We have a winners for the Vote For A Change compo - they finally judged it
1st! For the laptop - CanonCaliber with this image. A surprise winner but VFOAC say, "While an unorthodox choice – this ticket inspired a whole leg of the campaign, so it would be unfair not to give him the prize." Indeed, if you check their flickr page you can see they used the gag for a whole host of things.

Runners up - £25 Amazon vouchers: Beau Bo d’Or, Happy Toast, The Great Architect, Octo, Mushroom, Brian F Tang, dr broon, mr ginglymus, the twisted omentum and Fat Boab.


EDIT: If you're a winner and haven't had an email from me then MAKE SURE YOU EMAIL ME ASAP on robmanuel at gmail dot com - I need to make sure I have valid email addresses before sending out prizes as I don't want to send them to dead accounts.
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:30, archived)

Post an image you noob.

( Grampa, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:31, archived)

this never gets old
never
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:32, archived)

That's why we always say it.

( Grampa, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:33, archived)

Its needed actually
I can't see a flickr page
(waxdart ComedyCafe - Stormed it last night :), Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:36, archived)

Cheers Rob
but I withdrew all my entries for the competition a month ago. EDIT 3 weeks ago.
I'd be grateful if you could reallocate my voucher.
( Beau Bo d'Or blog at - bbdo.co.uk/blog, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:32, archived)

cool
I'll give it to Cockweasle as he made MY favourite image with this one www.b3ta.com/board/9638217
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:34, archived)

HAHAHA
nonwinnah!

That's what really happens when the parliment channel isn't on!
( riverghost Discomeats likes pies, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:35, archived)

agree
..
( Beau Bo d'Or blog at - bbdo.co.uk/blog, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:36, archived)

hahahahahah! bloody hell, that's outstanding :D

( theoriginalsteve back off, man, I'm a Scientist, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:37, archived)

woo my fav image of the year never mind the compo :)
+ congrats to CanonCaliber too
( HEKIM giving clicks for fluffeh since eleventyoneteen, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:42, archived)

yay!
:D
( Discomeats I like pies!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:15, archived)

YES
Rob for this I love you
(Paul_P No you can't do a poo at my house, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:33, archived)

YES!

( the wub that lies beyond, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:33, archived)

Sweet barking cheese!
Teh Weasel deserves it.
( HairyTwatter Needs more tostones by, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:12, archived)

hurray!
proof that autocracy works ;)
( Mushroom, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:19, archived)

JUSTICE IS SERVED

( Rapitinui comes in a wrapper of cellophane, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 4:11, archived)

Not worth it anyway
Don't think Amazon do porn.
( riverghost Discomeats likes pies, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:35, archived)

congrats to CanonCaliber!!
:D
( theoriginalsteve back off, man, I'm a Scientist, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:32, archived)

Woot!
Congratumalations to CanonCaliber.
( Crystal Meth , nimwit, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:33, archived)

I thought Happytoast one word:P
Gz to canon!
( riverghost Discomeats likes pies, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:33, archived)

cheers for the voucher and cograts Canon
and yay for a political voting campaign that completely ignored 3 months of votes to give the prize to someone they picked for their own benefit,



I know I sound bitter but what a fucking bunch of fucking hypocritical cunts

actually cunts isn't a strong enough word, can someone invent a worse swear please.
( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:34, archived)

fuckingcuntprickwankstaintwats

( Maximinimus: benevolent giant, for all your wall smashing needs, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:35, archived)

This is like every time something of Friz's gets passed up for something else for the newsletter.

( Amorous Badger venomous choad and keeper of the QOTW Fail Archive, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:02, archived)

cocksuckerthebastards

( HairyTwatter Needs more tostones by, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:13, archived)

clungemonkeys

( Finite is missing a tooth :(, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:36, archived)

they were really really late and that was rubbish of them
but the winner was always about their choice rather than a board vote
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:36, archived)

well I hope the public are massively supportive of them
and then no one takes any notice when it finally matters too

Sorry, been a bad week, I'll fuck off for a bit
( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:38, archived)

yep - sorry Mr Toast
I know it's annoying to have got the highest public vote and not win overall. I'd be irritated too.
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:41, archived)

Well you did spell his name wrong!
That's it Mr. rob! No dalmations for a week!
( riverghost Discomeats likes pies, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:43, archived)

At least he now knows how Al Gore must feel...

( The Great Architect, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:44, archived)

ba doom tish!

