“We had one girl here who arrived weighing 130 kilograms and had never had a single friend in her life.”
Ute Garnew, director of a summer camp in Germany for TV and computer-addicted teenagers (The Guardian, London, 6 August)
“This administration looks at the facts and reviews the best available science based on what’s right for the American people.”
White House spokesman Scott McClellan on accusations that the Bush administration manipulates science for political ends (New York Times, 7 August)
“If you are what you eat, it seems that the average consumer consists mostly of thickener, water, salt and sugar.”…
