Your Letters
16:59 UK time, Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Standing up at work for three hours: 140 calories saved. Cutting a packet of crisps out of your lunch: 210 calories, 50p and three hours of standing saved.
David Richerby, Liverpool
Dear PM. I saw the . Fashion week thinks outside the box, but I could only think of the old favourite: what do you call a man with a plank on his head? Edward. What do you call a man with several planks on his head: Edward Woodward. Boom Boom. Either that, or: what a plank!
Adrian, London
Could the US get a $1tn platinum coin? If they do mint one, they'd better make it very large. It would be very tempting to wander out with it in your pocket and buy Hawaii.
Andrew, Malvern
David, another thing the Les Mis stat doesn't take into account is the number of people who bought a ticket to see the musical, went along, and after about 20 minutes fell asleep through sheer boredom.
Martin, Luxembourg
Sue, the cliche used to be 'build to a [insert adjective] climax'. Then they stopped using that particular 'c' word in that context, and we're left with a phrase that never quite gets there.
Peter, Hemel Hempstead
Don't know about his name but simple maths would put his age at 66!
Walkden, Whitehaven
In this article (Dead stars 'to guide spacecraft) it claims that pulsars appear like ticks to observers. Now I feel all itchy when I look up at the stars.
Adam, Vancouver, Canada
"Ill-advised"? I think this misses the point. People have their own varying reasons for not using some multi-nationals (I quietly boycott a number for well thought out reasons). We want to have transparency and choice, without the need to have Companies House on speed-dial before we have a cup of coffee.
Fee Lock, Hastings, East Sussex
The government audit may well be full and frank but if it's unvarnished then their Ronseal hasn't been doing what it says on the tin.
Edward Green, London
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