( yanmania... last shagged your mum on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:44, archived)

silky smooth.
Mmmmmmm
( riverghost Discomeats likes pies, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:47, archived)

Maybe HappyToast will go on to win an oscar and a nobel peace prize for a powerpoint presentation.

( zeltergiset, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:48, archived)

An Inconvenient Zombie

( The Great Architect, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:50, archived)

*GLARES*

( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:52, archived)

They all die at the start...

( The Great Architect, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:53, archived)

NoooooooOoOOoOooOoOOOO!
*wonders if TGA is really an elephant*
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:57, archived)

I'm sure he feels fucking great
I'm sure he rolls in carbon every night shouting "SUCKERS! SUCKERS!" and then an assistant annoints him with money

:D
( Discomeats I like pies!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:17, archived)

like that time that Wormulus won qotw but the autisms cried

( ]-[_A_]\/[_L_E_T A rogue and peasant slave, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:56, archived)

I one question of the week once
But rob didn't let it go on the newsletter

*stands in corner and cries*
(monkeyboyalpha is old enough to know b3ta, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:38, archived)

if voting really worked, they wouldn't be in support of it

( Discomeats I like pies!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:19, archived)

"Shitty-fucking-cunts"

( Colonel Dracula Is not as think as you drunk I am, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:37, archived)

ha ha
what a bad loser
( yanmania... last shagged your mum on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:37, archived)

to be fair to them, it does say in the brief that VFaC would be picking the winner, not us.
and props to rob for dealing with both them and us during this challenge
( The Great Architect, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:37, archived)

thats why I didn't bother.
don't try it doesn't get you anywhere.


edit: this seems like a really bad time to have to type the word Jew.
(waxdart ComedyCafe - Stormed it last night :), Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:38, archived)

there's never a bad time to type the word jew
JEW JEW JEW

well, unless it's 1938 and you are in Hamburg, then it might not be a good idea
( Discomeats I like pies!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:20, archived)

Is that a flounce I see coming over the hill? :)

( Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:39, archived)

no, it was a doctors appointment, I'm back now

( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:15, archived)

I thought your images won the internets
Them and the police ones you did a while ago. Especially the policeman standing between granny and a line of burglers, hoodies, murderers and paedos.
( Joliet has some fucking Jaffa Cakes in her coat pocket!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:41, archived)

Yup, that one's got the power to change society for the better.
Put THAT on 400,000 postcards!
( Bee Nice uncharacteristically indistinguishable, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:45, archived)

\o/

( Joliet has some fucking Jaffa Cakes in her coat pocket!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:50, archived)

Yes.
Yes they should.
(the wuffle bunny is fed up with having a hurty knee on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:12, archived)

to be fair, they did say :
... chosen by Vote for a Change rather than the usual voting on the board - however that doesn't mean you shouldn't bother voting as that'll help them know which ones are popular.

BUT
Ignoring the compo for 2 and a half months until a gun is held to their heads damns their credibility somewhat.

I withdrew my entries because they were treating us all like twats.

I agree with your final views on VFAC.
( Beau Bo d'Or blog at - bbdo.co.uk/blog, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:43, archived)

I wonder how long it'll be
before anyone sees those tokens and laptop
(Canazza, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:13, archived)

now now, lets not be cynical
:)
( Discomeats I like pies!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:21, archived)

very soon actually
as they've paid me the money and I'm just making sure I've got everyones correct contact details before I send amazon vouchers to dead email addresses
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:17, archived)

What about analrupturingspoonbadgers?

( riverghost Discomeats likes pies, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:43, archived)

you called?
*waits patiently*
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:53, archived)

A political entity ignoring votes to choose their own winner?
Unheard of, surely.
(the wuffle bunny is fed up with having a hurty knee on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:09, archived)

You can always go into a pub and pick up a smart bird
by claiming to be "CanonCaliber off the internet" :)






/never worked for me!
( CanonCaliber I'll laugh if you laugh, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:26, archived)

Fuck... I don't think you're being bitter
That's really shit.
( @><|= w0nu!) AKA chadder - but is still a ****, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:33, archived)

Which image won?
you forgot the link
( Maximinimus: benevolent giant, for all your wall smashing needs, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:34, archived)

Take the <br> off the end of the link.
www.b3ta.com/board/9634823
( Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:40, archived)

There was no link at all when I said ;)

( Maximinimus: benevolent giant, for all your wall smashing needs, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:40, archived)

Quite amusing that after all that the winning entry never even got a reply.

( zeltergiset, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:41, archived)

Congrats to the winners, all fully deserved.

