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15:15 UK time, Wednesday, 6 December 2006

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This week’s challenge was to find a punning headline for the seasonal tale in which the organisers of a village Christmas party in the Yorkshire Dales had to carry out a , or face the cancellation of the party.

It was a festive bonanza. Clearly Christmas is an inspirational time of year for you all when it comes to punning.

As usual there were some firm favourites, Who rates all the pies? being one. It was sent in by Kieran Boyle, Catriona Smith and John Coulthard. Variations include Who hates all the pies? from Martin. There was also Health & Pastry from Helene Parry and Health and Pastry Gone Mad from Gareth.

Getting festive were Mike Monk with Elf & Safety, Mike with Council impose Santa clauses (for Elf and Safety), Nigel Macarthur with Pass Me The Yule Book and Kip with Yule be sorry!

Taking inspiration from the pie itself were Steven Gray with Pied Up in Red Tape!, Dan with The End is Pie, Michael Tansini with Live and Let Pie? , Dorothy with The pie's the limit and Martin Price with Crust obeying orders.

Some chose the filling to build a pun around. There was Mince sauce from Maggie, Mince management from Brian Gunn and Mince Lies from Speed.

But the gold star this week goes to Sarah Trieste for Give pies a chance. It has it all. Bravo.

Comments

  1. At 05:06 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Paul wrote:

    Pied Griper

  2. At 05:07 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Paul Robinson wrote:

    Mince pies are dangerous? Golly CoSHH!

  3. At 05:08 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Stephen Buxton wrote:

    Injured by pie? Suet!

  4. At 05:11 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Colin Nelson wrote:

    Village party risks cancellation due to nuts

  5. At 05:16 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Wrong food forward

  6. At 05:18 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    So suet me

  7. At 05:19 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Catherine O wrote:

    The Suet Crisis

  8. At 05:19 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Catherine O wrote:

    The Santa Clause

  9. At 05:21 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Lynn wrote:

    One in the pie

  10. At 05:23 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Rob Falconer wrote:

    So suet me

  11. At 05:25 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Jel wrote:

    Craven cowards

  12. At 05:28 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Stoo wrote:

    Pies, Mince Pies

  13. At 05:35 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Pix6, Vienna wrote:

    No, no, I said the Minsk spy was poisoned...

  14. At 05:38 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Mincing with pain

  15. At 05:41 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Chris A wrote:

    It's nut jannock. It's a rum-do!

  16. At 05:42 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Overkill, Over Dales

  17. At 05:53 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Rob Pallister wrote:

    Council makes mincemeat of party

  18. At 05:54 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    You'll suet your pie out, kid

  19. At 05:55 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Rob Pallister wrote:

    Embsay Council - May Contain Nuts

  20. At 05:59 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Susan wrote:

    Extreme 'eat

  21. At 06:01 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Andy, Leeds, UK wrote:

    Bureaucrazy

  22. At 06:03 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Pat McGarry wrote:

    Avoiding a Santa suet.

  23. At 06:03 PM on 05 Dec 2006, pauline earl wrote:

    Council bosses nut mincing their words.

  24. At 06:06 PM on 05 Dec 2006, sarah, Dartmouth ns wrote:

    Pie-litical Correctness gone mad.

  25. At 06:17 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Muhammad Isa wrote:

    Insatiable Craven

  26. At 06:17 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Derek Behan wrote:

    Stomacake

  27. At 06:37 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Mince Spys

  28. At 06:39 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    The Spice is Right

  29. At 06:41 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    In a flap Jack?

  30. At 06:41 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Deep in the valley someone stirred

  31. At 06:42 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    An Inspector Calls

  32. At 06:45 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Cookery cornered

  33. At 06:46 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Vale'd threats

  34. At 06:47 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    This is not stupidity, it's H & S stupidity

  35. At 06:47 PM on 05 Dec 2006, chris, witney wrote:

    It's my party - I'll have pies if I want to.

  36. At 06:58 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Valérie Falconer wrote:

    Extra Wrong Mince

  37. At 07:17 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Council of Despair.

  38. At 07:18 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Manger danger

  39. At 07:19 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Council of Despair.

  40. At 07:27 PM on 05 Dec 2006, LH wrote:

    Pie-tastrophe!

  41. At 07:36 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Blubber-it's-with

  42. At 07:44 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Speed wrote:

    Certi-pied.

  43. At 08:13 PM on 05 Dec 2006, trina wrote:

    A jammy job for someone?

  44. At 08:22 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Valerie Falconer wrote:

    Mince Humbug!

  45. At 08:36 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Anna Lilley wrote:

    SARS IN THEIR PIES?

