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This week some fans get tied up at a Comic Convention. Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. BaldoBingham:
CSI and flash mobs just don't mix
5. MorningGlories:
Well, on the upside, we've made it through all the red tape
4. abz:
When I said, tape Children in Need, I meant...
3. Graham:
Government relaxes child-minding rules
2. Gray Gable:
The fans of Danny Dyer, who spent £602 to watch his latest film are led to safety for their own good...
1. Mad hatter:
Police regret holding a "Bring your child to work" day
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At 13:29 21st Feb 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:We're waiting for our favourite comedian, James Cordon
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Comment number 2.
At 13:29 21st Feb 2013, Dry Boak wrote:I'm going to be home late - is anyone taping this?
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At 13:30 21st Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:Be kind, rewind.
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At 13:31 21st Feb 2013, Gray Gable wrote:That’s strange, my surname is ‘Oaktree’ as well..
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Comment number 5.
At 13:32 21st Feb 2013, BaldoBingham wrote:CSI and flash mobs just don't mix.
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Comment number 6.
At 13:32 21st Feb 2013, Candace9839 wrote:You're not taking this case seriously, are you Chief Inspector?
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At 13:34 21st Feb 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Clouseau!
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Comment number 8.
At 13:35 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:We always get strung along.
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At 13:36 21st Feb 2013, SkarloeyLine wrote:The latest victims of Chinese bureaucracy.
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Comment number 10.
At 13:36 21st Feb 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Mind the trap.
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Comment number 11.
At 13:38 21st Feb 2013, MagnumCarter wrote:Throw caution to the wind. Just don't be tied to her when you do.
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Comment number 12.
At 13:39 21st Feb 2013, Mad hatter wrote:Police regret holding a "Bring your child to work" day.
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Comment number 13.
At 13:39 21st Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Tangled up in queue
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Comment number 14.
At 13:41 21st Feb 2013, Dry Boak wrote:Let's stick together and nobody will get lost
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Comment number 15.
At 13:41 21st Feb 2013, Gray Gable wrote:Honestly, you must see her, she had us in knots..
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Comment number 16.
At 13:42 21st Feb 2013, Mr Snoozy wrote:Protesters demonstrating about the end of "The Dandy" were quickly rounded up and ironically made into a Desperate Dan Pie!
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Comment number 17.
At 13:43 21st Feb 2013, Candace9839 wrote:No, seriously, send in the clowns, over.
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Comment number 18.
At 13:43 21st Feb 2013, Lelystad wrote:The inaugural Sports Day got off to an awkward start.
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Comment number 19.
At 13:44 21st Feb 2013, lolkat wrote:The comic author had the bright idea of attracting a bigger audience using the web.
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Comment number 20.
At 13:44 21st Feb 2013, SivAngel wrote:Lass Who?
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Comment number 21.
At 13:45 21st Feb 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:This show is being taped before a live audience.
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Comment number 22.
At 13:48 21st Feb 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Three legged races are so not a challenge, darling.
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At 13:49 21st Feb 2013, Jethromope wrote:After jeering at Spiderman for being too Health and Safety conscious, fans arrive at A & E.
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Comment number 24.
At 13:52 21st Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:"This event brought to you by the makers of duct tape."
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Comment number 25.
At 13:53 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Jane's rodeo skills were invaluable in her new job in security.
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Comment number 26.
At 13:53 21st Feb 2013, will_I_never wrote:When Line Dancing goes Bad!
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Comment number 27.
At 13:58 21st Feb 2013, Gray Gable wrote:The fans of Danny Dyer, who spent £602 to watch his latest film, are led to safety for their own good..
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Comment number 28.
At 14:00 21st Feb 2013, Candace9839 wrote:Keep calm and carry on merry on
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Comment number 29.
At 14:00 21st Feb 2013, Dry Boak wrote:It wasn't the most exciting day out we ever had. In fact, it was a bit of a bind.
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Comment number 30.
At 14:01 21st Feb 2013, Chimmy wrote:Volunteers attending the Food Standards Agency burger tasting session knew there’d be strings attached
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Comment number 31.
At 14:02 21st Feb 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Yes, I'm rather tied up at the moment.
