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On Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet wrote:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...r-1977675.html

They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms.


Nah, they're pretty obviously a cross between a cock and a Teletubby.

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On 20 May, 14:52, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet wrote:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...-faster-higher...


They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms.


Nah, they're pretty obviously a cross between a cock and a Teletubby.

tom

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Gatsos are a stealth tax on motorists in the same way that city centre
video cameras are a stealth tax on muggers and DNA testing is a stealth
tax on rapists. -- Guy Chapman


Someone on a political forum suggested they're a rip off the Simpsons'
Kang and Kodos!
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On Thu, 20 May 2010, Dr. Sunil wrote:

On 20 May, 14:52, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Thu, 20 May 2010, Basil Jet wrote:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/o...-faster-higher...

They look a bit like teeth to me (complete with root), or tapeworms.


Nah, they're pretty obviously a cross between a cock and a Teletubby.


Someone on a political forum suggested they're a rip off the Simpsons'
Kang and Kodos!


This has also been suggested to me. By a friend who's a Marxist, oddly
enough.

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