How some objects can have a mind of their own | Brief letters

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I have great empathy with Adrian Chiles’ protectiveness of inanimate objects (

Why am I so sad about seeing a robot get beaten up?

, 5 February), but these objects can exercise tyranny, so we should beware the jacket that won’t let you put it on, the paper serviette that it is impervious to fluid and, of course, any self-hiding object.

Jonathan Hauxwell


Crosshills, North Yorkshire

• If President Trump thinks that it is reasonable to relocate 2 million people from the Gaza Strip in the interests of peace (

Report

, 6 February), presumably the same logic should apply to the 500,000 Jewish settlers illegally occupying lands in the Palestinian West Bank.

Ian Martin


Falmouth, Cornwall

• If Donald Trump Jr decided to eat the rare duck he’s alleged to have shot in the Venice lagoon (

Report

, 5 February), would he get the orange sauce from his dad?

David Prothero


Harlington, Bed

fordshire

• When did laundry become the word for getting clothes at home clean (

Pass notes, 5 February

)? I still do the washing.

Janet Mansfield


Aspatria, Cumbria

• A case of cutting his nose off despite his face (

Makeup artist tried to remove Adrien Brody’s nose by mistake on set of The Brutalist

, 6 February).

Steve Barnes


London

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