The Kisfaludy Society, the great literary association of Hungary, about this time happened to advertise a prize for the best satire on current events.
They took this form (1) Current events must not be mentioned in detail until the events have been made public in the commander-in-chief's despatches.
One version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle goes down to 1079 and another to 1154, but their notices of current events are brief and meagre.
Had current events not intruded maybe Lotus ' fate would have been different, but in June 1995 IBM launched a hostile takeover bid.
It would be arrogant to think our application of biblical eschatology to current events is infallible.
