Your Letters
16:44 UK time, Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Hmmmm. Re this story, I love the fact that the prisoners allegedly "didn't have anything else on" justifies them nipping over to Ms Smith's house and doing her decorating. Of course, had they intended to have a round of golf or pop up to London to see a show, that might have been a very different matter...
Fi, Gloucestershire, UK
In fact, there are only 8,699,999 species on the planet. The so-called water bear is clearly just an ordinary beetle in a fat suit.
David Richerby, Liverpool, UK
"Surge in number of 'Neet' youths - The proportion of 18-24-year-olds in England not in school, training or work rises to 18.4% ..." So, shouldn't that be "Not in Education, Employment, or Training" (although the two E's could of course be the other way around). Or are you referring to the notoriously-more-difficult-to-pronounce NSTW?
Rob Falconer, Llandough, Wales
Rachel (Tuesday's letters) - in the 70s, Farmers' Weekly carried recipes for Canada geese as farmers were allowed to shoot them. Maybe you could find it online. Not sure if you have to be a farmer to blast away at the annoying birds
Susan.Thomas, Brisbane, Australia
The proper terminology for the defecating honkers mentioned by Rachel is Canada Geese, most certainly not Canadian Geese.
Dickie, NY, US
John Airey (Tuesday's letters) - I'm genuinely curious to know why do you hope you weren't bitten twice by the same mosquito. At least you'd know where it had been...
Sue, London
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