Wednesday, 24 June 2009

SCMP Takes the Cake

Picking up a copy of the South China Morning Post that had been discarded by a previous diner, I noticed with amusement that the subs there are still not picking up the solecism pointed out in these pages a couple of weeks ago.

This time, if you're unhappy with the free "dessert cake" ( I wonder which other types of cake the Post have in mind) you can get by cutting out the coupon and taking it to caffé Habitu, you can call the paper's Customer Relations Hotline "for enquiries" – in case you want to get the recipe, I suppose.

Sadly, I won't be able to avail myself of the opportunity to enjoy a slice of fruit cake, as I'll be heading to the Foreign Correspondents' Club to spearhead the challenge to David M. Webb's Mensaites at the famous quiz that has, like Lazarus, risen from the dead.

Stand by for a report on the outcome tomorrow; unless, of course, we lose, in which case I'll invisibilise it like a government-commissioned grade-structure police pay review.

2 comments:

gweipo said...

best of luck ... quizes are the best of times and the worst of times ..

Anonymous said...

Are you and Spike batting on the same side ?
Seems he is popping over for a cucumber sandwich