By silicon.com, 20 June 2008 11:49
This competition is now closed. The winner caption from reader Andy McKnight was: "Belatedly, Tim realised that "cleaning Windows" meant more than emptying the 'Temp' folder and a defrag."
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1. Karen Challinor
take advantage of the work from home day to lock ME out of MY office will you ....
2. Karen Challinor
OK OK! you can have a payrise! now get me down
3. Robert Lindsay
They said Tim was mad to try abseiling, but found him a nice padded building
4. anonymous
Spiderman found the window-cleaning career change easier than expected
5. Audrey
Tim decided to keep a spare key under the mat in future
6. Mary Hullah
It was probably the worst job appraisal Tim had ever had
7. Rob Falconer
Next time, Tim decided he’d visit Rapunzel before she went to the hairdresser
8. anonymous
As the government clamps down on officials taking sensitive information out the front door, the more adventurous ones devise even more novel methods of getting secret information into the public domain.
9. Andy McKnight
Belatedly, Tim realised that "cleaning Windows" meant more than emptying the 'Temp' folder and a defrag.
10. Malcolm George
I've heard of support on a shoestring but this is taking things too far.
11. John Ray
Reporter tests scaleable architecture.
12. Mike Parmley
Well he did say he was going to hang around outside of the office to sneak a quick ciggie.
13. Liz Ritson
Nice private spot here to send those confidential sales reports back to HQ... now, where's my laptop?
14. James Nash
Work on the world's biggest shaver socket nears completion.
15. Nick Fowler
I said “Has your husband gone yet, Gloria?”
16. Valerie Ganne
Abseiling? I thought you meant going off in some sort of boat.
17. Karen Challinor
so when I swing right I say "tick" and when I swing left I say "tock" ?
look I know my names Tim but come on ....
18. Paul West
Health and safety now consider banned new olympic sport - abseil gymnastics
19. anonymous
Last one down the bottom is a shammy!
20. Mary Hullah
Engineers test whether a house made of giant sugar cubes really is strong enough
21. anonymous
"There must be an easier way to get to work when the lift's out of order!"
22. Joanne B
Tim decided the next time the elevator broke down he would take the stairs....
23. Barry Ebdon
Installing that new DIY Freesat system turned out to be a bigger challenge that it first appeared!
24. anonymous
Hello, is that the police. Some joker has stolen my cherry picker!!
25. Anna Robb
When encouraged to not take the lift to save electricity, Randall took it a little too far.
26. anonymous
is that the entrance to the gents toilets
27. kenneth wilkinson
"Tim would try anything to improve his Soprano voice."
28. Denise Soos
Gordon's new proposal is announced.... hanging terror suspects from a rope for 42 days!
29. Mike Parmley
Sneaking off early on a Friday was becoming more of a challenge every week.
30. Janet McKitterick
Tim had been told he was going to learn a new aspect of Windows, this wasn't quite what he had in mind....He'd been thinking Microsoft!
31. Dave Devine
Rumours of problems with Windows,
Silicon reporter looking into them
32. Richard
Real skills crisis as brave reporter tries to battle spin.
33. Jock Smith
OUCH. I never knew what a wedgie was till now.
34. P Dragon
It’s the perfect birthday present – dope on a rope
35. Valerie Ganne
Micro-photography allows us to see that there really is a little man on the inside of each Rubik’s Cube
36. Kevin Beer
"Women and Children First" as charity's new name is suggested by Tim.
37. Derek Cullen
Flamin' lift broken again
38. anonymous
I do wish they'd fix the lift...
39. anonymous
Some people will go to extreme measure to avoid that Monday morning meeting!
40. Jade Cripps
Tim was not amused at his company's new team building skills venture.....
41. anonymous
"You missed a spot!"
42. anonymous
What's that you say? A tornado is on it's way...???!!!
43. anonymous
Peek-a-boo!!!
44. James Yates
"For F***s Sake, I Forgot The Sponge"
45. Melanie Clarke
"What do you mean, the rope's not long enough?!"
