The PO suspects there must be times when visitors here wonder whether this site was not created with the sole and unique purpose of spreading misinformation - not to say disinformation - regarding the activities of the Boy Wonder. What can the PO say or do, other than adopt a cowering, cowardly pose and stammer from behind trembling hands raised to protect his tear-drenched face ?
"P-p-p-please.... p-please, d-d-don't sh-sh-sh-oot the m-m-m-mess-ss-enger!!"
You see, a news service can only ever be as good as its sources. And every once in a while the PO's primary source can be, well, a touch on the unreliable side.
Which explains the following corrections :
- The BW will not, in fact, be rowing over the next two terms, although he is planning to lodge an appeal against his non-retention by the rowing selectors.
- Nor will the BW be playing the solo part in a concert performance of a Mozart piano concerto at Hogwarts on November 23rd
- In fact, on November 23rd he will be participating in a Mozart piano concerto masterclass with Jeremy Menuhin
- The concert performance of the Mozart will take place "er, some time in March, I think"
Naturally, all of the above remains subject to confirmation, modification, cancellation, repudiation and general ridicule.
In the meantime, just about the only thing of which the PO can be certain is that the BW accompanied Mrs MOP and Young Mr Hoskins on Friday night to an evening featuring the "square and squeaky sketches" of this year's Cambridge Footlights. Among the sketches that caught the BW's imagination were one involving Andy Murray and Tim Henman, and another making fun of the "sad people that go on forums on the web" (a category which the PO would like to stress clearly does NOT include bloggers, who are not sad at all).
When asked whether he might be interested in doing something similar one day, the BW replied "Yes, maybe. I kind of prefer that kind of subtle humour."
Subtle humour ? Sounds like the PO had better pull his socks up.
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