Weekly Bonus Question

09:46 UK time, Friday, 16 October 2009

Welcome to the Weekly Bonus Question.

Each week the news quiz 7 days 7 questions will offer an answer. You are invited to suggest what the question might have been.

Suggestions should be sent using the COMMENTS BOX IN THIS ENTRY. And since nobody likes a smart alec, kudos will be deducted for predictability in your suggestions.

This week's answer is CAMPING CUTLERY. But what's the question?

UPDATE 1634 BST: The correct question is, what did a six-year-old US boy bring to school that resulted in his suspension. (More details)

Of your wilfully and deliberately wrong questions, we liked:

rogueslr's What do a tent peg and the top of a tin of beans constitute?
ManxDave57's Eating with intent?
BeckySnow's What's always short of a fish fork?
victormeldrewgroupie's
An MoD spokesman blamed a clerical error when instead of the L1A1 12.7 mm (.50) Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), a £5 million order was placed for what?
And Kettering_Jeremy's The absence of what in the archaeological record, has led Richard Dawkins to conclude that early man was not at one with nature, and spent most his spare time on DIY projects around the cave?

Thanks to all who entered.

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1. At 10:55am on 16 Oct 2009, blogbuster wrote:
What should you give the homeless instead of cash?

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2. At 10:55am on 16 Oct 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:
How Elton John plays Chopsticks?

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3. At 10:56am on 16 Oct 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:
Butlin's canteen?

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4. At 10:58am on 16 Oct 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:
Swiss Catering Army Knife?

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5. At 10:59am on 16 Oct 2009, ClockworkBanana wrote:
Is there a Swiss Army Fork too?

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6. At 11:00am on 16 Oct 2009, ClockworkBanana wrote:
But it's just a spoon for the beans

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7. At 11:00am on 16 Oct 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Is that a Wengner in your pocket or are you just please to see me?

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8. At 11:00am on 16 Oct 2009, The_Guyver wrote:
What's the one things campers forget??

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9. At 11:01am on 16 Oct 2009, ClockworkBanana wrote:
What do you use to eat minced meat?

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10. At 11:01am on 16 Oct 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Is that a Wengner in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

(correction)

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11. At 11:01am on 16 Oct 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
What's the ideal birthday present for Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes?

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12. At 11:02am on 16 Oct 2009, Raven wrote:
For when your love of food is intents?

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13. At 11:03am on 16 Oct 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Fork it over?

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14. At 11:03am on 16 Oct 2009, Raven wrote:
And there's even a device for getting olive stones out of horses' teeth

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15. At 11:03am on 16 Oct 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
Where did the best silver disappear to at your sons last scout Jamboree?

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16. At 11:04am on 16 Oct 2009, Raven wrote:
For eating After Dinner Mince?

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17. At 11:06am on 16 Oct 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Getting to the bottom of the ruck sack?

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18. At 11:06am on 16 Oct 2009, Eddie-george wrote:
According to leaked ministerial documents, troops deployed to Afghanistan will be regarded as "properly equipped" if they are supplied with what?

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19. At 11:07am on 16 Oct 2009, rogueslr wrote:
What do a tent peg and the top of a tin of beans constitute?

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20. At 11:09am on 16 Oct 2009, JeremiahJobling wrote:
"And I think you'll like this little gadget, 007," said Q. "The fork easily and quickly converts into a little spoon as well."

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21. At 11:09am on 16 Oct 2009, JeremiahJobling wrote:
What is a tin-opener and a scout's finger?

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22. At 11:11am on 16 Oct 2009, JeremiahJobling wrote:
How would you describe a mobile phone with a memory full of take-away restaurant numbers?

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23. At 11:15am on 16 Oct 2009, David wrote:
What did Kenneth Williams introduce at the Around the Horn celebration dinner?

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24. At 11:15am on 16 Oct 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
What was voted most coveted office possession?

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25. At 11:18am on 16 Oct 2009, JeremiahJobling wrote:
The spork?

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26. At 11:18am on 16 Oct 2009, Eddie-george wrote:
Suspected terrorist at CERN arrested for planning to sabotage the hadron-collider with what?

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27. At 11:19am on 16 Oct 2009, rogueslr wrote:
You call that a knife? Now this is a knife...

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28. At 11:23am on 16 Oct 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
Likely not on the list of wedding presents requested by Lord Freddie Windsor?

