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This week, a schoolgirl mucks out the giraffe house as London Zoo offers local pupils a chance to be a keeper for a day. But what's being said?
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Woundedpride
"Could you keep the noise down, young lady? The string quartet can't hear themselves practice in here."
5. haveronjones
Girl: "Is this the way to the Scottish Ladies Curling trials?"
4. SeanieSmith
"Errr... I don't like to complain, but about this tiger flap in the door..."
3. Bazzoh
Gertrude's attempt to scare the new young zoo keeper by reenacting the famous scene from The Shining didn't work so well.
2. Stellsie
Although a little early, the giant advent calendar trial run was going well.
1. SimonRooke
"I used to be at Longleat, but you eat just one windscreen wiper blade and it's six months solitary."


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You shall go to the ball, Cinderella, and you're not exactly what I expected either!
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I'm sorry, but I think you're about to wish you'd been put in charge of the hamsters
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Giraffe (thinking): People do seem to shrink as you get older
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I don't mean to stick my neck out, but you missed a bit.
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So you thought I had a hearing problem and they'd said I had a dire ear?
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And make certain you use a different brush when you clean my teeth
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You're going to need more than a broom for this one love.
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Look, you don't want to open the lower doors ...
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Psst.. Wanna buy some grass?
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So you'll take what's behind Door Number 1 then?
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You missed a bit.
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You thought this was the pound for continental mammals? Actually, it reads incontinental ...
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Can I have my football back please?
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"Excuse me, I've got an itch on my neck that I just can't quite reach. Do you mind?"
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What, no treats?!
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When surrealists dream
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How the heck do they cram seven bones into those little necks?
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Well, yes, I am vegetarian, but, there again, you do look a bit like a jelly baby
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Just be glad you didn't draw the short straw on the monkey house, my dear
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Well, next time you order a carafe of wine, speak more clearly ...
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Well, yes, I can run quite fast, but an elephant can do a ton ... but you wouldn't want to know about that, would you?
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At least you'll be able to tell your mother to shut up when she says your room's in a mess
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You'll need a shovel for the next phase I'm afraid
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Excuse me? Could I borrow a cup of sugar?
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Well, I can't see any dogs, but I do agree that this is a shih tzu
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Julie had never found a giraffe in an advent calendar before
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You're a lot shorter than the last keeper..
Well you're a lot taller than my last pet!!
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I don't want to worry you, but we all had an Indian takeaway last night
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Oh! I thought they said Ed Ball's education ideas were 'gaffe' prone!
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Hey! How you doing?!
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Q. What do drinks that consist of liquor and water or soda and that are quickly poured in a tall glass have in common with giraffes?
(answer in the next post)
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Answer to the previous post.
They're called High Balls.
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"Where`s that David Copperfield bloke gone,he`s left my legs in the bottom door behind you."
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Unlike the apes, at least I can't throw it at you, my dear
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yeah sorry about the mess, had the lads over for a curry and poker night!
Speaking of which you may want to leave off mucking out for a bit ...
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Giraffe: Oh yeah? Well let me show you what sticking your tongue out really means.
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You missed a bit........
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And I bet that, when you first heard about this job, you said "Oh, is it only for one day?"
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Snow's gone, luv. You'll need to practice curling elsewhere now...
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where's Johnny Morris when you need a witty comment?
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Photographic Proof that Quantitative easing creates employment opportunities for the fans of "things can only get better"on a gap year in the brooming economy.
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Who knew giraffes could get legless?
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"And a brush to the right"
Gerald the Giraffe was keen to show the young lady his moves for the Rocky Horror Show once the stage had been cleared after an obvious case of stage fright earlier.
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Why does my having a long neck make more work for you? Well, having a long neck means I can reach the cherries ...
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The horse had bolted, but the giraffe was contained...
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"Pssst, human. I have an interesting proposition for you..."
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Until a drastic change was made to the law, they had to rely on stolen glances to show their love to one another
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Bollywood remakes the film Groundhog Day. Stand by for the big dance sequence...
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Oh, it's you. I was hoping for David Attenborough.
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"I've had it up to here with you guys!" cried the giraffe.
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Ah so you're the new girl.
Fresh towels in the en-suite please and could we move my shiatsu neck and back rub to 1030 please.
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Tall for your age are you?
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You're not as bright as the last girl - she slipped me some Imodium, and she had nothing to do all day
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With tree disease spreading like wildfire, hungry giraffes start looking longingly at the Irish curling team practicing in the yard...
