Sir Michael, Sir Ian, Sir Tom: some great knights out...

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The best thing about
winning a Bafta? Surely
the laughter afta?...

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('And the worst? The morning afta...': 17 Syllables)

world's shortest joke?...

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Beer belly? Gym'll fix it.

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Jimmy SoVILE - who knew?...

man down - just the one, mercifully...

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is an errorist
a suicide bomber who
kills only himself?...

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('A grave error: his grave, his error': 17 Syllables)

baa baa, black sheep...

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All alone in a
Zanzibar bar, black sheep of
the family, I write...

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(a 17-syllable, 3-line snapshot of yours truly taken about 10 years ago during a time-out from a 6-week Nairobi - Cape Town safari...6 weeks and 3 lines forever imprinted on my memory. Who needs cameras?...)
(Freddie Mercury's birthplace, incidentally)






(17 Syllables)

Prince of Pop's purple reign ends in non-violet death...

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Prince, formerly known
as The Artist Formerly
Known As Prince, has died.

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(17 Syllables)

bread? "er, no"...jam? "no"...eggs? "no"...flour? "no"...

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"You name it, we stock
it," he'd claimed. Two hours now, and
I've still not named it...

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('Stock answers (make that 'no stock' answers)': 17 Rather Sillybles)

if you can't put it off, put it on...

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'Billets-doux': a French
word that often precedes the
use of French letters...

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(17 Syllables)

I just love what you billet-doux to me...

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if 'lust' is a four-
letter word, then I bet all
the letters are French...

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('French letters - the 'post' of post-coital?': 17 Syllables)

taking a time-out...

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I write, therefore I
am bic pentameter. But
sometimes I break free...

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(17 Syllables)

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From week-old babies to weak, old
grandparents - it's the circle of life...

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(Vincent Hefter, Daily Mail, April 21)

typical 'Irish stewdent': quite a dish - but rather thick...

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Greek mythology,
I'm great at that. French, that's my
Achilles elbow...

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(I know my parsnips, me. Or is it onions?: 17 Syllables)

Ant quoits, anyone?...

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"All hands on Ant!" yelled
Dec. (Bloody hell - even they
get confused sometimes)

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('All hands on deck!': 17 Syllables)

a fine example of (relation)shit counselling...

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if you can't give your
women bags of attention,
then just give them bags...

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(17 Syllables)

why you'll never die laughing...

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Laughter's contagious.
But worry not - it's also
the best medicine...

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('Murder bad, manslaughter better': 17 Syllables)

"piccalilli, sillibilli"...

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"Piccalilli?" asked
the waitress. "I'll have the one
in your hand," I said...

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- if you're going to tell a rather feeble joke, tell it with relish - preferably home-made...









('Take your pick-alilli': 17 Syllables)

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I've just had to return my dog to
Battersea Dogs' Home. It was chipped...

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(Vincent Hefter, Daily Mail, April 15)

radiating good health...

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the one thing workers
in nuclear plants all fear
is a glowing future...

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(17 Syllables)

try heading it...

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if there's one thing a
legless person can't do, it's
kick booze into touch...

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('If a bottle won't kill you, a lot'll': 17 Syllables)

it's all about the speed of one's cash flow...

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is a very strong
current account as good as
an offshore account?...

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(17 Syllables)

sex drive...

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don't take viagra
before driving - you'll only
try mounting the curb...

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(not to mention jumping the lights)










(17 Pretty Sillybles)

I bought a Picasso and sold a Pica$$000,000...

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appreciating
art: it's not just about art
appreciating...

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- but it didn't exactly happen in the blink of a nose...









('Art appreciation': 17 Syllables)

ice and a slice...

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Man walks into bar.
It's a colour bar. So he
asks for an orange.

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(17 Rather Sillybles)

flattery gets you everywhere...

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To most people, I'm a perfect stranger.
To those who know me, I'm far from perfect...

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(Vincent Hefter, Daily Mail, April 8)

welcome to my no current account (you're welcome to it)

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I'm so poor, even
the TV's better off. Saves
on the leccy bill...

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(Free?view - I don't think so!: 17 Syllables)

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It's not much fun being a
wind-up merchant in a digital age...

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(Vincent Hefter, Daily Mail, April 5)

stiff upper lip? - no problem...

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Seems everything gets
harder with age. Except for
one's 'manhood', sadly...

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('Keeping it up with the Joneses': 17 Syllables)

the pause button...

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Induced comas? I
think of them as 'com(m)as' - as
opposed to full stops...

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('Life goes on (one hopes)': 17 Syllables)

a quiet night in...

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"You can make love, if
you want," she said. But I made
'vole'. We love scrabble...

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('Did you score last night? Yes, 370': 17 Syllables)

we've all been found wanting...

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Sadly, this social
media frenzy has found the
human race wanting...

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...wanting more and more and more. Where will it all end?...

the (dead) slow lane...

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Yes, I overtake
undertakers - so they can
rue my passing, too...

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(17 Syllables)