Your Letters
14:22 UK time, Tuesday, 24 August 2010
PhD student Sarda Sahney and colleagues at the University of Bristol seem to have missed the point. Darwin's definition of "fittest" (as in "survival of the fittest") means "Best suited to their environment". That environment includes factors such as temperature, food, predators, living space and a million others.
Colin Main, Berkhamsted UK
As a great fan of the monitor, in addition to being something of a pedant, I often need to control the urge to submit a snarky letter upon noticing the interposition of a spelling mistake. However, there was no way I could let you get away with introducing a 't' to, and omitting an 'h' from, "wha'evah."
Nick, Tokyo
Monitor note: Apologies, Nick. By the way, could you give me a capital M next time please?
I was deeply shocked to see the video of the middle-aged woman putting a cat in a wheelie bin. Surely that wasn't the correct bin to put it in? We have a bin specifically for kitten refuse.
Rob Falconer, Llandough, Wales
Why is it that the one story which has made me feel queasier than any other on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ website is "Doctor Slices Rugby Player's Lip"? Have I really become so desensitised to all the reports of murder and violence over the years that I'm surprised that this one story makes me feel ill?
Michael Hall, Croydon, UK
So, China traffic jam stretches nine days ? That's nothing - I've seen signs at roadworks on the M1 that say "delays until June 2012"!
Paul Greggor, London
Urine powered cars? Now you really are taking the .... mickey
Mark, Bridge
I suspect the dearth of responses to your A levels clarion call probably had something to do with the fact that nobody felt able to compete with the fourth caption in [the accompanying picture] glum_comp.jpg. I personally want it framed on my mantlepiece.
Kat Gregg, Coventry
Re: What did Last of the Summer Wine teach us? Disbelief that a 1973 comedy about three 'old' men took off when the wonderful Peter Sallis was only 52 - which (as Scott L reminds us) is really only middle aged. Let alone Norah Batty being 45. Ah, acting!
AK, Watford, Herts
What did Last of the Summer Wine teach us? well, I don't know about you, but when I (ever) grow up, I want to be just like Compo.
Hemlok, lincoln uk
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