IOS 5 - Copy Paste in iMessage (no option)

Is it me, or is there no option to copy/paste in the iMessage/Message app??
I double tap, or hold tap and my options do not appear (like in previous versions).
Thanks,
Scoface

Copy Subset of iMessage Text Received
A google search brought me here so I'll add some info for others that might come by this thread. This applies to iOS 6 but users of iOS 5 could try it, the indirect functionality I believe was there in 5.
I was interested in copying a subset of an iMessage received from someone else in order to paste it into say a mapping app or another text.
iMessage allows far more info than 160 chars of a normal text message and in iOS 6 if you press on a prior incoming iMessage you only get an option to copy the entire message. If in the middle of the message they included an address for instance, or any info you wanted to copy and paste elsewhere, you don't get the options of a usual select / select all and sliders for setting the start and end point of the selected text. Yes text messages are static and shouldn't be allowed to be edited, but it would be simplistic for Apple to allow read-only selection within a text message with the usual text selection sliders etc.
The steps are within the text message / iMessage conversation:
- Press the Edit button at upper right
- Each message has a round circle to the left of it, press the circle of the message you want to sub-copy text
- Press Forward button in lower RIGHT - AVOID the Delete button which is more commonly used from Edit
- Now within New Message view you can copy the subset of text you are interested in, using double-press text / Select and sliders / Copy
- Press the Cancel new message button at upper right
- Switch to any other app and paste as desired
Its a poor workaround but it is better than not being able to copy a subset of the message at all and have to retype the info.

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