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Comment number 32.
At 14:03 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Annoying teenagers? If dispersants fail the recommended course of action is containment and isolation.
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Comment number 33.
At 14:04 21st Feb 2013, throbgusset wrote:UK Border Agency Budget cuts mean Airport Quarantine isn't as good as it was
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Comment number 34.
At 14:06 21st Feb 2013, Whatever Next wrote:We've been tied up and Gagged!
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Comment number 35.
At 14:06 21st Feb 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Sticky situation, I'm afraid.
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Comment number 36.
At 14:07 21st Feb 2013, bradmer wrote:Calvin and Hobbes exhibit goes to extreme lengths to capture new audience.
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Comment number 37.
At 14:10 21st Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Remember, the safety word is 'hobbit'.
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Comment number 38.
At 14:14 21st Feb 2013, throbgusset wrote:Tape us to your Leader
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At 14:15 21st Feb 2013, Lin Vegas wrote:Lib Dems keen to get the vote out ready for the Eastleigh by-election.
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Comment number 40.
At 14:16 21st Feb 2013, Raven Clare wrote:Debbie had roped in most of her friends
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Comment number 41.
At 14:19 21st Feb 2013, Whatever Next wrote:It's an error, the tape should be printed CAPTION!
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Comment number 42.
At 14:21 21st Feb 2013, bradmer wrote:Angster Wrap!
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Comment number 43.
At 14:23 21st Feb 2013, Mr Snoozy wrote:"if only we could read, we would have seen what it said on this tape, and stayed well clear!"
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At 14:25 21st Feb 2013, CindyAccidentally wrote:Pan's People rehearse their routine to "Tie A Yellow Ribbon".
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At 14:27 21st Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:So, this is what happens when media studies students go wild.
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At 14:32 21st Feb 2013, George Huber wrote:Throwing caution to the "wind".
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Comment number 47.
At 14:32 21st Feb 2013, Manisha wrote:After being accused of red-tapism, the government was very keen to try out new methods to improve its image
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Comment number 48.
At 14:40 21st Feb 2013, MuteJoe wrote:Expelling Bee.
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Comment number 49.
At 14:41 21st Feb 2013, grazvalentine wrote:So this is how Jimmy Carr manages to get an audience.
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At 14:45 21st Feb 2013, George Huber wrote:A case of "miss tapin" identity.
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Comment number 51.
At 14:52 21st Feb 2013, grazvalentine wrote:"We're only doing it for Comic Release!"
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Comment number 52.
At 14:52 21st Feb 2013, Graham wrote:Government relaxes child-minding rules
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Comment number 53.
At 14:53 21st Feb 2013, abz wrote:Kids R Trussed
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Comment number 54.
At 14:58 21st Feb 2013, SkarloeyLine wrote:The Phantom Fan Stringer strikes again!
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At 15:01 21st Feb 2013, Raven Clare wrote:In a fit of enthusiasm, Glaswegians go crazy with Scotch tape
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Comment number 56.
At 15:02 21st Feb 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Outside a South African court of law, for a change, fans prepare to hit the ****
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Comment number 57.
At 15:04 21st Feb 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:OK, what are we about to see - stand-up or the Beano?
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At 15:12 21st Feb 2013, grazvalentine wrote:Ah – you must be a wind-up comedian.
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At 15:14 21st Feb 2013, Manisha wrote:Now kids, we are in the supermarket - so no horsing around
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Comment number 60.
At 15:15 21st Feb 2013, Alvin Olaf wrote:Once again, James Bind was indebted to Queue
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At 15:25 21st Feb 2013, Alvin Olaf wrote:G4S insists they have overcome any issues with prisoner transportation
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At 15:32 21st Feb 2013, MaryR wrote:The blindfold knitting lesson had not gone as well as planned.
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At 15:32 21st Feb 2013, Chimmy wrote:You can lead a group to burgers - but can you make them eat?
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At 15:33 21st Feb 2013, Jason wrote:Mask in tape
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Comment number 65.
At 15:33 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:And here an example of peer pressure.......literally.
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Comment number 66.
