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JAM TOMORROW
As far as emotion-sensitive computers go, (Search for 'human computer', 23 March) surely all office printers and photocopiers are already equipped with a circuit that detects the level of importance or urgency of the documents required, and implements a jam, error or shutdown as a result?
David Slater
Kilmarnock, Scotland

DOCTOR WHO?
Thanks for writing the singular 'doctor', who may have discovered a test for vCJD ( 'We may have a test for vCJD', 16 March. It's annoying when reportage uses "doctors say...", when it's often just one doctor, or a few, and makes it sound like doctors agree on everything.
Duncan Murray
Cambridge, UK

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
I read with interest that Greenpeace want to see ships broken up in the UK in order to save the plight of children in the developing world ( Call to break up ships in the UK, 23 March) Why then do people wish to block US ships being scrapped here?
Brian M Witham
Canterbury, UK

DEEP NORTH
Elvis roots 'lead to Scotland', 23 March. Explains the fried banana sandwiches then.
Dave Williams
Prudhoe,UK

HARSH CRITIC
A 43 year old priest has died during the screening of Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' ( Pastor dies at Passion screening, 23 March) - the second audience member to suffer a heart attack and die while watching the film. Already we have heard that Jim Caviezel, playing Jesus in the film, was struck by lightning, and assistant director Jan Michelini was also struck - not once but twice. The film may have the approval of the Vatican, but perhaps someone higher up is not so impressed?
Shirley Munro
Cheshire, UK

BOXING LINE-UP
Re: Zombie film beats Passion in US, 22 March. Each time I go to the cinema, the admission price seems to go up. Is this the reason why each new blockbuster film now sets a new US box office record? Why don't they count the number of people attending true feeling of a film's popularity?
Jeremy
Munich, Germany

IN THE SOUP
Re Surgeon suspended over soup claim, 22 March: 1 April isn't for another 10 days. You're not catching me out with that one.
Jake Perks
Shropshire, UK

TOO MUCH
In your article Pasty moguls take on burger chains, 19 March, you say: "The traditional pasty was made with steak, potato, turnip and potato." So much potato in fact that they had to mention it twice?
Gianni Brancazio
London, UK

OTT
RE: Whistling staff speed up trains, 17 March. The type of whistle they are using is called an Acme Thunderer which was also used aboard the Titanic and during the First World War to send or troops over the top. Good omens?
Daniel Massey
Tavi, UK

MONEY WORRIES?
To Annela regarding the Horror of the Horoscope (The Last Word, 17 March. I totally agree, except that the astrologers now have 10 times the chance of getting things wrong rather than nine.
Krys, Bristol

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