Your Letters
16:35 UK time, Tuesday, 26 October 2010
I was amazed to see that Richard Taylor, the award-winning technician, speaking about NZ keeping the filming of The Hobbit saying, and I quote, "This is where Middle Earth was born and this is where it should stay." Sorry Mr Taylor, Middle Earth was born in England, the place where JRR Tolkien wrote the books. New Zealanders get over it. Americans and Brits don't complain when their films are made abroad and they sometimes hold the rights to the books their films are made from. Brits have more right to feel aggrieved that the original trilogy wasn't made in the real place where Middle Earth was born.
Roy Gladwell, Borehamwood, UK
Oh no! Paul the psychic octopus has passed away in Germany. Didn't see that coming.
Candace, New Jersey, US
Paul and Emperor. A dual, perhaps? Or suicide pact?
Mike, Newcastle upon Tyne
Hey PM (Paper Monitor, Tuesday), I LIKE the Metro. It just about lasts me to uni (depending on how cooperative the Tube is) and I can do the puzzles on the way home. The i sounds a bit like London Lite, which was trash and could be read in about 5-10 mins... Are you permanently calling yourself P, or are you just taking the mickey out of i?
Kay, London, UK
It's interesting to see the new 20p paper aimed at "lapsed readers of quality newspapers". Its front page asks the important question "Is (Sesame Street's) Bert gay?" - which reminds me why I stopped reading 'quality' newspapers in the first place.
Edward Green, London, UK
Given that the clocks go back at the weekend, will it soon be time for porridge watch? (please note that for ´óÏó´«Ã½ independence reasons, other brands of watch are available)
Katherine Broadhurst, Cardiff
The current economic situation can be confusing enough without the ´óÏó´«Ã½ having a link entitled "UK economy set to slow sharply" taking you through to a story with the headline "UK economy grows a faster-than-expected 0.8%"
MCK, Stevenage
I'm sorry but all the information gathered by Google was not private. It was all captured from unsecured networks - in effect these people were "broadcasting" their personal information to everyone in the local vicinity. It's like being bewildered that all your valuables got stolen because you put them out on a crate table in front of your house unattended.
Tom Webb, Surbiton, UK
Hello, I'm back from maternity leave. Have I missed anything? Kindest regards.
Saffron Garey, Southampton
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