27 MAY 2000, Page 59

No. 2140: Lead balloon

In a recent Spectator Toby Young described (and quoted from) a speech he made as best man at a wedding which did not amuse the audience. You are invited to supply an extract (maximum 150 words) from an imaginary speech by a best man who fails to find the right note of humour. Entries to `Competition No. 2140' by 8 June.