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This week, members of the China National Acrobatic Troupe performed during a fund-raising show.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Woundedpride wrote:
"During the Olympics, you may find it quicker to cycle."
5. midge-de-zarquon wrote:
"Pedal harder! We've almost caught the person who stuck us in these outfits!"
4. Franc Bolero wrote:
What! You want us to do it on ice as well?
3. BaldoBingham wrote:
I don't care what Max Clifford says about improving our image, we were better off when we were simply known as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
2. Valerie Ganne wrote:
Maybe this 3-for-2 bike hire wasn't such a good idea.
1. schlimmbesserung wrote:
TOP : I look down on her because I am travelling first class.
MIDDLE : I look up to her (TOP) because she is travelling first class but I look down on her (BOTTOM) because she is travelling economy class. I am travelling business class.
BOTTOM : I know my place. I look up to them both. But just wait till I hit the brakes!
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Comment number 1.
At 3rd May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:And, next time, don't forget the third bicycle ...
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At 3rd May 2012, Dyeb wrote:"I'm a defector - get me out of here!"
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At 3rd May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Narrow alleys are no problem, but we have to watch out for low bridges
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At 3rd May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Cyclage a trois
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At 3rd May 2012, Javascript Error 318 wrote:Boris attempts to make cycle lanes more appealing!
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At 3rd May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Sorry, girls, but "A bicycle made for three" doesn't scan properly
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At 3rd May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Temper tandem
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At 3rd May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:There's something fishy about this...
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At 3rd May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Up ahead, the League Against Lycra were laying tacks...
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At 3rd May 2012, bradmer wrote:Cirque du Soleil interpretation of "the hungry hungry caterpillar" was moot!
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Comment number 11.
At 3rd May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Katie Melua says there are nine million bicycles in China ... and they still have to share!
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At 3rd May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Chariots of higher
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At 3rd May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:The Troupe had to change its name from Aquabats because of the drought
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At 3rd May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Weight, weight don't fell me
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At 3rd May 2012, Dyeb wrote:Daisys' sisters wanted in on the act also
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Comment number 16.
At 3rd May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Come on, I can just see the guy who stole my bike in the distance
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Comment number 17.
At 3rd May 2012, schlimmbesserung wrote:TOP : I look down on her because I am travelling first class.
MIDDLE : I look up to her (TOP) because she is travelling first class but I look down on her (BOTTOM) because she is travelling economy class. I am travelling business class.
BOTTOM : I know my place. I look up to them both. But just wait till I hit the brakes!
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Comment number 18.
At 3rd May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:After the C-Max, Ford unveil their latest MPB
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Comment number 19.
At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:Boris promises to clamp down on bike-rental scheme cheats
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At 3rd May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Quick, phone for an ambulance! There's been a terrible accident.
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Comment number 21.
At 3rd May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Now that Chang had a bike, he could at last go to dogging sites
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At 3rd May 2012, Gray Gable wrote:How synchronised swimmers have to train with water restrictions in force..
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At 3rd May 2012, cortez wrote:Chinese athletes in training for the long bike ride to London 2012
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At 3rd May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:The trouble with circuses is that I never think "How?" - it's always "Why?"
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Comment number 25.
At 3rd May 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:That's not what I meant by, "Can tha ride tandem?"
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At 3rd May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:And, if the Chinese take-away isn't delivered with at least three on the bike, you don't pay
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At 3rd May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:I'd love to see Chris Hoy try this!
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At 3rd May 2012, bradmer wrote:I one two tri my bicycle!
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At 3rd May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Somehow, the meaning of the word 'bicycle' had been lost in translation ...
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Comment number 30.
At 3rd May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Big Trouper in Little China
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At 3rd May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Where's Waleigh?
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At 3rd May 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:A metaphor for upcoming trade talks.
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At 3rd May 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:It's a Schwinn-Schwinn situation.
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At 3rd May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Cirque de Foleil
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At 3rd May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:China's record of human/bikes is,however,very good.
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At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:After her ill-fated interpretation of South Pacific's Raleigh-Ha'i, it became apparent how Bloody Mary had obtained her name.
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At 3rd May 2012, MorningGlories wrote:They were determined to get the best of the boys at the biker bar this time round.
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Comment number 38.
At 3rd May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:The Goodies keep a look-out to see who stole their Trandem
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At 3rd May 2012, Whatever Next wrote:We might have Nine Million bicycles - but we need more!
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At 3rd May 2012, Candace9839 wrote:And at the lights, we switch bottom and top.
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At 3rd May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Poor Chun worried so much as to whether it was circuses or circi .. that she fell off!
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At 3rd May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Jeremy Clarkson (top) introduces Top Gear to Chinese viewers
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At 3rd May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:It's OK for you doing the pedalling - our legs have gone blue
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At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:The Girl With The Dragonfly Two
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At 3rd May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:What! You want us to do it on ice as well?
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At 3rd May 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:The Government latest thinking on the issue of launching F-35s from the new Aircraft Carriers.
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At 3rd May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:It's no fun when you're unemployed - it was either this or watch television all day long
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At 3rd May 2012, Whatever Next wrote:And now Boris Johnson knew who had nicked his bikes.
