“After the discovery of the remains of seven 1-metre-high hominids, presumably Snow White is assisting the police with their inquiries.”
Letter to The Guardian, London (29 October), on the discovery of a new human species, Homo floresiensis
“The existence of ‘Mini-Man’ should destroy religion.”
Anthropologist and author Desmond Morris commenting on the same discovery (BBC Online, 29 October)
“This time next year, let’s be laughing together.”
The ultimate chat-up line, devised by a panel in Japan after painstaking psychological research. The phrase is meant to imply commitment and mutual enjoyment (The Times, London, 1 November)
“Humans share DNA whenever we have the chance.”…
