Robinson
Crusoefied
By
John Morgan 03/08/02
The
Anne Robinson V Wales saga continues:
North Wales Police have descended on BBC London
to investigate whether her comments contravene
Race Relation law. It's ridiculous, really.
We spend enough time berating the English
to expect some flak in return.
So why are police resources being wasted on
such trivial matters? Surely, there are more
serious crimes to investigate - like nicking
Prince Andrew for speeding.
Stumped
over support for Jones
Continuing the theme of Anglo-Welsh relations,
Simon Jones took four wickets and scored 44
runs in the first test against India.
However,
our euphoria was tempered by the fact he was
playing for England. Let's hope Jones clinches
Man of the Series - in an otherwise embarrassing
display by his teammates.
Millennium
Stadium - Bla Bla Bla
Meanwhile,
back in Cardiff, the Millennium Stadium has
been voted as one of the Seven Wonders of
Britain - along with Stonehenge and Big Ben.
Almost everyone in Wales has joined the Millennium
Stadium bandwagon - except for the likes of
our forum contributer, 'the Millennium Stadium
Bore'.
He reckons 'Millennium Stadium talk' is becoming
tedious in the extreme.
Do
tourists just pop into Wales, see the Stadium,
and then bugger-off? Are we that one-dimensional?
If we are, we'll soon be in trouble when better
stadiums are built across the border.
Beer
Bellies bounce back
Talking
of culture, a national institution is under
threat this week - the Pot Belly. Yes, Scientists
in Wales are testing a pill that reduces fat
deposits left by too much beer.
The
WLOOB (We Love our Beer Bellies), organisers
of the biggest beer belly festival in Europe,
are outraged by the research. Chairman, Dafydd
Hopley, said, "We regard beer bellies as sacred
in Wales, our Women worship them. Orange juice
drinkers with six-packs just don't belong
here".
Carrier-bag
eyes gets Fellowship
Finally,
Veteran TV personality, Michael Aspel, has
just been awarded a Fellowship of Cardiff
University. We must say, it comes as no surprise.
Aspel is revered in academic circles for his
groundbreaking work on the likes of Crackerjack
and Give Us a Clue. So It's nice to see real
talent rewarded for a change.