NOTE FROM RJ CURRIE:

Bill Littlejohn, a friend and fellow non-profit sports humourist, had his 2000th published joke last week. Congratulations to him for this little nugget:

Humourist Bill Littlejohn, after China said London isn’t fit after the rioting to host the 2012 Olympics: “However, they did say that they could host the 2012 Stanley Cup.’’