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This week it was the start of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with a performer handing out fliers for their show on the Royal Mile.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. SimonRooke
See mum! See dad! And you said a degree in Media Studies was a waste of time!
5. Clint75
Finally, a cone that has someone working nearby!
4. Raven
Becky's first zit of the year and it had to be when the Fringe was on.
3. Fi-Glos
"Drunk girl" - the summer photo shoot.
2. RoseSelavy
Only downside is that by the end of the day she had developed a hard shoulder.
1. GrazvalentineÌý
Busking with a vuvuzela hadn't been well received
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Comment number 1.
At 12th Aug 2010, rogueslr wrote:Get your tickets from the Cone Arranger.
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Comment number 2.
At 12th Aug 2010, Pendragon wrote:Coneheads - the sequel
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Comment number 3.
At 12th Aug 2010, rogueslr wrote:Is it me or can you smell Great Dane?
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Comment number 4.
At 12th Aug 2010, Pendragon wrote:I only asked him for a 99
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Comment number 5.
At 12th Aug 2010, Pendragon wrote:Lunatic Fringe
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Comment number 6.
At 12th Aug 2010, Pendragon wrote:Him? Oh, he’s from Birmingham.
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Comment number 7.
At 12th Aug 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Bloody students....
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Comment number 8.
At 12th Aug 2010, Pendragon wrote:Harry had felt every bump on the motorway from Birmingham
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Comment number 9.
At 12th Aug 2010, Pendragon wrote:The Klu Klux Klan had had to come in disguise
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Comment number 10.
At 12th Aug 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Warning: Hedgehogs ahead and they're still not sharing the hedge.
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Comment number 11.
At 12th Aug 2010, lindum49 wrote:....and I thought the contract was just spelt wrong - "must be cone-spicuous"
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Comment number 12.
At 12th Aug 2010, Raven Clare wrote:The police's new robot traffic cone could even hand out parking tickets
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Comment number 13.
At 12th Aug 2010, Raven Clare wrote:The KKK's 2010 outfit had been redesigned by Jean-Paul Gaultier
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Comment number 14.
At 12th Aug 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Derek enjoyed being a plain-clothes policeman at the Fringe
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Comment number 15.
At 12th Aug 2010, Candace9839 wrote:And we will consume cooked chicken embryos for the morning meal
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Comment number 16.
At 12th Aug 2010, Raven Clare wrote:It was the only way the Duke could walk around his city without being pestered by tourists
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Comment number 17.
At 12th Aug 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:If these shorts were any tighter everyone could see the fringe for free.
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Comment number 18.
At 12th Aug 2010, Candace9839 wrote:They wanted me to wear a fluorescent vest, but I won out in the end
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Comment number 19.
At 12th Aug 2010, lindum49 wrote:Ladies Day at Ascot was about to get interesting......
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Comment number 20.
At 12th Aug 2010, Candace9839 wrote:It's a sobriety test actually
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Comment number 21.
At 12th Aug 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Belinda couldn't understand why lorries kept running her over
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Comment number 22.
At 12th Aug 2010, grumpyoneuk wrote:Come and see our show - it's "A Load of Old Bollards"...
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Comment number 23.
At 12th Aug 2010, BeckySnow wrote:"I heard the midges are bad in Scotland"
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Comment number 24.
At 12th Aug 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Yes, and in France, this would be illegal
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Comment number 25.
At 12th Aug 2010, Dyeb wrote:Is this what is known as a Dutch Helmet?
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Comment number 26.
At 12th Aug 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Becky's first zit of the year and it had to be when the Fringe was on
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Comment number 27.
At 12th Aug 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Bavarian beer strikes again
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Comment number 28.
At 12th Aug 2010, Dyeb wrote:"Just 1 Cone 'eaddo, give it to me"
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Comment number 29.
At 12th Aug 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:If they ever ban burqas, this is the best alternative we could come up with
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Comment number 30.
At 12th Aug 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Yes, I know I need a pedicure...
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Comment number 31.
At 12th Aug 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:It helps with keeping a parking spot open
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Comment number 32.