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"Not quite 64 Zoo Lane is it love? Now get over here and clear this lot up."
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FourKneeSmith reaches new heights
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The Giraffe, Pelican and Me Cleaning Co. sadly had to downsize to deal with the credit crunch.
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And this is what you could have won had you chosen door number 3...
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What did you do to deserve mucking out duty, my dear?
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Oh, and do you think you could make the catflap a little bigger?
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Do I look like your mother? Clean your own mess up!
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The mischievous giraffe with newsreader ambitions chuckled to himself, as little did she know he was not wearing any trousers...
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Life here is just like the Britsh economy - broom and brushed
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Life here is just like the British economy - broom and brushed
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Balls reveals the practical module of the new GCSE in Animal Husbandry.
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...So I was minding my own business on the African veld...
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The final of the staring competion was taking its toll on the competitors necks - who'd have thought the little girl with OCD and the giffrafe would make it 6 hours.....
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Who says giraffes can't ? - koff
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London Zoo: "Full-time job? You're having a giraffe..."
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And today we're going to take a look through the arched window...
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African A-part-hide swept well away
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And if you say "Why the long face?", I'll consider giving up vegetarianism
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I don't know whether you've noticed, but there's a group of teachers over there laughing their heads off
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Oh well. Could be worse. A hundred years ago I'd have been up a chimney
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Excitement mounts as the world animal Curling championships get under way
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Well look on the bright side, it's a lot better than working for a merchant banker.
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Forgot to do your homework again, eh?
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And the head's fallen off your hobby horse too
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I`m impressed you`ve cleaned it all up without leaving a trace - have you considered a career in banking?
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Girl: "I am NOT a schoolgirl! I am a gender-specific educational training receptor on outward life experience detail (non-community payback)!"
Giraffe: "And I thought I used to be wild..."
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"Look, I *may* be a giraffe, but I do watch the telly and I'm telling you categorically that Hurling can ONLY be played on ice. Philistine!"
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Well, consider it as a more worthwhile career than being an accountant.
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The road to a pith helmet and swanky uniform was an arduous one...
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*hides head in hands and realises that i meant to say curling in previous post* :(
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You missed a spot
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Rolf Harris' new show 'Animal Hospitality' looked certain to be a flop
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Pssst....want a sure bet for the Gold Cup?
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This is the last time I am cleaning your mess.
It is about time you got "yard trained" mate
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Gerald enjoyed the power of his new teaching post. Just sixth months earlier he'd been just like any other professional mammal. Now he was head and shoulders above the rest.
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Tonight on the BBC, 'Rowan and Martin meet Animal Park'.
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HEY! I wanted a room with a Bath!
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Biology Practical? You're having a Giraffe!
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I wonder if Dora the Explorer got her start like this?
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Girl brushes up on Animal Science.
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Could you sweep a little more quietly? I'm trying to get my head down.
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"I wouldn't come in here for at least 45 minutes..."
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The last girl got sacked, she was a bit too keen with the brush and left me spotless.
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Er, the lads say that when you've finished out there you can do in here. Oh, and they say you'd better bring a big shovel!
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The real Jurassic Park wasn't quite as convincing.
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Ex football manager Jack Charlton shows off his new retirement home.
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I think you'll need more than a pair of Marigold gloves when you come in here
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Hey - would you give my back a scratch with that?
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Little Miss Doolittle was practising her Giraffe language but the giraffe found her a pain in the neck.
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You know, I used to be a racehorse, before the Jockey Club cottoned on, won all my races by a neck.
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"Actually, it's pronounced 'boo-kay'."
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Despite the height difference, it was love a first sight.
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"Hurry up, I'm running in the 3:45 at Cheltenham."
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Extreme Stare Out
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Sorry, I didn't see you, must be all that camouflage.
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Giraffe: "Does my bum look big in this?"
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Quick open the other doors, there's a train coming
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"No, it wasn't me. Have you tried downstairs?"
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Well, if you don't grow roses, there's not much point in doing in here then!
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Do you want to come and see my puppies?
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'...and when you've finished that, can you come and look at the tumble dryer? It's started making a really strange noise...'
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Work experience? For what? Oh, you want to be a red top journalist!
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She went on a train to London Zoo,
And asked the Keeper "What can I do?",
He said "I know there's some giraffe poo,
That's needs some sweeping."
So off she went with brush in hand,
And met the beast from far off land,
She saw it was only partially tanned,
And awake, not sleeping.