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At 3rd May 2012, cortez wrote:Yes Jenny I can see the hole in the tyre.
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At 3rd May 2012, Pendragon wrote:You must be at least this tall to go on this ride
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At 3rd May 2012, Ruaraidh Gillies wrote:What are we raising funds for? So that we can all have a bike each!
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At 3rd May 2012, tundra1 wrote:It's 'musical bikes' - same as musical chairs but you have to grab a bike. Last one in the saddle is eliminated.
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At 3rd May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:And this photograph graphically demonstrates the effectiveness of the ejector pillion on the bike Q invented
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At 3rd May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:Well, we've got to do something while we're waiting 600 seconds
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At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:Questions raised over claims of shorter Passport Control queues at Heathrow
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At 3rd May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Stop using that bicycle pump! It's not connected to the tyre ...
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At 3rd May 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:We're going uphill; no-one's pedalling; HELP!
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At 3rd May 2012, That Guy wrote:'It's a bit windy up here...'
'It's a bit windy down here too!'
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At 3rd May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:After I got a puncture by the shops. this estate agent offered me millions for my flat in the high street
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At 3rd May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Even Katie Price had signed up to be part of the Big Top
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At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:... and these are my sisters, Discovery and Explorer
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At 3rd May 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:If you want to communicate with the one at the top, you must use the back channel.
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At 3rd May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:No-fit State Circus
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At 3rd May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Two Pillion Bicycles in China
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At 3rd May 2012, schlimmbesserung wrote:First it was the Boxer Rebellion now it's the Ryclist Revolution
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At 3rd May 2012, BinarySpeaking wrote:Breaking News: Olympic IOC committee to decide whether new chinese Transformers(Tm) can participate as one contestant in London 2012.
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At 3rd May 2012, Ruaraidh Gillies wrote:The Chinese team pursuit squad were getting quite good at their blanket finish.
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At 3rd May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Maybe this 3-for-2 bike hire wasn't such a good idea ...
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At 3rd May 2012, cortez wrote:Don't worry the horses will be available when we get to London
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At 3rd May 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Of course, nowadays we're not allowed to do this with horses ... and at least you didn't have to pedal horses
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At 3rd May 2012, lindum49 wrote:Google Earth started mapping the China suburbs.
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At 3rd May 2012, pollyanna wrote:J K Rowling reveals next title: Harry Potter and the stolen spectacles.
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At 3rd May 2012, Pendragon wrote:Saddle sore-dust
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At 3rd May 2012, pollyanna wrote:It all went wrong when they lost a terracotter pin
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At 3rd May 2012, Fi wrote:Excitement mounts at the launch of the inauguaral Norman Tebbit recruitment fair...
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At 3rd May 2012, cortez wrote:The Chinese had turned the team pursuit into trivial pursuit
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At 3rd May 2012, Pendragon wrote:And here we see a demonstration of what happens when you sit on a bike without a saddle
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At 3rd May 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:Of course our legs are covered - we've shy knees
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At 3rd May 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:China goes for pot of gold at the London Olympics
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At 3rd May 2012, cortez wrote:When my girlfriend said she fancied three on a bike it wsn't the same combination I had in mind
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At 3rd May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:The Fairy Bikers' Bikeation
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At 3rd May 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:What do you means, the clowns are on next? I thought we were the clowns.
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At 3rd May 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:And I was so ecstatic when I got this job as a rep, and they said I'd be getting four wheels ...
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At 3rd May 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Of course we're not paranoid - actually, we're quite well-balanced
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At 3rd May 2012, cortez wrote:The Girls didn't think about defecting becuse they would be for the highjump if they did and the high jump wan't their fvourite
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At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:Dunno. I just remember waking up and they were in the wardrobe
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At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:I can see your mattress in a cramped caravan from here
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At 3rd May 2012, Fi wrote:Tour de Stance
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At 3rd May 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Three little maids a-wheel,are we!
Three little maids........cccrash!
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At 3rd May 2012, Vicky S wrote:"OK.So I'm not pedalling, you're not pedalling, she's not pedalling.... so how the heck are we going uphill?"
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At 3rd May 2012, Alvin Olaf wrote:And next time, she wouldn't try steering the bikes either side of the lamppost.
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At 3rd May 2012, Dyeb wrote:Ching Chang Chinaman bought a penny doll
Washed it, dressed it, then it caught
Hong Kong Flew
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At 3rd May 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:China commits itself to recycling, although many prefer three-cycling
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At 3rd May 2012, cortez wrote:You don't see anyone pedaling, i wonder if they run on wind power
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At 3rd May 2012, graham wrote:Chinese olympic cycling team claim "never two tyred to be three tiered".
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At 3rd May 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:What a circus - those are just the usherettes!
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At 3rd May 2012, Raven Clare wrote:And just wait until we get the roof-box fitted!
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At 3rd May 2012, Woundedpride wrote:'During the Olympics, you may find it quicker to cycle'
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At 3rd May 2012, david regan wrote:and still they won't use the cycle path !!!!!
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At 3rd May 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Tricycle, Tricycle ....I want to ride a tricycle, I want to ride my bike
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