Gossip can travel slowly but persists

Word has reached Poland that Tinky-Winky may be gay — and possibly a threat to children. Reuters reported that a government official became concerned when she learned that the purse-carrying purple member of the Teletubbies kidvid quartet was a boy tubbie. Tittering over the news item began within days after the death of the Rev. Jerry Falwell. CNN wondered whether the “King Lear” remarks of Falwell’s recent years would outweigh his legacy as a leader for faith-based politics.