Conroy's big red button: Caption contest

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, a lab coat and a big red button. What could be going on here?

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Conroy Cleans Up!

Stephen Conroy demonstrates a revolutionary environment-saving air shower. Quoted as saying "it helps me wash the day away without the planet going down the drain."

cameron.bailliecameron.baillie June 11th, 2009
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Conroys Freudian Slip

An out of context statement about Conroys big red knob in the shower room lands him in hot water!

cameron.bailliecameron.baillie June 11th, 2009
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Gosh!

Ooohh! This white coat makes me feel all scientifical!

Brian HavertyBrian Haverty June 11th, 2009
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b(^_^)d

Aha, that was a good one!

AwexAwex June 11th, 2009
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Conroy goes missing following visit to facility

hahaha, nice joke.... c'mon guys, can someone press that red doo-hickey out there and let me out.....

gcastro65gcastro65 June 12th, 2009
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The biter bit

How dare they use my GAFF (Great Australian F***wit Filter) on ME!

socratessocrates June 13th, 2009
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"Omg omg omg, there is a sexy man in a lab coat with glasses and a goofy smile looking back at me, heheh this is totally my day."

Senator Conroy,
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy,
Pigeon

KriwilKriwil June 2nd, 2010
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That's very funny... ;)

Suzanne Tindal, News Editor

stindalstindal June 3rd, 2010
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Work has been proceeding in order to bring perfection to the crudely conceived idea of a machine that would not only supply inverse reactive current for use in unilateral phase detractors, but would also be capable of automatically synchronizing cardinal grammeters. Such a machine is the 'Turbo-Encabulator'!

evilbillyevilbilly June 8th, 2010
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"and one of these dedicated Conroy-clone servers will be installed at each and every ISP around Australia to watch and ensure everything online is [strikethrough]filtered[/strikethrough] safe!”

omegatronomegatron June 8th, 2010
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"OK guys, very funny... now who's going to let me out again?"

Dean HardingDean Harding June 8th, 2010
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OK kiddies, have you go that? So... you press the big red button and the nice minister will come out and get the dirty perverts and take them back in that room, where they can... er... ah... well, never mind, you just press the button if you see any naughty no no´s

Stevo DevoStevo Devo June 17th, 2010
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Turn the gas on lads.

CandySmithCandySmith December 5th, 2010
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