Just A Minute

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From: Mark <sirnylon@...>
To: "just-a-minute@..." <just-a-minute@...>
Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:35
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: Will JAM continue

I especially remember Tony in #684 ('Ruby Anniversary') when Nic decided to bend the rules just a bit.  To quote from Dean's transcript:

NP: So let me give you the final situation. Janey Godley who we love having on the show and does so well, but she did finish in fourth place. But Kit Hesketh-Harvey, who always does well, contributes magnificently, a brilliant third place. Gyles Brandreth, who always is great value in the show, in an amazing second place. But he was only one point behind Tony Hawks so wouldn't it be fairer to say that Gyles and Tony are our joint winners this week? Yes! So it only remains for me to say thank you to these four delightful players of the game, Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley and Kit Hesketh-Harvey. I also thank Trudi Stevens, who has blown her whistle so well and also... 

TH: Are you taking some sort of betting bung on this then? 

NP: In what sense? 

TH: Well the person who is one point ahead at the end doesn't actually win? 

NP: Tony you got your applause for that extra point you got. No I just thought as we, I mean we are competitive, but at the same time we're generous. 

TH: Yes but a lot of people are betting on this game round the world. 

NP: All right, let's have a round of applause for Tony Hawks because he got one point more than Gyles! Justice is done so we carry on with the wind-up....

Tony's (rightful) sensitivity to Nic's arbitrary ruling, and his clever retort at a time during which I imagine he was fuming internally, make me consider him a worthy future frontman for the show.

Mark