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29. At 11:24am on 16 Oct 2009, Dodie_James wrote:
What will now be allowed on MP’s expense claims, following the 'second homes' scandal?

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30. At 11:25am on 16 Oct 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
How to make a big splash at airport security?

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31. At 11:25am on 16 Oct 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:
Aqualungs, fireworks, chainsaws, christmas crackers. What else can't I carry on to my Ryanair flight?

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32. At 11:30am on 16 Oct 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:
What item does Michael Winner not know exists?

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33. At 11:34am on 16 Oct 2009, Carol Harrop wrote:
What do you mean "I can't bring my fork'n knife to school."?

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34. At 11:34am on 16 Oct 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
What really made the British Empire so successful?

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35. At 11:35am on 16 Oct 2009, Dodie_James wrote:
Robbie Coltrane always carries what, in case of emergencies?

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36. At 11:36am on 16 Oct 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
What shouldn't you bring to a knife fight?

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37. At 11:37am on 16 Oct 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:
Tramps in Chelsea stand out from the usual because of what?

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38. At 11:44am on 16 Oct 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
How did a furious Martina Hingis describe Matthew's choreography after they were the first pair voted off Strictly?

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39. At 11:45am on 16 Oct 2009, rogueslr wrote:
What did Oates really go outside to look for in the Antarctic?

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40. At 11:45am on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
What can a shell be used for on a desert island?

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41. At 11:47am on 16 Oct 2009, irwin_winterchest wrote:
In the hands of Chuck Norris, what can cause more damage than a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile?

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42. At 11:49am on 16 Oct 2009, kingkenny07 wrote:
007 knew Q was running out of ideas, after being sent on his latest mission to Russia with only what?

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43. At 11:50am on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
What's always short of a fish fork?

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44. At 11:52am on 16 Oct 2009, midnightbecky1988 wrote:
A young boy got suspended from school and put on a special program for taking what to eat his lunch with?

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45. At 11:55am on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
What do squeamish self harmers use?

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46. At 11:58am on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
Was it the candlestick, the dagger, the rope or the....

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47. At 11:58am on 16 Oct 2009, benhewis wrote:
After his recent FAIL whilst juggling a knife and fork, Guy Ritchie has decided to open a Gay Bar, what should it be called?

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48. At 11:59am on 16 Oct 2009, Sabrina wrote:
What was Guy Ritchie supposed to have been juggling with when he got a black eye?

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49. At 12:01pm on 16 Oct 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
The sharing of what was cited in Peter Andre's divorce complaint?

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50. At 12:06pm on 16 Oct 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:
At the Cannes film festival, the new supplier of the prizes made what mistake?

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51. At 12:07pm on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
Which instruments can Girls Aloud play?

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52. At 12:12pm on 16 Oct 2009, crompopmorc wrote:
As part of his misspent youth, with what did Ray Mears once attempt to hold up the Nottingham branch of Millets?

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53. At 12:13pm on 16 Oct 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
The rebranding of plastic utensils as what failed to impress Earth Day picnic goers?

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54. At 12:16pm on 16 Oct 2009, victormeldrewgroupie wrote:
An MoD spokesman blamed a clerical error when instead of the L1A1 12.7 mm (.50) Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), a £5 million order was placed for what?

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55. At 12:21pm on 16 Oct 2009, Spockter Doc wrote:
Who were the holidaying plates hoping to avoid?

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56. At 12:32pm on 16 Oct 2009, oldschoolmike wrote:
What happens on Gay Fork's night?

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57. At 12:34pm on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
What’s a bad thing to get out at a posh restaurant on a first date?

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58. At 12:38pm on 16 Oct 2009, elliefant11 wrote:
Oh look, they have introduced a new game type on COD4. You have to grab the cutlery and run to the can of beans. What does everyone always do??

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59. At 12:39pm on 16 Oct 2009, Ultras wrote:
What will Michael Owen definitely need this summer?

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60. At 12:41pm on 16 Oct 2009, sindyvodka wrote:
what is Ray Mears a secret collector of?

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61. At 12:43pm on 16 Oct 2009, AtomJohn wrote:
After the take over of ING by Gay Bank - what gifts are sent to corporate customers?

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62. At 12:44pm on 16 Oct 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
What did Keith Floyd bequeath to Jamie Oliver?

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63. At 12:45pm on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
What do safari park monkeys eat with when the punters have gone home?

