TMJ, you must have been there the same time as me. As I remember it was the TCW lads throwing up in the US security guards bin at the snake pit that nearly caused an International Incident.
Re the place itself Doha is a great place for shopping (cheap pearls, silk suits made up etc). I prefered the Intercontinental for a 'down day' due to the swim up bar. Ritz does a cracking all you can buffet and the rugby club were doing some decent grub, you could even get a round of golf out there. Don't know if the TDO is still running tourist information out there (a point of much contention at the time) but sand jeep trips were being organised.
So as you can see all really horrible. On the work front though it is a bit like ground hog day and if you don't like chicken salad you're stuffed!