No smartphone means no cheap bus fares for teens
Regarding children's appetites increasing after watching junk food ads (11 May), I wonder if there is a similar effect when Saturday Guardian readers look at the Feast supplement.Martin CooperBromley, London
Many Germans in their 40s would be distraught that people think they were named after a film character and not in honour of the star English striker Kevin Keegan, who had three successful years at Hamburger SV (Letters, 7 May).Leo NorthCrewe, Cheshire
An even better solution for an eco-friendly lawn (Letters, 8 May): on honeymoon in India, we saw an ox pull a mechanical mower, eat the grass in its breaks and naturally fertilise the soil. The lawns were luscious and no pollution.Jeanette HamiltonBuxton, Derbyshire
Re cold callers (Letters, 8 May), I use Eric Morecambe's method: 'I am sorry, you must have the wrong number – I don't have a telephone.'Gerard HastingsCéret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
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