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- surely a quote of the day? I bet Major Mike Shearer never expected to have to say that in his career, it sounds like something from a Harry Hill sketch.
Martin P, Bristol, UK

I see that the Commission for Racial Equality wants to for being racist. Really spot on timing, guys. This comic book was first published in 1931 and the author died 24 years ago. Must we now be looking forward to the CRE censoring Kipling and the likes?
Matth, Cambridge

A report by the 4Children charity has suggested that the majority of teenagers will probably spend their summer . When have teenage kids ever done anything else? Even when I had things to do or places to go (20+ years ago) we still hung out on the street for hours - but if we admitted to being bored, someone would find something we really didn't want to do. Isn't this part of growing up - they'll have too much to do soon enough...
Janet Hayes, Pontypool, Wales

To the whose lives would be improved by having somewhere to play football in the evenings, I'm thinking, maybe, I don't know... the beach?
MJ Simpson, Leicester, UK

Until our local newspaper told everyone that no-one had any power to enforce the smoking ban in Stoke (Paper Monitor), you could go into a club and there would be absolutely no-one smoking. No doubt when I'm in the town one night next week there will be at least a few lighting up. So who do we blame? The council (Labour-led) or the newspaper (profit-led)?
Matthew Jones, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Re Punorama. Oh dear. I need to get out more don't I?
Sue Lee, London

Stacey from London, who wants a readers' dating service (Wednesday letters), should perhaps join .
Dominic, Birmingham, UK

Any chance the rival Facebook groups can merge? Not sure which faction I should belong too.
Joan, Liverpool

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