Championship Diary

Given that after all these years we have still won only a couple of IBPA awards between us, perhaps it is time for some new categories to be introduced

How about one for 'The article with the most commas', (The Brian Senior award) or 'The slowest article submitted to the Daily Bulletin' (The Tony Gordon trophy)?

One of our colleagues suggested an award for 'The worst piece of analysis by a VuGraph commentator.' (The………Memorial Trophy.)

Do let us have your suggestions.

Eitan Levy's wife Doreen decided to go to see, A Midsummer Night's Dream, advertised as being 'In the original language, with Italian subtitles.'

Alas, it transpired that it was not in the original English prose of the Bard of Avon, but that of the performers, who spoke Hindi!

Mabel Bocchi decided to refill the water machine in the Press Room. If you have ever tried this you will know that the bottles have a special type of stopper that is opened only when the bottle is put in position. Mabel, applying considerable force, removed this before turning the bottle upside down, which is why the Press Room is now known as The Niagara Falls suite.