Caption Competition
Winning entries in the now-returned Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed. Full rules can be seen here [PDF].
This week's picture shows dancer Philippe Priasso hanging from an excavator as he performs "Transport Exceptionnels" in New York.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. CoasterCowboy
"Breaking News: New York, an unexploded performance dancer was dug up by contractors, disposal experts have been alerted."
5. Dodie_James
An estate agent pleads with the developers to keep building.
4. stigmondo
When the wind blew away the invisibility cloak, Harry's prowess at high jump was revealed for what it was.
3. rogueslr
"Very impressive, but what bait did you use?"
2. Cards88
The celebrity archive digger finally finds out what happened to Wayne Sleep.
1. nigelmccc
"OK, white socks and black shoes! I'll sign the confession, just put me down!"


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After Swan Lake, comes Crane Loch
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Never arm-wrestle a digger.
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Philippe is a member of the religious dancing group, Jesus Christ Ballet, or JCB for short
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The special effects for the follow up to the first transformers film were less impressive
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We're digging Sadler's Wells
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Ballet Rambo
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When he said he wasn't leaving until someone responded to his complaint, he didn't expect quite this reaction!
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Ballet who?
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Now that's what I call a nut-cracker!
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The Oscar Pretorius case has opened the way to the Olympics for at least one hurdler.
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The Oscar Pistorius case has opened the way to the Olympics for at least one hurdler.
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And this is what happens when Tonka Toys grow up.
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As the fashion police started their clamp down, the punishment for wearing white socks with business attire was severe
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Jeff felt that perhaps his days of resistance against the new road were coming to an end.
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Doreen that's not the handbrake!
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"Transport Except_tunnels"
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Return to the Ballet of the Dolls.
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David Cameron's comment had not been so far from the truth, after all.
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contestants on robot wars were just getting lazy!
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Jeff Capes finally admitted he might be getting a bit old for all this
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Bob the Builder: The Musical
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Dougie-digger wondered if he should visit the doctor concerning the growth he'd discovered on his arm.
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Diggers first to rebel against their human masters as UK military satellite network Skynet gets warmed up.
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Tony Robinson annoys the digger driver with his 'let's have yet another trench over there.'
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A new reality tv show will see people face their fears; in the first epispde we have Luigi and 'Sand'.
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Preparation for the London 2012 high jump competition begins...
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A digger ballet? That's odd - Australians aren't renowned for culture.
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Having superglued his hands to the digger's arm, Phillipe's mates knew this would be a Stag they would never forget
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Protestor tries to stop contractors from filling in Swan Lake
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Early auditions for "Time Team - the musical"
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The start of the Revolution wasn't quite like they imagined it in Terminator 3
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When the wind blew away the invisibility cloak, Harry's prowess at high jump was revealed for what it was..
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In retrospect I should have tried to steal this thing by hot-wiring it!
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The celebrity archive digger finally finds out what happened to Wayne Sleep.
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After announcing job costs in the construction industry, a harrassed Gordon Brown gets a slight pick me up.
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Bucking the trend of the new Home Office figures, "Crimes against the arts" were up significantly.
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Swedish engineering, an American location and a Frenchman hanging off a digger. Quick call the Independent's picture desk!
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After announcing job cuts in the construction industry, a harrassed Gordon Brown gets a slight pick me up.
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Talent wasted in the name of art, surely that digger could be doing something more useful
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The JCB Cheif Executive came to regret the negative comments he made about his main competitor...
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After Extreme Ironing and Ultimate Frisbee comes the new sport of Hazardous Ballet.
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Are you sure Airfix got the feet and inches issue right?
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Bring back the trampoline, and I mean now!
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Edward Diggerhands
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The digger is saying "I entered the construction industry because that's what my dad did, but really all I ever wanted to do was dance!"
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Okay, white socks and black shoes! I'll sign the confession, just put me down!
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Side impact protection won't mean much, mate!
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Digger to good use bringing men to dig out Olympic pool, shovels due to arrive in 2011
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After saving the day from the out of control digger, Superman discovers he's forgotten his costume
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Dancer playing Arthur Dent ejected for forgetting his dressing gown during the house demolition scene from Matthew Bourne's ballet version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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After the grand plie and the grand jete Philippe attempted the grand bêcheur.
