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3 sets of fabulously funny ISPY books to be won

(45 Posts)
seemercloud Tue 25-Oct-16 16:24:38

Years ago, when cavity wall insulation was a new idea, we had our walls filled with expanded foam. Some escaped and floated slowly away like a cloud. Watching a neighbour's facial expression, in her bedroom window, was great fun.

gillyknits Tue 25-Oct-16 15:59:34

When we were in a little cove in S.of France, a large yacht sailed in. The woman on board appeared, completely naked and began to wash up on the deck wearing only a huge pair of yellow rubber gloves!

yourgrace123 Tue 25-Oct-16 15:45:13

Sitting in traffic looked in my rear view mirror watched as this cyclist head down peddling like mad hit me in the rear,think he wrote his bike off.

chicken Tue 25-Oct-16 15:40:59

My daughter's female cat being wooed by a scrawny ginger tom who was offering her a greaseproof paper wrapped parcel of streaky bacon which he had stolen from some nearby kitchen.

marionk Tue 25-Oct-16 14:08:39

My ex FIL driving so ridiculously slowly he was overtaken by a bicycle!

inishowen Tue 25-Oct-16 12:41:24

I was at the opera and we were sitting near the stage. The orchestra were right in front of us. I spied one musician sending a text. He was holding his phone behind his instrument thinking no-one would see!

andywedge Tue 25-Oct-16 12:20:16

Two Italians on a beach, who clearly thought the beach we were on was a nudist beach

Jalima Tue 25-Oct-16 11:49:43

I spied our dog making friends with a couple on the beach, then coming back with two lamb chops in his mouth!

I also spied same dog haring across another beach with a folding chair attached to his lead after I stood up to adjust my swimsuit (not funny, just very embarrassing blush).

Caramac Tue 25-Oct-16 11:43:27

My dog racing triumphantly up the garden with half a pizza in her chops! No idea where it came from, she had shoved her broad shoulders through a tiny gap in the hedge and been exploring. I just imagined dumbstruck teenagers gawping at her running away with her prize - their pizza ?

winterpark Tue 25-Oct-16 10:52:58

I saw a squirrel fall out of a tree and land right by my dog, I never saw a squirrel run so fast but my dog is so dopey she didn't notice smile

pamelaJEAN Tue 25-Oct-16 09:12:25

Driving along one day , with my little grandaughter she suddenly shouted out " Grandma look at that horse riding a bike, it was a horse and cart, " but in a child's eyes it must have looked like the horse was riding a bike, just around the corner there was a field full of cows , she started giggling " Grandma look at that cow giving the other one a piggy back" yep that was a journey, probably not the funniest I have spied but definitely one of my most memorable. My grandaughter married in February, and is now expecting .

Treebee Mon 24-Oct-16 20:54:10

Driving down the motorway on the way to Cornwall we overtook a motorbike. I did a double take as there in a box on the pillion was a very happy terrier. His name (which I've forgotten) was painted on the side. Wish I'd been able to take a photo.

BlueBelle Mon 24-Oct-16 19:15:02

A poke of chips that's not one you hear down this way

DaphneBroon Mon 24-Oct-16 16:47:32

I wish I could think of something really funny but the best I can come up with was not realising I was looking at a left hand drive car when I did a double take at what looked like a very large dog driving a car with its owner by his side.

GrammaM Mon 24-Oct-16 15:25:51

The cat and the labrador sound good, but the full size pizza, HAAAAAA HAAAAAAAA. grin

GrammaM Mon 24-Oct-16 15:22:09

One of the funniest things I have seen lately was when we drove into Lincoln last week. Traffic came to a standstill and a young man appeared in just his shreds at the window of a nearby house and barked out of the open fanlight. Whilst the rather thin bod was a bit aagh the situation made me laugh. Ex service humour..

sharkgirl Mon 24-Oct-16 14:13:50

A tiny, scrawny cat chasing a full size labrador dog who tried to hide behind a tree and it ended up with cat and dog circling the tree in chase whilst the owner looked on in amazement

rachelmi Mon 24-Oct-16 13:47:19

A mobility scooter going along with xmas tree and lights (made Blackpool illuminations look tame!) and a dog in the basket. Made me smile.

Jane10 Mon 24-Oct-16 13:15:05

The funniest thing I ever saw was an adult size pizza running past our sitting room window. Once I'd rubbed my eyes I saw a bag of crisps then a poke of chips run past. It turned out that the school we overlook was holding a fancy dress race but we had no notion this was going to be held so I was sure that this was finally it -I'd lost my remaining marbles!

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 24-Oct-16 12:56:17

I spy with my little eye... 4 brand-new titles in the ISPY series - hilarious new takes (for grown-ups!) on the old ISPY classics, which first launched as a collection of children’s gift titles in the 1950s.

The concept is simple, it’s I Spy with My Little Eye but better – this time with proper challenges and points to be won – time to get competitive. The books are the perfect Christmas gifts and stocking fillers and we have three sets* to give away.

(*At The School Gate – My Mum is Better Than Your Mum/Pets: When Human Friendship Is Not Enough/The UK: While It Lasts /Signs and Instructions: You Must Obey)

All we want to know is - what's the funniest thing you've ever spied with your little eye while out and about. Tell us here before midday on Monday 7 November for the chance to win.