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Like others we've seen in these spaces, he's probably got a portrait in the attic.
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Are you "gay"? Are you "queer"? What the hell are you?!
wsc replied to + Charlie's topic in The Lounge
Gore Vidal was asked what is a "f-g." His answer: "A 'f-g' is the homosexual gentleman who just left the room." White Southerners would at least sometimes call you "n-gg-r" to your face. Sexual bigots would only call you "f-got" when you were on the floor getting the sh-t kicked out of you. Clearly, we can sometimes be a disgusting species. -
Are you "gay"? Are you "queer"? What the hell are you?!
wsc replied to + Charlie's topic in The Lounge
"F-got," in earlier and traditional British usage, referred to a bundle of sticks or twigs set on fire to supply heat or light. The word was later applied to cigarettes as they, too, were set on fire. Then homosexual people (practically exclusively male) were called by the name by those bible-loving, people-hating religious intolerants because they believed the "f-gs" should -and one day, would- be set on fire in the depths of hell as punishment for their gross depravity. -
I would only care that he gets one thing straight.
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Are you "gay"? Are you "queer"? What the hell are you?!
wsc replied to + Charlie's topic in The Lounge
Where indeed? My view of this expanded rainbow of initials has been that if you need that many letters to define you, maybe you don't have a clear idea of who you are. Or want to be. The label is getting so inclusive, maybe we should just use HOMO, as in Homo Sapiens. (Yes, I know; different derivations, one from the Greek, the other from Latin. But still ...) But as a concession to ordinary usage, gay is probably the more universally recognized term today and, for me, as good a fit as any other. (Although I do lament that any label that unites members of one group also instantly divides them from others. Sorry. It's too late at night to be so philosophical. Bonne Nuit.) -
If I can write a fictionalized account of an evening with a sex worker, describing the appearance, attributes, attitudes, and appendages thereof, by what stretch of the imagination does the Oklahoma legislature conclude that I can't do the same to describe an actual encounter? Does no one in the Sooner State have a copy of the First Amendment? Or an adequate understanding of the same? This is the consequence to the only qualifications for public office being age and residency.
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I find him tempting but would be reluctant. Findom is a red-ish flag.
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I was both somewhat stunned but hardly surprised when I read (some years ago) that the most popular freshman college course was remedial English. Doesn't sound as if it helped much.
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Knowing talk of politics is verboten, still I must observe that them who oppose the Oxford comma are not only uncultured barbarians but also traitors to the Crown. Whenever that precious final punctuation is omitted, I know Professor Higgins spins in his literary grave. In truth, however, while not universally needed, I think consistent use of the Oxford comma better assures a clarity in situations that without it, could be lost. I compare it to use of turn signals. Use them instinctively without regard to whether someone is behind you or not, and then you'll never forget.
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I agree that it was very difficult, but I finally managed to transition from two spaces to only one after a sentence. And I couldn't be more grateful. I estimate that in the years since making the change, I have shaved as much as three minutes off my totaled workload.
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In my first visit to London, those oh so many years ago, I and a friend were in line to have our tickets checked before entering to see the Crown Jewels at the Tower. Two British schoolboys, each about 10 years old, were in front of us in line, wearing their school uniforms, complete with the iconic caps. One boy lifted two tickets to the usher saying, "For him and I," while gesturing to his mate beside him. The usher, a volunteering elderly gentleman, who by his dress of a three-piece pin-striped dark grey suit accented by a regimental tie, and which screamed traditionalist and by no stretch a modernist, tore the tickets in half then leaned into the young man to give him back the halves. In a gentle voice and with a grandfatherly manner, the old man then said to the young student, "For him and me," and with that clear emphasis. In my mind, both then and now, I took it to mean "Not on my watch, kid. Not on my watch." No slacker, that, and still one of my fondly remembered every-day heroes. [In fact, in recounting this incident, I now realize that I can't see, hear, or think about the Tower of London without remembering that gracious gentleman. The student got a lesson, but I now see it was me that got a gift.]
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Cute Critters to Take Our Minds Off Everyday Stresses
wsc replied to + quoththeraven's topic in The Lounge
Held by the ears. I am so jealous. Of the dog. -
Interesting notion, even if an odd one, but I fear it would just ruffle my feathers in the end.
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I can help!
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Both sides have behaved badly, but this quality of city governance and court conduct is why Franklin added "if you can keep it," to his answer regarding "what kind of government have you given us?"
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A coordinator in my department had the quite persistent habit of using the word mourning instead of morning, as in e-mails stating, "There will be a staff meeting in the Conference Room at 9 o'clock Wednesday mourning." After repeated attempts to cure him of this disability, I finally succeeded by having all the staff members wear black to one of the meetings. Point made.
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Subtlety, it seems, be not his strong suit. But I do love the suit he's not wearing.
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This "teen" states in his add that he is 22. Or is he a 22-year-old who identifies as a teen? I get so confused nowadays when facts are optional.
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How about: Shoes! Buy one, get one free! (Actually saw this once.)
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Oh, yes. I would. Twice a day. Every day. Wherever he wanted.
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Is it time for some sexy humor in the gallery?
wsc replied to marylander1940's topic in Legacy Gallery
And all this time I thought Chicago was my kind of town. -
Yet, in spite of the ruling, I'm sure there will still be the occasional bone of contention.
