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by pedaju 8th December 2009
Cheer-leading practice for the Rugby World Cup had the makings of a circus performance.
You put your hands in, you put your hands out. You do the hokey pokey and you turn around. And that's what it's all about!
The motion for free peanuts at next AGM is carried.
Extra help was required to position the oversize pane of glass into place.
Much as he tried, that Pentecostal rhythm was just too great for Jumbo to resist.
Praise be to the Lord for all God's creatures great and small!!
Go with the crowd
Santa has made a safe landing in Africa.
Crowd takes "jumbo size quick dry nail polish" too seriously
Graham Henry recruits ring-in for All Blacks lineout problems.
Simon says put your hands in the air, shake them like you just don't care..
"THERE'S AN ELEPHANT BEHIND YOU!!" crowd " Yeah. Ha ha, Right? ha ha"
Now who wanted the jumbo size pack?
hopefuls wait to be tranported on to the alien spaceship.
Elephant says " Everyone always has to stand up at these events and I have to stand up too or I can't see a thing."
Crowd goes wild at the Rock concert.
And piglet finally caught his heffalump when he asked Christopher Robin and friends to the heffalump dance!
With the threat of global warming Brian Tamaki announces he will build an ark!
Everybody in the house put your hands up!!
jumbos in the house
and there is no doubt
put your hands up in the air
wave them around like you just dont care
say ayeeeeeee.............
ho........................
Honi Hawarea's Haka party at their first rehersal.
Hallelujah Brothers and Sisters Hallelujah.
The crowd cheered at the latest news, hands free mobile phones let you make 'Trunk' calls and have 'Jumbo' savings."
Hostage drama at wildlife park.
African wave it is!!
Mildred didn't care any more;she was going to DANCE!
and the crowd went wild...............
The crowd cheered as John Key told John Campbell "I'm no more turning into a typical National Party Prime Minister than you are turning into an elephant."
A wooden Elephant is just the thing to make Mayor and Citizens stand up and sing.
and if you don,t sing loud enough you will be stomped
Thousands march on the streets protesting against increased trunk call charges.
Clap your hands, stamp your feet, run for your life!!
Should old acquaintance be so squashed..........da da da da da....
Praise be, if I am not worthy may I be stamped out by a sqauting Elephant
"What are they all waving their arms at - I can wave higher anyway"
No one wanted to discuss the elephant in the room so they took the meeting outside and STILL nothing!!!!!
I can do anything, humans can do!
Cheers,Big Ears...
I hope Big Ears has been to the toilet.
A mammoth undertaking for our politicians.
Now, how does the hymn go? ..."Stand up, stand up for Jesus"
Oh Lord oh lord to the elephants of the world
by Leigha
Too tired to "Hoof" it.
The townspeople celebrated the completion of the new trunk road
hooray I won....
What elephant?
'See I haven't got it , so Queenie , Queenie , Who's got the ball ?"
New Zealand have scored!!!!
MOVE THAT BUS
Quite uniquely, the election win was celebrated Bollywood style.
Skies the limit? I'm trunks ahead of these humans...
Hang on I'm slipping
YMCA erupts in the stadium.
"I always wanted to crowd surf in a mosh pit!"
Going once, going twice, Sold to the large animal at the back.
A 'ella phan' applause.
DESTINY CHURCH'S PASTOR BRIAN AND HIS FOLLOWERS! IS THERE AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM?
telecoms just announced a price reduction on all trunk calls
HARE KRISHNA ! HARE RAMA ! GEES THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE SEVENTIES.THEY'RE LETTIN ANYONE IN NOW !
WE ALL USED TO BE THAT SIZE . THANK GOD FOR JENNY CRAIG AND WEIGHTWATCHERS !
CAN YOU SPOT THE DIFFERENCE ? ONE OF THE FLOCK ISN'T WEARING A SUIT !
Stand up, stand up, for Jesus
Having escaped from the zoo, the elephant felt the need to be as inconspicuous as possible.....
Just everyone's at the climate change conference in Denmark.
Simon says "Stand up and wave your arms"
"Altogther now Y M C A, la la la la la, Y M C A"
This Climate Conference......another white elephant.
One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn't belong.
For goodness sake - It's only a mouse !!!
Zumba. The new fitness craze everyone can do!
Political party rally. Orchestrated applause.
PLEASE send us some rain!!
The elephant says anything you can do I can do better.
Hooray! They've have lowered the price on trunk calls!
ahhhhh, its all Mumbo, Jumbo,
Oh look the flying elephant is on its way yeaaaaaaaaa
Destiny church worshippers unaware of danger behind them?
Green party give thanks for new leader!!
The vote was unanimous. Dumbo would get his ears back as long as he toileted before flight!
Ever wanted to see an Indian elephant do the Mexican wave..?
Is the line for Mexican Wave??
Let's go crazy!
The Copenhagen climate change talks included a group of delegates that were sun worshipers!
All those in agreement Jumbo should be retired from the circus raise your hands.......
"I guess I'll have to mention the elephant in the room ... the recession has really got to these business men and woman."
"Choreographing humans is hard work!"
Hooray! Jumbo jet fares have come down!
Honestly... It was this BIG!!!!! :)
I wonder if it's my size that keeps me in the back.
Air New Zealand's incredible jumbo fares attracted a stampede after business class prices were reduced to peanuts in a bid to encourage people to upgrade from economy class.
Another hopeful group try out at the auditions for the circus.
.All together now....OOMP PA PA.. OOMP PA PA, thats how it goes,
OOMP PA PA ...OOMP PA PA ..everyone knows.
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