Your Letters
15:54 UK time, Thursday, 29 May 2008
Surely the whole point of the threat in 1984 was the fear of the unknown terror in Room 101? I fear that, for new young readers, Paper Monitor may have spoiled the surprise.
John, Sevenoaks
Since Random Stat seems to have disappeared, dare I say it, randomly, may I suggest a new feature called Bogus Stat? I'd like to nominate the stat that . This is based on the calculation that saving £468 per year for 30 years with 7% compound interest would give £59,127. It wouldn't. It would be £44,207.65. But this pales into insignificance besides the throwaway comment "discounting inflation". Does anyone seriously think there will be negligible inflation over the next 30 years?
Adam, London, UK
Can we run a sweepstake on how many nominative determinism letters you get about the police officer in ?
Malcolm Reflexpost, Stirling, Scotland
The solution to the Eurovision farce (Letters, passim) is for the songs to be presented without anyone knowing their country (other than TV viewers in each nation recognising their own, which they cannot vote for). Apart from a few internet spods who might compile and circulate the full details, most people will have to vote on the basis of the music, not the nationality. This kind of "anonymous marking" is used at many universities to avoid accusations of favouritism. And it could be fun: we could sing our next entry in Russian, just to fox their Eastern-bloc buddies.
Alex Duggan, Southampton, UK
I'd just like to thank the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ cricket writers for the headline . Now I know why I always have to wait so long for my post-match burger.
Savo, Surrey
After watching the video in the article about can someone suggest a name for the phenomenon where, although you know something is about to happen, it still makes you jump when it happens? And makes you look ridiculous in the office to boot...
Sam, Waddesdon, Nr Aylesbury, UK
I agree with Helene Parry (Wednesday Letters). Bring back Punorama please. Then in response to the station cat in Japan, I could have sent in "Passengers are reminded that this is a No Stroking station" or even "The next train to arrive at Catform 1...".
DS, Croydon, England
Monitor note: That's enough.
Do I spy a case of nominative determinism in yesterday's letters? Ould, Nick from Peterborough writing in about Hell!
Graham, Frome
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