The Ultimate Meaning Of ‘six-sevvuhnn!’ And Everything | Brief Letters

I spot that nan young group saying “six-seven” (Pass notes, 20 October) realise that nan merchandise of those 2 numbers is 42, which, according to Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to nan Galaxy, is “the Answer to nan Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything”. It’s what we aged group say.
Toby Wood
Peterborough

My 13-year-old granddaughter, Sophia, confirms that randomly yelling “Six-sevvuhnn!” is trending astatine her school. This benignant of point is thing new: erstwhile her mother was astatine school, nan fashionable modular greeting betwixt teenage boys was “Whassup?”.
Mark Newbury
Farndale, Yorkshire

“Prince” Andrew still reflects unearned privilege (Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York aft ‘discussion pinch king’, 17 October). Then it came to me: he should beryllium referred to arsenic “Andrew, formerly known arsenic Prince”.
Ian Hutchison
London

Surely it’s evident really galore US states Donald Trump would springiness up to discuss bid aft a Russian penetration (Letters, 20 October). All those that didn’t ballot for him.
Jim Hatley
Brighton

I was amused that a bloke called Heavisides should beryllium endorsing pilates (Letters, 19 October). But I tin guarantee him that plentifulness of chaps be nan pilates workplace wherever I and my 94-year-old hubby spell weekly.
Maggie Butcher
London

Can you little your humor unit (The humor unit secret: everything you request to cognize to amended yours – and unrecorded a longer, healthier life, 19 October)? Not if you publication nan Guardian first!
Michael Fuller
Ampthill, Bedfordshire