He gets treats when I collect him tomorrow.

I hope it's a good treat. That boy knows how to recover and catch up.

According to the British parents' organization Bullywatch, which issued blue wristbands to students to publicize the campaign against school bullying, any kid wearing the wristbands was immediately targeted for attack by bullies

Color me not surprised.

I'm disappointed. The bullies should co opt the blue wristbands as their gang colours.

That would be cool.

I'm disappointed. The bullies should co opt the blue wristbands as their gang colours.

You're exhibiting a little more simpatico with the bullies than I think is rightly proper. Also, they lack your imagination.

Also, they lack your imagination.

For that, I quash my simpatico.

Louts. Louts with no flair, or sense of irony.

Louts. Louts with no flair, or sense of irony.

So your prefer a more stylish lout? You like your goons with some panache?

With the style and panache, they are no longer louts or goons. They are something more beautiful.

You didn't think I was in it for the brutality alone, surely?

You didn't think I was in it for the brutality alone, surely?

Oh, no. You clearly need a gang that looks and works sort of like your Krav security detail.

You didn't think I was in it for the brutality alone, surely?

ita has nailed why I like hockey. Hitting guys. Boring. Hitting guys while skating. Speed and grace punctuated by violence.

Hitting guys while skating. Speed and grace punctuated by violence.

Except they have these great big knives they so rarely use. It makes me tense.

Except they have these great big knives they so rarely use. It makes me tense.

I was just talking about the virtues of Kung Fu ice skating yesterday.