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I can't help but notice that the infamous story is still the most popular e-mailed story (Monitor Letters, last Thursday)? Seeing as how this story was originally published in February, I'm assuming that there is a concerted effort by persons unknown to ensure its position? If this is not the case, I apologise, but if it is, can not some system be put in place to prevent this from happening? It is getting a bit boring now...
Tim, Middleton

Re ... There is most definitely a market for "safety helmets" with a long grey wig for all us bald-as-a- coot motorcycling pensioners. I already use one and it is great fun when I stop at the services for a petrol top-up and a bite to eat... It is very amusing when I lift my hair off.
Dave Harding,, Abingdon, England, U/K.

Replying to Steven's critique of Phillip Pullman (Monitor Letters, last Thursday). The offstage sex scene was actually an on-page kiss. And anyway the really important was the fruit. It's all a metaphor/ commentary for the Bible and organised religion but, you know, for kids... and with talking polar bears.
Neil, Japan

Re Robert Page's query (Monitor Letters, Tuesday) - the reason for the potentially huge inheritance tax bill faced by the Misses Burden is that the property they own is allegedly currently valued at £875,000 - and presumably not shown in the picture accompanying the article. Assuming the death of the surviving sister (who would at that point own the whole property) was before next April when the threshold increases to £300,000, after deducting the current nil rate band of £285,000 the property alone would be liable to inheritance tax of £236,000, let alone any other assets they may own which were also taxable.
Rebecca Bond, Sunny Eastbourne

Is the most misleading headline of the week?
Tom, Guernsey

Could please let me know if he solved his Daddy-long-legs problem, and if so, how. I've got a houseful of them now.
Simon Robinson, Birmingham, UK

Combining two recent threads, the best way to order two drinks each containing gin and tonic is to vocalise two 'gin and tonic's. Accompanied by the mid air action of drawing inverted commas of course.
Andy, Redditch

"I ordered no curtains" (Magazine's Quote of the Day, Tuesday). Surely Cherie would have been better not ordering curtains, than specifically ordering no curtains.
James, UK

Working late. I never realised that the cleaners dust all the computer screens
Kate, Manchester, UK

AND YET MORE FEEDBACK ON OUR NEW TRENDY WINE BAR LOOK

Apologies for being late to party, but, due to the new format my computer refused to display the new MM. 2 days without my daily fix, it has been awful! I have, however, told it off very firmly, and finally arrived. I would like to say that the new decor is very plain. But I like it.
rachel, cambridge

Can we have a Bring Back the Left Navbar vote/campaign? Pretty Please with Kudos on top?
Bas, London

Sorry, but yet another comment about the new website. I can't get to the Magazine Monitor anymore on my PDA!

Niki Odolphie, Frome, Somerset(Monitor note to Odolphie: We're working on it, though www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor doesn't look too bad on our nifty PDA)

Why doesn't the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News logo link back to the main news page, in the interests of sanity? Did you pay $35000 for this web design, or $35?
James, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire(Good point, thank you. The link is being made as we speak.)

I see from your Madonna letter, that the ´óÏó´«Ã½ site is now displaying at an angle, but I don't see it like that. Should I adjust my monitor?
ian,

As an idea, could we have a weekly competition in which readers submit a new design for MM, and we have a public vote on it (which would include the none-of-the-above option)?
Lester Mak, London

I have to say I nearly cried when I saw the new monitor. It reminded me of the time I went back home after I'd moved out, and mum had redecorated what used to be my bedroom. I didn't like that and I don't like the new monitor sob :o(
Liz, Dublin, Ireland

Ah, poor MM. Are all the nasty people saying bad things about you? Oh dear. Do you want a cuddle?
Gareth, Tokyo, Japan

All this moaning about it being 'all over on the left' and 'half my screen is empty'. Why don't you try unmaximising (I think that's a word...) your browser and dragging the right edge of the window over so I just reaches the porridge coloured bar, then you can stick the window anywhere you like on the screen with no white space. Incidentally, for those you have 19" huge resolution screens and moan about the width of web pages, just remember that there are still loads of people out there with older PCs that have no more than SVGA screen settings, and for them the ´óÏó´«Ã½ site will fit perfectly. End of rant, ooooh, I do so get annoyed sometimes... P.S. MM, you've never looked better!
Martin, High Wycombe, UK

Dear Grumpy of Gibraltar... click one to Magazine same as before... click 2 on cute little icon beneath fab Teal banner for MM... VOILA ! To return? Back to that gorgeous colour banner for Mag link on top right... or Back Button?? maybe?? 3 clicks to dip in and out! Please retain instructions for future use. Yours Complete of Cricklewood. PS What's Firefox.. is it hot? would I like it?
K8, London

It might look like a trendy wine bar, but you can't select (for copy and paste) a line of text any more.
bob, cheshire.(Monitor note: Yes, good point, and we're looking at it, though this only seems to happen in Internet Explorer. Firefox is cut-and-pastable.)

Thanks for the links allowing us to view all the entries for Punorama. Some were hysterical.
Abby, London

Sorry
for all
the empty
space on
the right
of this
note.
Seems to
be catching.
Lc8neal, Aberdeen

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