"Officials at Westminster Abbey have a long history of inappropriately asking visitors to remove clothing (Demonic' Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey, 14 November). Back in 1977, a verger was most put out to learn that I, a child who was well wrapped up against the cold, was a girl who had been taught to wear a hat in church, so no, I would not be removing my woolly hat as he demanded. Narmada de Silva Chichester"
"I really enjoyed reading your article on unusual names (You get more attention than you would choose': how an unusual name can shape your life for better or worse, 13 November). When I lived in Newcastle as a child, my doctor was Dr Dagger and my dentist was called Mr Mallet. Thank you for reminding me. Judi Lambeth Welwyn, Hertfordshire I would like to put on record that I know nothing about Nobel prizes or artificial intelligence. Geoffrey E Hinton Gosport, Hampshire"
"Regarding learning life skills at school (Letters, 10 November), I attended a girls' grammar school in the late 1950s. When we asked the gym teacher what purpose in life was served by doing pull-ups on the wooden parallel bars, she told us that it would strengthen our wrists and enable us to easily take the tops of pickle and jam jars. Jan Jeffries Brewood, Staffordshire"
A correspondent recalls a 1977 incident at Westminster Abbey where a verger demanded removal of a woolly hat and the bundled child refused. A separate memory notes a ‘‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows’ jumper being banned from Westminster Abbey. One writer remembers childhood professionals named Dr Dagger and Mr Mallet. Another contributor states complete unfamiliarity with Nobel prizes and artificial intelligence. A former girls' grammar school pupil reports a gym teacher explaining that pull-ups strengthen wrists to open pickle and jam jars. A commentator observes the meta trend of letter writers writing about letters and invites emailed opinions for consideration.
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