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The site forman discovered that he had picked the wrong time of the month to wolf whistle the cute red head.
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With two people we can now use the commuter car-share lane on the M4
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I wonder how long David Blaine will keep this one up for
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David Cameron abandons his "Tomb Raider" politics in favour of "grave digger".
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Shovel off to Broadway
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Training for the olympic British olympic athletes continues as the tripple jumper is encouraged overcome his fear of heights.
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The winner of the "What I'd really like to do to Lionel Blair" competition is announced
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After ten miles, and one inch from the edge of a cliff, he finally realised there was nobody in the cab.
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Those hoping to attend the London Olympics are trained how to endure long periods of strap-hanging on the Underground
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Victoria Beckham buys the most expensive coat-hanger in the world
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Archaeologists get their revenge on the creator of 'Bonekickers'
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The Godfather of Holes.
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Okay, okay you can wear my tutu!
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Basketball for builders.
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"Mamma Mia!" fan tries to prevent Pierce Brosnan from getting his just desserts.
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No hard hat, no safety harness, no high viz vest, white socks! It was going to be close as to who got there first, Health and Safety or Trinny and Susannah.
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006 forgot to turn off his magnetic watch.
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Rare crane surprises Bill Oddie
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Post industrial Excalibur: Pull the Digger out of the pit.
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Look, it's a Volvo. It doesn't need a Mercedes badge.
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"Cathy"
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Little is known about the serial killer, except that his eyes glow in the dark.
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I don't care if it is a Volvo, I wouldn't be seen dead in one of those!
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As the pantomime season approaches theatre producers trial new methods for making Tinkerbell fly.
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And they say Volvos are safe
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Someone really digs ballet
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step up 3's plot finally revealed to be about a buisnessman who longs to be a construction worker!!
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What's that you say - it IS subject to the congestion charge? Drat and double drat...
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The pilot for "Strictly Come Time Team" had a lukewarm reception in New York.
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The great pastoral God Ruston-Bucyrus awakes from its slumbers and wreaks havoc on an unsuspecting New York (film rights now available)
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Volvo demonstrates their next generation of digger safety features including an emergency eject seat.
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Ballet Priasso perform 'Naked Jurassic Park'
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David Blaines latest trick?.
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Running out of time and money, desparate olympic developers blame recent Ballerina find for delays to stadium build.
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The 2nd attempt for the young Olympic hopeful Mr Volvo saw him launch Phillipe an incredible 215.3 metres to land over half way across the lake, a new digger shotput British record
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Nintendo's new motion controller at prototype stage...
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"Where's WALL.E?"
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Phillipe imagined his new Swedish dancing partner to be more legs, less arms.
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"Don't mess with my tutu!"
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The government trial some low tech alternatives to electronic tagging of criminals.
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Ticklish Philippe trying not to think about King Louie holding up the temple........
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"Oi, Derren Brown! All right, you can have my wallet!"
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When Philippe said he was going out with a big digger, all his friends thought he meant an Australian.
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The trench 'un mounts...
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Out of all the days to wear white socks with black shoes...!
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Philippe regretting not trying out his new non-ride-up underwear this morning
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"All they had left was 'Scent of Ballet Dancer'... honest"
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Architect of MP's expenses rebellion shows off his latest purchase on the taxpayer.
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Not a good subject this week.
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"I knew it was a mistake booking my Digs over the internet."
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The BOA try and determine the new height of the hurdles to be used in 2012 in light of the ability of athletes to now use prosthetic legs.
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Pistorius shows how high he can jump from a standing start
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"Flaming eBay, I ordered fuzzy dice to hang from my rear-view mirror"
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The other members of The Village People hadn't made it to the reunion yet.
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"Can you tell me how to get...
...how to get to Sesame Street?"
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After the naked, revolving bow tie episode backfires, Frank Butcher practices his latest stunt to endear himself to his beloved Pat.
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"Help, I'm going off this brilliant idea faster than a New York Second"
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Poor MM searched for Thursday's letters high and low
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Man vs Machine Part 2: Trench warfare
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Driver misunderstands Phillipe's request for a lift.
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i think ive seen an advert for this show on tv.....
ross kemp on cranes
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'That's not what I meant when I said, give us a lift.'
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The construction worker from Village People gets the first letter of YMCA upside-down
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In a hotly contested semi-final of Pro-Celebrity Hoofers the JCB display team beat Riverdance by one fall and a submission.
