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Watson's Wind Up - oneliners & short sketches. Page 21

Gregor - fave was the Brown Bear gag.

This week's shenanigans:

Scientists have announced a breakthrough in the swine flu pandemic after a leg of bacon was cured.

A Paisley woman who tried to commit suicide by swallowing 200 cough sweets is recovering in a local menthol hospital.

Lloyds Bank say they will save millions in administration costs by setting up a direct debit between Rangers and UEFA.

Following the success of Of-Com, Of-Wat and Of-Post the Government is to set up a new regulatory body for the meat industry called Of-Fal.

A Shetland project which aims to put writing in public conveniences has attracted poets from all over the world. The winning entry read, 'TS Eliot is an anagram of toilets'.

The Music and Games Industries are to come together for a new West End production called Thoroughly Modern Warfare.

The man who invaded the stage during the X-factor wearing a pineapple on his head has been formally charged with breach of the peach.

The man who invaded the stage during the X-factor wearing a pineapple on his head has been saved from elimination after the four judges voted no, but the man from Del Monte said yes.

The man who invaded the stage during the X-factor wearing fruit on his head was spotted in Birmingham city centre singing with an act called pineapple crush.

Chemicals in plastics can alter the brains of baby boys making them "more feminine" according to a scientific research team led by Mr. Polly Esther.

A rare species of fly previously only found south of border has been reported for first time in Scotland. Scientists say the fly may have been attracted North by the large quantities of bullshit that appeared recently during the Springburn by-election.

Two crates of Scotch whisky which belonged to the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton are to be recovered after a century buried in the Antarctic ice, using a screwdriver, a rusty nail and a Singapore sling.

Galloway Forest Park has been unveiled as the newest Dark Sky Park in the UK following the example of the dark skies over Ibrox Park.

Police have launched an investigation after three horses had their tails cut off in rural Stirling. A spokesman said they were looking to interview a local man named Jocky Bauld.

A drug which failed the test as an antidepressant could find a new use as the female "Viagra", scientists have said. The drug was found to be particularly effective on headaches.

Police say the woman who drove 16 miles on a motorway in the wrong direction was extremely lucky that the car she was driving was a Dodge.

Following the news that Hampden is to be raised by 1 metre the SFA say players will not be selected if they continue to show a bad altitude.

Scotland have shot up in the FIFA rankings following the announcement that Hampden is to be raised by 1m.

Mo Johnston says the new Scotland manager should be a man with the qualities of Billy McNeill and Graham Souness and - someone like Billy Graham.

The SFA are on the hunt for a manager with a blend of Martin O'Neil and Fabio Capello and have asked for permission to speak to Marty Pellow.

The SFA criteria for their new manager includes having a thick skin and a glowing reputation. Bookies have installed Jimmy Calderwood as favourite.

Nice one Tam, my favourites were 'the cured bacon', 'the dodge' 'the man from del monte' and 'the menthol hospital'.

Here's mine:

An OAP has been offered four thousand pounds in compensation after a mattress fell on his car. He's going to sleep on it.

The SNP have been accused of ignoring problems caused by the country's ageing population. In their defence, they can't make Walter Smith take the job.

An Ancient Egyptian therapy is helping bad backs in Scotland. It's called employment.

Celtic's John Kennedy has retired from football due to injury. I'll never forget where I was when I heard he was shot.

The committee for the 2014 Commonwealth Games have asked the government for an additional £80m. They can take a running jump.

And now the latest from 'I'm a Celebrity'. The contestants are relying on superstition to remain in the competition; Colin and Justin have been seen touching wood.

The Pope will meet the Queen when he visits Scotland in September. It won't be the first time she's kissed a German's ring.

Leona Lewis has turned down a million pound to pose nude for Playboy. That's a real slap in the face.

The X-factor crowd were left stunned when Calvin Harris stormed the stage last week. They couldn't believe there's a worse act than Jedward.

A cannabis farm containing about 100 mature plants worth £250,000 has been uncovered by police. I hope they had a warrant to search Daniel Radcliffe's dressing room.

Graeme Souness has ruled himself out of becoming the next Scotland manager. Following suit, Susan Boyle has asked not to be considered for Miss Scotland.

Rangers fans want a say in the running of the club, and are hoping to follow the Spanish model. This is worrying news for Penelope Cruz.

Victoria Beckham took Brooklyn to meet some of the most disadvantaged children in America. The wee lad took it all in his stride; he's familiar with the starving and the uneducated.

A Scot has raised a claim for compensation against a bingo hall after being burnt on the arm as she tried to buy food during a break. It was a nasty case of Bingo Wings.

A computer software firm is to create up to 200 jobs. The company wants to be synonymous with Scotland, so it's safe to say it's not 'Apple'.

