This seasonal tale from Peter Alliss (right) concerns the death of a club's most unpopular member, an unconverted Scrooge. Notoriously mean, he never subscribed to the staff's Christmas fund and would strip the clubhouse of magazines, papers, soap, tissues - anything that wasn't nailed down. Yet when he died, there was a huge turn-out for his funeral.Astonished, a young committee member turned to the old club secretary and asked: "How could such an unpopular member attract such a huge attendance?" "It's like showbusiness," the wise one replied with a quiet smile. "If you give the people what they want, they'll always turn up."
Give people what they want and they'll always turn up
This seasonal tale from Peter Alliss (right) concerns the death of a club's most unpopular member, an unconverted Scrooge
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