Readers write / Some street sculptures

Readers write:

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From David B in England:

Your recent Byte reminded me of a quote from Pope (Alexander that is, not the Pontiff):
Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

Thanks David.

Alexander Pope’s couplet translates to “Don’t be the first person to try something that's new and don’t be the last person to hold on to something that's old.”

Good advice in respect of mobile telephones.

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From Dianne M in Holland, in respect of the colonoscopy post:

Hi Otto
Congratulations on your colonoscopy and better still that you got the big OK.
I had it done and the description from Dave Barry was so correct and so funny how he described it but, when you’re told you passed with flying colours, you feel great.
Keep up the good work and good health.
Take care
Dianne M

Thanks Dianne

A colonoscopy joke:

I had to go to the hospital for a gastroscopy today. There were three other guys in the waiting room. 

The doctor came through and explained what has happening to the four of us. He said that I was having the gastroscopy, which is the camera down the throat and the other three were there for a colonoscopy, which is the camera up the butt. He then asked if any of us had any questions. I said: “Yes. Can I go first?”

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From Tobye P in the US, in respect of the short story “Appointment With Love” by S L Kishor:

Wow! Very O Henry like! I’m not sure why people want to denigrate sentiment-maybe it makes them feel too vulnerable.
Great story, thanks for sharing!
Regards, Tobye  

There’s a longer version!
http://lingualeo.com/pt/jungle/appointment-with-love-by-sl-kishor-286706#/page/1
He was holding a Somerset Maugham book-“Of Human Bondage”.

Thanks, Tobye.

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Thanks to those readers who give me feedback, it's nice to know that the posts are being read.

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Some street sculptures:

Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, USA

Expansion by Paige Bradley, New York, USA

The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland

Salmon Sculpture, Portland, Oregon, USA

The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay, New York, USA

Break Through From Your Mold By Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Black Ghost, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Les Voyageurs, Marseilles, France

Hippo Sculptures, Taipei, Taiwan

Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia

Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania

A Scene From The World War With Real-Size Statues, Eceabat, Turkey