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This week, the strange spiral lights in the sky over Norway. It's not the Northern Lights. Guesses include a UFO, a failed Russian missile launch, or one of those laser pointer thingees popular with ravers. But what's being said?
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. LaurenceLane
Guess who got Photoshop for their birthday?
5. Raven
God zaps Gene Roddenberry for his split infinitive.
4. SimonRooke
"Sven, I told you the caravan was too heavy for the Volvo, now just dip your lights."
3. j-o-n-a-t-h-a-n
"That's enough showing off Rudolph. Now let's get on with these deliveries."
2. Beth Pilgrim
"No Bj枚rn... THIS (dramatic pause)... is a smoke ring."
1. laendler_leonard
God tried his best to make sure that the three wise men found Bethlehem.
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Comment number 1.
At 10th Dec 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:The Northern Lights? Nor way.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:Looks like someone's having a fjord Fiesta
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:If aliens were going to start to conquer Earth, do you honestly think they'd start in Norway?
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Virgin Galactic's inaugural flight gets stuck on a ring road near Alpha Centauri
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At 10th Dec 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:Guess who got Photoshop for their birthday?
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:It's a fjord Galaxy
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:I don't know what they are, but Patrick Moore's becoming apoplectic
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At 10th Dec 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:And this is what you get when one buys the Deluxe Bankers Only Bonus Fireworks selection box.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:George Lucas begins filming Star Wars Episode 7 without telling anybody
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At 10th Dec 2009, Catherine O wrote:Professor Brian Cox issues a swift apology to anybody he may have previously referred to as a tw*t.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Discombobulator wrote:Don't forget to pin the Catherine Wheel to a fence post.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Neil wrote:The budget for the final Harry Potter film is the largest yet.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Skywriting pilot's joystick gets stuck and he vanishes up his own slogan
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At 10th Dec 2009, BaldoBingham wrote:Now do you believe me Scully?
Mulder, it'll be students, it's always students!
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At 10th Dec 2009, Gray Gable wrote:YES ITS YOU WE鈥橵E COME FOR. NO, NOT YOU - THE INTELLEGENT ONE WITH THE WHISKERS, FUR AND THE TAIL..
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At 10th Dec 2009, Tim wrote:It's not the taste of pears that I don't like, it's the texture, too gritty.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Shone et lumiere
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At 10th Dec 2009, Gray Gable wrote:Bjorn, you can switch it off. The coach load of tourists who paid to see the Northern Lights have gone now.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Strange Finns seen in the sky
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:This year's Christmas lights in Trondheim were the most spectacular ever
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At 10th Dec 2009, Mad hatter wrote:Coffee shops sales soar as God endorses cappichino.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Suddenly, there was a smell of burning, and a terrifying scream came from Rolf Vogt's house
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At 10th Dec 2009, BaldoBingham wrote:Sorry God, that's a miss, now let's have a look at what you could've won!
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At 10th Dec 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Yeah, it's definitely the red wire you cut ...
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:成人快手r Simpson finally switches on the Christmas lights on his house
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At 10th Dec 2009, gregss100x wrote:Go on Inge, give us a twirl
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:But Icarus just would not listen to his father
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At 10th Dec 2009, Gray Gable wrote:Mystery solved lads, it鈥檚 a Ryanair flight looking for their airport for Rome..
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:Mr. Bean enjoyed his holiday in Scandinavia very much
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At 10th Dec 2009, Kudosless wrote:After so many people had recognised the sign, the odds dropped sharply on another "Norway - Nil Points" at next Eurovision Song Contest
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:Luckily, only Richard Branson was on the test flight
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:God zaps Gene Roddenberry for his split infinitive
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:Where's Sigourney Weaver when you need her?
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At 10th Dec 2009, gregss100x wrote:'Mr Wayne'
'Yes Alfred'
'I think you've forgotten the bat stencil'
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At 10th Dec 2009, rogueslr wrote:Sven I told you the caravan was too heavy for the Volvo, now just dip your lights.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:At long last, God agrees to listen to what people on Earth have to say - this is his cochlea
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At 10th Dec 2009, Kudosless wrote:Just in time for Christmas, Norwegian scientists perfect their new Reindeer Microwave
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At 10th Dec 2009, Gray Gable wrote:Red sky at night, shepherd鈥檚 delight. Red sky at dawn.. hang on, what the heck is that, coz the sheep are marching in three ranks towards it.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:Arthur Dent took this photograph just before the planet Earth was demolished to make way for an intergalatic bypass
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At 10th Dec 2009, Raven Clare wrote:ET finally gets through to home
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At 10th Dec 2009, Kudosless wrote:Oslo news day
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At 10th Dec 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:I told you Santa was overworking those reindeer - look what their methane has done to the ozone layer
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At 10th Dec 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:Mostly harmful
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At 10th Dec 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Saint Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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At 10th Dec 2009, Gray Gable wrote:鈥淐aptain Mainwaring! Put that light out!鈥
鈥淪tupid boy, Pike.鈥
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At 10th Dec 2009, Kudosless wrote:MP - phone homes
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At 10th Dec 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:Sales of commemorative "End of the World" coffee mugs went through the roof
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At 10th Dec 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:No, don't open that door, Mr. Branson ...
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At 10th Dec 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:Branson is clearly in a pickle
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At 10th Dec 2009, Discombobulator wrote:is that the best you can do.. very troll.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:Today Tromso, tomorrow the world
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At 10th Dec 2009, Edd wrote:Attempts from the future to savatage the Higgs-Boson gets more desperate
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At 10th Dec 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Honey, what sort of mushrooms were in the soup?