At 15:34 21st Feb 2013, AdvocateOfTheDevil wrote:Amnesty International were far from happy with the publicity for the new Secret Policeman's Ball
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Comment number 67.
At 15:36 21st Feb 2013, Alvin Olaf wrote:We are NOT singing "Hi-Ho Hi-Ho, it's off to Poundland we go".
We are geology graduates.
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Comment number 68.
At 15:45 21st Feb 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:The tape's made from pure mallard feathers - it's duck tape
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At 15:47 21st Feb 2013, AdvocateOfTheDevil wrote:The seven dwarfs had grown up but Snow White was determined they were going nowhere
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At 15:53 21st Feb 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Of course we're clowns - we're in the Plain Clothes Division of Billy Smart's
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Comment number 71.
At 15:57 21st Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:Catholics everywhere regret the resignation of Benedict XVI and celebrate his papacy with their own versions of Pope on a rope.
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Comment number 72.
At 16:01 21st Feb 2013, abz wrote:Some of the comics on show at the convention were old, soiled and tattered, and their humour from a bygone age, but still, The Chuckle Brothers had their followers.
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Comment number 73.
At 16:02 21st Feb 2013, Candace9839 wrote:The penalty for not using Comic Sans was severe.
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Comment number 74.
At 16:08 21st Feb 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:That's another fine mesh you've gotten us into...
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Comment number 75.
At 16:14 21st Feb 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Sello, farewell
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At 16:19 21st Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Veni vidi velcro
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At 16:21 21st Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:EU Finance Ministers consider new ways to hold the Euro together.
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At 16:25 21st Feb 2013, Reeve Burgess wrote:A scene from the latest episode of "CSI: Middle Earth"
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At 16:27 21st Feb 2013, AdvocateOfTheDevil wrote:Tracey Emin takes Stuckism to a new level
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At 16:31 21st Feb 2013, abz wrote:Minors strike contained.
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At 16:32 21st Feb 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:As the new Chief Whip rounds up waverers, Lib Dems insist the coalition is holding together.
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At 16:33 21st Feb 2013, Martin Walter wrote:The disco began to suspect they might have hired the wrong sort of wrapper
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At 16:35 21st Feb 2013, Dyeb wrote:"Stick with me I'll get you in!"
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At 16:35 21st Feb 2013, MagnumCarter wrote:Cordon [about to turn] Blue
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At 16:36 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:It had all seemed such a good giggle until they were led to the bath of acid.
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At 16:40 21st Feb 2013, rogueslr wrote:Come on and stop whinging, someone's got to be in the line up to meet Prince Philip.
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At 16:42 21st Feb 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Well, on the upside, we've made it through all the red tape...
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At 16:46 21st Feb 2013, Lelystad wrote:Scotch really can improve your pulling power.
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At 16:47 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Tale of the tape.........and a cautionary one at that.
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At 16:58 21st Feb 2013, schlimmbesserung wrote:Comic Convention? Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
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At 16:58 21st Feb 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Say, Sheriff, it looks like Calamity Jane has rounded up the whole of the Clanton Gang
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At 16:59 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Juvenile Detention....it just aint what it used to be.
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At 16:59 21st Feb 2013, abz wrote:"No, I didn't say your kids were revolutionary, I said you had revolting kids"
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At 17:01 21st Feb 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:No, love, this isn't the Motor Show - you've come to see Jimmy Carr and Alan Carr
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At 17:07 21st Feb 2013, Raven Clare wrote:Debbie deeply regretted buying her gastric band from the Pound Shop
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At 17:15 21st Feb 2013, Ade wrote:Comic Convention Security is called after it's discovered that some under-40s have snuck into the event.
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At 17:18 21st Feb 2013, schlimmbesserung wrote:Do we really need a tie to get in?
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At 17:22 21st Feb 2013, George Huber wrote:The magnificent 7 faced a more challenging nemesis after getting past toilet paper man.
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At 17:22 21st Feb 2013, Duffman wrote:The event began to sour when the ballerina decided to throw caution to the wind
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At 17:24 21st Feb 2013, penny-farthing wrote:They were warned...........to please shut off cell phones before the show began.
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