A new type of synthetic booze can give you the buzz without the embarrassing after-effects, further diminishing the possibility of Susan Boyle ever getting any.

A newspaper claims that Craig Burley labelled Scottish players as "thick" after they failed to adopt his uncle's coaching methods. The players refuted this allegation, after it was read out to them.

Politicians are worried about the rising popularity of The Scottish Defence League, especially now Celtic and Rangers have applied to join.

A group of pupils who were banned from selling chocolate at a school stall have appealed against the decision. The publicity has handed the kids a welcome boost.

A court has heard that a man took a bite out of a victim's ear at a party. The defendant claimed he was provoked, claiming "I'd had him up to ear."

A Scot was hauled off a transatlantic flight and locked in a cell after a row over the cast on his broken arm. A spokesman for the airline claimed "the man was clearly plastered."

Short Back and Forths:

MAN 1
Did you hear that Scotland's most exclusive hotels have lost millions after a near-20% drop in US tourism?

MAN 2
Is that the result of a backlash to the release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi?

MAN 1
No, Oprah Winfrey stayed at home this year.

END

MAN 1
Are you watching the latest series of 'I'm a Celebrity'?' I can't wait to see Jimmy White eating creepy crawlies.

MAN 2
I bet he chokes in the final.

END

MAN 1
Did you hear about that nutcase who threw a sandbag from North Bridge?

MAN 2
Aye, I heard he also threw gravel, water and cement. The evidence against him was concrete.

END

When you get one of those 'nearly there' type emails should you reply with an 'oh thanks' type email?

Quote: HeyManda @ November 19 2009, 11:13 AM GMT

When you get one of those 'nearly there' type emails should you reply with an 'oh thanks' type email?

I would. Although the concept of a positive return email is alien to me.

Ok, just said thanks. (And thanks for advice Gerry) Didn't know if they'd be too busy for that kind of thing. Anyway, I think they were probably just responding to the forlorn tone of my first email, who knows.

Good stuff Gerry - faves were Jerry ring, posh nosh, apple and chokey white.

Best of luck,
Tam

Some crackers this week.
Tam: Delmonte and Marty Pellow deserve to go in.
Gregor: Liked the Children in Need.
Gerry: Souness and Burley for me.

I had a bit of a mixed week, but judge for yourselves.

Conservative leader David Cameron was under pressure to state his views on devolution this week. Mr Cameron said there was no way humans could have started out as monkeys.

Woman: The police reckon we should spy on our kids' internet use to protect them from paedophiles.

Man: I can't do that.

Woman: Oh, you're respecting his privacy?

No: No, the little sod's put a password on it.

Kate Moss this week said it is better to be skinny than to eat. The good news is in six months' time she'll be so thin she won't have the energy to talk any more.

Michael Jackson's son Blanket is having therapy to help him cope with the death of his dad. Amazingly, he needs no therapy to cope with the fact he's called Blanket.

Consumers in Scotland are spending themselves out of the recession, according to a new report. Indeed, now they know where Belle de Jour lives a thousand Scottish men, each clutching £300, caught the train to Bristol this week.

Four children have been expelled from posh Edinburgh public school Fettes for smoking pot. There are concerns the children could eventually get into something more dangerous, such as politics or running a multi-national company.

Woman: I see Scottish ministers have unveiled the legislation needed to build the new Forth road bridge.

Man (dismissive): Ah, you know what it's like. As soon as you've finished with one piece of legislation about the Forth bridge you have to start all over again.

Cyclist Graeme Obree has been suffering from depression following problems with his world record preparations. Obree says he spent weeks under the duvet after he failed to reach the speeds he wanted. His doctor has advised him to take anti-depressants and pedal harder.

A conman who stole more than £8million has blamed it on his 400-year-old alter ego "Schofield". Sir Fred Goodwin was this week having past-life regression hypnosis to see if Schofield had any brothers.

Pamela Anderson scraped the barrel this week after being interviewed by Jeremy Kyle. But she will reach an all-time low next week when she agrees to become the new manager of Scotland.

Eating fruit and veg can make you look sexier, according to Scottish research. "The findings of this report are exciting," said Alex Salmond, standing outside his local greengrocers.

A horse was this week pictured with markings looking like an image of a praying man. On closer inspection the man was identified as the chairman of Scotland's 2014 commonwealth games committee.

A WOMAN this week told how she dyed her hair for a party - and ended up looking like a swollen balloon. In a related story, a swollen balloon told how she died her hair this week and ended up looking like a woman.