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Missing mirror devalues Blaine flying trick.
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BBC web editor commissions picture for article about "Hanging around on the building site".
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Not thrilled with his wife's suggestion of visiting the in-laws, Jim decided to try to look busy.
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After seeing him show off his latest moves, everyone agreed that the Frenchman was the favourite for this years Olymic wrestling gold.
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This plucky Olympic hopeful was not going to be deterred by any delayed finish to the new gymnasium
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Developers gone desperate after new oil increases...
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Phillipe thought, as he set the timer on his new camera, "If this picture doesn't end up on the BBC Caption Competition..."
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Superman proved that even with balding and a bit of a beer belly he was still as strong as ever.
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'Yeah, so now you spin it round and whoever holds on the longest wins'
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Swing lower sweet chariot!
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"Muuuuuuuuuuuuum, the Borrowers are trying to steal my truck again..." wailed little Tommy, the human bean.
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NYPD display their new weapon for dealing with jay-walkers.
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You'll believe a man can fly.
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Don't wear white socks with shoes and trousers
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"Well my IFA said you have to jump through hoops these days to get a good mortgage deal"
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Michael Jacksons new stage act " You rock my world" followed by "Bad", "Dangerous" " Thriller" and "Blood on the dance floor"
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Bob Hoskins refused to believe he was too old to audition for the lead in Billy Elliot
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Philippe, Michael Jackson called. He said he wants his trousers back.
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Making love to transformers is a dangerous game!
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As his ladder fell, Phillipe realized that the demonstration wasn't until next week.
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Despite the down turn in the construction industry, Volvo are still hiring.
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"It's happening again", the digger sighed. "I let a man see my Volvo and I just can't get rid of them"
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Very impressive, but what bait did you use?
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Chinese officials deny rumours that the gymnastics arena is far from completion.
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Boris Johnson's novel design for zero carbon footprint bus fails to excite critics
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Marcel Marsore.
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John was shocked at the bounce from his new diggers seat!!
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Look! No hands! The BBC Graphic Dept. get wrong again!
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The Dalek's latest cleverly-designed exoskeleton on extermination trial in New York.
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The great Judo master demonstrates how to throw a heavier opponent.
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Now let's give Woolworth's "Pick 'n' Mix" a real hammering
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Baskin-Robbins introduce their new 31-in-one scoop
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The New York Eye fails to draw the crowds.
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The elephant cost me a lot less than the pooper-scooper the council made me buy
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Meanwhile early rehearsals for London 2012's opening ceremony begin in earnest
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Revealed at last! The real reason for the delay in the London 2012 games. And to think they blamed it all on a cat.......
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Rumour was rife that Priasso's piece was about to be buried.
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Dancer digs deep for new moves.
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Yes, it is on the John Lewis list
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The poster for the Doctor Who Christmas Special was almost complete. Just need to replace the stunt actor with David Tennant and add the words "Excavate! Excavate!"
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Batwoman, clearly annoyed with Batman, fires up the Batdigger at Alfred Pennyworth's expense.
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"Doug?"
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The penalty for wearing white socks to work seemed quite severe
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Oi Pierre, I can see your house from up here.
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The US authorities finally reveal footage of an interrogation at Gunatanamo Bay
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It's nice to see a restaging of George Antheil's "Ballet Mécanique" of 1924
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Beijing preparations overrun. Gymnastics hall isn't ready by the start of the Olympics
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Tired of hoisting ever heavier prima ballerinas, Phillipe decides it's his turn
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I don't care how it's spelt, it's pronounced 'Bouquet'.
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Chinese triple jumper suspected of cheating
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Prete a excaver
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Gordon Brown desperately tries to stop digging
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Latest Jurassic Park film sequel reveals special effects techniques
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I really dig dance.
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Keen to keep up with modern times, amusement arcades across britain offer more exciting grab machines.
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With a mejestic leap, Phillipe prepared for the biggest throw of his life.
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See - my socks are the same colour as my shirt!
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The auditions for Strictly Come Robot Wars were going better than anticipated.
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...and the bedroom will be here!
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Missing link found on construction site thought to be a hoax.
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Ballet meets Heavy Metal.
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Construction foreman tempts fate by asking for a raise.
