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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Veganism through the looking-glass

The Walrus and the Carpenter speaking to the Oysters in Alice Through the Looking-Glass.
The Walrus and the Carpenter speaking to the Oysters in Alice Through the Looking-Glass. Illustration: John Tenniel

Bivalve veganism’s philosophical debate over oysters’ perceptions (‘I’ll have them with hot sauce’: should vegans eat oysters?, 12 September) appears to rage without any reference to Lewis Carroll’s The Walrus and the Carpenter. Curiouser and curiouser …
Nic Howes
Hereford

• I’m sorry to learn of Tupperware’s demise. My Tupperware biscuit container circa 1966 shows no sign of wear and is part of the family’s heirloom (Tupperware files for bankruptcy in US and hunts for new owners, 18 September).
Sam White
Lewes, East Sussex

• Hopefully those in Europe affected by Storm Boris will be able to recover and rebuild soon (Weather tracker: Storm Boris brings catastrophic flooding to central Europe, 16 September). We in Britain, however, are still suffering from the effects of our own storm of that name.
Don Brown
Bangor, Gwynedd

• Bands fighting on stage? (‘Only three more songs till I kick your ass!’ Rock’n’roll’s biggest onstage bust-ups, 16 September). You forgot to mention the Fall, New York City, 1998. Mark E Smith scrapped with three members of the band. We can be thankful it was the lineup that did not include “yer granny on bongos.
Mark Newbury
North Farndale, Yorkshire

• Isn’t it usually the referee at Arsenal who is told he needs new glasses (Letters, 19 September)?
Dr John Doherty
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

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