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This week a chimpanzee tends to a herb garden in Stirling. Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Gurney Nutting:
OK, so he doesn't know a lot about botany, but the manure's good.
5. Raven Clare:
In the eighties, the Russians sent us up in rockets. Now we're growing it. That's evolution for you!
4. SivAngel:
Radio 4 strongly denies that "anyone could present Gardeners' Question Time".
3. MagnumCarter:
"Well, things have certainly moved on since joining the RSC and a stint of voiceover work at Pixar, but I still have the teapot."
2. Gray Gable:
Some of the more sophisticated members of the group had come up with a less exposed method of marking their territory.
1. MightyGiddyUpGal:
Do my opposable thumbs look big in this?
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At 13:00 14th Mar 2013, Yellow Elephant wrote:The first sign of spring was always the Chimp pansies
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At 13:00 14th Mar 2013, SkarloeyLine wrote:Aquarobics recommended for obese pets.
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At 13:01 14th Mar 2013, SivAngel wrote:Radio 4 strongly denies that "anyone could present Gardeners' Question Time".
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At 13:04 14th Mar 2013, Candace9839 wrote:Escarole From the Planet of the Apes
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At 13:04 14th Mar 2013, Raven Clare wrote:Short-sighted worker at Edinburgh Zoo sacked after yet another Panda mating fiasco
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At 13:04 14th Mar 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:Aye, the Scots will employ anybody if they're cheap
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At 13:05 14th Mar 2013, Gray Gable wrote:“More tea, Vicar?”
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At 13:06 14th Mar 2013, Mr Snoozy wrote:Charlie Dimmock says that Alan Titchmarsh had really let himself go, after walking straight past him at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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At 13:06 14th Mar 2013, Reeve Burgess wrote:Gorillas in the Scotch Mist
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At 13:07 14th Mar 2013, Whatever Next wrote:PG Tips launch their free-gardener-for-a-day promotion
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At 13:07 14th Mar 2013, Martin Walter wrote:No, I said to get one of the McKays to do the gardening
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At 13:07 14th Mar 2013, Alvin Olaf wrote:Countryfile viewers suspect a doppelganger
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At 13:09 14th Mar 2013, Pendragon wrote:The two wiser monkeys were indoors in the warm
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At 13:09 14th Mar 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Cheetah's attempts to refine Tarzan's culinary tastes were gaining ground, but table manners were still an issue.
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At 13:09 14th Mar 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:'Of course you can't be the new Primate, you're a girl.'
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At 13:10 14th Mar 2013, George Huber wrote:Gorillas in the mints.
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At 13:10 14th Mar 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Of course, this is just a hobby. My main job is selling car parts from my family in Longleat.
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At 13:10 14th Mar 2013, Yellow Elephant wrote:H2-oo-oo-oo
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At 13:11 14th Mar 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Stirling Mossy
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At 13:12 14th Mar 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Undercover assignment.......inhuman working conditions revealed north of the border!
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At 13:15 14th Mar 2013, BaldoBingham wrote:Bucket of the Apes.
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At 13:15 14th Mar 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Do my opposable thumbs look big in this?
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At 13:15 14th Mar 2013, Gray Gable wrote:Some of the more sophisticated members of the group had come up with a less exposed method of marking their territory..
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At 13:16 14th Mar 2013, Gurney Nutting wrote:Plant of the Apes
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At 13:17 14th Mar 2013, BinarySpeaking wrote:Getting ready for this years hose-pipe ban. .
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At 13:17 14th Mar 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Parsley, sage, rosemary and climb
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At 13:20 14th Mar 2013, George Huber wrote:Well, if you ask me, opposable thumbs are overrated.
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At 13:22 14th Mar 2013, Candace9839 wrote:Bonzo was determined to have a rocket salad.
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At 13:22 14th Mar 2013, Gethundersley Chodmaintaffwackery wrote:No, no I ordered Canapes not can apes.
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At 13:24 14th Mar 2013, Raven Clare wrote:There, I told you, Hamish. The back garden IS like a jungle.
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At 13:24 14th Mar 2013, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Andy Murray adds a grunting coach to his team.
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At 13:25 14th Mar 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:Tartan of the Apes
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At 13:26 14th Mar 2013, Reeve Burgess wrote:Ronnie Corbett agrees to sponsor Brylcreem's new hair restorer
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At 13:26 14th Mar 2013, Martin Walter wrote:Have you got two ape knees for a peony?
