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Abi Started conversation Nov 29, 2002
I have spent the last 12 hours wracking my brains for the answer to the riddle and now Anna is cursing me because she has realised that she is not going to get any work done today.
Here is the puzzle:
Recently my friend's mum went to a fancy dress party. (This is real btw!) The theme of the party was stations on the London Underground. There was a man there dressed as Elvis Presley with a lobster on his shoulder.
Which station was he?
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superdogmonkey Posted Nov 29, 2002
Kings Cross? I would be furious if I found a lobster on my shoulder!
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Nov 29, 2002
A very bad pun, Barbi-king (or Barbican), would be my guess.
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Danny B Posted Nov 29, 2002
King's Crustacean (i.e. King's Cross station)
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Wand'rin star Posted Nov 29, 2002
Barking?
Mordern - it's about as far out as possible 
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 29, 2002
Well done Danny; you get a point, me thinks! 
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Abi Posted Nov 29, 2002
Danny B you are a flaming marvel! 
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Danny B Posted Nov 29, 2002
I don't know... I quite like Wand'rin star's 'Morden' answer 
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Abi Posted Nov 29, 2002
The lovely IanG has made an interesting if rather pedantic point...
'But that's not an underground station, it's a main line station. The underground station is Kings Cross St. Pancras.'
I will have to go and have a word with Dave!
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Danny B Posted Nov 29, 2002
So he should have strapped the lobster to his abdomen and mumbled something about his 'pancreas'...
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Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Nov 29, 2002
Hmmm..
Elvis with the end of a loaf of bread - with a beret on and a ticket to his pancreas.
King's Crust Sont Pancreas.
Liam.
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Teasswill Posted Nov 29, 2002
Canada Water?
Was this chap witty (keen on puns) or just weird?
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Abi Posted Nov 29, 2002
I am not sure. I have emailed the person who told me this anecdote and I will report back. 
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Nov 29, 2002
*All agog* 
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Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Nov 29, 2002
You sure the man left at the right station and went to the right party?
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- 1: Abi (Nov 29, 2002)
- 2: superdogmonkey (Nov 29, 2002)
- 3: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Nov 29, 2002)
- 4: Abi (Nov 29, 2002)
- 5: Danny B (Nov 29, 2002)
- 6: Wand'rin star (Nov 29, 2002)
- 7: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 29, 2002)
- 8: Abi (Nov 29, 2002)
- 9: Danny B (Nov 29, 2002)
- 10: Abi (Nov 29, 2002)
- 11: Danny B (Nov 29, 2002)
- 12: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Nov 29, 2002)
- 13: Teasswill (Nov 29, 2002)
- 14: Abi (Nov 29, 2002)
- 15: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Nov 29, 2002)
- 16: Abi (Nov 29, 2002)
- 17: Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking (Nov 29, 2002)
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