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"I don't want to seem pixie, but this cake's not good for my elf. But to be fairy, it is gnome made."
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Anita Bensoussane wrote:"Cheers, Nigel!" said Pete. "Now I'll be able to post at length on both the 'tea' thread and the 'carrot cake' thread!"
I immediately picked out which one was Nigel straight away! ;-) :twisted:
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Domino wrote:"I don't want to seem pixie, but this cake's not good for my elf. But to be fairy, it is gnome made."
feel free to keep Goblin it up! :-D
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"I do hope that slice of cake is big enough for my good chum Nigel!" mused an anxious Lenoir at his recent birthday bash...
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"So I said to myself, 'Sprite you are - it's goin' to be fun being a judge on 'The Great Impish Bake-Off'!"
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Any more? i'll pick a winner on Monday. :-)
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"I forgot my hat. Fortunately that cake is distracting him from realising I'm wearing his tea-cosy!"
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So - 'And the winner is....'

Domino - with this witty caption! I love the thought that went into it - and as Enid was a fan of wordplay, I'm sure she'd have appreciated it!

Domino wrote:"I don't want to seem pixie, but this cake's not good for my elf. But to be fairy, it is gnome made."
8)

Over to you, Domino! :-D
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Well done Domino. :D
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A great caption, albeit one not absolutely grammatically correct, we can still unscramble Dave's drift! :wink:

Well done Dave. :D :D
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Thanks, Rob. I'm not to sure about how much thought went into it. I just decided to try some wordplay on the fairy folk and let it flow. Still, glad you liked it. Thanks to John (LS) and Pete also.

Here's the new one:

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" So you're TF Carthick - I never would have guessed it!!" :shock:
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When Donald Trump arrived in England he had expected a slightly bigger crowd to meet him...
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Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
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