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A participant in the Edinburgh Festival opening cavalcade perches atop a very small bike. But what's being said?
The competition is now closed.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. TubaMiriam
It was clear that Penelope Pitstop had let herself go since the original Wacky Races.
5. SeanieSmith
CCTV footage reveals Hazel Blears' bike thief.
4. Candace9839
"Funny, it looked bigger on eBay."
3. KieranOx
The letter to his parents had just said "overweight".
2. Northern_Simon
The previously undiscovered, but lethal, combination of child's bike, LSD and a Great Escape DVD.
1. Rob Falconer
The farthing-farthing was just not a practical means of transport, its designer conceded.
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Comment number 1.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Gulliver makes good his escape
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Comment number 2.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:The credit crunch reaches the Tour de France
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Comment number 3.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Funny, it looked bigger on eBay
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Comment number 4.
At 7th Aug 2008, rogueslr wrote:Tour de farce
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Comment number 5.
At 7th Aug 2008, rogueslr wrote:One word, haemorrhoids.
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Comment number 6.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:"Good trade for the bagpipes, Sir"
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Comment number 7.
At 7th Aug 2008, Lordstein wrote:Alice sighed as she watched her new boyfriend trying to cycle home after eating her mushrooms...
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Comment number 8.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:A member of the Flat Earth Society sets off to prove the theory..
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Comment number 9.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:Ways to beat the Congestion Charge: #48, Steal a kid's bike..
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Comment number 10.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:Dad, look I know mum meant well, but I'm 43..
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Comment number 11.
At 7th Aug 2008, rogueslr wrote:The British Olympic Cycling squad were fed up with budgetary cut backs.
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Comment number 12.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:Well, its easy to park..
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Comment number 13.
At 7th Aug 2008, Lordstein wrote:"Wow, Cameron's bike's a lot smaller than it looked next to that bollard..."
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Comment number 14.
At 7th Aug 2008, Sunnysa1 wrote:I knew i shouldn't have washed it before i came
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Comment number 15.
At 7th Aug 2008, penny-farthing wrote:Jim was only seconds away from the finish before he was flattened by the clown car.
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Comment number 16.
At 7th Aug 2008, LaurenceLane wrote:I must not leave it out in the rain! I must not leave it....
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Comment number 17.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:And for the 2012 Olympics, we hope to introduce a new Cycling event: Chasing the Bubble. We believe we have a chance with this one..
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Comment number 18.
At 7th Aug 2008, LaurenceLane wrote:My psychiatrist diagnosed me as a cyclo-path.
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Comment number 19.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:You fool! The pump was for the bike, not you.
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Comment number 20.
At 7th Aug 2008, nigelmccc wrote:I'll ignore the next label that says "Drink me".
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Comment number 21.
At 7th Aug 2008, nigelmccc wrote:He'll start performing the Shrink Rap.
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Comment number 22.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Just wait until I get my hands on the chimp who switched bikes ...
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Comment number 23.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Amazing what you can build from stabilisers
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Comment number 24.
At 7th Aug 2008, DustyFella wrote:In return for the golden egg, Jack gave the Giant his bicycle.
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Comment number 25.
At 7th Aug 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Now try a wheelie.
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Comment number 26.
At 7th Aug 2008, PennyDrop wrote:Although the mini-bike is allowed on trains, wheelies are a challenge.
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Comment number 27.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:When he said he had a small Raleigh, I thought he meant there were a few people demonstrating.
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Comment number 28.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:I think someone's got a Rudge against me
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Comment number 29.
At 7th Aug 2008, Vicky S wrote:If you think the wheels are small you should see the size of the saddle................
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Comment number 30.
At 7th Aug 2008, funnylittlegem wrote:Does my bum look big on this?
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Comment number 31.
At 7th Aug 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Remind me - how many double decker buses did he leap over?
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Comment number 32.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:I think BMX must stand for "bottom cross"
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Comment number 33.
At 7th Aug 2008, Caroline_says wrote:You may very well think I look silly now, but I've been reliably informed that, due to rising fuel costs, we can expect a substantial growth in bicycles...
