BMJ  2005;331:111 (9 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7508.111-b

Letter

Anger is the weed, hate is the tree

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EDITOR—I understand what mountain the new wind is blowing from on reading the editorial by Davies and Delamothe on rooting out weeds in bmj.com's rapid response garden.¹ It will be interesting to observe the smoke coming from placid chimneys and billowing in different directions. Weeds are not candles in the wind.

What is a weed, however? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered? A flower in disguise? An unloved flower?

Greater minds than can be paid for by the BMJ have not been able to separate the weeds from the flowers.

Personally, I find some of the weeds on bmj.com very interesting and, to me, a garden without weeds is like a church without sinners.

In closing, may I remind our brave editors that weeds tend to grow in any soil, a characteristic conducive to genetic superiority through the abundance of available nutrients.

Bribie Island, QLD 4507, Australia drhhnehrlich@westnet.com.au

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