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64. At 12:46pm on 16 Oct 2009, AtomJohn wrote:
After MP is found claiming second home allowance for a tent in Hyde Park , what item on his expenses is disallowed?

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65. At 12:47pm on 16 Oct 2009, waterwelshdragon wrote:
Not the butchest fork in the box - what am i?

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66. At 12:48pm on 16 Oct 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
What's a good thing to take along with a takeaway menu for a stay in an NHS hospital?

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67. At 12:49pm on 16 Oct 2009, MuteJoe wrote:
What are the best tools for re-tuning a Freeview Box?

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68. At 12:57pm on 16 Oct 2009, seymour sheep wrote:
3 across: artifcially banal forks used intently

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69. At 12:57pm on 16 Oct 2009, warriornickthompson wrote:
What Cant Lice Grumpy, the moody old git, do without when feasting in his tent?

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70. At 12:58pm on 16 Oct 2009, seymour sheep wrote:
3 across: artificially banal forks used intently!(7,7)

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71. At 12:59pm on 16 Oct 2009, extrabuyingpower2 wrote:
What did Dyslexics Unite write on their protest banners in their campaign against poor quality cutlery?

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72. At 1:01pm on 16 Oct 2009, Kettering_Jeremy wrote:
The steelworks at Cam Ping in a small industrialised town 40 miles east of Beijing specialises in the manufacture of robust stainless steel cutlery. It carries a trademark which is most misleading to outdoor types. What is that trademark?

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73. At 1:11pm on 16 Oct 2009, sovolich wrote:
An 6-year old in America was suspended for bringing what to school?

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74. At 1:13pm on 16 Oct 2009, DougieLawson wrote:
What's the last thing I'm going to use to eat my lunch while camping?

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75. At 1:15pm on 16 Oct 2009, Bring_the_Cows_In wrote:
If you are like, camping, Whatever!! what kind of like forks n stuff like would you like need if ur a complete loser like?

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76. At 1:17pm on 16 Oct 2009, Bring_the_Cows_In wrote:
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77. At 1:18pm on 16 Oct 2009, Kerwood wrote:
What's the must have gift at a gay wedding?

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78. At 1:20pm on 16 Oct 2009, acrobaticOdd-Job wrote:
What did E.J.give his boyfriend for Xmas?

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79. At 1:20pm on 16 Oct 2009, Bring_the_Cows_In wrote:
Which essential piece of India's space probe fell off during re-entry

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80. At 1:22pm on 16 Oct 2009, ddstretch wrote:
What do you get free with every pink sleeping bag and pink tent sold today?

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81. At 1:23pm on 16 Oct 2009, Bring_the_Cows_In wrote:
Professor Plum, in the Algavre, with the......

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82. At 1:23pm on 16 Oct 2009, Kettering_Jeremy wrote:
Which essential piece of the USA space shuttle fell of during take off!

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83. At 1:26pm on 16 Oct 2009, NugentBlogger wrote:
What was the name of the horse that won the 2.30 at Haydock owned by Julian Clarey???

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84. At 1:28pm on 16 Oct 2009, Kempo74 wrote:
A fitting epitaph for Uri Geller's lifetime achievements could be.....

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85. At 1:32pm on 16 Oct 2009, Kettering_Jeremy wrote:
The absence of what in the archaeological record, has led Richard Dawkins to conclude that early man was not at one with nature, and spent most his spare time on DIY projects around the cave.

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86. At 1:35pm on 16 Oct 2009, Bring_the_Cows_In wrote:
What Kettering_Jeremy deserves for stealing my questions

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87. At 1:37pm on 16 Oct 2009, Crispotheclown wrote:
What was Mark Oaten MP caught with on entering the House of Commons and did he expense it?

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88. At 1:38pm on 16 Oct 2009, Kettering_Jeremy wrote:
ouch!

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89. At 1:44pm on 16 Oct 2009, Kettering_Jeremy wrote:
The Health & Saftey executive have made a recomendation to the Queen that in future she use what, instead of a sword when bestowing knighthoods?

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90. At 1:46pm on 16 Oct 2009, lux_girl wrote:
The Full Monty II: The Stainless Steel Factory re-opens

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91. At 1:53pm on 16 Oct 2009, friendlyOssiecat wrote:
What did a pupil bring to school that resulted in his exclusion for 3 days?

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92. At 1:56pm on 16 Oct 2009, CheshirePotatoHead wrote:
What do effeminate men eat with ?

