NPR Interview & HP Merchandise Stuff

[Joywitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 4875

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "smitster " <kippesp at s...> wrote:
> I learned from this report that the New York Times had HP related 
> article on 1 January 2000.  It was in their what-will-life-be-like-
in-
> 2020 (or some such date) fictional version of the front page.  I'm 
> going to head to the library tomorrow to see if I can get this, but 
> it sounded rather funny.  The headline was something like Quidditch 
> World Cup Won By Woman.  Serves me right for being on holiday at 
that 
> time of year!  If I find it, I'll transcribe it.

Actually, it was a parody (rare for the New York Times) front page 
for Friday, January 1, 2100.  One of the articles was called:

With Brooms Flying, Iceland Takes the Cup

There is a photo of a woman holding a broomstick, dressed in some 
sort of skisuit-looking uniform holding a gold cup.  The photo 
caption is:

Helga Karinsdottir outwitted Europes defense and grabbed the snitch.

The first paragraph reads:

BANGALORE, India, 13:20 U.T.C. -- With foxlike cunning and dazzling 
broomsmanship, Iceland won the first World Quidditch Cup today, 
defeating the United States of Europe, 200 to 90, in this technology 
capital s Olympic Stadium.

The rest of the article is mildly funny.  I will type out the whole 
thing if anyone really wants me to.  I dont think you will be able to 
get it online without paying for it; the NYTimes free archives only 
go back a week or so.

-- Joywitch, who saved that section of the Times for some reason.