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Workers at the London 2012 Olympic site demonstrate the new 'Frank Spencer Hurdle'.
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13 in a Volvo? Ha, watch this!
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Little Isobel decided to ignore the Diggerland manager's reminder that her half hour was up.
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British Athletics association announces radical new plan for 2012 London Olympics high jump event.
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Elton John has an ice cream flavour? I want a scoop!
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They just dig his dancing.......
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The motivational trainer for the construction crew gets a less than enthusiastic reception
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Philippe was having few teething problems with his new bionic arm
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Invisible giant horse escape
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Dirty Dancing meets Transformers
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trying out new lift tecniques for the overweight Ballerina's.
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Volvo's new safety device needed some work...
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Preparations get under way as athletes find out about the new Judo rules for 2012
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David Copperfield insisted he did not use wires for his flying trick...
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Eager athlete trains for hurdles event at 2012 Olympic stadium
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Gordon Brown explains that politics is like hanging from a digger.
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It's nice to see a modern restaging of George Antheil's "Ballet Mécanique" of 1924
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Hoist by his own yardarm
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I'm practicing the High Jump
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Where's Wall.E?
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Volvo Excavators Ltd now 'highering' Senior Management
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Origin of the phrase "Cheese-eating surrender monkeys" blamed on New York
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Danielle struggled to get 5 Euro from Phillippes wallet.!
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The public were delighted with the new MP recycling scheme.
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Got to get some practice in for the rings for the bejing olympics somehow.
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Cirque du Volez
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Danni de Vito's last ditch efforts to grow a couple of inches proved futile
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Philippe had been told that whilst in NYC he must "catch a yellow cab".
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"Breaking News: New York, an unexploded performance dancer was dug up by contractors, disposal experts have been alerted."
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Landmine Clearance Division hit hard by MOD budget cuts.
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'I don't suppose anyone can help? I've got a wedgie...'
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Conservative Party candidate found unharmed in Glasgow East
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In the wake of the credit crunch and severe budgetary restraints, filming finally gets underway on the new Hollywood blockbuster - "Matrix III versus The Transformers".
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Hailing a cab in New York can prove difficult at times
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"If I ever get this finger trap off..."
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Olympic preparation: Following the crackdown on drugs in sport, triple jumpers try to find new, undetectable ways of cheating.
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Eyebrows are raised as new man-shaped skyscraper is lowered into place by colossal crane.
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On his first visit to Dublin, Nicholas Sarkozy is offered the warm hand of Irish friendship by Brian Cowan for suggesting the Irish hold a second referendum.
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david cameron gets into trouble trying to take his Lara Croft analagy a little too far.
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Dirty Dancing?
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After a long day, Jim thought he deserved a quick "pick-me-up".
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I'm a celebrity, dig me out of here
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Hey, what happened to the Berlin Wall?
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The effects of super glue were well known...
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'Hey Philippe...I said take the ESCALATOR to the third floor!'
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Oooooh, Betty
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Eco-towns and how to prevent them.
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Zob was delighted when the intergalactic teddy-picker succombed to his deepest wish; He's been trying for that particular human for lightyears.
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And here we have the installation of Antony Gomley's new statue, 'Man Running from the Police.'
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Whilst David Blaine was performing HIS endurance stunt, on the other side of the city, a jealous attention seeker attempts to draw the crowds with his endurance stunt...
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The Fashion Police were really taking the michael nowadays.
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"I look down on him because I am middle class"
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Ripley, do I look like an alien?
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Cirque de Sileil
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Ben Elton begins work on Bob the Builder musical
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Protesters against the 3rd Heathrow Runway take drastic measures
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Growing up near the Beaubourg would have a lasting effect on Phillipe's artistic sensibilities
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He may be better dressed these days, but Swampy is still as active as ever.
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Top Gear pay negotiations in full swing
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Jobless builders retrain as ballet dancers.
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Much of Phillipe's time was spent trying to escape the imaginery sharks.
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Everyone agreed that “Transport Exceptionnels” was a better title for the piece than the original “P**f Hanging From a Digger”
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And here,rarely seen, the male white-socked prancer, indulges in his mating display.
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New shoes? Who'd have thought a building site would be so muddy?
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New York Times journalists will do anything to get the scoop!
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Backhoedown.
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Doug get stuck during lift to work.