At 12th Aug 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:No, I said to wear something COMICAL
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Comment number 33.
At 12th Aug 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:No, we're the SKK, the Stripey Klux Klan
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Comment number 34.
At 12th Aug 2010, lindum49 wrote:"But Mum, I am smiling...."
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Comment number 35.
At 12th Aug 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:It's the only way I could get a signal
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Comment number 36.
At 12th Aug 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Benefit fraud, claimants go to any lengths to avoid detection.
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Comment number 37.
At 12th Aug 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:And at Christmas time, I add a star.
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Comment number 38.
At 12th Aug 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:If you'd freed the Lockerbie bomber, you'd have to walk around incognito too
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Comment number 39.
At 12th Aug 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:What makes you think I'm embarrassed about handing out social disease flyers?
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Comment number 40.
At 12th Aug 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Lavinia wished she hadn't argued with the ice-cream salesman now
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Comment number 41.
At 12th Aug 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Actually, dogs like me a bit too much.
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Comment number 42.
At 12th Aug 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:That's the last time I ask my doctor if he could give me something for a boil on the head
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Comment number 43.
At 12th Aug 2010, Dyeb wrote:John gave this to his wife put this on so she stood cone and shoulders above everyone else
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Comment number 44.
At 12th Aug 2010, sarahtrieste wrote:"I have to wear it for writing "SHCOOL" in the middle of the road."
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Comment number 45.
At 12th Aug 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Burkas can be fun!
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Comment number 46.
At 12th Aug 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Want to buy a blood diamond?
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Comment number 47.
At 12th Aug 2010, Dave wrote:Oh no....I've been Tango'd
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Comment number 48.
At 12th Aug 2010, MorningGlories wrote:I'm protesting the end of the comic strip Cathy
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Comment number 49.
At 12th Aug 2010, Bill Walker wrote:"Anybody know the hotline number?"
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Comment number 50.
At 12th Aug 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Hat hair?! You've not had a bad hair day until you've had cone hair.
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Comment number 51.
At 12th Aug 2010, rockhulley wrote:"Here today Cone Tomorrow."
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Comment number 52.
At 12th Aug 2010, Dave wrote:Despite cutbacks in the Dr Who budget, filming for the new series has commenced in Edinburgh.
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Comment number 53.
At 12th Aug 2010, Dave wrote:Top Gear ?
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Comment number 54.
At 12th Aug 2010, Dyeb wrote:I' m not sure if everyone is avoiding me or if I am just going the wrong way
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Comment number 55.
At 12th Aug 2010, Candace9839 wrote:The scarlet A was a doddle.
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Comment number 56.
At 12th Aug 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:It was worth going to the theatre just to see Daphne's afro when she took the cone off
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Comment number 57.
At 12th Aug 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:You mean I've got rid of my hoodie and I'm still banned from the shopping mall?
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Comment number 58.
At 12th Aug 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Not only was Shirley the stupidest in class, but she also had the smallest head
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At 12th Aug 2010, Ade wrote:Hair loss? Try a "cone-over".
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Comment number 60.
At 12th Aug 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Hennin burgh
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Comment number 61.
At 12th Aug 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Will I wear a conical hat? Mitre swell.
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Comment number 62.
At 12th Aug 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Spitzhut just wasn't proving as popular as Pizza Hut
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Comment number 63.
At 12th Aug 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Completely disguised, the witches of Edinburgh weren't risking another Salem
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Comment number 64.
At 12th Aug 2010, sarahtrieste wrote:What d'you mean the colours clash?
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Comment number 65.
At 12th Aug 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Madonna was looking everywhere for her old bra
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Comment number 66.
At 12th Aug 2010, Ade wrote:Even in disguise, Bin Ladin wondered why everyone still gave him hateful looks.
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Comment number 67.
At 12th Aug 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:The Scottish Parliament decided to cure unemployment at a stroke and also do something about the massive roadworks around Edinburgh.
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Comment number 68.
At 12th Aug 2010, Ruaraidh Gillies wrote:The new "Crowd-Parter 3000": GUARANTEED to get everyone to clear right out of your way, or your money back!