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At 13:29 14th Mar 2013, Pendragon wrote:Am I one of the Three Wise Monkeys? Well, sage anyway.
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At 13:30 14th Mar 2013, Gray Gable wrote:Oi, Bozo! Next time you nick a car, make sure it’s topped up, eh?
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At 13:30 14th Mar 2013, George Huber wrote:I'm up here!
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At 13:31 14th Mar 2013, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:The allotment committee would have to reconsider its policies regarding ripening schemes with banana skins.
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At 13:32 14th Mar 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Hairy Potterer relaxes before another year at Hogwart's
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At 13:34 14th Mar 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:A watering-can? But the Chimps' Tea Party is supposed to be such a dignified affair.
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At 13:35 14th Mar 2013, Gurney Nutting wrote:OK, so he doesn't know a lot about botany, but the manure's good
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At 13:41 14th Mar 2013, Fi wrote:In these temperatures, fur and the ultimate accessories were de rigeur at this year's Cheltenham Festval...
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At 13:41 14th Mar 2013, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Jungle book(ing) for party of ape
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At 13:42 14th Mar 2013, Yellow Elephant wrote:Simian and Gardenfunnel
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At 13:44 14th Mar 2013, MagnumCarter wrote:Prim-mate
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At 13:44 14th Mar 2013, billcam wrote:FROM: Head of Marketing
TO: Head of Design
Unfortunately initial market research has highlighted below forecast interest in our new Chipanzee-wee.
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At 13:46 14th Mar 2013, CindyAccidentally wrote:All that Cadbury's and drumming was bound to make anyone thirsty.
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At 13:47 14th Mar 2013, JimmyG wrote:Max was finding it tricky to water his new monkey puzzle tree.
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At 13:47 14th Mar 2013, MorningGlories wrote:Hell's Kitchen, Africa
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At 13:54 14th Mar 2013, Lelystad wrote:Rangers deny that insolvency has affected Ibrox Stadium.
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At 13:54 14th Mar 2013, Candace9839 wrote:Dame Jane Goodall's new head gardener was raising eyebrows.
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At 13:58 14th Mar 2013, Lin Vegas wrote:Scottish FA decide goal-line technology might not be as expensive as they thought.
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At 14:00 14th Mar 2013, Raven Clare wrote:He must be Scottish - his name's MacAque
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At 14:01 14th Mar 2013, Ade wrote:Hold on a minute... a watering can? Why, it was Earth all along! You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell...
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At 14:03 14th Mar 2013, ACQC wrote:"I just do not have the time to water all these plants.....I thought it rained in this country"
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At 14:13 14th Mar 2013, rwerkh wrote:Just watering my herb garden in Stirling!
(isn't that funny enough?)
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At 14:14 14th Mar 2013, Ade wrote:No, I asked for PG Tips, not gardening tips...
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At 14:15 14th Mar 2013, Tremorman wrote:Rob was the last to notice that the growth hormone in the rose feed he used was having a big effect on him
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At 14:18 14th Mar 2013, Nick Fowler wrote:Yeah, I quite like being a gardener. My last job was as a toilet brush.
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At 14:19 14th Mar 2013, Lin Vegas wrote:For fans of their Pyramid range, PG Tips introduce the Fountain.
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At 14:21 14th Mar 2013, Reeve Burgess wrote:Chimpanzees have a distorted view of the values of things, as shown by this visitor to the Antiques Roadshow
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At 14:25 14th Mar 2013, PeeJayEll wrote:This is not what I had in mind when I said the Church needs a non-European Primate.
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At 14:29 14th Mar 2013, penny-farthing wrote:Look,I'm a herbivore....end of argument.
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At 14:32 14th Mar 2013, MagnumCarter wrote:“Well, things have certainly moved on since joining the RSC and a stint of voiceover work at Pixar, but I still have the teapot.”
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At 14:34 14th Mar 2013, Whatever Next wrote:No, I asked for an Asp-arag-us Gardener!
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At 14:37 14th Mar 2013, Pendragon wrote:Check your oil too, Sir?
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At 14:37 14th Mar 2013, PeeJayEll wrote:I think I've heard of this Francis bloke; good with animals I understand.