Polite, she aked "How do you do?,
I'm here to clear your giraffe poo.",
The animal just stared and began to chew,
A leaf he'd been keeping.
She cried "You're an enigmatic one,
Locked in a barn with little sun,
I'm amazed those small leaves do become,
This poo you've been heaping".
She wasn't afraid of this hard work,
A clever lass, she would not shirk,
But even she thought she saw a smirk,
On the giraffe come creeping.
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I swallowed a Viagra tablet but it got stuck in my throat.
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The new cleaning girl became rightly converned when the giraffe said... "Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?"
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do you happen to know why they leave the lights on in here?
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While you're doing that, can you keep an eye out for my contact lens, I seem to have lost one.
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Not long until the set was ready, and then the Kilimanjaro Giraffe would clamber all over Cheryl Cole for Comic Relief.
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You might think I've got a yucky job, but your regular keeper's got double maths today!
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As you're the new apprentice, I just can't stop myself from telling you 'you're fired!'.
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'Pssst - wanna see some baby giraffes?'
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Psst, pass this on to the elephants, the tunnel's ready and we're all going out tonight.
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So what if Ben Fogle is visiting. Honestly, that's all I hear, Ben Fogle this and Ben Fogle that..
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At least the training will come in handy if you ever get a job checking for drugs in Customs
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'Excuse me dear, you haven't seen a pullover lying around have you? It's cream cashmere... small green pattern on the front... sort of medium sized... ribbed cuffs... quite new... What's that dear? Well yes, it /has/ got a very long neck, now you mention it...'
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And when you've finished with that, fetch me a cup of tea
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It's feeding time soon, so wash your hands
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'Henry? They're back! Get the traps, and this time, bait them with iPods...'
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No.. I do not believe in "I scratch your back and you scratch mine"
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The boy we had last year was called Basil, so we named him Basil Brush. Who says giraffes don't have a sense of humour?
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Are you my other keeper?
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We used to roam free in suburbia, but that was ages ago, and now look at the height of the damned Leylandii.
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Scratch and sniff suddenly took on a whole new meaning
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Let's see, Dear. That's one unaccompanied child ... that'll be £10.90, please.
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Teachers usually find this a more effective punishment than detention
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Giraffe - "Well you're not very interesting, but you're more entertaing than reading lame comments on a caption competition"
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Er.. I think you better come in and have a look at this. Cousin Mary has just given birth, and its striped..
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And stop calling me Pet!
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Excuse me, but it's time to feed the tiger
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You won't be laughing when the Thames barrier breaks, it'll just be us giraffes ruling London then.
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And to think you laughed when you saw that baby elephant on Blue Peter ...
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This isn't quite what I had in mind when I signed up for the new diploma in hospitality
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Schoolgirl "That was a bit cheeky - I happen to have lost weight . Anyway, I thought giraffes were mute!"
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"Do you have to keep looking over my shoulder while I'm working?"
"I look over everybody's shoulder, my dear"
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Your wastin' yer time love. I'll be dropping all over that in a minute...
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Look, I know you're new, but trust me, I normally get a doner for lunch, honest.....
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"Look dear, they're just exploiting you in these hard times. At least go and get the larger broom for clean sweep efficiency......"
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Excuse me, but can you help me with this bubble gum....?
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When Obama visited the zoo, even the animals got armour-plated protection.
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Oh, kudos! I was going to say that the kudus are over with the antelopes!
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The penalty for smuggling in plastic straws and lids was severe
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"I'm really sorry, they said neck a pint. I guess I misundertood"
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Could you keep the noise down, young lady? The string quartet can't hear themselves practice in here.
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Would you like me to do your back?
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Rosie realised it was going to take more than a quick tidy up and a cute smile before George was going to trust her.
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Where DID you get your mane styled, young lady?
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And so it was indeed: she was now only ten inches high, and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door into that ..... er .... lovely garden
Lewis Carroll ;)
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Take me to your breeder
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Giraffe: "Excuse me dear, but do you know where the toilets are?"
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So how do I audition for this edition of Stomp Show gos to the Zoo.
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Five minutes at the Acacia tree, that's all I'm asking for
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Did no-one tell you about the stain on the back of your trousers? Oh dear!
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No, Honestly I am David Schwimmer the zipper got stuck after Madagasscar II and they locked me up in here
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Yes, yes its me . But im not doing Madagascar 3, creative diffrences you know.
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Giraffe: Hey, can you get me out of here?
Girl: Sure, let me get the car...
