Wordy wise

SENDING MACHINE — invented by Sir Rowland Hill. richard myers, hendon, london. TAXI TANK — when some taxis were Skodas, first made in the old Soviet bloc, they looked and sounded like war machines — just before they conked out. maurice bligh, Sittingbourne, kent.

WHISKERY A GO GO — LA rock venue opens a discreet little café for Sixties acts who are dropping toasted teacakes and scones instead of lysergic acid diethylamide these days.

mark Wraith, Newark, Notts. PEANUT BUTLER — responsible for serving party nibbles. dave cullen, alwoodley, leeds.