Leftwing Idiot pointed out how handy it is that he’s got a good sense of humour earlier. He’s quite right – some people might find a conversation like the one we had tonight irritating or insulting and certainly not, as he found it, hilarious.

LWI: I’ve got to …
TH: Fuck a goat.
LWI: OK, not that. I’ve got to …
TH: Fuck a goat.
Poppy: What have you got to do?
TH: Fuck a goat.

This went on without stopping for quite a while until eventually we found out what Leftwing Idiot had to do.

My interruptions and impulsive behaviour have sometimes got me into trouble. I suddenly remembered an occasion at school during a joint PE lesson with another class. We were sitting in lines with our teacher in front of us. He told everyone to put their basket ball down on the floor. And that’s what everyone else did. I however, picked mine up and threw it with full force straight at him.

There was a big gasp and ripple of nervous laughter as it hit him square in the face. He immediately ordered me out of the gym.

I was terrified and very shocked by what I’d done. He came out and told me off, but I remember being surprised at how lenient and understanding he was and how he accepted my claim that it had ‘just happened.’