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A few months back, when the comedy series Little Britain debuted on 91Èȱ¬ THREE, it provoked a lot of comment on Ouch's messageboard - some of it positive, some of it negative - because of the characters Lou and Andy, who is a wheelchair user.

According to the free newspaper Metro, the comic creations of David Walliams and Matt Lucas are now being held responsible for an increase in wheelchair thefts from hospitals across the country. A spokesman said, "People parody the Andy and Lou sketch and send in pictures of themselves dressed up."

Pah! Young people today, eh? This never happened in the days of Ironside, did it?

So Crippled Monkey's advice is to guard your wheelchair with your life. These heartless thieves must be stopped.