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. Cheers!....

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(A three-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)

                                               

                                              (And this is how ChatGPT imagines the scene)

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)