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This week two students sit on a giant chaise longue at the University of Zurich.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Nick Fowler wrote:
So this is the Large Hadron Recliner we've all heard so much about.
5. Raven Clare wrote:
IKEA were advertising a massive furniture sale.
4. Valerie Ganne wrote:
I think my psychiatrist has delusions of grandeur.
3. ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
And the curtains are yellow. Can you guess where I've been shopping for furniture?
2. Camilla Bit My Finger wrote:
Universe Settee of Zurich.
1. midge-de-zarquon wrote:
"I'm pretty sure we'll beat Tracey Emin. Not only is our bed made, we've actually drawn something on it."
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Comment number 1.
At 19th Apr 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:No, I said this chair's long
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Comment number 2.
At 19th Apr 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Chaise longuest
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Comment number 3.
At 19th Apr 2012, Candace9839 wrote:That's the last time I hire the Blue Man Group for interior design...
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Comment number 4.
At 19th Apr 2012, Pendragon wrote:But are you allowed to submit a thesis written on a piece of furniture?
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Comment number 5.
At 19th Apr 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Gulliver's wait staff were feeling a bit off that day...
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Comment number 6.
At 19th Apr 2012, Raven Clare wrote:And I thought Swiss chaise was yellow and had holes in it
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Comment number 7.
At 19th Apr 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Just wait till Daddy bear gets home, and wants to watch the football..
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Comment number 8.
At 19th Apr 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:G'day things come in little packages
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Comment number 9.
At 19th Apr 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:One bed in the middle of a field - that's all I could afford on my grant
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Comment number 10.
At 19th Apr 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Yeah, I'm feeling a bit depressed too
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Comment number 11.
At 19th Apr 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Of course we're the little people - the Irish always were a bit colour-blind
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Comment number 12.
At 19th Apr 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Typical. You wait 600 seconds to correct a typo and suddenly you're feeling awfully blue...
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Comment number 13.
At 19th Apr 2012, Discombobulator wrote:Yes Therersa, we can delivered it one month after you place your order. Is that one month after the day after you order it ? Hmmm I am not sure, I'll have to check.
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Comment number 14.
At 19th Apr 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:A piece of furniture like this only comes along once in a blue moon
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Comment number 15.
At 19th Apr 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Just don't touch my blue suede shoes
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Comment number 16.
At 19th Apr 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:The French made elegant chaises longue built for seduction. This is a Roman version built for an orgy.
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Comment number 17.
At 19th Apr 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:We're rare blue Gorgona lounge lizards, actually.
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Comment number 18.
At 19th Apr 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:The chaise longue? I just blue my grant on it.
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Comment number 19.
At 19th Apr 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Ok, but if you say 鈥淗oney, I shrunk the kids鈥 one more time..
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Comment number 20.
At 19th Apr 2012, Raven Clare wrote:These are my digs - I call it my scribbling pad
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Comment number 21.
At 19th Apr 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Of course this isn't the best area of Zurich - just look at all this graffiti
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Comment number 22.
At 19th Apr 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:Why is the chaise longue out on the patio? Have you seen the size of the front door in this place?
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Comment number 23.
At 19th Apr 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Beyonce has threatened legal action, so our professor demanded we get a deeper perspective.
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Comment number 24.
At 19th Apr 2012, Pendragon wrote:Chaise longue.
I would have said she was rather short, actually.
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Comment number 25.
At 19th Apr 2012, penny-farthing wrote:The university is known for its small student body.
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Comment number 26.
At 19th Apr 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:When Dad asked if I'd like to stay on a Sheraton, I thought he meant the hotel
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Comment number 27.
At 19th Apr 2012, MorningGlories wrote:The naughty chair was proving surprisingly comfortable for the Blue Meanies.
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Comment number 28.
At 19th Apr 2012, Vicky S wrote:Unreasonable levels of Borrower activity forced Fiona and Simon into a mega furniture fightback position.
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Comment number 29.
At 19th Apr 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:I totally misunderstood when I was asked if I'd like to sleep with a Chippendale ...
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Comment number 30.
At 19th Apr 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:It may be big, but, personally, I'm just relieved to be out of those bee costumes
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Comment number 31.
At 19th Apr 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Who said anything about getting a good nights sleep?
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Comment number 32.
