I’m giving away a copy of the best version of the latest office suite from Microsoft, Office 2007 Ultimate. See a picture of the box here if you must, and the competition is simple. We here at Live and Beyond are simple folk, who like to work hard but also love to have a laugh. The competition is this, I’d like you to give us links to images, or plain stories about “weird things you’ve seen whilst commuting” and to start you all off, I’ve got an example.

On the way to work one August morning (and I’ve only just found this image on my phone), a pigeon was sitting in a seat on the London Underground minding its own business. Once the train arrived at Picadilly Circus Tube station where I was alighting, the pigeon jumped off the seat, walked over to the door and calmly walked off the train, jumped then flew down the Tube to wherever it was going. I have an image to support this, check it out.

For a chance to win nearly £500 (around $980) worth of software, leave a comment below and an image if you have one, and tell us your funny story about things you’ve seen whilst commuting. The best story gets the package. Go!

COMPETITION OVER: Although all the entries were great, we’ve dispatched the Office 2007 disk to Larry Grasham who although didn’t have a photo, made me laugh the most. Keep tuned for more giveaways

Congratulations to Evan Rodge and Alijah Green. As unexpected, there are some beta invites issues, as in I can’t send them as the website is down. I’ve put a note in my phone to try again later, and left a message with one of the beta program managers, Ron, who hopefully will get back to me soon.

Windows Live™ for TV Beta is a rich, graphically-driven interface designed for people who use Windows Live Spaces and Messenger and Live Call on large-screen monitors and TVs. Microsoft is still in the early stages of this beta, and access to this beta is very limited. It works only in Windows Vista Ultimate and Home Premium, so users with these operating systems are ready to go already!

• Browse millions of Spaces in rich 3D graphics with new Gallery views and full keyword search
• Find out what your friends have been doing and saying on Windows Live Spaces
• Have real-time text and voice conversations
• Call your friends’ mobile or landline telephones by signing up with Verizon Web Calling to make affordable domestic and international calls
• Easily navigate with your mouse, keyboard or a TV remote (remote navigation requires Microsoft Media Center Remote and IR)
• Make free PC-to-PC calls to other Windows Live Messenger users.

You can be part of this beta! We have only 2 invites (small number, but more coming soon) and if you want to be in with a chance of getting in on this amazing beta, take part in our rather unconventional contest!

How this works
Technology has got me into trouble before. I was at a party, this weird girl gave me her number so I typed it in and put as the name (without her seeing me) “Hayley - weird”. I went to the same club a few weeks later, the same girl saw me and asked why I hadn’t called her. I told her I didn’t have her number - she persued this and took my phone, and entered in her number again. When she went to save it, it said “Do you want to replace ‘Hayley - weird’?” That got me into hot water with a few of her friends. So… the question is:

“How has technology got you into trouble?”

The two best comments will get the beta invites - leave your name and email address and your comment so we can get back to you.