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Way, way off Broadway production
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Jobless builder retrains as ballet dancer
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Despite tough new restrictions, smokers are refusing to be forced underground.
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"Can you fix it?"
"No, I can't!"
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No matter how hard you tried to keep them clean, you'd always find at least one clod stuck on the arm.
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Philippe Priasso was accused of cheating in the high jump.
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Her last words to Philippe were "If you cheat on me again I'll hang you out to dry"
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Man hospitalised after desperate Facebook profile picture
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Questions were asked at the Guinness Book of Records following the new Entrechat record
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Short athlete who couldn’t jump the hurdles: “New method is not illegal“
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"The Warriors" film fan takes Cyrus's words a little too literally....
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Phillipe was about to realise his dream of a heavy metal album cover
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"White men can't jump" - the outakes.
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"My nose itches"
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Never, ever, upset a Jawa!
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... and that is how Charles de Gaul landed on the moon
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John Prescott overhears talk of 'pie in the sky' during launch of new house building scheme.
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Barack Obama filming his new TV ad attacking John McCain "I can hang in there longer than you buddy"
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Crack SAS troops training for their new shock tactics in the War on Terror
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Does the 'home of Freedom Fries' digger driver know he's French?
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Secret of Michael Jacksons moonwalking revealed
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Max Mosley caught with 5 hook's in vice scandal!
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Max Mosley seeks career lift.
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Miami vice!
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Pimp my ride took a new twist...
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Ballet dancer survives!!!!
FAILS to kick the bucket!
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"Now go on home and mark your box of Sats papers properly this time...."
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David Blaine latest Street Magic show fails to woo audience.
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Fame !
I'm gonna Dig forever ....I'm gonna learn how to Dig
Fame !
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Operating the excavator without setting foot in the cockpit was proving more tricky than Philippe had originally thought, but he was determined to win the bet.
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"I'm a New York Times part-time blog-digger, you know I do the re-searching!"
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One small step for man... One... Giant leap... For mankind
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Query raised at Royal Birkdale over Padraig Harrington's wrist-strengthening exercises.
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Of course I’ve driven a digger before...
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Monsieur Mangetout's latest meal bites back!
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Paul Burrell's 'lies will bury him' !
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Extreme sightseeing!
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I'm not coming down until Autumn
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Bernard, the company accountant, was finding out first hand that Management's decision to save on rising fuel costs by manually operating all machinery was pretty dumb.
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Caution, heavy plant mincing.
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Cyrus: Can you dig it?
Cyrus: Can you dig it?
YEAH!
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"No Philippe, I said we need hyDRAULICS"
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Digger: Okay, but next time I'm leading alright?
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Higgins was slightly surprised on two counts. Firstly the alien craft looked a lot like a scaled up NASA Mars Rover and secondly, in its search for intelligent life, he was being rejected!
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Bob had wanted a Volvo on Higher Purchase, not to purchase a higher Volvo.
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Philippe on his birthday after receiving a Diggeragram from his 'friends'
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Olympic Long Jumper peaks 4 years too soon
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Latest attempt to rid ballet of its elitist reputation
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Uber the river and through the hoods
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Trials begin of the Government's Illegal Immigrant Landfill Policy.
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Phil’s cufflink got caught on the bucket,
and raised him ‘fore he could unhook it
Which pleased him because
he could now say he was
well hung, like that man from Nantucket
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"Paper Monitor hooked by Volvo...."
elitist headline in Sunday Times.
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Clark felt like a proper charlie. Not only had he forgotten his cape but he'd still got the kryptonite socks on from the night before.
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And that proves Newton's Laws of gravitation......
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Never let your cufflinks get magnetised.
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Questions are raised about Philippe's laziness when heavy machinery is called in to help him mount invisible horse.
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Man Left Hanging From Digger in BBC Caption Scandal
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I hope he didn't leave the iron on...
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Mr Darling's demonstration that local business should "hang on in there" came unstuck when the boss decided to lay off the whole workforce half way though his speech.
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Mercifully this performance involves no singing.
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Now I've got you where I want you!
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The jorno's claim of a scoop was sadly misinterpreted by the newspaper...
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Bringing a whole new meaning to dancing diggers!
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Local protester attempts to obstruct development of the new Olympic stadium to little avail!
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Elderly parents are resorting to desperate measures to remove dependent adult offspring from their homes.
