Bill Smithies

Journalist -- and obituarist! -- via the Guardian. "His most enjoyable assignment was the five years he spent running the obituaries department – and his most memorable moment when he was asked to organise a Christmas lunch for the comment section's staff and contributors at the Kolossi Grill, a local haunt. Asked whether they would like a belly-dancer, Bill took advice and accepted. During the inevitable consternation that greeted her appearance, Bill recalled, a leading feminist contributor was asked for her response: 'She is a working woman – we should all support her!'" My kinda guy.