Your Letters
17:48 UK time, Monday, 5 February 2007
Re Luke's question on climate change. Climate change is a natural occurance which happened before humans were around. So there can be a question as to whether this current climate change is natural or caused by humans or even if it would've happened anyway but diffently (ie slower).
Jenny Em, Aberdeen
To, Luke, Birmingham, it's the cows not the cats - cure bovine flatulence and we've got this MMCC thing cracked.
Rob C, Milton Keynes, UK
Re Thing number two, "The candiru fish, can swim into... the penis, erect a spine and feed on blood and tissue." Thanks. I've only just got used to swimming in the sea again after watching Jaws all those years ago.
Martin, Stevenage, UK
Re Thing number five, "In China, James Bond is known as Lingling Qi - 007.". Is MM aware that the reason James Bond is known in China as Lingling Qi is because Lingling Qi is a direct translation of 007? Maybe next week we should have an entry like "Bond known as 'zero zero sept' in France"!
Peter Douglas, Edinburgh
Re Thing number one, that the Dutch are now the tallest people on earth. For those in the low-lying Netherlands, with the prospect of rising sea levels, perhaps it's just as well.
Steve, London
Re Tim Melville's letter about the tortilla protest. No! When will people learn? "Mexicans stage tortilla protest" is NOT an all-noun headline! "Stage" in this context is a verb, as the Mexicans are staging a protest.
In the story, we're told "the masturbation season has been moved around repeatedly". Well...
Chris A, Houston, Tx
I guess this latest bird flu scare must seem like Christmas has come early for turkeys in Suffolk.
Fiona, Edinburgh
If blokes get "man-flu", do women get Bird flu ?
...I'll get my coat.
Andy Nicholson, Milton Keynes
Re "Why the first Monday in February is the worst for 'sickies'" Am I imagining things, or did I read somewhere (some esteemed source, I'm sure) that 2 January was the worst day for sickies?
Rob, Sheffield, UK
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