[John Whitworth]

Bazza wins again. I don't. The new competition is non-verse, so I won't win that one either. Humph!

COMPETITION NO 139
Prose, please, which is harder to be pointed in than poetry. You are invited to write a thank-you letter for a weekend that has obviously not been perfect Maximum 150 words.
Entries to 'Competition 139'by post (The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London WiT 3EG), or email (comp@theoldie.co.uk by1 July.

[Ann Drysdale]

They'll never beat this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgOtphOWsw

[Gail White]

Splendid Cole Porter, Ann.

I'm thinking of plagiarizing Saki's early essay "Reginald on House Parties". ("There's such a deadly sameness about partridges; when you've missed one, you've missed the lot." Etc.)