  46. At 08:49 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Henry wrote:

    pie? AAAGGH! (Squared)

  47. At 09:33 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Currant events.

  48. At 10:39 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Humbug pie

  49. At 11:19 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    T'Arts Council

  50. At 11:58 PM on 05 Dec 2006, Stig wrote:

    Short-trust pastry
    or
    Nought-trust pastry

  51. At 12:39 AM on 06 Dec 2006, clarebears wrote:

    Craven Craven Council

  52. At 01:02 AM on 06 Dec 2006, annie wrote:

    Mint spies

  53. At 05:03 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Brian Gunn wrote:

    All pies r2b2 with the council.

  54. At 05:13 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Brian Gunn wrote:

    Test pie lot

    or

    Pie lot trial

  55. At 06:00 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Murray Milne wrote:

    mince spies.

  56. At 06:34 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Crofton Parker wrote:

    Pie-litical Corr-xmas Gone Mince

  57. At 06:51 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Pix6, Vienna wrote:

    Safety clause is coming to town

  58. At 08:12 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Rudolf The Red Tape Reindeer

  59. At 08:13 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    The Mince and the Proper

  60. At 08:17 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Dale Mince On?

  61. At 08:17 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Martin Payne wrote:

    Crumbs! Pies meet the mincer.

  62. At 08:18 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Mince You Been Gone...

  63. At 08:19 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Deep And Risk And Even

  64. At 08:20 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Don't Make My Brown Pies Chewed

  65. At 08:22 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Martin Payne wrote:

    Ho, Ho, No!

  66. At 08:29 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Kate Lilley wrote:

    Bye Bye Misappropriate Pie

  67. At 08:42 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Rory wrote:

    Be of good Christmas fear!

  68. At 08:46 AM on 06 Dec 2006, gordon wrote:

    village party seriously hampered ?

  69. At 09:02 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Gareth Jones, Isle of Anglesey wrote:

    Council Cancel York Mincer's Christmas

  70. At 09:05 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Gareth Jones, Isle of Anglesey wrote:

    Dales banned from mincing

  71. At 09:07 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Gareth Jones, Isle of Anglesey wrote:

    Village idiocy!

  72. At 09:19 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Andrew wrote:

    OH no!!! - don't eat all the pies!

  73. At 09:22 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Anne wrote:

    Suet and be damned

  74. At 09:33 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Jon-Paul Lakritz wrote:

    Craven Yorkshire Puddings minced Christmas Pie-ty

  75. At 09:43 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Party poppers

  76. At 09:46 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    War of the whirls

  77. At 09:47 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Miss der pastry

  78. At 09:48 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Jan Podsiadly wrote:

    Party plans crumble after Health & Safe Pie assesment

  79. At 09:49 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Political correctness gone sad

  80. At 09:50 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    Political correctness scone mad

  81. At 09:52 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Gus wrote:

    fete a compli - ance

  82. At 09:52 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Mr Crippling forsakes exceedingly good cakes

  83. At 09:55 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Danny Burke wrote:

    pieway to the danger zone

  84. At 09:59 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    Patty bureaucracy

  85. At 10:01 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    Trouble at t'mill

  86. At 10:03 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Lee Pike wrote:

    Mince pie audit - what a choke!

  87. At 10:09 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Lee Pike wrote:

    Mince pie risk? Suet!

  88. At 10:18 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Kate wrote:

    WI's Pies Miss a Merry Surprise

  89. At 10:38 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Derek Behan wrote:

    Test for "H.PIELORI"

    (Medical pun!)

  90. At 10:42 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    (No) Mince Shower Cap

  91. At 10:46 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Gene Mincent's "High Blood Pressure"

  92. At 10:48 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Iain wrote:

    Shoo Pastry!

  93. At 11:12 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Pie Spy

  94. At 11:15 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Chris Stephen wrote:

    O Come All Ye Spiteful

  95. At 11:16 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Dale Whitaker wrote:

    Pie defined as Extra Circumference divided by two times the Risk

  96. At 11:30 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Andrew Pedley wrote:

    Pre-pie-sterous!!

  97. At 11:32 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Mike (Newcastle upon Tyne) wrote:

    Check the halls - 'Tis the season for E. Coli.

  98. At 11:39 AM on 06 Dec 2006, Jon Bright wrote:

    Expect them all packed sound in trolleys

  99. At 12:12 PM on 06 Dec 2006, O.G.Nash, Doha, Qatar wrote:

    Local authority may contain nuts.

  100. At 12:21 PM on 06 Dec 2006, Chris Ford wrote:

    HSE outlaw MPs - Mince Pies that is

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