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Caption competition: Passport madness
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1. Valérie Ganne
When they said it would fit in a pocket, I didn't realise they meant one of John Prescott's
2. Rob Pendragon
Unfortunately, passports are no longer considered as hand luggage
3. Valérie Ganne
Soon, all passports will have to be fitted with a silicon brick
4. Valérie Ganne
The BBC are criticised for employing 'go anywhere' midget investigative reporters
5. Rob Pendragon
Bird flu strikes again! After causing ntl's Stephen Beynon to becoime smaller last week, the BBC's Craig Doyle starts to shrink too.
6. Valérie Ganne
Unfortunately, Alice's brother didn't ignore the "Read Me" label on his passport and began to shrink.
7. Stephen McCarthy
Will this count as an item of hand luggage?
8. Kevin Lewis
"I didn't realise I had such a big head"
9. anonymous
Presenter shows size of new biometric data passport .
10. anonymous
Whilst claiming to still be within budget, the passport agency have had to admit the storage technology for biometric data is not as advanced as first hoped.
11. Richard Peters
They say; "The new style passport adds extra protection". Well, I've taken this aspect very seriously and fitted a handle to the back of mine - it makes a great shield!
12. rebecca loades
Craig attempts to flaunt the 'single piece of hand luggage' restriction
13. Mel Jensen
Immigration launches the new plan to prevent fake passports being used at British borders.
"Now well see them from a mile off"
14. rebecca loades
It wasn't the oversized passport but the helicopter coming out of Craig's head that had security flummoxed
15. anonymous
New security measure, passports now to include persons total life history from birth.
16. John Ray
Blooming Biometrically Challenged presenter, it would appear.
17. anonymous
Latest security measures at heathrow ensure security staff remember to ask to see passports
18. Rory Choudhuri
Big trip, Craig?
19. Ashwin Gopaul
Passport Office refutes accusations that biometric technology is still too cumbersome and impractical
20. rebecca loades
A typo in the specification document leads to delays in the passport microchipping project
21. anonymous
Couldn't they minituarize the Biometric info first
22. anonymous
"and this is the smallest passport available!!.. the Jumbo comes out later this year"
23. Radical Meldrew
Leprechaun spokesman calls for smaller passports
24. Brian Hann
It's hoped that the memory chip on the new biometric passport will be smaller before it is launched
25. anonymous
The illegal immigrants won't be able to fake this little puppy!
26. Craig Mitchell
Craig's Passport photo was declined as his face was not in the correct part of the image.
27. anonymous
"My name's Craig. Let me show you my passport photo, from before I joined WeightWatchers."
28. R Uthere
I kept losing my other passport!
29. Craig Mitchell
As the proposal of bigger passports come into fashion Craig can't help but think that a revision of the hand luggage allocation is on the cards.
30. Gary Parratt
And this is what sparked off the big passport debate ...
31. Gary Parratt
But will it fit inthe clear plastic hand luggage..
32. Craig Mitchell
Airports set to announce new novelty leaning posts.
33. Tom Lister
The 10 year passport chip is finally unveiled running vista and including 10 year UPS
34. Tim Graves
Biometric passports - feature creep means they have now had to be expanded to accomodate the owners full DNA sequence
35. anonymous
Craig was beiginning to suspect that there was something wrong with the passport he had bought from the chap in the pub.
36. anonymous
New security passport launched today that contains details of a persons criminal record. A spokeman said "obviously the bigger the passport the worse the record, enable us to spot potential trouble makers just buy the size of their passports".
37. anonymous
"...and the other great thing is that it unfolds into a small tent for when you've been left stranded at Charles de Gaulle airport..."
38. Andy Rowe
The new and improved RFID/biometric passport - now with improved lead-lined easy-carry case;
39. anonymous
And when I open it up it doubles as a duvet
40. anonymous
Craig Doyle demonstrates the problem with the new security passport that contains details of entire family tree and that of former partners.
41. Ian Stroud
The biometrics version comes with a sleeping bag and you live in it...
42. anonymous
1st generation digital passport fails the pocket test.
43. Jon Morton
"Customs officials have confirmed they WILL be testing Sylvester Stallone's passport for traces of Human Growth Hormone.'
44. Andy Goodair
New flaw identified with biometric passports!
45. anonymous
New security passport revealed although RFID chips will still need to come down in size before they can be used for non-celebrities.
46. anonymous
I'm really excited about the designs for the id card too
47. Mark Swarbrick
Unfortunately getting bio-metric details of the world's tallest man onto his passport proved problematical
48. David Hurst
The technology for the new biometric passorts left something to be desired..