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So you just work for me? You're not my brother's keeper?
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Jerome was startled to see that The Friendly Giant had been downsized due to the recession.
(Only Canadians will get that, unfortunately!)
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I used to be at Longleat, but you eat just one windscreen wiper blade and it's 6 months solitary.
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Laura was beginning to rethink her choice of GCSE.
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"Right Geoffrey, any more wisecracks about my bum looking big in this -and I'll tie a knot in your neck"
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I was the paeleantologist in Friends you know
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Oh yeah you were the boring one that was Monica's Brother, I think I remember you
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..."Oh I know! and that hippo, what a mare"
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All right? Yeah not bad. You?
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Geoffrey "So this job today is as a result of your recent brush with the law?"
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How many times must I tell you? Turn your wrists in a bit!
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The Giraffe expressed it's concern about the new use for it's toothbrush!
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Geoffrey "Did you know there are people campaigning against incarceration and slopping out.... Court of Human Rights next?"
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Girl asks 'Can you tell what it is yet?' (An homage to Rolf Harris)
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There's plenty more where that came from, love...
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"Rehabilitated? It's just a bull word. So you go on and stamp your form, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a sh...
...oh..."
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I'm trying to shut the door, and I was wondering whether you possess opposable thumbs?
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As she brushed down the same patch for the third time that day, little Sally decided she had had enough of the tall orders
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A large pizza with extra cheese, if you don't mind!
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Jackie was getting a bit fed up with her father's trompe l'oeil paintings
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"Pardon me, miss. You seem to have overlooked a corner over there."
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Sorry, love, but they checked, and they don't do Huggies in my size
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Distracted by the sweeper at the front door, the giraffe was painfully unaware of the tree breaking in at the back...
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And I'm not coming out until you've cleared up that mess you've made
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But it's not a problem for the Sarkozys ...
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Excuse me. Which floor is this ?
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I should warn you, ever since I had my bike nicked, this is a Neighbourhood Watch area.
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Who YOU lookin' at?
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Work experience - you're 'aving a giraffe!
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Victor Victoria
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No return to broom and bush
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The pupils of Westminster Junior School were performing a satire on today's Britain : the leader was kept from the people in secluded safety with his head in the clouds, whilst the common man was left to clean up the mess he'd made
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Could I borrow your broom? There's cobweb up in a corner that's drivng me nuts.....
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Dick Van Dyke made this look much more fun!!
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I should warn you - you'll need waders if you come in here
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Giraffe: "You ain't seen me. Roight!"
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girl "why the long face?"
giraffe "SHUT IT STUMPy, I WANT TO SEE MY FACE IN THAT CONCRETE AND WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED I'VE GOT WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING!"
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Hey you! Get off my lawn!
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"you look like my old cleaner, but a little smaller"
"all you giraffes look the same to me..."
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Can you help? My floor's collapsed.
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It may look like a "life experience" from down there my dear but from up here it looks like cheap labour.
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If you worked for Lloyds TSB, you'd get a bonus for that
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Telling tall tales again, are we?
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I'm not a witch, but even if I were there's not enough room on the broom for both of us
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Even the Leopard was surprised at the effectiveness of his new glove puppet.
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Siobhàn hadn't anticipated this sort of audience for her secret curling practice sessions.
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Well yes, it looks lovely and clean now, but I can't help wondering why you didn't just press that button marked 'flush'
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Redone:
Siobhan hadn't anticipated this sort of audience for her secret curling practice sessions.
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Giraffe: Actually, my neck is a classic example of evolutionary biology based on foraging competition as put forward by Charles Darwin in 1871.
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Ride me in the Gold Cup this afternoon, and I'll guarantee we will win by a neck.
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I'm going to stick my neck out and say you've not done this before......if you had, you'd be wearing waders, not wellies.
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The first sketches for the child catcher's mobile cage were swiftly abandoned.
"There are children here somewhere. I can smell them... oh, wait..."
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"Clean in there? You're having a giraffe mate!"
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TOP STORY: George Bush reluctantly agrees that the weapons of mass destruction were indeed "just giraffe pens".
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Little did Sarah know that the giraffe was actually facing backwards...
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'Scuse me, my giraffe flap is stuck!
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I used to have a neck eight feet long, but then that damned door slammed shut on me
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"Girafarig attack!!!"
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Girl: "Oh my God! A talking Giraffe!"
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The driver contacted TFL, perplexed at the lack of new track. TFL responded, perplexed at the driver.
