Q: There is a widely advertised tv special on Friday evening over here in Canada of Madiba's 90th birthday celebration in London. Are they televising it in S.A. and are you going to watch? If you are or were going to England, would you go if invited? I know that not everyone is a fan of Mr. Mandella's but please show some respect for other readers and refrain from name calling. Sam and Lise are not fans but they do know how to articulate those feelings without lowering themselves and appearing like uneducated bumpkins. Please express yourself and if possible, try to emulate them in your manner of speaking. Thank you.

A: Ag man, I cannot believe some of the vitreole poured out on the old guy! Anyway, I have other fish to fry on Friday but Happy Birthday Madiba all the same.