Sir, - Ten Things I Hate About. . humorous weekly lists of observations in newspapers:
1. They're very rarely all that funny.
2. They usually take up space on the features page, perhaps causing an interesting interview to be cut.
3. There are always a couple on the list that I find very difficult to relate to or understand.
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4. There's always one that's an obvious reworking of another.
5. They always run out of steam about half-way through.
6. Like I said, just run out of steam.
7. Nothing left to say.
8. Nothing at all.
9. Nearly finished now.
10. See number 4. - Yours, etc.,
David O'Doherty, Sandymount, Dublin 4.