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    Tennis or F1??

    Would it have been a problem for Wimbledon to start the tennis final at 3pm instead of 2pm to avoid a clash with the British GP?



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    Yes - unless the Television coverage could have been rearranged. These things have to kiss the popularity butt.

    The winner got 1,150,000 for this one tennis tournement!

    Marcus

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarcusMel View Post

    The winner got 1,150,000 for this one tennis tournement!
    Some of us [me n 63,999,999 others] were too busy watching kitty cat:


    If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
    but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
    Francis Bacon (1605)

    PS: GS can now be followed on Twitter as @themastarata


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    I ended up recording the end of the GP and watching it during the tennis rain break.



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    I doubt anyone at Oxfam had time for F1:

    News for Oxfam's £100k from Federer 7

    Federer's Wimbledon victory a windfall for Oxfam

    The Nation, Pakistan‎ - 9 hours ago
    LONDON - The British charity Oxfam has won more than £100000 ... Federer beat Britain's Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 Sunday to join Pete ...
    Federer win nets Oxfam £100k - ITV News
    http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/sto...ns-oxfam-100k/
    1 day ago – Read Federer win nets Oxfam £100k latest on ITV News. ... died 3 years ago wagered the Swiss player would win 7 or more Wimbledon titles.
    BBC News - Roger Federer Wimbledon triumph wins Oxfam £100000
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-18765015
    1 day ago – Roger Federer's Wimbledon win nets more than £100000 for Oxfam as a result of a betting slip bequeathed to the charity in 2009.
    Oxfam wins £100000 donation after long-term bet bequeathed to ...
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Oxfam...on-long-term-b...
    1 day ago – Oxfam's £100000 windfall after dead donor's bet that Roger Federer would win seven titles finally .... Paul, Worthing England, 09/7/2012 14:31 ...

    If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
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    Francis Bacon (1605)

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    Was that your bet and you are typing on here from the Great Beyond?



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