tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post6138641982438575999..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: One Fine Selection of StoriesMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-48674822248292518122008-06-18T13:44:00.000-07:002008-06-18T13:44:00.000-07:00I didn't know that bit about making a replica. I ...I didn't know that bit about making a replica. I was aware that the Stanley Cup was only kept for a year, and the America's Cup too.<BR/><BR/>I didn't get to keep the Sturgeon for a year, though. I don't think I even got to hold it. It was just shown to me.<BR/><BR/>Most likely the difference is tied up in the kind of money writers get. You don't see many yachtsmen or professional hockey players standing around the free buffet table, wrapping hunks of cheese in paper napkins and stuffing them in their pockets to save for later.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-85866707741583773102008-06-16T04:11:00.000-07:002008-06-16T04:11:00.000-07:00It's not such a weird custom for some sport fans,...It's not such a weird custom for some sport fans, at least soccer's. There are many championships that give the trophy to the winner... until the next edition, when they have to return it to be handed to the <I>next</I> winner. (Of course, every club makes a replica to exhibit permanently). I don't know how it works now, but the Soccer's World Cup was given permanently to Brasil in the 70s, but only after they had won in three different occasions.<BR/>I imagine it would be impractical to do such a thing with literary awards, particularly the part where the trophy must be recovered from the previous winner...severianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581434644266143999noreply@blogger.com