49. Craig Mitchell
Pilot of new Passport to allow A4 sized Photos.
50. Martin M
After months of consultation, the Home Office rolls out 'ultimate deterrent' in the fight against identity theft.
51. anonymous
A typo on the government's latest outsourcing venture led to big passports instead of bio(metric) ones.
52. anonymous
This is my third replacement, at least it will be difficult to misplace this one.
53. anonymous
BBC Presenter wonders at the madness of a world where even your passport isn't allowed as hand luggage
54. anonymous
The ambassador from Lilliput decides to vote in favour of biometric passports ...
55. Richard Gianella
Prototype biometric passports proved unpopular.
56. Malcolm George
you think this is big !!! Just wait till you see the PIN
57. Huw Owens
"In order to hold all your biometric data we've had to change the look of the passport just a little bit..."
58. David Hurst
The technology for the new biometric passorts left something to be desired..
59. matthew Robertson
BCC employees are issued new variable sized passports in correlation with their carbon footprint!!!!
60. Antony
Bio chip technology has been integrated in to all new UK passports, they are now working on the miniaturisation.
61. Steven Gordon-Saker
When they said my new passport would include biometric data, I did not anticipate it would include a full fold out life size replica of me.
62. Sean
His travel documentation was rather pass-portly
63. anonymous
Life size passport photos now available to stop more immigrants entering the UK...
64. Symon Chalk
American Idol introduces Simon Cowell doll (shown here with passport for scale)
65. Steven Gordon-Saker
These new passports are great. Next time the airline strikes I will glide back home on it.....
66. Rob Kenefeck
The controversial Biometric Passport is unleashed. Its gone through a few changes and so looks much bigger, but open it up nowand your clone steps out to confirm it really is you!
67. Stephen Smith
Craig didn't think the government's anti identity theft plans would work very well
68. anonymous
The new EU passport directive to hold iris, face, fingerprint scans, personal, national and health details did have one downside!
69. Kirsty Clegg
He's not as tall as he looks on TV...
70. anonymous
Improved Passport Biometrics include a 1:1 scale body scan
71. Anthony Harrison
I know I asked for extra pages because of the amount of travelling I do but this is ridiculous....!
72. James Hewison-Carter
Even with nanoscale data storage the UK's biometric security measures required a slight increase in passport size.
73. Andrew Craig
The new passports had to be a little bigger to fit the new biometric information in them.
74. Andrew Craig
The new passports had to be a little bigger to fit the new biometric information in them.
75. James Hewison-Carter
Iris recognition required significant increase in photograph resolution with a consequent increase in passport size.
76. Gerald Hornsby
The government is criticised for using the original IBM PC designer on their new passport team.
77. Rich S
Never again suffer those moments of panic at the check-in desk.
78. James Hewison-Carter
New anti-Pickpocket measures deemed excessive...
79. anonymous
The handy new Biometrics Passport with life size skeletal scanning is bound to be a big hit...
80. Rich S
Never again suffer those moments of panic at the check-in desk.
81. Martin Nettles
As you can tell by the way I'm stood, mine is much bigger than yours.
82. Mark Lewis
Bio passport requires own seat
83. Joe McMorrow
Those cunning boffins have not only created an anti-terrorism biometric passport, you can even hide behind it to deflect the blast in the unimaginably unlikley event that biometric passports won't defeat terrorism.
84. Richard Scurrah
Passport forgers make a rather large error!
85. Alexander Simpkin
Craig wondered why none behind himwas paying the slightest bit of attention...
86. anonymous
Small Business Reporter of the Year, 2007
87. Huw Davies
Craig regretted that bottle marked "drink me" in the Wonderland airport lounge
88. anonymous
New security measures announced today (and to be retrospectively debated in the commons as a token gesture) include new quad xeon passports running Oracle, making the holder solely responsible for their own data and saving the government setting up another "horlicks" of a central system.
A further bonus is that as 90% of people won't bother to mess with their data, it'll be more accurate than a central IT system.
89. anonymous
New passport program promises hernias for identity thieves.
90. Steve Clark
Apparently, the new passport will be able to hold all your personal details and probably your luggage too!
91. anonymous
So what if it doesn't conform to the hand baggage rules - it will have plenty of space for those US immigration stamps!
92. Steve Clark
Craig Doyle goes under cover to work as NTL's Stephen Beynon's personal assistant for a week.
93. anonymous
US DHS-approved UK Passports
Government-employee friendly with large easy-to-read writing and ten pages to colour in.
