# Gays Are Like Smoking-Just Say No? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 15, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977 "2005-05-15T22:31:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jlzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jlzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlzania)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/61 "2005-05-17T21:18:30Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > On ‘The Daily Show’ they do a bit where they have kids re-enact “Great Moments In Punditry” or something like that, and they did a short bit of Jerry Falwell basically being asked the same thing. If I heard right, and the Daily Show wasn’t making shit up, Falwell said he was attracted to men. So, he would have avoided that trap. > > Whether he said it in order to avoid the trap, or he actually was attracted to men, is of course pure speculation. > > (Confirmation or correction about what I thought I heard is most welcome) Sadly, being a country hick and all, I’ve never actually seen the Daily Show. Too busy to watch much TV and too cheap to spring for cable. However, I have friends moving within 10 miles who adore the show and I plan on sneaking over and watching it with them on occasion. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/62 "2005-05-17T21:21:53Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Hmmmm…well maybe that’s why they call cigarettes “fags” in Britain. You’re a cigerette! 🙂 Sorry, I’ve been dying to use that since last week. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/63 "2005-05-17T22:22:32Z")
How do we know being gay _isn’t_ catching? I have an uncle who caught Teh Negro from a drinking fountain during desegregation! True story. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/64 "2005-05-17T22:25:55Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > You’re a cigerette! 🙂 Call me a cab! I need a taxi to get home. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/65 "2005-05-18T01:19:42Z")
OK, you’re a cab! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/66 "2005-05-18T03:06:12Z")
> [@Mockingbird](#): > > So are blow jobs and only one of them are carcinogenic. > [@The Hook](#): > > Only one type of blowjob? What is this fatal blowjob you speak of? Why, a blowjob in which the giver is chewing tobacco while giving it, of course. Penis cancer from secondhand dip is rare, but if you observe the warning signs, it is enitrely preventable. If the person giving you a blowjob spits six or seven times _before_ you’re finished - _WARNING!_ If you feel an Altoids tingle, but all you see is a can of mint-flavored Skoal - _PULL OUT!_ If you find some smegma on your penis that just won’t come off - _SEE A DOCTOR! IT COULD BE LEUKOPLAKIA!_ This message brought to you by the Center for the Prevention of Orally Transmitted Genital Cancers. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/67 "2005-05-25T15:39:40Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > **danceswithcats** , I wrote a response letter to the _Record_ through the site. Since I’m a semi-local, they may actually print it. > > But damn if I didn’t forget to copy so I could paste it in here… :smack: Well, they [finally have it in](http://ydr.com/story/letters/70994/). Don’t know if it’s in the print version as well, since I don’t get the Wreck-ord. Anyone over there want to check for me? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/68 "2005-05-25T15:44:13Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Well, they [finally have it in](http://ydr.com/story/letters/70994/). Don’t know if it’s in the print version as well, since I don’t get the Wreck-ord. Anyone over there want to check for me? 🙂 Tight lipped bear thre aren’t you? Am very proud of you hun. Well said! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/69 "2005-05-25T15:45:50Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > Tight lipped bear thre aren’t you? Well, it wasn’t the Pit, so… ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/70 "2005-05-25T15:58:01Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Well, they [finally have it in](http://ydr.com/story/letters/70994/). Don’t know if it’s in the print version as well, since I don’t get the Wreck-ord. Anyone over there want to check for me? 🙂 And a very nice, family-oriented, letter it is too. Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/71 "2005-05-25T22:24:57Z")
Nicely written, sir. _Nicely_ written! CJ ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/72 "2005-05-25T22:28:57Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Well, they [finally have it in](http://ydr.com/story/letters/70994/). Don’t know if it’s in the print version as well, since I don’t get the Wreck-ord. Anyone over there want to check for me? 🙂 Very well written and concise. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/73 "2005-05-25T23:01:04Z")
Nice letter, **jayjay**. Forceful, informative and pointed, but also cool and civil. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/74 "2005-05-25T23:10:59Z")
I agree, very well put. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/75 "2005-05-25T23:34:57Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > Tight lipped bear thre aren’t you? Am very proud of you hun. Well said! He was probably trying to keep teh gay from escaping. It could be transmitted through the air, you know. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977/76 "2005-05-26T02:47:48Z")
Thanks! It kind of started out looking like a Pit rant, then I realized that it was going to a newspaper with the hopes of it being published and dialed it back a bit. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-are-like-smoking-just-say-no/303977.md?page=3)