His girlfriend Alison brought him his muesli and on the tray was a pile of cards and presents which he began to open. Finally, at the bottom of the pile was a plain brown A4 envelope.
Intrigued, he opened it to find a note from Alison: “Congratulations: you have won The Sunday Times BMW Z8 competition.”
“I read it, then read it again, then just turned to her and said, ‘I’m sorry, I don’t get the joke. That’s just not funny,” he said.
Alison had been phoned the previous day and told of the result, but had managed to keep it secret.
Excited but unable to do anything about claiming the prize because it was Saturday, they went to a local dealership to feel what