[John Whitworth]

I see the Staggers occasionally and post things up when I do. The next challenge (the Bible one) is 4168. The next one to have a result will be 4166. I don't BUY the Staggers because I do not agree with its politics.

[Jerome Betts]

Thanks, John. Looks as though the NS numbering is OK. Bit confused by your reply to Orwn some time ago but may have misunderstood.

[Roger Slater]

Jerome, it looks like you're a winner in the book titles -- or else they wouldn't be asking for your address. I suppose there's still hope for the rest of us who included an address along with our submissions.

PS--
John, if that's the way you feel, you shouldn't enter the contests. After all, you are boosting their circulation every time readers come across one of your winning entries, so you are aiding the enemy just as surely as you would if you purchased copies yourself. (I have a vested interest, of course, in your sitting things out. Now if I could only convince Bazza and Bill).

[John Whitworth]

Roger, when I win £25 from the Staggers that's £25 less for the revolution because I gift it immediately to the forces of reaction (which is me). So it's a win-win for the good guys. I don't think there's a flaw in that.

[Roger Slater]

The flaw is that your poems are so good that 100 new subscribers sign up every time one of your poems appears in the magazine.

[Jerome Betts]

John and Orwn, I've found the results of the tweaked book titles comp in the New Statesman by accident when googling for something else. Apparently published Jan 31st.

Although John said 'Nothing there for anyone I'm afraid' in his 12th Feb reply to Orwn's query I recognised Bazza among the £5 book token winners for singe titles ('Decline and Conjugate'). Bill Greenwell received £10 for '10 Uses of a Dead Categorical Imperative' and 'Just Wittgenstein'. Roger Slater and Michael Cantor got HMs, in a way, as many different people sent in identical entries and they listed these but without names. I think I remember Roger's 'Of Mice and Mensa' and Michael's 'Of Mice and Zen'. I apparently will get a £5 book token for 'Watteau, Jeeves?' Sorry, Orwn, couldn't see your name anywhere or recognise any other Sphereans. (Had a freeze or would post link. Will if I can find it again.)

Confusion in my previous post on this thread because the comp number was apparently 4161, not 4167, as John had it in the original Clever Staggers thread. They did say , incidentally, that it was one of their most popular ever

[Jerome Betts]

This is the link with the Tweaked Titles results for those interested:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...w.google.co.uk

[John Whitworth]

Thank you, Jeremy