What is life in the Queue really like? Having attended The Championships for ages, there are a host of things I still don't understand about the tournament, or for that matter, Great Britain. Communication is the best place to begin because of the catalog of words that may need translation before people are aware of the point being made. For example: Alright (How Are You?) Clanger (Embarrassing Mistake) Nowt (Nothing) Bloody (Paired with another word such as "Marvelous," A Meaningful Exclamation) Rubbish (Not Believable, A Foolish Statement) Minging (Something Horrible) Chuffed (Pleased With An Achievement); Busking (Panhandling) . Initially I wondered if it meant "Don't Litter." But when it comes to being its own dictionary of definitions nothing rivals the term "Brilliant." It is used to classify (and clarify) virtually everything from success to abject failure, as well as all stages in between. The Championships clearly are a "Brilliant" moniker. As is the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and SW19, the postal code that has become synonymous with the event. They form a revered triumvirate recognized in Great Britain and throughout the tennis world. Why All White? There are additional characteristics of the annual London fortnight that define and...
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