Oo look, we're instituting a tradition. It counts as a tradition if you've done it once before, right?
Horses you would bet on if the 2009 Melbourne Cup were...
Horses you would bet on if the 2009 Melbourne Cup were...
a Sherlock Holmes mystery:
- Harris Tweed
a Wordsworth poem:
- Daffodil
an AA Milne poem:
- Changingoftheguard
a biography of the Kennedy clan:
- Newport
a Melvin Burgess novel:
- Shocked
an episode of CSI/Bones/Law & Order/City Homicide etc etc etc ad infinitum:
- Crime Scene
a piece of government legislation:
- Alcopop
a Dodgem Car ride:
- Leica Ding
an ancient civilization characterised by an autocratic ruler with a yen for the arts, engineering and military-led expansion:*
- Roman Emperor
May your bets be fruitful, your sweep-draws be lucky, your champagne be chilled and your fascinator firmly attached.
*If it were an Asterix comic on the other hand, you certainly WOULDN'T be betting on poor old Roman Emperor.
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