Your Letters
15:43 UK time, Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Is there a word for one of the most-read stories of the day being the ? Kismet?
GDW, Edinburgh
"To ensure the Sun remains overhead at noon" - isn't that rather presumptuous ()? I would have thought, more modestly, that adding an extra second was more designed to ensure our clocks reach noon when the sun is overhead.
Geoffrey, Rome, Italy
A bit of quasi-Cabbaging: clearing out the attic and found a printed page of the original . Any reason why it wasn't brought back this year - I have plenty of stress that needs unloading.
Jordan Dias, London, UK
Obvious story alert! . Isn't that what they do when they're not in captivity, or am I missing the point?
Gary H, Telford
I'd like to wish all my fellow Monitorites a very happy new year. May the length of your celebrations be measured in double-decker buses.
Adam, London, UK
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