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Alesha Dixon's video for The Boy Does Nothing!
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Medical advice suggested a simple splint would support the break.
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Giraffe: "Never mind brushing up, where's my tea?"
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"Sorry I'm late cleaning up. We got caught in a giraffic jam."
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Here the "giraffe", next door the "okapi", and in the bathing pool lay the "hippo". Only Julie was wise to the horse-stretching conspiracy.
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Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin one - A giraffe
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin two - A speedboat
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"Hurry up and clean it properly - I heard the Toys R Us talent spotters are on their way...."
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You'll be pleased to know my constipation is getting better
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"Summer's coming soon and yes, I do have a problem with the quality of the air conditioning system here"
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"I see it's not only the police who are getting younger."
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Catchphrase has suffered from the recession and Mr Chips has been replaces with a Giraffe.
"Say what you see..."
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"Boo!"
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These, my dear, are love bites!
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I would help Pernilla, really I would. But I can't get messed up. I have a dinner date with Nellie the Elephant.
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Girraffe - help us out I've got this itch just behind my left ear I just carn't seem to reach for the life of me
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"Hey you made it, what kept you?"
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'You might want to take a break after that love, me and the lads here had a bit of a session last night...'
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Are you what's meant by the "short and curling" or did I mishear?
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Yes I knew Guy the Gorilla. You say he is your boyfriend? Oh, you mean the boy who works in the canteen kitchen...griller, geddit? oh never mind.
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Living Planet. The Outtake Show
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The annual "Stare out an animal" took a new twist as the contender threatened to "sweep the floor" with last year's champion
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Yeah, well if you're so smart, you try mucking out an animal 5 times as big as you!
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The latest Cadbury advert just wasn't up to the standard of the dumming gorrilla!
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"How does it feel, you know, little children being lifted by their mums to pat that nose?"
"Pain in the neck and harder than it sounds."
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What? Play hockey with these legs? You must be 'aving a laugh!
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Could you try kneeling down next time please, or at least try and hit the hay bale - we have to try and reduce this splattering somehow.
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Bertie Bogroll - paging for Bertie Bogroll - clean up in Aisle two.
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Can you let me out please, Dad has had too many greens if you know what I mean... please ?
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Yes, it IS a big flap, but just wait 'til you see the size of the cats round here!
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The girl was clearly confused as the animal was cleverly disguised as a road map.
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Extra staff are brought in to clean up for Heston's Zoological Feast
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Pssst... fancy a job as the back end of a pantomime giraffe?
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Girl: "Did you know giraffe's don't have vocal cords?"
Giraffe: "No, no I did not."
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Its not mine luv. I only use the en suite.
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If you had opposable thumbs you’d help? Yeah right…
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Toys "R" Us starts to feel the credit crunch...
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When you have finished out there could you clean up in here? - I'm up to my neck in it.
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If you tell me I have missed a bit....
...I will call David Attenborough to come and film you 'getting a bit'.......
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I was short at the time ,so my broker reccomended a self certified Northern Rock tracker mortgage providing that i put down a big deposit,you must come up and look at my etchings sometime ?
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Whaddya mean, "My bum looks big in this?"
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Pssst. Do you think you could scratch my back with that brush?
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Pssst. Do you think you could scratch my back with that broomstick?
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Blimey look at the mess you've made...and it's all over your wellies too...
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Bradford and Bingly offered me a buy toilet mortgage and of course the loft conversion had to go,it was a complete highsore,i hope you have scraped together enough deposit for your place,apparently they collateralise it after spraying it with AAA PERFUME.
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"I may be helping out here today but you're still doing the high bits, ok?"
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"What are you doing with my tooth brush?"
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Well, I used to roam the Serengeti, but like you, I invested with Madoff..
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'Ere, you'll like this one, what's the difference between me and a merchant banker? At least I can still make a deposit on a place in London.
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Oh, luvvie, they are mean; giving you a toy brush! Listen, the high presure hose is in that wall box behind you, and when you've done the yard, the keepers' canteen is that open window over there...
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What is that smell?
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Great Gummies Lass. But do they come in mottled fawn and size 32?
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Oi, stop using my toothbrush to sweep the floor.
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Splash it all over! London Zoo announces its latest men's eau de toilette - with the great smell of 'Brute.'
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Katy couldn't recall this being featured in the Lion King.
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"Are you sure Michael Jackson is playing here in 2011?"
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I think you need more fibre with your leaves and twigs.
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Blimey! Your stable is even older than my school!