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At 14:38 14th Mar 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Rosie had been watching QI, and knew that the banana was in fact the largest herb in the world
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At 14:40 14th Mar 2013, Bill Pope wrote:I'll do what I can but to be honest you're last gardener's left me a lot to do. Still, if you pay peanuts …
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At 14:45 14th Mar 2013, Whatever Next wrote:Gardener's World introduces it's new presenter Monkey Don.
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At 14:46 14th Mar 2013, mukundsharma wrote:Working his grass off.
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At 14:47 14th Mar 2013, Martin Walter wrote:Well, he's cheaper than a sprinkler system
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At 14:52 14th Mar 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:And our next big project is Monkey Poo Coffee Beans
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At 14:54 14th Mar 2013, abz wrote:Early auditions for a US band to rival The Beatles were going well.
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At 14:56 14th Mar 2013, Whatever Next wrote:...and with this little pink thing I sprinkle my water all over the flowers!
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At 14:57 14th Mar 2013, SkarloeyLine wrote:Newsnight encounters more problems in its attempt to investigate guerrilla gardening.
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At 14:57 14th Mar 2013, Alvin Olaf wrote:And next week Wayne, you can take on the half-time oranges
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At 14:57 14th Mar 2013, Gurney Nutting wrote:As the start of the Chimpanzees' Tea Party approached, Rosie yelled out "It's tea thyme!"
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At 14:58 14th Mar 2013, CindyAccidentally wrote:Chelsea Show Garden #16: The Tour De Plants, long owned by a Cheetah
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At 15:06 14th Mar 2013, Tremorman wrote:But where was the other hairy biker
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At 15:10 14th Mar 2013, IndieSinger wrote:Gorilla warfare.
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At 15:18 14th Mar 2013, Pendragon wrote:That new African restaurant in Stirling is great, but I'd avoid the chocolate fountain if I were you
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At 15:36 14th Mar 2013, Pete Reid wrote:I will simper chimply - then let those rubberneckers know this isn't water.
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At 15:38 14th Mar 2013, abz wrote:The weeds seem to be growing far faster than the herbs...Yeah, it's Stirling Moss.
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At 15:49 14th Mar 2013, Steele Hawker wrote:Aye, this is Scotland - this is a Chimpanzees' Whisky Party
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At 16:03 14th Mar 2013, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Well, that's the last time I buy Herbal Hair Shampoo
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At 16:05 14th Mar 2013, Camerondpope wrote:Who would have thought it is this hard to grow bananas here?
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At 16:05 14th Mar 2013, Gurney Nutting wrote:I tell you what, Rosie - don't go anywhere near those kids' balloons unless you want to double in size
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At 16:10 14th Mar 2013, Candace9839 wrote:Take that, Punxsutawney Phil.
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At 16:11 14th Mar 2013, Mr Snoozy wrote:Mind your backs please Ladies and Gentlemen, the cheetah will be on his way with the lawnmower any moment...
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At 16:18 14th Mar 2013, Catherine O wrote:Kids! Where's Daddy's Regaine?
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At 16:21 14th Mar 2013, StraightOnTilMorning wrote:Chris Huhne's welcoming committee made their final preparations
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At 16:22 14th Mar 2013, Malky81 wrote:Alright, who ordered the "Guantanamo Enema"?
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At 16:29 14th Mar 2013, abz wrote:Shock, as rare hidden camera footage seems to prove the existence of a herb garden in Scotland.
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At 16:31 14th Mar 2013, PeeJayEll wrote:The watering can promotes water recycling. Out one end, in the other. Even a trained monkey can manage it.
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At 16:33 14th Mar 2013, Candace9839 wrote:In like a lion and out like a...er...
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At 16:35 14th Mar 2013, Pandora wrote:Council hires new primates to solve UK's potholes problems. A chimp with a watering can will do.
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At 16:45 14th Mar 2013, Dyeb wrote:Herbie Goes (looking for) Bananas
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At 16:51 14th Mar 2013, Frankonline wrote:Rosemary was no sage, but this beats typing Shakespeare any day.
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At 16:55 14th Mar 2013, Dyeb wrote:Charlie heard the Folies Bergere were recruiting new Can-Can dancers so he thought he ought to get in some practice
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