# Everybody stop being homosexual for a minute! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246 "2004-12-17T01:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/1 "2004-12-17T01:19:06Z")
Sometimes I can think of a good thread title, but I can’t think of a good post to go with it. This is one of those times. So, how ya doin’? Nice weather. Okay, you can go back to being homosexual now if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/2 "2004-12-17T01:23:31Z")
I was the first person to view your thread! Does that mean anything? 😕 I’m tired. :o ---
**Author:** ![Kerrigan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/49beb7/32.png) [@Kerrigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kerrigan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/3 "2004-12-17T01:24:43Z")
Well, _I_ laughed. Go on about your business. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/4 "2004-12-17T01:38:00Z")
“Move along, folks. Nothin’ to see here.” But there _could_ be. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_loblaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@bob\_loblaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_loblaw)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/5 "2004-12-17T01:41:48Z")
> [@](#): > > But there _could_ be. …not that there’s anything wrong with that… ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/6 "2004-12-17T01:45:32Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > Okay, you can go back to being homosexual now if you want. I’ll have to check with my wife. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/7 "2004-12-17T01:56:24Z")
I think hes a little, you know, [makes vacuum cleaner sound] ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/8 "2004-12-17T02:37:04Z")
:::gasp::: Sorry, I tried, but I could only last 48 seconds. That’s what HE said. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/9 "2004-12-17T02:49:32Z")
_tries_ … Nope, can’t do it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/10 "2004-12-17T02:51:33Z")
I felt so … incomplete. ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/11 "2004-12-17T03:22:01Z")
**Manduck** I’ll go one better, I will actually not be gay, just for you. I mean, just how nice am i? ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/12 "2004-12-17T03:31:43Z")
I’ve recently heard that if you have an erection lasting more than 4 hours you should consult a physician. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/13 "2004-12-17T03:34:54Z")
> [@Salem](#): > > I’ve recently heard that if you have an erection lasting more than 4 hours you should consult a physician. Or put on roller skates and go trick-or-treating as a pull toy. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/14 "2004-12-17T03:36:59Z")
And one can never have enough towel racks. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/15 "2004-12-17T03:41:38Z")
Wow, this must be my most popular thread ever! I feel like I have discovered the key to SDMB godhood, and then lost it down the back of the couch. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/16 "2004-12-17T03:44:08Z")
> [@Salem](#): > > I’ve recently heard that if you have an erection lasting more than 4 hours you should consult a physician. We’ll hear about it by listening for the distant scream: “Get that DAMN thing away from me!” ---
**Author:** ![Torgo\_ate\_my\_hamster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@Torgo\_ate\_my\_hamster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo_ate_my_hamster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/17 "2004-12-17T03:47:05Z")
> [@Salem](#): > > I’ve recently heard that if you have an erection lasting more than 4 hours you should consult a physician. Well, I’ve heard that people had erections also in 1960’s. For twenty minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/18 "2004-12-17T03:50:02Z")
> [@Torgo ate my hamster](#): > > Well, I’ve heard that people had erections also in 1960’s. For twenty minutes. HEY! I will have no SDMB catchphrases in my gimmick thread :mad: ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/19 "2004-12-17T03:58:46Z")
> [@Salem](#): > > I’ve recently heard that if you have an erection lasting more than 4 hours you should consult a physician. You know what I always wondered? Why 4 hours? If it’s been 3 hours and 45 minutes, should I just not worry at all? ---
**Author:** ![Spongemom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246/20 "2004-12-17T04:00:21Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > HEY! I will have no SDMB catchphrases in my gimmick thread :mad: DHIBJD!!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-stop-being-homosexual-for-a-minute/280246.md?page=2)