Society now compels us to hold tobacco companies in utter contempt, which is fair enough, but I have to be honest and say I could never hate the Benson and Hedges brand, not when they footed the bill for appearances of the likes of Roger Harper, Abdul Qadir, Graeme LaBrooy and Mohammad Wasim.
"[It] would come tearing out of the man's flesh with its gaping mouth, grasping and with an explosion of teeth … it's pure Bacon".
Related: Stanislas Wawrinka shrugs off personal problems to win French Open The leading three of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray remains unaltered, while Japan's Kei Nishikori rounds out the top five in the ATP rankings.
But it does need to be said that Roger was, and is, one of journalism's forces of nature: a fount of talent, professionalism, intuition – and fun.
"Best I've seen since Roger Byrne," reckoned the Joy of Six's dad's Uncle Mick - not much of an accolade on the face of it, given a period of only ten years, but the comparison was intended as the highest compliment.
Paul Keating's 1988 budget, with its massive surplus, was going to bring "home the bacon".
John McEnroe calls it "the changing of the guard" and says if Djokovic wins his ninth slam title on Sunday he has a chance to be considered "an all-time great" alongside Rafael Nadal, whom he demolished in straight sets on Wednesday, and Roger Federer, who lost in the quarters to Stan Wawrinka the same afternoon.
Critics have been calling on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to step down after Rice only received a two-game suspension for the attack before the video emerged.
In July last year, not long after Miliband's misadventures with a bacon sandwich, the Labour leader congratulated Cameron for making "his name as leader of the opposition for some fantastic photos, like hanging out with huskies in the Arctic Circle", and said he deliberately didn't seek to compete with the former Carlton TV PR man with such visual spin.
For the philosopher Roger Scruton growing up in rural Lincolnshire, "wine" meant elderberry wine.
