* The BBC reprised its two ten year olds texting spat and announced they had received mail on the subject. It did not give the split which usually means most people thought it was idiotic. They then had some old fart rambling on about being caught scrumping plumbs and the local bobby, who knew everybody, took him home for a good smack from his father. Then to my amazement he then related how his wife, a school teacher, had within her class a child who bit people, she bit the child as punishment and was warmly commended by its mother. Ah the good old days!?
After this revelation came an email pronouncing the message 'You are a gay boy.' to be homophobic. This being the case it seems to me that both boys should receive a good smack from dad or be bitten by their mothers. The child who sent it as a series of insults and the child who received it and thought it was an insult. This is just as homophobic as the sending.
If someone texted me and said 'Saxby your as gay as the day is long', I would merely assume the texter had been misinformed and it would never occur to me it was an insult. I told my gay friend that the boy should be taken to a gay club so he could see how perfectly normal it all is, stylishly dressed men drinking together. My friend did not think that was a good idea (to say the least) and suggested that a visit to a gay couple in a long term relationship would be better. I reluctantly agreed, all such homophobic children should be taken round to see Elton John and partner to have the error of their ways explained to them. Just the threat of being taken to see Elton should be enough.

* Thanking the Americans. I never thought I would be thanking the Americans for anything but during the Falklands war the UK received military ordnance from the yanks. Not all Reagan's administration agreed or infact knew about it including Ronnie himself. Caspar Weinberg (or however his name is spelt) did the deed. As a result the Argentinian fascist junta folded which was good news all round, except probably for the Americans who liked that sort of regime in south America. Hooray for the colonies oops I mean land of the brave and free.