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If you try, you'll find me
Where the sky meets the mud.
"Soon fall I your special dancer
land with thud, land with thud."
Ballet High, Ballet High, Ballet High...
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Bob never did get the hang of operating his digger.
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"Yeah, I think I can dance!" Said Phil [no fixed address], who is really hoping to get Nigel Lythgoe's attention.
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Swing low, sweet chariot
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girlfriend (in digger) says "you're dumped"
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Who said Volvos were sensible family vehicles!?
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"And the winner of the 'man lifting digger' competition is.........."
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The Eeks! Factor
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dancer caught out by the controls as he test-drives the latest volvo...
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I said I wanted to be on X Factor not a tractor.....
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Travel by Volvo is always an uplifting experience.
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When you get caught between the boom and New York City...
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Great machine - pity the instructions were in Swedish
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Wendy, I can fly!
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Phillipe was beginning to regret his cheeky chat-up line, "Mind if I take a closer look at your Volvo?"
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Only 5 years after getting married and deciding to dedicate himself to his wife and kids, Clark Kent discovered even his true identity had suffered the consequences.
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French dancer misinterprets young audience saying that they dig his moves.
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The irony was that Phillipe was hanging in the shape of a giant letter "Y".
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Volvo announces new upgrade for their digger - the Frenchman comes in various colours and will entertain the driver on his tea breaks.
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Ballet High
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Volvo's are now fitted with prat nav.
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No.....You hold your arms like this and go WHAAA
(Perhaps this quote from Monty Pythons Arguement Sketch ( the "Being Hit on the Head Lesson" bit) will not be treated as harshly as the quote from Monty Python's Philosopher's Sketch used in Comment 309 ( ...it has left this mortal coil - it has ceased to be - it is an ex comment)
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Can you dig it?No I can't!
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Sleep walking?
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Those "fathers for justice" guys just aren't trying any more.
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Moments before the "This is Phillipe Priasso; this is Phillipe Priasso on drugs" public service announcement ends in tragedy.
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Look, when its cold and wet, you take whatever you’re offered when hitch-hiking…
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Raising crane
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First customer experiences the pitfalls of the "no-frills" policy of the newly created EasyCab service.
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Jimmy Hoffa's last picture
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Digging the dancing queen
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At the Mechanical Engineer's Christmas party, photocopying your nether regions was for wimps..
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Deodorant commercials were beginning to try and outdo each other..
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I will now proceed to judo throw this digger over my head...
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Excavator...Elevator, I never can work the difference!
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Jesse Jackson gets Barack Obama to "assume the position"
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Volvo's new off-roader features plenty of leg room.
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I'm Luke, I'm five, and my dad's Bruce Lee, drives me round on his-... Dad??
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Excitement mounts as the first shots are released of the Dr Who Christmas special "Attack of the cyber-excavators."
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Anything to stop Fauconnier putting up another brick.
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After J.C.B announces job cuts, one worker decides to show them his unwavering loyalty by clinging onto the latest model.
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"I promise not to wear white socks and black trousers again..."
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Volvo is Latin for "I roll." This looks more like eye-wash.
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Despite economic problems in the construction industry, chief executives are like those in all other industries in requiring help to move their cash bonuses to a safe place.
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Tickets are now on sale for an 'inventive re-imagining' of Billy Elliot.
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Philippe trying out for the temporary exhibition plinth in Trafalgar Square
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Phillipe had only himself to blame. He had already recieved three White Sock Warnings from the Taste Police.
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finally he could see over that hedge...
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The 2012 Olympic Park committee decided to take no chances. If a human sacrifice would propitiate the gods........
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A new trainee goes for a hands-on approach.
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Passengers discover the disadvantages of a red diesel powered vehicle.
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No problems Boss, it's a toddle, that's accelerator, brake, clutch, up, down.. or is it the other way round.. Hang on..
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..and then the knees went and I was never going to run on hard surfaces again - bummer - and then after trying so many things I found the Volvo and you know what...it really works!
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...they always said, "when people get you down, Jesus picks you up", and I believed it. Huh!...Imagine my surprise - it's so much simpler than that...
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Wayne Sleeps digs up one of his old routines.
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When you're up, you're up...
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To beat the congestion charge Philippe got a lift to work.........
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The new show was definitely given the works
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New Yark New Yark.
