NOW I know, Dale Minks is a real person. He has finally revealed himself to Press readers (Evening Press, February 2). As a compulsive reader of your letters section, I have often wondered if Dale really existed or if he were just the nom-de-plume of someone with a very vivid and fertile imagination.

Although one question has been answered, another remains. If he has children, are they little minx?

Peter G Newton,

Montague Street,

York.

Updated: 10:22 Wednesday, February 07, 2001