Multitasking

From the letters page of todays The Times. This really made me laugh.

Sir,

Sadly, Helen Potts is wrong about the men removing their iPod earphones before saying hello (letter, June 20). This is not the modern equivalent of doffing one’s hat; it is merely proof that the male of the species can only do one thing at a time.

ALISON MORRIS
Cheddar, Somerset