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Monitor note: Happy 500th edition of Your Letters, everyone.

Please can an American help me - I want to know what on earth a "hockey mom" is. Does this mean she plays hockey and is a mother? Does the same logic make Bill Clinton a "saxophone pop"? And so what either way? I am at a loss as to what the significance is and on earth the term matters in a presidential election.
Martin, Bristol, UK

In , you really need to change your terms of reference - "travellers can take more than 10 trips on the Eurostar between London and Paris before recharging" - in light of .
Colin Larcombe, Orleans, France

and it also helps epilepsy. To the point where I grow it in the garden and on a bad day sprinkle it under my pillowcase. Marvellous stuff.
Mel, Godalming

The cost of the is said to be £910m. Where does this figure come from? The UK population is only 61m so if they gave us a £1m each to pay the gas bill it would be much cheaper. How can giving pensioners £25 a week if it gets chilly, and paying for insulation, come to over £10m for every person in the country - spin or bad maths?
MJ, Ingatestone

Fingers crossed my XL underpants don't go bust as well.
Mike, Newcastle upon Tyne

Motion, potion, lotion, ocean, emotion, commotion... I wonder why none of our aspiring limerick writers tried rhyming Laureate?
Matthew D, Lincoln

Paul T, worried about shots fired near vulnerable parts of the body (Thursday letters) - is this a bad time to mention that impact rounds are low velocity, so tend to hit the target a bit lower than where you were aiming?
Caroline Mersey, London, UK

Was browsing , picture 11 is surely not the Colin Montgomery? Is this his way of getting away from the Ryder Cup?
Jordan Dias, London, UK

Following How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything, I shall be most disappointed in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ if the show searching for a - isn't called I'll Get You My Pretty - And Your Little Dog, Too.
Wells of Tunbridge Disgusted, Kent, UK

Re the Queen and the misdelivered lager turned away from Windsor Castle - I bet Phillip was upset.
Helen, Leicester

Congratulations to eltelsopwith, the winner of Friday's caption competition. It's a shame I don't get it. Am I alone?
Richard Place, Barnstaple, UK

Aaaagh! I wanted to enter the caption competition but am like two minutes late. Is it TOO LATE!?
Paul Speed, Grimsby
Monitor note: Yes. Better luck next week.

I didn't think ?
Stuart, Croydon

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