The Week In (Funny) Pictures
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We round up this week's silliest snaps, from politicians to popes... and pumpkins.

The Week In Funny Pictures
(01 of20)
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In Ed Balls' defence, there's no good way of doing this. That said: it's probably not best to do it with your eyes shut. (credit:Rex Features)
(02 of20)
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He lives in a house, a very big house in... Waltham Forest, actually. (credit:Rex Features)
(03 of20)
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Obama gets excited when he thinks he spots a pumpkin. Well, it is Halloween. (credit:PA)
(04 of20)
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Of course, the only thing cuter than a pug is a pug a) wearing a Halloween costume and b) posing next to a pumpkin. (credit:Rex )
(05 of20)
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"And what do you do... in that?" (credit:PA)
(06 of20)
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David Cameron's security guards pounce on the jogger who ran into him. Not that funny - until you get a load of George Osborne's face. (credit:Ross Parry/SWNS)
(07 of20)
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Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, or a load of zombies invading a pitch? To be honest, we're still not sure. (credit:Tim Sharp/AP )
(08 of20)
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Some baby otters to make you feel better after seeing those zombie-cheerleaders. (credit:WENN)
(09 of20)
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Benedict Cumberbatch finally meets his match - in the non-Moriarty sense. (credit:PA)
(10 of20)
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Is it just us, or is this buttermilk carton design a bit of a cock-up? (credit:Twitter)
(11 of20)
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Another Tesco cock-up: this Welsh cashpoint offering 'free erections'. Well, every little helps!
(12 of20)
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George Osborne: quite literally Cameron's right hand man.
(13 of20)
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We're calling it. Hand-ball. (credit:PA)
(14 of20)
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Also: hand-pumpkin. (credit:PA)
(15 of20)
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Shortly after this photo was taken, the President of Chile had nicked that beret. It was, after all, the perfect match for her jacket. (credit:PA)
(16 of20)
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Is it just us, or is Movember getting earlier every year? (credit:PA)
(17 of20)
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Altogether now: "They did the mash/They did the monster mash/The monster mash/It was a Sea Life smash!" (credit:PA)
(18 of20)
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Uh-oh... Someone's upset about the Pope's new thoughts on evolutionary theory and the Big Bang!
(19 of20)
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To be fair, this is the face we'd pull if we were in a meeting with David Cameron. So we don't blame him.
(20 of20)
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Ed Balls resorts to desperate measures to get time with the Labour leader. (credit:PA)