More from the Letters Column

I commented a few months ago that the letters page of the local paper was a treat but one recent contribution really stood out among the local political mudslinging, fascist rants and religious diatribes. The letter focussed on the prevalence of melon in general and water melon in particular in the "fruit salad" purveyed by local caterers. This was apparently all some kind of plot to defraud the populace, and while the actual point of the missive was not entirely obvious it seemed to center (I note I still spell like and American sometimes) on the fact that as melon disagreed with the correspondent's digestion it should be classed as a vegetable.

The editorial comment following dryly noted that the dictionary definition of melon was as a fruit. I wonder what other gems will follow!