As a fairly novice computer user I once replied to a Nigerian-based spam e-mail by writing Fuck Off Dickhead!, I must admit to gaining a sizeable thrill as a result. My mother was staying at the time and saw the words on my screen (I’d used a huge font size, she could hardly have missed them), she expressed surprise at my choice of language. Latterly I’ve become almost comfortable using the word fuck in her presence, not that I do so very often and never aimed at her. And in case you were wondering, there were no apparent repercussions following my reply but I learnt fairly soon after to delete spam straight away.