We're back on-line! Hurrah!

[Joanne Byers]

Now, no more homophobic nastiness, please!

I know there are no homophobes here and that you just do it because, like me, you hate political correctness and enjoy irritating STA and others. But STOP IT, or else we may lose this valuable archive. (You know the one dearest to my heart, of course!)

Thanks to Deborah for her invaluable support and advice.

Also, STA must stop calling people "idiots" and the like and stop saying "b*ll*cks". It doesn't make her sound any more manly than she already is.

She may say "testicles!" or "scrotums!" or "bullshit!" instead, since she obviously prefers manly expletives.

Some more ideas here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollocks

Welcome back everyone. Welcome, welcome, welcome.

And thanks to Deborah for her invaluable support and advice.

I would also like to thank everyone else whose intellectual calibre makes this board the place that it is. You know who you are!

[speakertoanimals]

Also, STA must stop calling people "idiots" and the like and stop saying "b*ll*cks". It doesn't make her sound any more manly than she already is.

And YOU claim not to be homophobic!

Making cracks about me being 'manly' is, I suggest, just as homophobic as some of the crap on these boards from others.

since she obviously prefers manly expletives.

I know there are no homophobes here

in which case you're bloody blind! 'Pretending' it's just a joke or a wind-up doesn't make the homophobia go away -- I bet you wouldn't think pretending to be racist as 'a joke' or a wind-up would be as acceptable...............

Saying its just a (harmless) poke at the PC brigade just legitimises this crap (or bollocks, I don't know why you don't seem to like bollocks, its actually a fairly mild expletive............).

Also, STA must stop calling people "idiots" and the like

Except nothing on the far worse things that I (and others) have been called on here! Homophobic abuse hiding as a wind-up seems to be okay, but calling idiots idiots isn't...

Sorry, but this as moderation is just total crap! And picking me out for special mention because I use some slightly rude words, ditto. And your own use of homophobic crap such as manly just underlines that.

[Joanne Byers]

Since you insist on referring to your "wife" one must assume that you aspire to the husband role.

Sorry if you have problems with normal English usage.

And even more sorry you have spoiled this welcome back thread!

Now shut up, you self-obsessed fool!