Your Letters
10:37 UK time, Monday, 30 May 2011
Magazine Monitor: Apologies for Friday's epistolary omission. Here is a slightly enhanced crop to compensate.
But how did he perform the obligatory 15-minute drum solo?
Johan van Slooten, Urk, The Netherlands
Re Ian, Bristol (Thursday letters) The German word Kaffeeklatsch (a chat over coffee)is pretty close to small talk. They also have very coarse and descriptive word for a pedant. The closest polite English translation is probably anally retentive.
Jeremy, Aylesbury UK
I do hope that International Maritime Security Network have talked to about possible copyright issues. Perhaps their customers might have to shriek "you've been gunged" if they spray a pirate?
Barry, Melbourne, Australia
At last!!! Recognition for my work on motorway bridge graffiti (Magazine 25th May). My mother is so proud.
Alison, Oxford
I couldn't resist: Nominative determinism alert!
Jack, Manchester
Re this Quote of the day: "The outlandish speed was but a short burst/ on a dual lane stretch to get up there first." He might have got off with it if he'd written it in iambic speedometer.
John Thompson, Kirkby Lonsdale
Bad news about Cheryl Cole being dropped from American TV because of her accent, but perhaps they'd accept Lloyd Grossman in part-exchange.
Graham, Purmerend
This is fascinating and everything, but is there any significance to it being filmed in front of a full moon?
Sue, London
Since cream teas are all scone based, shouldn't they be Scottish?
Caledonia67
So, the end of the world didn't come on 21 May. I wonder though if it came a week later for the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Magazine Monitor letters editor.
Rob Falconer, Llandough, Wales
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