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93. At 1:57pm on 16 Oct 2009, Anne_Drogenous wrote:
The original cottage industry?

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94. At 2:05pm on 16 Oct 2009, DisgustedOfMitcham2 wrote:
What was the only thing found in Jacqui Smith's home that she hadn't claimed on expenses?

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95. At 2:07pm on 16 Oct 2009, marvellousnewtothis wrote:
What is the last thing you'd be thinking about if you caught your wife in bed with another man?

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96. At 2:11pm on 16 Oct 2009, DGKenny wrote:
Pitched forks?

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97. At 2:12pm on 16 Oct 2009, BaldoBingham wrote:
Apart from a reflective triangle and a high visibility vest, what else do the French expect you to have in your car in the event of a breakdown?

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98. At 2:26pm on 16 Oct 2009, GrandSpiderSlug wrote:
bivouac silverware perhaps?

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99. At 2:27pm on 16 Oct 2009, BluffinBilly wrote:
What would a fencing duel between Julian Clarey and Dale Winton be described as?

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100. At 2:28pm on 16 Oct 2009, GrandSpiderSlug wrote:
Oh for FORK sake, wheres my tent?

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101. At 2:37pm on 16 Oct 2009, BluffinBilly wrote:
What was it that came a close second to the Icelandic Bank Account, which won the ignobel prize for uselessness?

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102. At 2:40pm on 16 Oct 2009, Olinhants wrote:
Child took his campint cutlery to school but the school has a 'no knives' policy and suspended him.

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103. At 2:53pm on 16 Oct 2009, smellsrite wrote:
Whats in Dale Wintons lunchbox

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104. At 2:54pm on 16 Oct 2009, GrandSpiderSlug wrote:
The art world raised a few eyebrows this week when a new exhibition opened in London. The three works that caught the eye were, Absailing flower pots, Dancing Cushions and what?

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105. At 2:57pm on 16 Oct 2009, bangledancer wrote:
wwhen on holiday, who need very small, very narrow tents?

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106. At 2:58pm on 16 Oct 2009, myameisearlorisit wrote:
What's the best present to give at a gay wedding?

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107. At 2:58pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What had Da Vinci used to do a painting which identified him as the artist?

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108. At 3:05pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What should you never leave home without?

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109. At 3:08pm on 16 Oct 2009, smellsrite wrote:
The inlaws are coming round for tea what shall I give them

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110. At 3:10pm on 16 Oct 2009, TheRealCatherineO wrote:
And this year's prize for most contrived alliterative device goes to...?

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111. At 3:13pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What is always mysteriously at hand for MacGyver?

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112. At 3:15pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What was the most exciting find in the recently discovered Saxon hoard?

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113. At 3:17pm on 16 Oct 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
Eating with intent?

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114. At 3:17pm on 16 Oct 2009, bigjackearle wrote:
What is the most intense form of cutlery?

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115. At 3:19pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What wouldn't you find in Gaddafi's tent?

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116. At 3:21pm on 16 Oct 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
What is "Witherspoons" native american name?

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117. At 3:24pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What is Fergie reduced to eating with?

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118. At 3:26pm on 16 Oct 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
What caused a carry on when Barbara Windsor's top flew off?

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119. At 3:38pm on 16 Oct 2009, sno0opy wrote:
In a fight to the death between Captain Kirk and Chuck Norris, what weapon did Chuck Norris choose to finish off captain Kirk
A: Dagger
B: Iron Pole
C: Camping Cutlery

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120. At 3:46pm on 16 Oct 2009, Nixxy65 wrote:
What did a young boy take into school that caused him to be suspended for 3 days?

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121. At 3:48pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What did Ashton village players improvise with in their version of Edward Scissor Hands?

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122. At 3:58pm on 16 Oct 2009, 100percentoutraged wrote:
If Uri Geller likes bending spoons, what does Julian Clary enjoy doing?

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123. At 4:05pm on 16 Oct 2009, jurint wrote:
What was the first person juggling during the fourth plinth exhibition?

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124. At 4:06pm on 16 Oct 2009, GrandSpiderSlug wrote:
120. At 3:46pm on 16 Oct 2009, Nixxy65 wrote:
What did a young boy take into school that caused him to be suspended for 3 days?

I am not sure you get the point of this??

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125. At 4:12pm on 16 Oct 2009, GrandSpiderSlug wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.