At 19th Apr 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:No-one realised the long standing error in scale until Pappa Smurf came home shouting "Who's been sitting in my chair?"...
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Comment number 33.
At 19th Apr 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Are you sure the chaise is meant to be this longue?
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Comment number 34.
At 19th Apr 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:I think my psychiatrist has delusions of grandeur
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Comment number 35.
At 19th Apr 2012, Candace9839 wrote:"But would you call this chaise lounge turquoise, lapis, cerulean or azure?!"
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Comment number 36.
At 19th Apr 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:And having my analyst see us two at a time does save money ...
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Comment number 37.
At 19th Apr 2012, Gray Gable wrote:Maureen, for goodness sake, a double cone chocolate ice cream? You鈥檙e paying the cleaning bill..
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Comment number 38.
At 19th Apr 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:And the curtains are yellow. Can you guess where I've been shopping for furniture?
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Comment number 39.
At 19th Apr 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:I never realised my Swiss Army Knife had a chaise longue function either
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Comment number 40.
At 19th Apr 2012, Tremorman wrote:It's French for get your kit off.
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Comment number 41.
At 19th Apr 2012, Vicky S wrote:Secondment to the Hadron Collider Project had had an unexpected outcome for the young Swiss science students, but at least now they had an exciting topic for their final dissertations.
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Comment number 42.
At 19th Apr 2012, Pendragon wrote:And it's amazing how much money I find down the back when my sister's boyfriend has been visiting
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Comment number 43.
At 19th Apr 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:I just wish I'd never signed up for Changing Rooms ...
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Comment number 44.
At 19th Apr 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:last week deckchairs this week chais longue next week What are the couple on the Futon Thinking? Answers in 600 seconds please
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Comment number 45.
At 19th Apr 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:These old things? They were donated by Violet Beauregarde.
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Comment number 46.
At 19th Apr 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:I had to call out Rentokil - there was a hippopotamus infestation
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Comment number 47.
At 19th Apr 2012, Raven Clare wrote:IKEA were advertising a massive furniture sale
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Comment number 48.
At 19th Apr 2012, MorningGlories wrote:And next week the red and green room things arrive.
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Comment number 49.
At 19th Apr 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Blue 莽a change...
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Comment number 50.
At 19th Apr 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:But, on the plus side, I do get sponsored by some cement company
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Comment number 51.
At 19th Apr 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:No girls allowed?!
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Comment number 52.
At 19th Apr 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Under the terms of the divorce, my husband isn't allowed to come within ten feet of me
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Comment number 53.
At 19th Apr 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:It does fifty flat out on the motorway too
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Comment number 54.
At 19th Apr 2012, Tremorman wrote:No madam we haven't sold any yet, unfortunately it won't fit through anyones door
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Comment number 55.
At 19th Apr 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:Unfortunately Laura Ashley was feeling very sad the day Hagrid placed his rather vague order...
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Comment number 56.
At 19th Apr 2012, Pendragon wrote:I used to park my car here until I realised it was leaking anti-freeze
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Comment number 57.
At 19th Apr 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Don't move, I've dropped my bluetooth...
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Comment number 58.
At 19th Apr 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:So much for your rose coloured glasses...
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Comment number 59.
At 19th Apr 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Two of the gnomes of Zurich enjoy a rest
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Comment number 60.
At 19th Apr 2012, cortez wrote:WOW they must have a big toilet, Did you see the size of that Blue Loo
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Comment number 61.
At 19th Apr 2012, Captain Catastrophe wrote:It may not be art, but it sure is comfy.
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Comment number 62.
At 19th Apr 2012, Raven Clare wrote:I couldn't get into a red-brick university
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Comment number 63.
At 19th Apr 2012, Nick Fowler wrote:The 2012 Olympic organisers unveil the location of the Chaise Longue Jump
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Comment number 64.
At 19th Apr 2012, Tremorman wrote:It looks like Murder sir, One Blueberry dead and one on his way to hospital, I think we're looking for a fruit cake on this one.
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Comment number 65.
At 19th Apr 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:What shall we use as our next alias? Asked Flora
I dunno what about Leon Carfob? replied Errol
They might reactively moderate it like the last one you tried
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Comment number 66.
At 19th Apr 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:I recovered the chaise longue in this lovely blue material, and had enough left over for the dog too.
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Comment number 67.
