On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 09:41:45 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Interesting you choose such an insult. Thought you had connections
with the ambulance service - which would fall apart without 'homos'.

I'm not having a go at homosexuals, I'm having a go at Homebase.

And you're doing that by...?

Sigh.

First of all - it's a joke.

Yep, and it says a lot about your level of humour that you don't realise
that you think it funny to insult them by calling them gay. Most people
grew out of that in school.

If I referred to Wickes as "White Van Man" Wickes, would you assume that
I was having a go at straight men

Since when were all white van men straight? Those who aren't hide the
fact largely because of prejudice such as you're displaying here.