Anyway, the most spectacular defeat last night was that of Monkman by Goldman.

[Sir C]

Are they called Mumblers? Of course in the old days they were Bombardiers, but that's racist now or something, I think.

I asked one a few years ago when I was there, actually, if anyone was offended by it being called Bombay, and he said no one gives a fúck (I paraphrase) and that lots of people still call it Bombay.

[Burney]

I asked one a few years ago when I was there, actually, if anyone was offended by it being called Bombay, and he said no one gives a fúck (I paraphrase) and that lots of people still call it Bombay.

I don't mind Mumbai and Kolkata because they're basically the same as the old names (or as near as dammit), but Chennai for Madras irritates me.