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Comment number 69.
At 12th Aug 2010, Tremorman wrote:This is what they mean about the saying nice legs shame about the face
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Comment number 70.
At 12th Aug 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Lady Gaga takes time out.
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Comment number 71.
At 12th Aug 2010, Tremorman wrote:Work begins here 13th August 2010
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Comment number 72.
At 12th Aug 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:As an ornithologist at Edinburgh Zoo, Sheila felt her request for toucans may have been misinterpreted
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Comment number 73.
At 12th Aug 2010, Tremorman wrote:Traffic calming had obviously went to her head.
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Comment number 74.
At 12th Aug 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Gloria (rear background) wore her cones differently
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Comment number 75.
At 12th Aug 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Gloria (to right of picture) wore her cones differently
(correction)
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Comment number 76.
At 12th Aug 2010, Tremorman wrote:KEEP CLEAR of black heads
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Comment number 77.
At 12th Aug 2010, sarahtrieste wrote:Where's the point of this?
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Comment number 78.
At 12th Aug 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:If it's such a good show, how come you're ashamed to be associated with it?
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Comment number 79.
At 12th Aug 2010, BeckySnow wrote:Police introduce new penalties for sitting in the middle lane when the first lane’s free.
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Comment number 80.
At 12th Aug 2010, Spraggy wrote:Did you text me wear something comical or conical, cos i aint half getting some funny looks!
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Comment number 81.
At 12th Aug 2010, Ade wrote:Maria convulses with embarassment when she realises she left the price tag clearly visible on the back.
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At 12th Aug 2010, sarahtrieste wrote:Actually I'm auditioning for the part of Oblio in "The Point".
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Comment number 83.
At 12th Aug 2010, Neil wrote:Madonna: a modern re-interpretation.
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Comment number 84.
At 12th Aug 2010, iansessford wrote:It`s to late now,you should have read the small print on your CONE-tract.
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Comment number 85.
At 12th Aug 2010, G0ng00zle wrote:the newly rebranded Ku Klux Cones failed to attract any new membership
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Comment number 86.
At 12th Aug 2010, grazvalentine wrote:Busking with a vuvuzela hadn't been well received.
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Comment number 87.
At 12th Aug 2010, ktj4010 wrote:Netherlands fan still hiding her face after World Cup loss.
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At 12th Aug 2010, Tremorman wrote:Getting into this poloneck sweater was proving rather difficult.
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Comment number 89.
At 12th Aug 2010, Ade wrote:Annafreid skulks off and promises to herself she will never get into an argument with a road workman again.
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Comment number 90.
At 12th Aug 2010, Lynne wrote:Ornithologists recently spotted a rare sight in Edinburgh, the female of a breeding pair of the lesser spotted traffic conius.
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Comment number 91.
At 12th Aug 2010, grazvalentine wrote:They said to use a megaphone to attract attention...
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Comment number 92.
At 12th Aug 2010, Tremorman wrote:Urgent maintenance underway
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Comment number 93.
At 12th Aug 2010, ktj4010 wrote:She might have handed out more flyers if people didn't keep trying to post them back to her through the eyehole.
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At 12th Aug 2010, G0ng00zle wrote:You've been Tang-Coned!
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Comment number 95.
At 12th Aug 2010, BeckySnow wrote:"We were still serving the breakfast menu, she wanted nuggets..."
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Comment number 96.
At 12th Aug 2010, Tremorman wrote:Somebobies tickled her funny cone
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Comment number 97.
At 12th Aug 2010, Presto West End wrote:Human Traffic the sequel: this time its contraflow.
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Comment number 98.
At 12th Aug 2010, ktj4010 wrote:Amanda found it difficult to raise awareness about people with traffic cones tragically stuck to their heads, possibly because she appeared to be the only one affected by the disorder.
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Comment number 99.
At 12th Aug 2010, BeckySnow wrote:"I can't hear the sea...they lied to me.."
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Comment number 100.
At 12th Aug 2010, Presto West End wrote:I did this hoping for a Perrier, now I just desperately need a drink.
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