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"Errr....I don't like to complain, but about this tiger flap in the door..."
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Er ..... do you think you could stop now? You're making a draught.
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"No I can't come out - I'll kneecap meself on this ruddy door!"
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Green wellies with a black T-shirt? And it looks like you have pajamas on underneath. Honestly, if you're not going to make the effort to look like a proper zoo keeper...
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You know, I haven't seen so much of this since the last Paris Hilton film.
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Ok, I've repented. Can I come out of my room now?
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"Yikes...what a weird creature! Rubber feet, bristled trunk and no neck..."
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Young lady, I think you'll find there's three 'f's in Madoff..
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MISSED A BIT !
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You've had your joke, Hermione. Now change me back.
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What tall stories are you telling me then?
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You might want to get a move on, love, that's no ordinary cat flap there.
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"Hmmm - it was a costly mistake buying this barn conversion...and then converting it back again."
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So a man walks into a bar with a giraffe...
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"down at the old Broom and Brush,
is a man in a terrible rush,
to muck out the stalls,
needing plenty of balls,
of solids, and liquids and mush..."
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Gerald just couldn't help ducking every time a train passed overhead.
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Have you heard the one about "What's the difference between a JCB and a male giraffe?"
"One has hydraulics, the other has high ..."
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Maybe it's me getting taller, but my keeper seems to be getting smaller by the day...
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And when you've quite finished sweeping the yard you can get in here and clean my windows.
Clean them myself!!! Are you having a giraffe!!!
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Giraffe: "look into my eyes, into my eyes. 3, 2, 1, you are under! Open the door and get me out. Do not follow me as I make my escape. Keep scrubbing the floor and forget I was ever here. Do you understand? 1, 2, 3, you are back in the room."
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" 'Ere then, you don't half pong. Have you been
at the Vindaloo again...?
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He was sick of the curling team practising right outside his front door but Gerald couldn't complain as he simply didn't want to stick his neck out
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Giraffe: I'm not really surprised the Zoo forgot its scruples about child labour. With the economy as it is... Now, dear, don't complain, At least you've got a job.
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Mu tongue bigger than your tongue!
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My tongue's bigger than your tongue!
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Giraffe to self: "God, what an abominable little vermin!"
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No, that would be Pooh, with an 'H'.
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Sorry. Just a jelly-baby experiment that went wrong.
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The new exhibit at the human zoo drew animals from far and wide
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That Paul Daniels is going to be sorry when I catch up with him!
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Funny looking creature, isnt it?
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Girl: "Don't even THINK about it!"
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"You think you've got it bad...thousands of years of evolution and all they let me do is window cleaning."
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Grass? Why no dear, I'm just naturally high.
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Why do I have such a huge neck?
To enable you to reach the high branches of the Acacia as you roam around the savannahs.
Okay, then why do I have this variegated skin?
To better enable you to blend in with the Flora and Fauna of the plains.
Okay, then what am I doing in London Zoo?
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Although a little early, the giant advent calendar trial run was going well
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Giraffe " make sure you clean it properly this time"
Girl " you're havin a giraffe mate"
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Trust me, Tall Boy, 3.45, Cheltenham
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Chimps weren't the only animals to plan ahead. Gerald knew precisely what he was going to do once she'd finished sweeping.
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Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around the eyes, look into my eyes....You're under
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"Hmmm...so this is your treat for being good? I'll never understand humans..."
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Close the door. There's a giraft in here.
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Geoffrey didn`t think much of the Toys`R`Us retirement home.
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Does my bum look big in this? Well I'd stick my neck out & say no!
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Giraffe's were naturally authoritarian and fastidious, but evolution had protected them from extinction by giving them a neck long enough to swallow a whole broom.
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Excuse me young lady, do you know where I can buy some new clothes?
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Your door's down there.
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Psst, little girl. You got any Michael Jackson tickets?
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Giraffe: "WILD? I'll say I am. And you would be too if you'd be stuck in here all day!"
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Disappointed that there had been no increase in her allowance following her parents' divorce, Lourdes was determined to maintain her spending power any way she could
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If you can't bend down any further than that, I'll never be able to put your red nose on for you
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When Gary Barlow and the others invited me back with them, they said nothing about THIS
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Sarah 'n Getty Images ?
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"Wow, would you look at that...a child released out of captivity."
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"Hey Susie, did you get my e-mail....?"
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Could I just say that post 120 is absolutely excellent? :)
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"Outside? No way...I've got the new Wii Fit."