HM Government MI5/MI6 approved and US Goverrnment Department of Homeland Security approved.
TARDIS technology allows for an internal storage sachet for one pound of flesh for biometric identification.
94. Chris Johnson
... a slight increase in size to accommodate the long wave RFID tag for very remote readers.
95. kenneth wilkinson
"To cut air travel costs the BBC issue presenters with portable Helicopter pack."
96. Stuart
"Does my head look big in this?"
97. anonymous
Is that a passport in your hand, or are you just pleased to see me?
98. Stuart
Leather wallet manufacturers rub their hands in glee at the launch of the new 'eJumbo' passport
99. Andy Greenwood
"I'm afraid I left it on the mantlepiece" probably ain't going to wash as an excuse, with the new UK passports.
100. Tim Brading
The latest bio-metric device fitted to passports is to be able to store Tony McNulty's ego.
101. Tim Brading
Here we have the new UK passport with our own ClearType technology.
102. Tim Brading
The new Politically Correct passport for visually challenged people.
103. Ralph Pruitt
The UK needs to reduce the size of RFID tags incorporated into their passports.
104. Ian Sargent
Somewhere between design and implementation the size in the spec sheet had been mis-read as centimetres instead of millimetres.
105. Ian
Passport photos should now read "Life Size"
106. Gordon Wilkinson
Thats the passport bit solved but how do we stop people losing their tickets ?
107. John Smoleskis
I thought the camera only added 10lbs!
108. Ben Rickards
Action Man doll £19.99. Space Helmet with flashing LCD sign and yellow solar panels £12.99. (Passport not included - shown to indicate size of figure)
109. eddie redfern
I told the Passport Office I needed to build up my airmiles for a first class upgrade.
110. Stuart Fawcett
Art Student Craig Doyle with his "larger than life" exhibition folder was charged with both fraud and exceeding the single item of hand luggage restriction by customs officials.
111. anonymous
A spokesman said "We've solved the passport counterfeiting problem without the need for expensive biometrics. Instead of a photo, you simply open it and stick your face through a hole in the back"
112. anonymous
In an attempt to justify the higher cost of biometric passports, a government spokesman said "Its important that the public feel that they are getting more for their money".
113. Nick Jones
A smart citizen (tm) proudly demonstrates the government's latest personal identification module which now includes a 64 processor cluster and 1 petabyte of storage.
114. Colin
You wait till you hear how much Ryanair charge you to take it onboard with you!
115. Karen Challinor
fearing a public backlash against tracking RFID chips in passports, the passport office trial a new approach
116. Roger Loads
Home Office recommend 'Iris ID' substitution
117. Iain Worlock
Finally living up to it's promises, the government releases a new passport that IS good for beating terrorists (with).
118. Jessica Dolan
Well, I do travel A LOT...
119. Gary Jerrum
Whilst the chip could hold all the data, the passport couldn't. So much for technology, sigh!
120. anonymous
Directive from Passport Office to "think big" about security taken literally
121. anonymous
New passport eliminates risk of Identity Theft by preventing pickpockets
122. anonymous
Brilliant! I'm Irish, was birn in Dublin - and I get a British Passport. Eat your heart out Mr Al Fayed.
123. David Richmond
new biometric passport reveals how much data the government will store on individuals
124. anonymous
New 'Greener' Passport helps fulfill many aspects of New Labour policy:------------------------------------------------
Biomentric data held Non-electronically to avoid Data protection scares.
New passport design no longer easy to steal. 36 million Passports expected to generate 4 million portering jobs for the less academically qualified jobseekers.
Non-carry-on status, expected to be substantial dissencentive to frequent flyers.
As non-'carry-on' luggage, expected to contributing to added income for multiple items of hold stowed luggage.
Added airline profits to address Pensions deficit, and Olympics costs.
Added Profits for Delivery organisations to keep Post-Office going.
Home Office to start new recruitement drive for clerical staff with 'clear written hand', thus providing teenagers with incentive to attend school.
Property market revitalised due to increased Government Office and storage requirements.
125. Duane Dibley
Craig began to regret asking for the larger passport for regular travellers.
126. Gerard
A touch of "Irish recognition" for a broth of a boy.
127. Stuart Grierson
Observe... The cheaper and more practical alternative to the proposed ID Cards.
128. Himadri Hazarika
Passport photo booths to be upgraded to print large portraits
129. Himadri Hazarika
Doubles as my trouser press for all those nights in those cheap hotels
130. Himadri Hazarika
The new drummer from Spinal Tap on his way to America