Your Letters

16:51 UK time, Wednesday, 20 August 2008

I'm neither British nor Australian, but I found this morning's BBC Breakfast piece about relative Olympic medal tallies embarrassing to witness. So what if the UK is doing better than Oz for once? Just be proud of the athletes representing you, have some class and don't crow about it.
Aine, London

This was a full article about the Banana Splits' theme tune without including who wrote it. It was Nelson B Winkless Jr.
John Gammon, UK

Banana Splits return - yay! I could never remember all their names, so thank you for reminding me. Can anyone remember what they used to shout when it was time for Danger Island?
Anna, Northumberland

What's that just below PM's question about where all the silly season stories have gone? Ah, it's Wednesday's Quote of the Day, something about a painfully-obvious bigfoot hoax...
HB, London

Stop writing about nominative determinism (Letters, Tues)? Oh David, how could you suggest such a thing! You might as well suggest we stop writing about conversions of measurement units to double decker buses, imperceptible witticisms, Cabbaging, flexicography, porridge, or more importantly, what is the optimal combination of all those things to get your letter published. I'll get my coat.
Adam (Monitor Gold Medal Winner!), London, UK

Do you think it was due to bitterness on his part that he was unable to make use of them himself?
Jennie F, Edinburgh

Re: Dave Matthews Band founder dies , "The musician was best known for donning dark sunglasses at live concerts". A musician wearing dark sunglasses? Quel surprise! If this was really the thing he was best known for, shouldn't the article be titled "Dark Glasses musician Dies" instead?
Vincent, Worthing

Was I the only one who was disappointed with the report that followed the headline "Great tits cope well with warming"
Alan, Ramsey

Oooh oooh oooh. . .I work in an office with 22 nationalities (no Chinese, one American)... our tally is 108 golds, 122 silver,and 121 bronzes. Which puts us clear out in front with a princely rate of slightly less than five medals per head. Take that, Slovenia!
Sophie, London, UK