At 19th Apr 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:"For the last time, Abigail, I am not nor have I ever aspired to be an aristocrat."
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Comment number 68.
At 19th Apr 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The psychiatrist's couch? Boy, do we really need a shrink!
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Comment number 69.
At 19th Apr 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Two students study for their Chaise Longue Driving Test
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Comment number 70.
At 19th Apr 2012, Tremorman wrote:That's typical my sister marries an Oil well owner and i get stuck with a man who owns an Ink well.
I suppose the writing was on the wall.
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Comment number 71.
At 19th Apr 2012, Valerie Ganne wrote:Well, after CSI Zurich had been in here investigating all the murders, we needed something big enough to hide all the chalk-marks
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Comment number 72.
At 19th Apr 2012, grazvalentine wrote:Only when she saw the casting couch did Heidi twig the auditions were for a blue movie.
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Comment number 73.
At 19th Apr 2012, MuteJoe wrote:Blaupunkt durch technik.
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Comment number 74.
At 19th Apr 2012, Tremorman wrote:No Smurfs were hurt while making this advertisement, well two or three might have been squashed a little but they are ok
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At 19th Apr 2012, Kieran Boyle wrote:How pixels reproduce, diagram 1 .
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Comment number 76.
At 19th Apr 2012, Vicky S wrote:"Of course it has green credentials, it's made from recycled Avatars."
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Comment number 77.
At 19th Apr 2012, That Guy wrote:Well, of course it's nice and all, but don't you think it's a bit, well, big?
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Comment number 78.
At 19th Apr 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Disneys attempts at the CGI Remake of Bedknobs and Broomsticks were running into trouble
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Comment number 79.
At 19th Apr 2012, Pandora wrote:that's why i don't like making my own bed in morning.
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At 19th Apr 2012, Nzie wrote:"Well, the brochure did say the University would broaden my views..."
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Comment number 81.
At 19th Apr 2012, david regan wrote:Student on the left : "So, how's the course going?"
Student on the right : "Oh ....... sofa so good !!!!!"
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Comment number 82.
At 19th Apr 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:The blue thing? It's called a two-it. I've always wanted to buy one, and at last I've managed to get a round two-it.
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At 19th Apr 2012, Rob Falconer wrote:Bed and bored
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At 19th Apr 2012, DPNixon wrote:I鈥檓 not that keen on the fees and the lifetime of debt, but this is quite nice.
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At 19th Apr 2012, Pendragon wrote:When I agreed to go on Desert Island Discs, I didn't think the island would be this small
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At 19th Apr 2012, mr_spaceman wrote:Font scientists use a powerful microscope to reveal previously unseen details of an interrobang.
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At 19th Apr 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Warning, items may appear smaller in the showroom than when you get them home.
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At 19th Apr 2012, DPNixon wrote:Students attempt to raise awareness of Alice in Wonderland syndrome
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Comment number 89.
At 19th Apr 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:After Steven Moffat reveals the next Dr Who will be the scariest yet, 成人论坛 reveal the size of sofa you will need to hide behind
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Comment number 90.
At 19th Apr 2012, Steele Hawker wrote:All I can hear is a little voice saying "Roll over" ...
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Comment number 91.
At 19th Apr 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:"Yes, and it used to belong to Kirstie Alley."
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At 19th Apr 2012, Candace9839 wrote:"It looked much smaller eBaY..."
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Comment number 93.
At 19th Apr 2012, Raven Clare wrote:We had a choice of king-size or queen-size, but finally we settled on Peter-Crouch-size
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Comment number 94.
At 19th Apr 2012, Woundedpride wrote:Study with us, Borrowers University.
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At 19th Apr 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:I can't remember where we bought the chaise longue, but it was called Sm酶lbyk
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Comment number 96.
At 19th Apr 2012, BeckySnow wrote:Rag Week charity bed pushes are a bit posher in Zurich.
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At 19th Apr 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Well, that's my student's loan blown for the year, and daddy said I was no good with money.
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At 19th Apr 2012, Raggotin wrote:Ink Blott on the Landscape
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At 19th Apr 2012, BeckySnow wrote:At their home in Quality Street, the girls get comfy on the coconut eclair chaise longue.
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At 19th Apr 2012, Candace9839 wrote:"It looked much smaller on eBay..."
(correction)
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