Your Letters
16:33 UK time, Thursday, 5 January 2012
Dear Royal Mint, I had a verruca when I was at school and couldn't go swimming. Then the doctor burned it off with acid. Never had another verruca. Could go swimming and gained a silver medal in life saving. If you are stuck for ideas for Olympic commemorative coin designs maybe you could do a before and after of my foot (with the certificate). Contact me if you're interested. Regards.
stop press, UK
Why are towns un-twinning? No idea, but it brought to mind a comment by the late, great Linda Smith who, talking about her birth town of Erith in Kent, said: "It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham."
Sue, London
Down here in Devon the forms from the post office do still say "Sorry, you were out" (Wednesday letters). Although the one I got this week was certainly incorrect - I was in the hallway so as soon as I saw the notice come through the letterbox I opened the door and got my parcel!
Kate, Exeter, UK
As a fraction, how many of the letters complaining about the mathematics behind the random stat didn't get a Kindle?
Ben Hill, Cardiff
I appreciate the needs for cuts, but someone please tell these people that Wile E Coyoye isn't real.
Rik Alewijnse, Feering, UK
Henri, Sidcup (Wednesday letters), the article actually states that since 2009, Canadians wishing to cross into the US must have more than a driving license, so without having the scanned image on his iPad, Mr Reisch would not have been allowed access.
Emma Wilson, Jersey
Angus (Wednesday's letters) - I'm sorry but I won't be out-pedanted on this one. The official Robert Burns website has the full wording with not a "sake" in sight. I'll get my kilt.
Shiz, Cheshire, UK (ex-pat Scotland)
Vivian R (Wednesday's letters) - Dr Reece Walker PhD could be wanting to show off that he or she has two PhDs or a medical doctorate and a PhD - or maybe their first name is "Dr", in the same way that the first name of the inventor of the safety razor blade was "King" (King Camp Gillette).
HB PhD, London
Pedantic? It's Reece, not Reese C, not S. I'll get me soat.
Dr Reece Walker
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