Tesco was left red-faced this week after a Loyalist flute band turned up to open its new store in Bellshill. Apparently there was a mix up in the bookings, which was embarrassing for Tesco, but more embarrassing for the meeting of the Bellshill Loyalist Group, which had blood and thunder tunes played by the local majorettes group.

I sent in a couple of sketches. Here's one:

MAN 1:I've just been to see that disaster movie, 2012, where buildings fall down and everybody runs around like headless chickens, but it wasn't what I was expecting.

MAN 2:Why's that?

MAN 1:I thought it was going to be a documentary about the London Olympics construction plans.

TheBoyGazza - Forth bridge is a belter.

Tam

Favourites:

Tam - Del Monte and 'Viagra'

Gerry - Brooklyn Beckham, Apple and plastered passenger.

theboygazza - Fettes

Hopefully Tony Cowards forgot to send any in this week. :P

Quote: Gregor Shamsa @ November 19 2009, 3:09 PM GMT

Hopefully Tony Cowards forgot to send any in this week. :P

Sorry but I remembered, however due to lack of time (been gigging) and inspiration (this week seemed strange in that there was plenty of raw material but I just couldn't see the funny) I didn't send much in and what I did send I wasn't particularly happy with.

However part of being a writer is writing when it's difficult to do so and, I guess, part of getting things on the radio/TV/whatever is perseverance.

Must admit that most of the people who've posted stuff on this thread have got at least one or two things that I think would be worthy of inclusion in tomorrow's show. good luck everyone.

Tam - I'm still chuckling at the Pellow gag.

Some good stuff from others too...

Hello All

Very impressed with the multiple lines. Gerry's plastered airline passenger was clever. I sent in;
WOMAN; Terrible things in the papers the noo, whit wi' Glasgow kiddies suffrin' malnutrition and the folk that make Buckfast be'in telt tae pit it in a plastic bottle for safety...aye well nae wean o' mine ever chucked it oot the pram.

Got an email saying definitely on the right lines this week. So fingers crossed. It's my birthday in three weeks time and a early present would be nice.

Quote: Bert Bastard @ November 19 2009, 9:52 PM GMT

Got an email saying definitely on the right lines this week. So fingers crossed. It's my birthday in three weeks time and a early present would be nice.

Arghhh...I was all excited as I too got the same email with the word "definitely on the right lines"...a step up from my first submission where it was only "on the right lines" which didnt make the cut...

Well heres my 2nd submission (along with my writing parter). Posting it here as it probably won't make it on the radio:

Breaking news At Wembley Stadium. A rugby fan has just won himself £250,000 for kicking the ball onto the cross bar in his socks. We cross live to the lucky winner now, Stuart Tinner.
Interviewer: Stuart that's a fantastic achievement
Stuart: What is?
Interviewer: Winning 250,000 pounds!
Stuart: Oh that.
Interviewer: What are you going to do with the money?
Stuart: Well for starters, I'm gonna buy a new pair of shoes.

Former Scotland international Craig Burley said some of the country's players were "too thick" to understand George Burley's methods after his uncle was sacked as manager of the national team. He went on to say "its really not rocket surgery knowing that us should be putting that white bouncy round thing in the back of the sheet with them big holes in it"

A unique bottle of whisky was sold for £23,000 this week. Anti-alcoholic groups said only a drunken yob with a propensity to piss money away would buy such a whiskey. Gordon Brown has said he is happy with his purchase.
OR
A unique bottle of whisky was sold for £23,000 this week. It is alleged the mystery buyer could be Gordon Brown. A fool and his taxpayer's money are easily parted.

The whole of Britain has been warned of Gale Force weather with heavy rain and wind speeds up to 80 miles an hour. Or as residents of Inverness call it, fine and mild.

The owners of a private nursery in Musselburgh, East Lothian have been warned it may face closure unless sweeping improvements are made. The state of the floors were totally unacceptable education inspectors said. The cleaner has been given the brush off with immediate effect.

Underwear entrepreneur Michelle Mone has launched a blistering tirade against jungle celebrity Katie Price after the model was filmed squeeze drying her underwear with her hands in I'm a celebrity. She got my knickers in a real twist revealed Michelle

The Scottish Sun writes that 19 pupils have been snared in a drugs swoop at Edinburgh's Fettes College. The head teacher said they were relieved with the result, not that 19 pupils got arrested, but that half the college was off sick that week with the H1N1 virus

The Herald says that Scotland will almost certainly suffer a deeper recession than the UK as a whole for the first time since WWII, according to a leading economic think-tank. Although the credibility of the source has come into question after it was revealed that George Burley was the new person powering the tank

Alex Salmond's ambitious target of raising the growth rate of the Scottish economy to UK levels by 2011 is now "extremely unlikely" to be met, reports The Scotsman. The Scotswoman said, she's used to disappointment

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