■ It had to happen, I suppose. In last week’s rugby report, prolific points scorer DR Nicolson was given a new courtesy title – Dr Nicolson.
■ MFR had a riveting two-hour phone-in programme about the rights and wrongs of Southrons being unwelcome in a certain Highland bar.
In the middle of it all a Cockney came on the line to tell the listeners he was sorry to hear about all the hassle, as he himself always got on great with the ‘sweaties’. The term meant nothing to the programme presenter. So the Cockney elaborated: ‘Sweaties, Mite! Sweaty Socks – Jocks.’