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Excuse me! - Were you born in a barn or something?
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Giraffe: "Ha! You can keep yer opposable thumbs!"
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You know, I haven't seen as much poop since the first draft for 'Evan Almighty'.
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{David Attenborough voice-over}
"And here...... we have a rare and interesting sight.... unusually caught on camera.
The juvenile homo sapiens is participating in domestic housekeeping.... while the giraffe looks on in obvious amazement....."
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Although the outbreak at The Fat Duck was still a mystery, Heston Blumenthal's Giraffe Tongue Sorbet was a triumph, said the food critics..
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I don't envy you school leavers, I mean look at me...a degree in performing Arts and could I get a proper acting job? It's all 'door 2-3-4, peer 2-3-4...I'm nothing but a hoofer
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Sorry - but you are soon going to need a much bigger broom !
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If Peter Crouch has left Liverpool, I might stand a chance now of first team selection...
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Gerald was just no good at Hide and Seek
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Never mind about that, where's my breakfast?
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Due to a clerical error by the 'Young Offenders' department, Stacey may have found her future vocation.
She commented "I wuz supposed to be cleaning up, graffiti"
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Jockey change for Cheltenham Gold Cup runner suggests even odds of 10,000/1 are optimistic.
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What do you think of my place? Kevin McCloud built it for me.
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The Queen was accused of being out of touch with racing as her first ever runner in the Cheltenham Gold Cup was prepared for the big race...
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Sorcerer's Apprentice finds pulling a giraffe through a catflap slightly more difficult than a rabbit out of a hat.
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You'll do your neck no good looking that way.
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Excuse me shorty. Could you go find a gorilla please and then we can re-enact the Frost Report Class Sketch
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"Sorry dear, heavy night with the elephants party"
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I know my place. I look up to the giraffe, because he has got innate breeding.
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"Yes, it's genetic I'm afraid"
"oh dear, you poor thing!" said the giraffe
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Excuse me, but I've run out of paper.............
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When you said you had a box at Cheltenham, this isn't quite what I was expecting
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Im not going to tell you again! I've washed the floor so wipe your feet before you come in
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How many times do I have to say it - I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry - can I not come out now?
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I'm sorry this is your last day, but look on the bright side: tomorrow's cleaner is that chap who used to be the head of the RBS.
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Today Floella tells us it's the arched window
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Claire was starting to think this "working victorian farm" may be slightly inaccurate
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See if there's any bog roll in the one next door luv?
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Number 120 IS genius! Haha!
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you're gonna need a bigger brush.....
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Jackanory for grown-ups
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Clean that up? You're having a giraffe mate
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I look up to him, but I look down on her...
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Psst. Wanna buy some Madoff securities?
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Suzanne thought the giraffe's favourite game of 'stare out the human' was a pain in the neck.
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No, I'm use to this, I used to clean for the Beeb in the Moderators department.
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...and then my mate Horace (he's soooo funny!) put superglue just where you're standing!
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'scuse me love....but the sign on the enterance said only male attendants clean these toilets
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you'll never guess what colour that floor used to be....
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In capitivity, giraffes have developed well over fifty facial expressions. One for fear, one for curious bemusement and forty-eight for 'Is that a treat in your back pocket?'
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Shut the over door someone.....
The roast giraffe will be at least another hour.
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388 should have read:
"Shut the oven door someone.....
The roast giraffe will be at least another hour."
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With my neck, you should be seeing what I'm just swallowing in about three days' time
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(Girl) Ugh!.This is disgusting tho, innit,yeah!
(Giraffe) Am I bovvered,face, bovvered?
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The long and the short of it
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With just one glance, Henry the Giraffe knew that it was love...
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In my view, Francine, all one really needs is Ubuntu
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'Giraffe' is considered perjorative - we prefer the more politically correct 'camelopard'
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Excuse me young lady! Could you tell whoever designed this door, the windows are too high, and there is no way I am getting though the Giraffe Flap down there !!
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So your Daddy used to work at Lehman's, then?
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Any more wisecracks, Gerald, and I'll let the lions in!
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Gerald was worried that the little girl's arrival would mean that he'd have to cancel the illicit poker game with the okapi.
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and the prize behind door number five is......
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Giraffe: "What's tall with a long neck and is always locked up?"
Girl: "Dunno"
Giraffe: "Naomi Campbell!"
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Hey - when you've finished sweeping the floor, and chance you could give me a good scratch behind my ear?
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The casting for "Toys R Us the Musical" were going well...
