CAPTION COMPETITION WINNER CROWNED

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- 29 Aug 2002 ( #72 ) - BRISBANE, Australia
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After wading through hundreds of entries for Forkliftaction.com's latest caption competition, the judges have crowned Gerry Bowler, of Technik Australia Pty Ltd, as the winner.

Gerry's winning caption was this: "Secretary to boss: 'In that letter you just dictated, do you want me to include all those words, or just 'you are fired'?"

Congratulations to all those Forkliftaction.com members who participated. Stay tuned for more competitions and promotions coming soon. Following are a selection of the caption entries received:

Gail Rozad, SRE Controls: "Hey mate, where are the paddles?"
Wayne Borean, Nett Technologies: "I knew I shouldn't have asked the kids to water the lawn!"
Keith French, Material Handling Associates: "The attempt to prove that containers were waterproof failed miserably."
Jim Horn, The Jefferds Corporation: "The beginning of the 'Great Barrier Grief'!"
Peter Hedger, Pilkington Australia Limited: "Who forgot to flush?"
Rodney Wilson, Sellick Equipment Limited: "Fosters - Australian for beer."
William Stuart, NMHG United Kingdom: "Is this the drop-off point for delivery to Atlantis?"
Richard Litherland, JLG Industries Europe Limited: "Own up - who set the reefer units to defrost?"
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