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This week, a group of friends dressed as Sesame Street characters travel on the subway after attending a Halloween Parade.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. ARoseByAnyOther:
"No one could tell us how to get to Sesame Street, actually."
5. Catherine O:
She doesn't look pregnant but heads down just in case.
4. abz:
"To be honest, I preferred the old Guardian Angels uniform."
3. Woundedpride:
"OK guys, we're agreed. At the next stop we find someone who can undo all our broken zips."
2. MorningGlories:
No, Batman's the next carriage down.
1. essexbeancounter:
Passengers on the Central Line take the "all change" instruction a little too literally.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Hurricane Sandy? No, we're fleeing Mitt Romney.
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At 1st Nov 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The Count assured us we were all accounted for.
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At 1st Nov 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:All (hallows' eve) aboard!
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At 1st Nov 2012, MorningGlories wrote:To Joker: Surely, you jest.
Joker: Don't call me Shirley.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Whatever Next wrote:"F" for "Flood" yes we know there's an "F in Flood"
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At 1st Nov 2012, the_pony_tail_of_andy_carroll wrote:You need to show if its a book, tv programme or film first!
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At 1st Nov 2012, Woundedpride wrote:Finally, Batman had all of his evil villain foes cornered.
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At 1st Nov 2012, MagnumCarter wrote:"Ladies and gentlemen if I could have your attention for just one minute. Can anyone tell me how how to get to....you gotta be kidding me."
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At 1st Nov 2012, Andy wrote:I bet you lot fell a right bunch of muppetts.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Andy wrote:*correction*
I bet you lot feel a right bunch of muppetts
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Comment number 11.
At 1st Nov 2012, essexbeancounter wrote:Passengers on the central line take the 'all change' instruction a little too literally
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At 1st Nov 2012, Candace9839 wrote:"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am."
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At 1st Nov 2012, johnc wrote:The real reason why the Jam didn't want to be Down in the Tube Station at Midnight.
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Comment number 14.
At 1st Nov 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:"No one could tell us how to get to Sesame Street, actually."
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At 1st Nov 2012, Dry Boak wrote:mind the crap!
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At 1st Nov 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Next stop Mornington Crescent Station...
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Comment number 17.
At 1st Nov 2012, Woundedpride wrote:"No, guys...Sesame Street is a block and a half after the Lincoln Center stop, and anyway I'm off to Queens myself."
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At 1st Nov 2012, Andy wrote:Big-bird: "Hey, Count - how many stops 'til we get off?"
Count Count: "THREE!!!! huh-huh-ha! THREE stops to go, huh-huh-ha...."
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Comment number 19.
At 1st Nov 2012, iksander wrote:Following the advice of the Duke Ellington Orchestra Today's cast of Sesame Street was brought to you by the A-Train.
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At 1st Nov 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Last train to Clarksville, indeed.
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Comment number 21.
At 1st Nov 2012, johnc wrote:What equates to Dress Down Friday in New York
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At 1st Nov 2012, AdmiralGT wrote:I'm afraid I miss counted the tickets so we're going to have to cut Big Bird.
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At 1st Nov 2012, BinarySpeaking wrote:Guys. . .Are you sure Sesame Street is after Mornington Crescent?
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At 1st Nov 2012, Dry Boak wrote:Tickets ready. Here comes the Motley Crew.
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At 1st Nov 2012, johnc wrote:Sesame Street cast forced to take public transport after Sooty, Sweep and Sue potato their limo's exhaust
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At 1st Nov 2012, bradmer wrote:Since Romney closed Sesame Street, they just ride the subway to pass the day!
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At 1st Nov 2012, BinarySpeaking wrote:OK Already, I get it. . . There's always one Joker on the tube anytime of day or night. . . cool. . . awesome
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At 1st Nov 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:This is the Guard Speaking: ' will all passengers for Battery Park Station Please check the lifejackets under your seat are working before alighting this train'
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At 1st Nov 2012, AKA wrote:As casting began for Episode VII, Star Wars fans were reassured to hear that there would be no drop in production values.
