Your Letters
18:07 UK time, Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Whist reading I have to say my thoughts of the thought of a wolf staring "cold-eyed through a snowy forest" less "compellingly romantic" but more ever so slightly terrifying. Unless I'm watching it through binoculars that is... from my bedroom window.
Sam, Waddesdon, Nr Aylesbury, UK
I object strongly to the term "Random Stat". The statistic mentioned today is clearly stated in a and therefore was almost certain to be picked. Please ensure that all future Random Stats have a higher statistical spread.
Johnny, York, UK
In keeping with the fine tradition of pedantry on these pages, can I note that "stereoscopic" () simply means "with a solid view", and implies nothing about two images, even if that is a typical way of generating such an illusion.
Paul Smith, Galway, Ireland
Interesting to see The Sun describe the recent Big Brother as "E4's very own Marie Celeste"; I think they meant to refer to the Mary Celeste. I can't help wondering if The Sun knew the name was wrong and decided it would be more trouble than it was worth to call the mystery ship by the correct name.
Paul Davidson, Edinburgh
Yesterday's headline made me think that the premium-rate TV quiz scandal had reached entirely new heights.
Dan, Oxford, UK
Re ? How can he be both unemployed, and a charity worker?
Rob, Birmingham, UK
Re , Mr Carrion? There's something in this name thing, you know.
Sophie, Belfast, Ireland
Re , what a fantastic name for a funeral director!
Tim Hewson, Bath, England
Re Your Letters, Monday, I had always assumed that "10 Things We Didn't Know Last Week" meant we as a collective - both Monitor and reader united in ignorance. I am somewhat distraught over the fact that it appears to be solely what those at Monitor Towers did not know, destroying our prior unification. Oh dear.
Adam Molloy, Cardiff
Can I contribute to the strand "10 Things Darren from Hornchurch didn't know last week"? Archimedes has a moon crater named after him, turtles are classified by whether they can pull their neck in or not, and The Cribs' next album will be produced by Bernard Butler.
K Walker, Runcorn, UK
Wow, what with the daily tirade of pedantry and sarcasm I guess every one must have assumed MM has a fairly thick skin, never seen an response like Monday's from you. Looks like someone (The mysterious Darren possibly?) must of hit a nerve :( I think the people responsible should feel shamed and we should all band together and send you a compliment. I Like MM because (s)he smells nice.
Simon, Milton Keynes
I am sure MANY people will point this out to Aleksi of Aberdeen (Your Letters, Monday), but "tortoiseshell" is NOT made from the shell of tortoises at all but from the shell of Hawksbill turtles. And just to enlighten him further, catgut is NOT made from cat guts.
Andi, England
Not being a wearer of moleskin clothes, I didn't even know they were not made from moles. Surely, under the trades descriptions laws, they should be.
Clothilde Simon, Harrogate
Monitor wishes to thank all those who responded, whatever sentiments were expressed, to its moment of fragility late on Monday evening (the time stamp might hint at why nerves were frayed), and as a sign of its benevolence will overlook Simon from Milton Keynes' flagrant emoticon deployment.
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