From Michael Lewis
The problem of truncated subject lines is not confined to e-mails
(Feedback,12 May).
I still cringe at the memory of an item that appeared on my company
credit card statement some years ago.
On a company trip to New York, I had taken my host to the popular musical
then running called The Greatest Little Whorehouse in Texas to thank
her for her hospitality. When I got my bill, the item read “Whorehouse in
Texas—$200″. The finance director was furious. Not only was it
immoral but I had wasted time travelling across the whole of the US in order to
satisfy my needs.
Barnet, Hertfordshire