( zeltergiset, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:36, archived)

cheers for sorting it rob :)
and congrats to Canon!
( The Great Architect, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:45, archived)

Congrats all!

( Joe Scaramanga - One Week Left To SPONSOR ME: SEE MY PROFILE NOW!!!!!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:47, archived)

Woo, I'm rather surprised and delighted
Ta Rob
( brianftang www.twitter.com/brianftang, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:49, archived)

congrats to all involed
still reckon it should have been a £900 lapdance though
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:51, archived)

christ - I'd forgotten all about this
Where's the runner up pics and where's my voucher?
( Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:51, archived)

ONE IMPORTANT POINT
As I replaced all my entries three weeks ago (I thought it was a month) AND I still won a prize (now reallocated), then VFAC either did not look at the competition for three or more weeks or just judged the images they had taken and put on their Facebook page.
( Beau Bo d'Or blog at - bbdo.co.uk/blog, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:51, archived)

The only entries they missed in the last three or so weeks were the ones calling them stupid.
Shame.
( zeltergiset, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:53, archived)

there were a few that were genuine entries after the 7th October
..
( Beau Bo d'Or blog at - bbdo.co.uk/blog, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:57, archived)

Wow, thanks!
:-)
( The Twisted Omentum The only thing better than hairspray, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:53, archived)

YeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaa
Just logged on to this surprise news




Whoooop,Whooop Whoooop
( CanonCaliber I'll laugh if you laugh, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 15:57, archived)

Congrats fella, well done :)

( The Great Architect, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:01, archived)

Thanks (and thanks to everyone else too)
It gives hope to everyone else like me who never gets a FP,nor gets an image into Nuts or Zoo, that one day we may might jusr get lucky




/bursts into tears
( CanonCaliber I'll laugh if you laugh, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:17, archived)

*applauds
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:02, archived)

well done, your image was just the ticket!
LOL!

:)
( Discomeats I like pies!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:21, archived)

:)
The Sun only rated it 9th out of 10
( CanonCaliber I'll laugh if you laugh, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:30, archived)

hey - I've emailed you
send me an email on robmanuel at gmail dot com if you haven't had it
( rob You should follow me http://twitter.com/robmanuel, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:18, archived)

reply sent

( CanonCaliber I'll laugh if you laugh, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:46, archived)

Congratulations on winning!!
To counter the negative stuff about HP not winning, well done man!
( @><|= w0nu!) AKA chadder - but is still a ****, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:39, archived)

Nicely done!

(Radio Active Tea, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 4:43, archived)

Well done canoncaliber
:D
( The_Fiend, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:00, archived)

Well, congratulations to all the winners
even so.

The organisation (for want of a better word) has lost a lot of my sympathy over their lethargy though.
(the wuffle bunny is fed up with having a hurty knee on, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:06, archived)

Yo! CanonCaliber!
I'm real happy for ya, and imma let you finish, but HappyToast etc...

*b'dum tish* oh never mind.

Congrats everyone, and lotsa luvverly images!
 
(charliek .: idly prodding the mediocrity envelope :., Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:08, archived)

*genuine chorlte at that* :)

( The Great Architect, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:09, archived)

Goddamn I was just photoshopping this :)

( zeltergiset, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:12, archived)

hahaha!

( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:14, archived)

cheer up people
They gave the prizes out in the end, so there's not really much reason for abuse. Can't imagine what you people would do if something really awful happened. No-one died.
( corington, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:17, archived)

true!
All's well that ends well:)
( elvisweathercock, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:10, archived)

you spelt my name wrong!!... :(

well done everyone..espesh cockweasle :D
( prodigy69 uncle 2.0, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:08, archived)

Blimey, I won something
I never win things!

Except when they're judged by vicars. Was this judged by a vicar?
( Mushroom, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 17:17, archived)

Whatever we may think of the slack-handed yokels responsible for this competition, I'd like to woo all the winners.
Woo!

---

Some really great stuff came out from this competition - doesn't that make us all winners?

*pulls eerie rictus grin & stares at the camera for too long*
( Captain Howdy - more human than human, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 19:10, archived)

Shenanigans!
The Flickr snaps showing the Gravy Train tour were taken in early September..

.. meaning they'd clearly decided on a winner by the end of August, had already created photo opportunities themed around the winning entry, yet completely neglected to mention it to any of the participants/hosts for another seven weeks.

Cunts?
I should coco..
( Captain Howdy - more human than human, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 19:28, archived)

Well done everyone.
:-)
(Octo , Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 13:41, archived)