A Passenger by Any Other Name . . .

Neither is it John Kelly of Alexandria. "I promise it wasn't me," he wrote. "I've never even left the country, but now I have something to look forward to on my first international trip this summer."

John Kelly of Ponchatoula, La., confessed it must be him the TSA is after: "As the eighth of nine children in an Irish-Catholic family one has to resort to a lot of what now passes for terrorism just to survive. But I'm not admitting to anything!"

England Swings

Fairfax's Kate Schwarz was among readers who wanted to add their favorite London signs to the list I printed after my trip to Airstrip One. Kate's is "Mind the Gap." Jim Scribner wrote that, as "a child of the '60s," he especially appreciates the term used to direct patrons to the London underground station exits: "WAY OUT."

Harry Hickey of Arlington still remembers the notice he saw posted on Edinburgh buses on his one trip to Britain, in 1959: "The amenity of our streets is entrusted to your consideration."

And Sharon Isch of the District wrote that she loves the simple black-on-white sign posted wherever a London city sidewalk is narrowed to accommodate construction. Underneath the contractor's name is "Regret Any Inconvenience to the Public."

Ain't That the Truth

My distaste for the word "actually" prompted Warrenton's Diane Klein to share her own pet peeve. It's when "someone will begin a story with 'To be honest with you.'

"Sheesh! No, please lie to me!"

My e-mail:kellyj@washpost.com