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Comment number 34.
At 7th Aug 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Honey, I shrunk the skids.
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Comment number 35.
At 7th Aug 2008, trina47 wrote:Are we there yet?
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Comment number 36.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Loonycycle
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Comment number 37.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:I should never have lent John Prescott my BMX
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Comment number 38.
At 7th Aug 2008, LaurenceLane wrote:Dave's new iBike was smaller, but somehow that wasn't the point.
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Comment number 39.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Raleigh introduce the bike you CAN smuggle through Customs
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Comment number 40.
At 7th Aug 2008, robmoo wrote:Inlfation grips the Scots
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Comment number 41.
At 7th Aug 2008, sacala wrote:CCTV footage reveals Hazel Blears' bike thief.
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Comment number 42.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Stan became obsessed with having the biggest gear ratio
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Comment number 43.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:Whatever happened to? #37 Damon Hill
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Comment number 44.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Dyslexic Edinburgh Chief of Police announces a clampdown on pedallers
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Comment number 45.
At 7th Aug 2008, Prop for England wrote:He is praying "no cobblestones, please no cobblestones"......
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Comment number 46.
At 7th Aug 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Wait until you see the unicycle!
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At 7th Aug 2008, The_Bob_Glasgow wrote:After they took away his motorbike, things were tough for Hagrid
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Comment number 48.
At 7th Aug 2008, LaurenceLane wrote:Unfortunately, seconds later Dave was run over my a hedgehog.
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Comment number 49.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:The new hybrid models were working on the principle of economies of scale
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Comment number 50.
At 7th Aug 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Tour De France rocked by rumours of undetectable growth hormone.
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Comment number 51.
At 7th Aug 2008, mattcopp wrote:Chris Moyles training for the Olympics
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Comment number 52.
At 7th Aug 2008, rogueslr wrote:Now he wished he hadn't kept telling his wife 'size isn't everything'.
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Comment number 53.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:I'm impressed, last week he was still using a tricycle..
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Comment number 54.
At 7th Aug 2008, PennyDrop wrote:Transport Exceptionnels
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Comment number 55.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:And the best part is I can fit it in my hand luggage
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Comment number 56.
At 7th Aug 2008, Vicky S wrote:Phil's naked Dalek impression usually needed explanation.
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Comment number 57.
At 7th Aug 2008, stigmondo wrote:Boss, are you sure that kid is under 8?
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Comment number 58.
At 7th Aug 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:George Bush - "On balance, I preferred the Segway."
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Comment number 59.
At 7th Aug 2008, hrcolyer wrote:"Surely if the mountains in Scotland aren't as big as the Alps, I don't need such a large bike?"
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Comment number 60.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Tour de prats
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Comment number 61.
At 7th Aug 2008, Manisha wrote:Oh-oh, should have taken the warning on the detergent box : "May cause shrinking" seriously before cleaning the bike with it
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Comment number 62.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Oh God, not another hill
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Comment number 63.
At 7th Aug 2008, Javascript Error 318 wrote:Dave didn't like the courtesy bike the insurance company loaned him...
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Comment number 64.
At 7th Aug 2008, Le Dave wrote:And now we see 'Danger Dave' attempt to jump 16 double decker buses!
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Comment number 65.
At 7th Aug 2008, Vicky S wrote:James wished he'd listened more carefully to his maths teacher's explanation of the difference between mm and inches.
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Comment number 66.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:If the Tour de France hadn't banned drugs, I'd still be taking my slimming pills
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Comment number 67.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:If I didn't fit a saddle, I could swallow this whole
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Comment number 68.
At 7th Aug 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:The Household Cavalry show the full effects of recent defence cutbacks.
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Comment number 69.
At 7th Aug 2008, PennyDrop wrote:The bike folds up to the size of a cuff-link.
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Comment number 70.
At 7th Aug 2008, Manisha wrote:Oh dear, hope I don't get any tickets for breaking the speed limit....
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Comment number 71.