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Philippe was really a bulldozer in a china shop.
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Toy Story 4 - love me or else
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He died on stage every night but they just kept digging him back up.
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Next time he vowed to use quick drying deodorant
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Billy Elliot felt his retraining for the building trade had been a little ill timed.
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Wayne Sleep's new loctite advert
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new digger driver.....new danger
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Man has digger grafted to wrists. Everything was fine until he needed a wee.
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Foundations for dancers loft apartment proved trickier than expected.
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Tiramisu Ballet...
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The credit crunch was even affecting Iranian supplies of rope.
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"All, right, all right, I know Napoleon was defeated by Nelson... Happy now? Just put me down, please!"
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"Well, Hamilton was assisted by a crane in Germany last year, so who says this is illegal?" thought the hurdle jumper.
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"So he's a Frenchman, you say? How very typical."
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Pretentious dancers must be kept at arms length
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Strictly Come Digging
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Richard Bransons trips to "space" were not as amazing as first thought.
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Phillippe dug himself in to this mess, now he'll have to dig himself out of it.
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Instead of just hanging in there, I wish I could find an honest, proper, productive job
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This blunt Off Broadway performance artist is asking audience members to 'Dig Deep'.
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Put me down - I'm supposed to be lifting you!
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John cleared the river and held on to the runaway Volvo...
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Measures to reduce carbon footprint reach new extremes.
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Philippe couldn't believe his eyes when he opened the boot and found all his shopping had been stolen.
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...and for my next trick, I will make my ladder reappear!!
Erm...
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Bloody Volvo drivers..
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Nicholos Sarkozy will try anything to be taller than his wife
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Surprisingly, Volvo announces that the concept ballet attachment will to go into production.
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Site clearance for 2012 Olympics almost complete as last resident is removed.
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Yes sir, you are right. I can see the game much better from over here!
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Even though the advertisement did say that the job required hard work, Philippe had not expected this...
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The magistrate having turned down his appeal, Philippe Priasso resigned himself to a stretch in the shovel.
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There should be an easier way to dance in the air...
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When Philippe's agent had said that his seat for the game had a great view, little did he imagine that it will turn out like this!
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I wonder if Gough and Ramps had to do this to win...
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The new Star Trek TNG film didn't seem quite right..."We are Bjorg, resistance is futile"
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As the housing market slumps, council is left to deal with growing number of redundant estate agents.
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Fathers for Justice getting a lift up to the next rooftop?.
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Only way to get an interview with Fathers for Justice spiderman?.
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After growing dissent at the Treasury, Gordon Brown orders a new consignment of civil servants.
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One of the less popular proposals for Trafalgar's fourth plinth.
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Wheeeeeeeeeeee!
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Bucket!
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These new shoe's are bouncy.
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Henley festival clear up continues
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New thrill packed ride opens at Disneyland Gdansk.
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It's all fun and games until someone gets high...
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Swampy just had to admit defeat this time.
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“Stop complaining, Philippe! You should try dancing backwards wearing caterpillar tracks.”
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An artists impression of the latest building for the city skyline..."the leaping man"
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Philippe had complained that his new partner wasn't very pretty.
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Strictly Crane Dancing.
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At the "Strictly" draw for the next series, Philippe was disappointed when his partner was announced.
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He was on a high showing bucketfuls of confidence
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"No! No! No! Een zees section of the ze dance, *I* am supposed to lift *YOU*!!"
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Suddenly, Philippe had a moment of clarity: "I shouldn't have challenged the driver to a wrestling match"
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Phillipe was really getting the hang of his new role.
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The 'attraction' between man and machine was overwhelming
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Even the digger won't help Ed Balls hide from the SATS debacle.
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phillippe and his well-oiled partner soon cleared the dancefloor...
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The Man v JCB judo championships revealed no surprise victor this year.
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Phillipe had just finished polishing his new digger, when somebody stole his step-ladder!
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Bill wished the Government would get a wiggle on with new gym training facilities for the Olympics - he was really having to improvise!
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Even though it eased his rheumatism twinges, Phillipe decided that his magnetic bracelet simply had to go.
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Crane: What are you doing Philippe?
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Philippe was not expecting his first parachuting lesson to be like this
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Now that he was getting on in years, Michael Jackson's mechanically assisted Moonwalk just didn't have the same flair...
