28 JULY 1990, Page 45

No. 1638: Dirty dozen

I regularly set this type of competition because many of you rise so triumphantly to the occasion. Here is my new challenge. Incorporate the following words into a plausible piece of prose (maximum 150 words): scram, anagram, Vietnam, pram, sham, lamb, flimflam, jam, milligramme, exam, diaphragm, am. Entries to 'Com- petition No. 1638' by 10 August.