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At 1st Nov 2012, bradmer wrote:The taking of Pelham 1 (ah-ha-ha) 2 (ah-ha-ha) 3 (ah-ha-ha)!
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At 1st Nov 2012, Manisha wrote:After the Osbourne incident, the rest of the cabinet was not taking any chances on trains
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At 1st Nov 2012, Aqua Suliser wrote:A Nightmare On Elmo's Street
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At 1st Nov 2012, Manisha wrote:The next edition of "Where's Wally" promised more fun......
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Comment number 34.
At 1st Nov 2012, Moxximayhem wrote:That's Harley Quinn not the Joker, the Joker is a male, and wears purple/green and has white red and black face paint. She is blatantly a SHE is wearing a red and black JESTERS outfit and a black eye mask. It is HARLEY QUINN.
If any of the "Joker" comments win I shall be severely disappointed in the ´óÏó´«Ã½...
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At 1st Nov 2012, Manisha wrote:Star Trek fans' worst fears since they heard that Disney had bought the Star Trek studios were confirmed when scenes from the new movie were leaked online
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At 1st Nov 2012, Dougie wrote:London Underground reveal their new mascots for the Piccadily, Northern, Central & Circle lines.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Sam wrote:Guy at the end of the carriage thinking, "Please let this be a dream".
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At 1st Nov 2012, Fi wrote:Roy Hodgson's cunning plan to avoid being recognised on the way to the match, is a halloween triumph!
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At 1st Nov 2012, Mike wrote:The next stop will be Sesame Street
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At 1st Nov 2012, Manisha wrote:She still insited that she said that the theme was "Puppets", contrary to the claims of her friends who all claimed to have heard something else
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At 1st Nov 2012, Fi wrote:Ralph glanced forlornly around the carriage and decided that he hated the introduction of "Dress Down Friday" at the Stock Exchange. The inventor of the onesie had much to answer for...
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At 1st Nov 2012, Dyeb wrote:Jest a minute I think I've got off on the wrong foot
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At 1st Nov 2012, Weary Pedant wrote:Romneys persecution drives Sesame Street underground
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At 1st Nov 2012, rogueslr wrote:Fathers for Justice decided they needed a new softer image.
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At 1st Nov 2012, abz wrote:No, I meant me, Big Bird at the end of the carriage.
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At 1st Nov 2012, scriveyn wrote:Don't worry, it's just a Mitty dream.
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At 1st Nov 2012, rakeefe86 wrote:Excuse me...Could you tell me how to get, how to get to sesame streeeeet?
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At 1st Nov 2012, Mike wrote:MPs new travel guidelines had unfortunately been drawn up by the policy group 'interns-on-acid'
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At 1st Nov 2012, CJC wrote:I don't care if you can't find your nuts, just bugger off and hibernate!
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At 1st Nov 2012, abz wrote:Just wait, I'm calling them now...."Bert, Ernie are you coming out tonight"?
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At 1st Nov 2012, Manisha wrote:With increasing incidents of racist abuse, many commuters were resorting to deparate messaures to protect their identity
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At 1st Nov 2012, rogueslr wrote:Err Guys. I don't want to worry anyone but, are your feet getting wet?
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At 1st Nov 2012, rogueslr wrote:Dressing up like a Sesame Street character may be silly, but using an iPhone 3 in public is just too embarrassing.
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At 1st Nov 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Must be headed muptown.
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At 1st Nov 2012, scriveyn wrote:Tweet!
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At 1st Nov 2012, abz wrote:"I don't get it, what has Ali Baba got to do with the re-launch"?
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At 1st Nov 2012, Manisha wrote:After Big Bird was dragged into the US Presidential debates, the other characters were not taking any chances and decided to lie low
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At 1st Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Yeah, Piccadilly Circus - that's for us
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At 1st Nov 2012, penny-farthing wrote:"Uh oh.....just got a text here....it seems Big Bird projectile vomits after about ten minutes in any moving vehicle".
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At 1st Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Underground, overground - hey, those are the worst Wombles costumes I've ever seen
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At 1st Nov 2012, JimmyG wrote:"Dan?! Are you sure that was sugar you put in the tea?"