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I've got a scoop !
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Can you dig it !
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No, I'm leading! I'm leading!
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As the price of metal rose ever higher, thieves were becoming more audacious in their attempts.
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Sheffield's landmark skyline offered little to lift the mood as casting for The Full Monty sequel went from bad to worse...
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Schwarzenegger Returns In : T4 - The Excavator.
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The Beeb were beginning to regret franchising Doctor Who Stateside...
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Swinging in the rain
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McCartney Took Exception To His New Girlfriend Being Called Another 'Gold Digger'
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As Phillipe's ballet career drawed to a close, he gripped to his position at the top with such firm grace he was positively floating above de-nile.
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America's Got Talent: Strong Man Act.
Man demonstrates he can stop a crane from lifting.
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NASA's Recent Series Of Budget Cuts Resulted In Improvised 'Zero G' Training.
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Postman : Sorry Hyacinth, I'll Get Your Surname Correct From Now On.
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New York shoppers complain of fast rising Priassos
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"I said we need a 'gandy dancer'"
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Phew!! I will be glad when the price of fuel goes down.
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I feel lifted!
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When I Asked For Some Constructive Critisism This Isnt Quite What I Meant !
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No, no, no I asked for a 'B'igger dancing partner !
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ManPrattOn Skyline
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Anglo-French relations reach a new low when the British authorities fail to notice the smallprint in the Lisbon Treaty stating that Gordon Brown had to hang from a digger in public every Tuesday afternoon.
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Wall-E Meets D-Igger.
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Lesson one, how to mount your shire horse.
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Dave Regretted Not planning His Bungee Jump Properly.
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Nigel, I really don't think this is going to beat the congestion charge.
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Digger Unearths MI5 Mole !!!
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As the New York authorities erect a new river-side sculpture they realise they should've installed the horse first.
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British cybernautics department successfully replace mans lost hand with seemless robotic counterpart
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the rides at 'Diggerland' are very poor on value for money
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The Bionic Man forgot about the magnetic power in his hands.
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Pete Townshend remakes the Gene Kelly classic and entitles it "A Parisian in America".
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After bulldozing Michael Jackson the previous week, the local council continued with their zero tolerance crackdown the crime of wearing white socks with black shoes.
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In an effort to provide more affordable housing, the Government invests in a series of high-rise prats
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Free action figure with every heavy machinery purchase
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The pair dig deep for the perfect lift
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theres more to this judo lark than you think
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When I Asked My Boss For A Raise This Isn't What I Had In Mind.
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Of All The People To Ask For A Lift I Had To Ask A Builder With A Sense Of Humour !
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Philippe was shocked at the bounce from his new Volvo's seat!
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Phillipe went to rather extreme lengths to protect his prada Ballet shoes....
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I knew I should never have gone to an NHS dentist
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"I wonder how long I can hang around here before I get taxed for the priviledge"
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The government's new anti-obesity drive aimed at builders hit a snag when filming the new workout video
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You're telleing me the on button isn't around here!!!
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The Construction Workers' Union had hired Aled Jones to sing at their Annual Conference
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The South-East's latest house building demand met with some resistance.
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"ahh a-a-a-ahhhh a-a-a-ahhhhhhhhhh!" Cried Tarzan of the urban jungle.
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Several Days After It Finished The Last Grateful Reveller Is Freed From The Glastonbury Mud !
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Altogether now 'Can we kick it? Yes we can!'
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Blue screen stolen from the set of Billy Elliot sequel.
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New Years Resolution : Body Building !
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Soon As She Got That Ring On Her Finger She Changed - All She Does Now Is Dig-Dig-Dig !!!
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HOWZATT!!
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To Be Honest, I Think I Preferred The Old Style Computer Mouse.
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Listen, come down right now or you're getting no tea.
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Portsmouth City Council Deny Access To The Top Of The Spinnaker Tower Was Getting Harder !
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Jack was slightly late for the ‘tree huggers’ environmental protest’ against the new development; however, he still decided to get into the spirit of things.
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At the launch of Kojak: the Musical, it only took one smart ass to spot the missing lollipop.
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The Matrix never quite caught on without CGI.
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And this is the new disguised speed camera.
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Digger manufacturers having to rethink 'self-aware' automated technology in construction vehicles after latest incident.
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