I started to write in the entry, ran out of room, and met up with the curious sight of the two rows of circled squares.
I love running because it is the most sociable of sports – anyone can do it, there are no barriers to entry, running clubs (particularly mine) are friendly and fun.
Although only one car will test the extremes of this goal — the DeltaWing makes an appearance as a 56th entry, running to its own rules — there will be four cars from two car-manufacturer teams that use hybrid technology of a level never used in racing before.
Entries run as long as 1,400 words.
Those printed in connection with ambitious Old Masters auctions have entries running to several thousand words.
Boing Boing entries run one to three paragraphs each, always with a photo.
And run differently they certainly do: the four theme entries run EAST TO WEST, and not only that, the entries all "start" with an "E" in the east and "end" with a "W" in the west.
But with more than three million English language articles alone, covering anything from different species of caterpillar to the cast of minor Australian television shows, and with some entries running to several thousand words, the volume of information is extraordinary.
Entries run from ACHILLES STATUE ("One of the bigger, bronzier, nuder of Victorian statues") to ZEBRA CROSSING and ZOOS, brought to life with line drawings by Edward Bawden, who also illustrated the book jacket.
And this one from Peter De Vries: "The house is in her name for legal reasons (she owns it)." Not all is roses: a very few entries run on and turn belabored, or even begin that way.
Desktop DJs can then vote for their favourite tune and create their own version of the advert for a competition that will eventually see one of the entries running on television.
