
27. Ian Springham
Reviewed, the new iPed still has some way to go with the planned miniaturization.
28. Ian Springham
Now you only need to shrink the bike and train a budgie to ride it - true portability.
29. Radical Meldrew
I got a brand new O2 lawnmower
An' I'll give you the key
Come on let's text each other
In perfect harmony, ooh aah ooh aah!
30. Malcolm Wilson
Flymo were determined to get onto the eco-friendly bandwagon...
31. Mike Parmley
Don't step out in front like that - I might not stop so quick next time.
32. Mike Parmley
Thought for the day - is it illegal to sell a bike with no bell on if it can't go anywhere?
33. Richard Marshall
John's pedal-powered hover mower had let him down again...
34. TOM HALEY
JIM'S NEW PEDDLE-POWER HOVERCRAFT JUST COULD'NT
SEEM TO GET HIM OFF THE GROUND !