While it is true that many Challengers are as batty as a fruit cake they are, as the late Douglas Adams put it, mostly harmless. I would also add they are great fun and to get the most from the Challenge you should embrace the madness.

Ian C.

MOSTLY

But that implies that NOT ALL

Andrew, I choose my words with care

FoAK:

Fount (or Font) of All Knowledge
(Don't shoot! I was just copying the capitalisation!)

And please, no arguing in the back pews over 'font' or 'fount.'

Not certain about your Latin, Mikey Knipey. Surely 'titulatis' is 'you titulate'? He / she titulates would be 'titulatit'. I may, of course, be wrong. If so, blame my old Latin Master, 'Sludge'Dunn.

Its been a long time, and I only do my best latin whilst being viciously slapped around the head with a Publius Ovid Naso, so I may have got it wrong again.

Meanwhile, the Queen is walking around the city walls watching the enemy in their ships, apparently

Thank the Lord that I am not on the Challenge this year as I am completely lost already and have not left home yet!