At 7th Aug 2008, MersonTuffers wrote:Some folks just don't appreciate how small Ronnie Corbett actually is!!!
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Comment number 72.
At 7th Aug 2008, Le Dave wrote:Oh my God! What did I eat???
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Comment number 73.
At 7th Aug 2008, Jodidos wrote:Somehow a naked dalek is just not so scary
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Comment number 74.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:If only they weren't so tight-fisted about road maintenance around here, I wouldn't have ridden through so many pot-holes full of water
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Comment number 75.
At 7th Aug 2008, MersonTuffers wrote:The Seven Dwarfes watched on in amusement as the salesman tried to convince them that cycling was the best way to "Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, off to work you go."
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Comment number 76.
At 7th Aug 2008, plawrence14 wrote:Despite GB's cycling teams expectations of a medal haul in Beijing, the credit crunch begins to affect their preparations
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Comment number 77.
At 7th Aug 2008, Manisha wrote:You may all laugh now, but we will see who has the last laugh.. afterall biking is the best way to reduce your waist size.....
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Comment number 78.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:In the new Alien movie, only the helmet bears any resemblance to the original monster
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Comment number 79.
At 7th Aug 2008, MersonTuffers wrote:For once, a Christmas Cracker gift that wasn't useless!
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Comment number 80.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:A whale is a fish, so how do you like them apples, Alice?
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Comment number 81.
At 7th Aug 2008, PennyDrop wrote:Dave's original title of "Transport Exceptionnels" had been taken so he settled for "Big Bloke / Little Bike".
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Comment number 82.
At 7th Aug 2008, Manisha wrote:Sigh.. money doesn't go as far as it used to...
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Comment number 83.
At 7th Aug 2008, Manisha wrote:Now I know what they meant when they advertised with "Huge reductions on all items in store"
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Comment number 84.
At 7th Aug 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Wind tunnel tests to maximise the bike's low profile fail to solve the 'knees' problem.
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Comment number 85.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Gerald decided that, for next year's Tour de France, he'd have to learn to say no to croissants for breakfast
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At 7th Aug 2008, sacala wrote:After 20 years as a cycle courier Dave had lost all sense of perspective.
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Comment number 87.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:When I was your age, Billy, bikes were so much bigger than they are today
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Comment number 88.
At 7th Aug 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Policeman - "What time is it?
Biker - "I've fallen for that one before!"
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Comment number 89.
At 7th Aug 2008, Vicky S wrote:As the first drops of rain started Butch grimaced. At any moment now Katherine Ross would be demanding a carry on the crossbar.
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Comment number 90.
At 7th Aug 2008, rogueslr wrote:If Graeme Obree can build a bike out of a washing machine then building one from a shopping trolley was going to be a doddle.
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Comment number 91.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Boris Johnson has a lot to answer for, thought Sir Alan Sugar
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Comment number 92.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Joe had bought the bike at Halford's, but hadn't realised the significance of the first four letters of their name
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Comment number 93.
At 7th Aug 2008, sixfootplus wrote:New attempts to get non folding Triathlon bikes on the DLR.
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Comment number 94.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:How To Meet Girls #80: Tell them your sensitivity is inversely proportional to your ride
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Comment number 95.
At 7th Aug 2008, DisgustedOfMitcham2 wrote:George was beginning to think this wasn't quite what he had in mind when he promised to reduce his carbon footprint.
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Comment number 96.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:The farthing-farthing was just not a practical means of transport, its designer conceded
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Comment number 97.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:The Sinclair C6 is unveiled
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Comment number 98.
At 7th Aug 2008, Candace9839 wrote:A penny farthing just doesn't go as far anymore
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Comment number 99.
At 7th Aug 2008, rogueslr wrote:Ever since his wife had nearly caught him with his mistress, he'd had to pretend this was his new bike. That's the last time he dates anyone from the circus.
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Comment number 100.
At 7th Aug 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Not only is it a great way of getting from A to B. but it's also a very efficient way of releasing trapped wind - look, there goes another one
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