46. anonymous
It is amazing what some people do with the curtains open.
47. anonymous
thankgod the drivers have finished their strike , this is a most uncomfortable way to travel
48. shane porter
come on rapunzel stop messing about and let down your hair!
49. anonymous
Neville had heard the boss was gunning for him.
50. E Thomas
Hang on! Who moved the door?
51. Lauren Brown
Tim never knew square dancing was so difficult
52. anonymous
By-eck - I know she likes Milk Tray but this is ridiculous!
53. Christine Williams
The managers refused to admit that they had been cost cutting when they installed the new lift.
54. Luke Williams
Damn it!! The lifts broken again
55. anonymous
Hang on ! You've missed a bit !
56. anonymous
Stop...I've changed my mind...
57. anonymous
let me know when your in and i will swing by sometime :)
58. sherri hough
let me know when your in and i'l swing by sometime
59. Andrew Moss
The lads' game of Truth or Dare got a little out of hand...
60. Liam Geoghegan
Childhood First: Mission Impossible Later
61. anonymous
Oh dear!
This was supposed to be Canary Wharf!
62. Jaymes Glew
Some people will do anything to avoid paying for their round...
63. c burton
"Must beat the dinner time rush!"
64. Tom Ilkiw
People will do anything to escape from work.
65. don
Next time a friend’s new house needs tiling I’ll keep my mouth shut.
66. anonymous
Tim was beginning to wonder whether he'd taken his obsession with the girl living below was abit too far.
67. anonymous
Tim suddenly regretted not bringing a spare pair of trousers!
68. anonymous
Don't take the lift everytime .... think of your carbon footprint!
69. sarah stocks
"There's no way I'd get on a lift. It's not safe! Have you never seen Towering Inferno???"
70. anonymous
my spider senses tell me something huge is about to happen
71. Katinka Bleith
With R2D2 distracting the Troopers, nothing would stop Luke from destroying the Death Star now!
72. Joe Lawrence
Talk about bad timing! Tim just realised his parking meter had run out!
73. mike guy
I knew i needed a longer rope
74. Laura Hadland
Breaking IN to the Ministry of Truth was one of Tim's more unorthodox moves.
75. anonymous
This Black Magic lark is harder than it used to be!
76. Holly Bethell
When they gave me the choice of feeding a pride of lions or climbing down the side of a building, I never thought I would regret not choosing the lions!
77. anonymous
This is the last time I take an agency job without the full details.....honestly where am I supposed to put my sponge!
78. Cathy Salisbury
I use silicon gel to prevent friction burns
79. Paul Nichol
Tim struggles with his audition for the new Batman tv series
80. anonymous
'look' no hands
81. anonymous
Why didn't I take the stairs?
82. Joanne Harley
'Ouch' thought Jim pulling his undies out of his bottom for the fifth time, 'Why cant they just spend the money and fix the lift like any other company!'
83. anonymous
Who moved the scaffolding?????????????????
84. caroline A Gossage
The agencey weren't wrong when they said the job would involve alot of hanging around
85. anonymous
"Are you sure there's a dog on the end of this?"
86. julie baxter
When they asked me if I minded holding on the line I underestimated the scale of the issue.
87. Alan Woodcock
What do you mean you have found the key!
88. Olivia Bates
It's fair to say the Milk Tray man isn't looking as sharp as he used to...
89. Victoria Hammersley
Tim couldn't risk his boss seeing him slope off home early to see the kids' school play...
90. anonymous
Tim wondered whether he could get away with pulling 'a bad back' sicky after this one...
91. anonymous
"after discovering he wasnt going for a trip on a boat, Tim decided next time he signed himself up for something, he would check what it meant first in the dictionary"
92. Jean Mckee
Jim though thank god i forgot my ladders.
93. George
Tim demonstrates how the latest mobile technologies allow him to work outside the office, although he was hoping for a little more range from the wireless network.
94. Danny Stoyles
Spiderman the early years!! Well he had to learn some how!!!