10 mail Monday, January 25, 2010 D Hot air hen ride: Balloons get ready for take-off at the International Hot Air Balloon Week in the Swiss Alpine resort of Chateau-dOex at the weekend Picture: Reuters The Big Picture Its entertainment? Should be shamed: Di Cioccio Regarding the David Beckham/ Elena di Cioccio story, I think its a disgrace that a woman can grope a man on camera and it is treated as entertainment. Nobody, no matter how famous they are or whatever underwear ads theyve been in, should have to put up with this kind of harassment. Can you imagine the scandal there would be if a man had done this to a woman? Your article mentions the humiliation of the footballer why should he feel humiliated by it? Hes done nothing wrong. Di Cioccio should be the shamed one. This world has gone mad! Stephen Jones Banjo, Avatar is not, as you suggested, a film based on gimmicks. It was in fact a brave effort to create a visually stunning film which would immerse the audience as fully as possible into the world of Pandora. And show us, rather than merely tell us, why the natives had such a deep connection to their natural world an effort which has succeeded admirably. To reduce the years of work and imagination poured into this film as mere gim- mick is to do those behind the film a real disservice and serves only to broadcast your ignorance. If you didnt enjoy the movie fine but dont dismiss its successes as gimmicks just because you couldnt appreciate it. Avatar Fan To Janet, who had the idea about Dublins best-read letters page Mailbox E-mail letters to mail@metroherald.ie with a name. Or text us. Text MAIL followed by comment and name to 53131. *Texts cost 30cent per message + standard network charges. SP. Opera Telecom, Hospitality House, Cumberland Street South, D2. Customer service number 0818286606 talk to us Did you know? If there could be an up-side to the water shortage it is that, I for one, never realised that it took two and a half buckets of water to fill a cistern.Thats about eight litres of water per flush to wash away a single half litre of pee! Seems to me, thats an awful waste of water!.. Next time Ill be thinkin as Im tinklin! Condedub Personal choice: Jean, whether or not you agree with organ donation does not change the fact that it is a personal decision, and one which we are all entitled to make by ourselves. As the bearer and sole owner of our own bodies, the decision does not lie with anyone else, regardless of their altruistic agenda. Michael, I dont believe I cited religious reasons for not carrying a card. L, Dublin Snail train: Furious Commuter makes a lot of sense about the new timetable for Dart and Rail. Id like to know why the Drogheda train I get in the morning leaves four minutes earlier, but still crawls from Howth Junction and gets me to Pearse later than the old train did and it has never been on time. Mr Late Again In Brief organ donation and people being chipped. Are you an agent of the New World Order gently introducing us to the concept of being micro- chipped? Will these chips also contain GPS tracking devices like your cat? Do you really think a chip implanted in your body is more practical than a card in your wallet? We want to know! From fish-hook Regarding the organ donor argument, heres a simple enough way to solve it if you dont carry a donor card then you cant receive a donated organ. Fair enough I think, but there could be an exception for those under 21, perhaps. If youre not willing to be a donor then you shouldnt benefit from others who are, or possibly get organs ahead of other people who need them who may have carried an organ donor card before becoming ill themselves. Disgruntled donor card holder Sendusyour txt To the Furious Commuter get a grip, at least the Dart comes every 15 minutes. Im nearly late for work once to twice a week because my bus doesnt show up and Ive to wait 40 to 50 minutes. You dont know how lucky you are. CPM Jean, re organ donation, I also hope for an opt-out rather than opt-in system and I hope my organs can be used to help others when I die. But I also believe it is a very personal decision. Gracie Jean, I carry an organ donor card but also respect the right of others who dont wish to do so. I find your stance a bit dictatorial, to say the least. Elaine Leona, Cupid and other Cherubim are male. A prudish pope had Raphael paint fig leaves and drapes over their groins in Italian churches. Bob M, carrying a donor card is in itself not enough. It only tells emergency workers that you would like to donate. You must tell next of kin because they will have to agree to organ donation. Ch txt MAIL to 53131* The best pictures are in Metro Herald index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html