Your Letters
18:16 UK time, Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Re "Landmark buildings that never were," you've missed out one contemporary one. Back in the 1970s, plans were drawn up for Northamptonshire County Council's new council office, and one plan submitted was for a steel and glass pyramid. It was hierarchical, in that the chief executive occupied the office at the pinnacle of the pyramid, with rank decreasing as one went down the floors to the ground floor. It was proposed to orientate it such that sun shone into the chief financial officer's office on the first day of the new financial year.
Richard W Jones, Welshpool
I wonder how many Americans started thinking that Germany also uses their national car-breakdown service. My parents once asked at a motel in the US if they did a discount for "AA members". A very puzzled employee asked "Why would we give a discount for Alcoholics Anonymous?!"
Tom Hartland, Loughborough, UK
Quote of the day: "We believe there may be slight but still significant differences to the way our local population walks". Er, not to mention the slight, but still significant, differences in the way your local population talk.
Henri, Sidcup
I used to do this. If we had YouTube in the days of my youth, seriously, I'd also be famous!
Judith, Weybridge, Surrey
Olympic flame takes London Tube - another headline that promises so much but fails to deliver.
Rose, UK
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