Your Letters
16:08 UK time, Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Thanks for this. I've been out tonight and nicked a lovely tree from the pavement further down the street, so can we have the recipe?
Diane, Sutton
My neighbour's son's girlfriend used to have a dog called Oscar that I used to walk when I took my dog Red (who was a red setter, obviously).
Basil Long, Nottingham
Dr Reece (neither of whose doctorates, we can safely assume, are in celtic languages), I can't give a full translation (Friday's letters) but I *do* know that "auld lang syne" means "old times' sake". Which is why those in the know get annoyed at people singing: "For the sake of old times' sake!"
Ruaraidh Gillies, Wirral, UK
Rob (Monday's letters) - as a seasoned time traveller I'd be more than happy to dip into the future to provide next Saturday's Lotto numbers if Becca doesn't take you up on your offer. Although with the whole wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey nature of things, I can't guarantee exactly when the information will arrive; most likely it'll be some time between next Sunday and 18 July 3014.
Matthew, Glenrothes
Even if you are looking at distances at street level, rather than by train, there are shorter distances than Charing Cross to Embankment (Monday's letters): other contenders include:
Warren Street to Euston Square
Cannon Street to Bank
Great Portland Street to Regent's Park
Aldgate to Aldgate East
and, historically, Aldwych to Temple.
Tim, London
Rob (Friday's letters) - not to mention "Blacks in the red" and similar.
Colin Edwards, Exeter, UK
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