Join the queue for a good old chuckle

THE BRItIsH are famous for queuing in a civilised fashion, and they’ve practically turned a column of people into an art form. to celebrate this national devotion to good orderliness, I’ve gathered a collection of queues — line by line.

tHE queue outside the Pilates class began to stretch.

tHE queue for the vacancy at the hospital was orderly.

soMEonE standing in line outside the cinema suddenly broke rank.

tHE queue for the chelsea Flower show kept growing.

tHE queue outside the headquarters of Mensa invited a comment from one of those standing in line: ‘I queue for my IQ.’

tHE queue outside the Louvre in Paris moved at a snail’s pace.

A couPLE standing in the queue outside the fish and chip shop missed their plaice.

outsIDE the Army recruitment centre, the queue was uniform.

tHE train of people queuing for the bedding sales were growing tired.

sADLY, the queue for the rugby match descended into a scrum.

tHE queue to get a signed copy of a book on the history of fashion by its author went right back to the Dior.

mike smith, chatham, Kent.