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rach wrote:I got CERN on the line, they say there are some issues with the LHC and want to know how we knew!
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At 10th Dec 2009, Edd wrote:Alistair Darling hires Derren Brown to convince the country his Pre-Budget Report is good
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At 10th Dec 2009, Gray Gable wrote:And I think you鈥檒l find, Dr Watson, that the telescope should be the other way round..
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Perhaps we shouldn't have asked Prince Philip to negotiate with the Martian leaders
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At 10th Dec 2009, Edd wrote:Norway looks to outclass Lyons' Fete des Lumieres
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At 10th Dec 2009, rockhulley wrote:"Looks like Santa was in need of a new Sat/Nav."
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At 10th Dec 2009, Steevil wrote:After hearing in the pub that whirlpools always travel in the same direction if you are in the northern hemisphere, God decides to try out the theory
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At 10th Dec 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Yule shoot your eye out, kid
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At 10th Dec 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:It was the only thing we could think of to make the Powerpoint presentation more interesting.
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At 10th Dec 2009, sleepingal1979 wrote:Bored alien scientists turn Earth's ozone layer into an Etch-a-sketch
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At 10th Dec 2009, rogueslr wrote:You're not a very good zoo keeper. How many times have I told you that naked flames and flatulent Oozlum birds do not mix!
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At 10th Dec 2009, Discombobulator wrote:Now just get it to spell out the letters 'troll-ywood' and we might have a deal.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Billynug wrote:Its been confirmed... its a new world record for the Norwegian Shot Putter
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At 10th Dec 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:It's classified. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
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At 10th Dec 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Which way to Area 51?
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Someone must have taken down the "No Smoking" sign in the Bergen Fireworks Factory
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At 10th Dec 2009, ferenginar wrote:We can't let the public know the truth; quick, call a spin doctor.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:No, I don't know what it means, but, in a film, it usually means someone's having sex
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At 10th Dec 2009, MorningGlories wrote:I can almost hear the sea
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At 10th Dec 2009, Dyeb wrote:Advert from the Norwegian Lottery. It is You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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At 10th Dec 2009, Dyeb wrote:Does it come in other colours?
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At 10th Dec 2009, MorningGlories wrote:Yes, but do you see what I see?
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Oh no, this is awful! UK Gold must be bringing back "The Time Tunnel."
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At 10th Dec 2009, ferenginar wrote:I know, post it in the caption competition, then we'll use the winning entry as our official story.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Dyeb wrote:A new type of bottle opener proves a success in Norway
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At 10th Dec 2009, MorningGlories wrote:Unknown, Sir, but I don't think we can blame North Korea for this one.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Billynug wrote:Turns out Michael Palin was right and John Cleese was wrong. The Norwegian Blue Parrot was alive. Just look at it fly!!!!!!!
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At 10th Dec 2009, lindum49 wrote:"It's life Jim but not as we know it........."
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At 10th Dec 2009, Dry Boak wrote:Smokie? Yeah, and for 24 hours we'll deny it's Aurora Borealis.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:When Earth is suddenly invaded by the Smash martians, they choose Norway as it's the only country that's crinkle-cut
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At 10th Dec 2009, The Purist wrote:Van Gough's Starry Starry Night joins the digital age
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At 10th Dec 2009, cowgirlsally wrote:Oh dear, the flux capacitor seems to have gone missing again.
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:But the Martians decided not to invade, as they didn't want to inhabit a country where everybody stared at them all the time
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At 10th Dec 2009, lindum49 wrote:"The Tardis was real after all"
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At 10th Dec 2009, cowgirlsally wrote:Hey, if wallpaper can win a Turner Prize...
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At 10th Dec 2009, Pendragon wrote:EA's latest 'Call of Duty' game was very impressive, but the peripherals were rather expensive ...
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At 10th Dec 2009, Fi wrote:Apple launches the iPhone strobe light app...
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At 10th Dec 2009, MuteJoe wrote:Hasbro launch the Digital Edition Spirograph just in time for Christmas.
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At 10th Dec 2009, cowgirlsally wrote:No, no, no! It was supposed to say "Congrats Obama"
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At 10th Dec 2009, Pendragon wrote:Now is not the time to find you backed the wrong religion after all
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At 10th Dec 2009, Pendragon wrote:Virgin Galactic's inaugural flight returns to Earth earlier than expected after a rear tail-light fails
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At 10th Dec 2009, Rockahula wrote:'The message seems to be coming from a distant corner of the Virgo Supercluster, Captain... It appears to be from some kind of female life form... something about Tiger Woods...?'
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At 10th Dec 2009, lindum49 wrote:Einstein was at last proved right....no one cares about relativity.
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At 10th Dec 2009, lindum49 wrote:"I'm Thor" said the God of thunder. "Use Vaseline then" came the smart reply!
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At 10th Dec 2009, Gray Gable wrote:鈥淧ilot Officer Jones?鈥
鈥淵es, Navigator Smithers?鈥
鈥淣orfolk鈥檚 flat isn鈥檛 it?鈥
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At 10th Dec 2009, Fi wrote:"What was that?"
"Don't worry. That's just the press conference for the Obama medal award..."
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At 10th Dec 2009, johnc wrote:The new iPhone Catherine Wheel app goes down a storm!
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