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Excuse me miss, is this the queue for the X factor auditions?
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"'Ello Miss! I wish to register a complaint ... "
Ellie was beginning to regret bringing in her Monty Python DVDs
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Don't suppose that crate of Strepsils has arrived yet, has it?
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" I put it down to vitamins mostly.... but of course some of it's down to genetics too."
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Giraffe; scuse me - bit embarrassing - I'm meant to be at Whipsnade at midday. My so-called friends' idea of stag do japery....
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Have you seen my keys
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The school girl is really worried, how can she get rid of the brown paint she split; suddenly she has an idea!
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" We were on Grand Designs last year. Kevin just adored the door, called it a post industrial statement. "
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Giraffe: You missed a bit.
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"A million years of evolution and then they put our food on the floor. I ask you!"
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"Yes, everyone thinks being tall must be an advantage, but I tell you, going to the cinema is a total nightmare."
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You think I'm really this tall? I'm standing on a box.
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"So this is a whole module for your AS is it?"
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Portia had never heard a giraffe say "cuckoo" before
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Laura and Gerald discussed the merits of merging Defra with the schools department
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According to Wikipedia the giraffe house was designed by Decimus Burton in 1837, but then you can't always believe Wiki, they also say giraffes can't talk.
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So you're Susan? I'll bet they call you London Sue from now on.
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Lavinia coulnd't believe it was an illusion, but she had been told it was only a menagerie giraffe
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please please please..it's just right at the end of my nose..
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" Well all six of us trained at RADA, but in this business darling it doesn't pay to be proud, not these days."
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Lavinia couldn't believe it was an illusion, but she had been told it was only a menagerie giraffe
(spelling correction)
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Giraffe: Well it's you lot who keep feeding me mung beans!
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"Well this was a lovely neighbourhood. Until the Okapi's moved in next door. Nouveau rich wannabees the lot of them."
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"Well this was a lovely neighbourhood. Until the Okapis moved in next door. Nouveau rich wannabees the lot of them."
[apologies to the apostrophe police]
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"And when you're done with that you can do something about extending this giraffe-flap. I mean honestly how undignified to expect one to crawl through that?"
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Giraffe - "You missed a bit!"
Girl - "Well, you *issed a bit!"
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the giraffe is calling under his breath "oi......missy...........d'ya wanna buy some speakers?"
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Girl: "Are you alright up there?"
Giraffe: "Not really. Those Kilimanjaro climbers might've suffered a few days of altitude sickness but I've endured a lifetime of it"
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No, no, no! How many times have I told you? You need to stand much closer to the ball when you're addressing it.
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You've missed a bit....
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"Ah, you must be the new human...What shall we call you - Heather, Harriet, Helen, Henrietta...?"
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Girl is shocked as Michael Jackson reveals his latest disguise.
"It's for Red Nose Day", explains Michael.
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Gertrude's attempt to scare the new young zoo keeper by reenacting the famous scene from "the shining" didn't work so well.
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Giraffe: Almost reminds one of a Tennessee Williams play, eh?
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Well, if you're busy at the moment, I'll just leave a copy of the Watchtower here for you to read later
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Giraffe:
"Hello luv.
'Ere, do you like films?
I like films.
My favourite is Out of Africa.
I was in it.
Once.
Africa that is, not the film!"
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If you're want to speed up, little Miss, you need to 'get a Tiger in your tank'. Brooom Brooom.
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Well, the BBC Magazine Monitor reckons I'm as tall as a London double-decker bus and my excreta for one year would cover an area half the size of Belgium ... or was it Wales?
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"Will you be long?".
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Oh, hello, would you mind fetching me some
aqua minerale?
A Carafe?
Couse I bloomin am!
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Get the door would you - there's a terrible giraffe in here!
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Giraffe: What do you mean, the Morph picture was funnier?
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Girl: Is this the way to the Scottish Ladies Curling trials?
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Hogwarts was being affected by the crunch like everyone else
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Giraffe: Think yourself lucky - your friend won the chance to clear up Johnny Vegas's BBC dressing room
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The bristles on that broom look awfully familiar. I do hope it's not someone I know.
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A quick look around the stables confirmed that the Cheltenham Festival was had more ideas to attract the crowds....
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Eats leaves and loves kids...Help!
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To match the usual high standard of humour on the BBC caption competition:
A girl sweeps the floor while a giraffe watches.
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Hurry up! The BBC close the door at 1230 GMT sharp on Fridays
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