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...What a shame that in the caption to your photograph of "green Londoner" Cameron commuting on his bike, you forgot to tell us that a limousine follows him to carry papers he cannot put in his pannier. Some "green Londoner." Dennis O?Grady, Sheffield, United Kingdom...
...Term for Tea? In Marion Hume's otherwise interesting article on tea tourism, a photograph of a table set for tea bears the caption, "A table is prepared for high tea" [Sept. 15]. The photo clearly shows a table set for afternoon tea. High tea is a British term for an entirely different meal that includes cold meats, salads and much heartier fare and which is served around 6 p.m. in lieu of dinner. Afternoon tea is served around 3 p.m. and is accompanied by scones, jam and cake and sometimes small sandwiches. Janice Leach, Mill Valley, California...
...open the bag. "I had to insist," says Telpuk, who recalls the dollar bills "literally spilling out" when Antonini unzipped it. (Telpuk, 28, has since parlayed her new fame and good looks onto the cover of the Argentine edition of Playboy magazine - holding a suitcase beneath the caption "Corruption Undressed...
During the European basketball championships last October, Spaniards exiting Madrid metro stations encountered Nike ads featuring Pau Gasol and his Spanish teammates with the caption: "Being Spanish is no longer an excuse, it's a responsibility." Spain played poorly in the final game, losing by a point to Russia. But that was a year ago. Today, as you tally up Gasol's appearance with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals in June, the Spanish soccer team's victory in the European Cup, Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon defeat of Roger Federer, and Carlos Sastre's triumph at the Tour...
...Your picture of McCain and Bush embracing carried the caption, "An awkward hug on the '04 campaign trail." If you had done your homework, you would know that the reason the hug looks awkward is because McCain can not lift his arms much higher than his waist without pain as a result of being stabbed by a bayonet after his capture in Vietnam. James Schear, Fort Thomas, Kentucky...