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At 1st Nov 2012, abz wrote:Coming soon...Charles Bronson is Elmo in Death Wish 42 (Carnage on Sesame Street)
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At 1st Nov 2012, Manisha wrote:Big Bird was secretly wishing he had not waited so long to go south
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At 1st Nov 2012, penny-farthing wrote:"So,agreed......at the next stop the last one off gets to be the turkey at Thanksgiving".
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At 1st Nov 2012, scriveyn wrote:Big Bird in big trouble: he has swallowed his oyster card.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Neanderthal_Nick wrote:Don't look at me, it was Mr. Snuffleupagus.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Ruaraidh Gillies wrote:When the Teletubbies got on at the next stop, things started to get ugly.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Actually, we wanted to come as hellish creatures from Dante's Inferno, but this was all they had left in the shop
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At 1st Nov 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The guides were right - nobody did try to talk to them on the underground
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At 1st Nov 2012, Dry Boak wrote:I just put it down as a bad trip
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At 1st Nov 2012, SivAngel wrote:London Marathon Cheating Scandal set to erupt.
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At 1st Nov 2012, scriveyn wrote:To be on the safe side, David Camerons team go incognito on the Eurostar to Brussels.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Old Mrs Wilberforce decided she'd just have to ask her doctor exactly what was in her new medication
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At 1st Nov 2012, BattyRat wrote:They all felt for the weird looking couple at the back, but still nobody would talk to them.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Harry decided this was all clearly a pigment of his imagination
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At 1st Nov 2012, Katie wrote:"I think I'm in the wrong carriage"
"COOKIES!"
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At 1st Nov 2012, scriveyn wrote:Ernie: I've just had an email from Apple's lawyers. They threaten to file for injunctive relief over the use of the letter i.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Javascript Error 318 wrote:We're off to Mitt Romney's party rally.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Waldo wrote:The tannoy announcement of 'Open Sesame' when the doors opened was getting a little thin.
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At 1st Nov 2012, PeeJayEll wrote:Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
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At 1st Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" is remade with the cast of "Reservoir Dogs"
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At 1st Nov 2012, Waldo wrote:They know they have been stuck for several hours when The Count has ran out of things to count. Toes, letters on posters/signs, teeth and hairs.
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At 1st Nov 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The penalty for forgetting the Friday morning tea cakes was severe.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Some of the sweets were OK, but I hated those chocolate-covered sprouts
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At 1st Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Today's letter is P ... for Parachute. Now, jump! Jump! Jump!
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At 1st Nov 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:After the recent hurricane, a rainbow descends on New York's subway
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At 1st Nov 2012, redalfa147 wrote:"The next stop is Elmo Park. Change here for trains to Barking."
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At 1st Nov 2012, redalfa147 wrote:Strangers on a Train
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At 1st Nov 2012, HaveGavel wrote:It's not easy being Technicolour
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At 1st Nov 2012, Hobbitmorley wrote:We're from FEMA. But we travel incognito nowadays.
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At 1st Nov 2012, SkarloeyLine wrote:But when they saw what the fare was, they all turned into Oyster The Grouch.
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At 1st Nov 2012, HaveGavel wrote:. . . and then this Joker gets on the train . . .
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At 1st Nov 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Sorry lads, apparently the party’s Tuesday..
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At 1st Nov 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Silly Party mounts whistle-stop tour in search of the elusive undecided voter.
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At 1st Nov 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:This is definitely not the Sensible Carriage, Madame.
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At 1st Nov 2012, redalfa147 wrote:The Railway Children - the Pre-School Years.
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At 1st Nov 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Well done all. And next year, if you can come in ‘Superheroes’ costumes, that’ll be your Art degree sorted..
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At 1st Nov 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Frank Oz directing his own version of the Michael Myers story. Now, that should be good!
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At 1st Nov 2012, Martin Walter wrote:The Railway Children - the Psychedelic Years
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At 1st Nov 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Look Derek, we *all* wanted to be serious journalists, get over it..
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