# Hello?! I'm NOT gay! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 22, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407 "2003-12-22T03:57:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/101 "2003-12-24T01:43:26Z")
Anybody else weirded out by that Saturn commercial with the clowns? [shudder] ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/102 "2003-12-24T01:47:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gyrate \* > \*\*Hmmm. I often have both reactions: “Hey, nice breasts! Pity her makeup makes her look like Bozo the Ho.” > > Paging Dr. Kinsey… \*\* This is very strange because first you noticed the breasts but then stopped visual inspection of them to analyze her facial region. I think this goes beyond possibly gay and sounds more like a script for the X-files. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/103 "2003-12-24T05:01:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CanvasShoes \* > \*\*You talking to me? (Well, I’m the only one that’s mentioned her boyfriend dances, I think) 😃 > > Yes, as in 2steppin, waltzing, Cha cha, east/west swing, night club 2step (that’s a new one for us though, we’re still sucky on that one :D!!). > > I LOVE when we’re practicing and being serious trying to learn some new routine and he suddenly grabs me hard and pulls me up against him, full body. > > And yeah, that’s when _I_ melt too. Men who dance, ROCK! Men who dance and LOVE IT? The ULTIMATE guy! \*\* Hi **Canvas Shoes**!..are you in TX yet? I was actually referring to this comment, by **NCB** : > [@](#): > > As for the dancing, would believe it’s Country? And I don’t mean line dancing! Hey, I learned to dance when I was a kid and I still love it. ~J ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/104 "2003-12-24T05:03:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NoClueBoy \* > \*\*Anybody else weirded out by that Saturn commercial with the clowns? [shudder] \*\* And yes… I was never afraid of clowns before, but those are the scariest looking clowns I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/105 "2003-12-24T05:14:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Long Road \* > \*\*This is very strange because first you noticed the breasts but then stopped visual inspection of them to analyze her facial region. I think this goes beyond possibly gay and sounds more like a script for the X-files. \*\* It’s one of those hybrids I heard about on some commercial for weird shit on SciFi! :eek: _whistles the X-Files theme_ ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/106 "2003-12-24T07:32:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CanvasShoes \* > \*\*Men who dance, ROCK! Men who dance and LOVE IT? The ULTIMATE guy! \*\* This thread gives me the thought that dance lessons would be a good thing for me after all. 😃 > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by qts \* > \*\*Hmm… d_mn hamsters. \*\* This is the Pit. Damn hamsters. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/107 "2003-12-24T13:14:50Z")
Nah. Too mild. Felching hamsters. Who dance. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/108 "2003-12-24T13:17:02Z")
:smack: Why’d I do that? Now I have the “Hamster Dance” music stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/109 "2003-12-24T13:51:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Long Road \* > \*\***5)** To be added as needed. \*\* **5)** Dancing with a woman is allowed as long as it is for the express purpose of scoring. Dancing by yourself means you are gay. The only man to dance by himself and not be gay was Gene Kelly. I took 2 Step, Swing, and ballroom dancing with a friend of mine a while ago. We had a blast! It allowed us to flirt without it actually getting too serious. You have an excuse to touch, “I’m sorry was that your breast? I thought it was your elbow!”. Purely unintentional, or course (No, I really mean that!). It was the best fun I’ve ever had while being vertical in the hope of ending up horizontal. ---
**Author:** ![constantpeace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@constantpeace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantpeace)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/110 "2003-12-24T14:06:01Z")
Straight guys don’t dance??? I guess you guys have never been to a predominately minority nightclub:) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/111 "2003-12-24T14:06:42Z")
Reminds me of Kevin Kline’s character in _In and Out_. But, if dancing without a partner makes you gay, then that includes breakdancers, big time male ballet dancers, Native Americans performing their religious/cultural rites, female drill team members practising, tap dancers (like that ancient fellow in the Shirley Temple flicks), female hula dancers, male hula dancer/fire eaters (whatever they are called), and any number of other examples which will probably listed by other posters… It just ain’t so. If you don’t enjoy dancing, fine. Don’t dance. Or only dance under duress. It’s not like second hand dancing is going to gay you, though. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/112 "2003-12-24T15:44:45Z")
> [@](#): > > But, if dancing without a partner makes you gay, then that includes …, big time male ballet dancers, … Duh! ---
**Author:** ![BooksWoods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooksWoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooksWoods)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/113 "2003-12-24T15:46:47Z")
> [@](#): > > predominately minority Isn’t that a contradiction in terms? Anyway, yes; black, Latino, some other non-white guys = different rules. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/114 "2003-12-24T17:28:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jaade \* > \*\*Hi **Canvas Shoes**!..are you in TX yet? > I was actually referring to this comment, by **NCB** : > > ~J \*\* Ohhh!! :smack: I’ll be in Texas the morning of the 6th, I sold my car yesterday (sniff, good ole Caddy). > [@](#): > > This thread gives me the thought that dance lessons would be a good thing for me after all. Yes, YES!! 😃 (trust me, you’ll have your pick of girls out at the clubs on Fri/Sat nights). ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/115 "2003-12-24T17:34:49Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by NoClueBoy …It just ain’t so. If you don’t enjoy dancing, fine. Don’t dance. Or only dance under duress._ It’s not like second hand dancing is going to gay you, though. \*\* First of all, OUCH, dammit! That was funny!! (throat is sore from a cold, hurts to laugh). Second, thanks, that was what I meant to say, only you did it so much better!!! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/116 "2003-12-24T17:42:49Z")
Everyone, the main thing we are here to determine is if NoClueBoy is flaming or just in the closet. The dancing issue has been settled. As long as dancing is used as a means to accomplish your objective, tappin that ass, it is not gay. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/117 "2003-12-24T17:58:16Z")
I’m voting closet. But since his Dad is out, it’s a rebellion thing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/118 "2003-12-24T18:02:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miller \* > \*\*And while watching _Brian’s Song_. \*\* Or at the end of _Field of Dreams_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/119 "2003-12-24T18:49:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 5que \* > \*\*Or at the end of _Field of Dreams_. \*\* No, sorry man,that’s gay. A guy throwing a baseball to his dead fathers ghost made you cry? ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407/120 "2003-12-24T19:05:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Long Road \* > \*\*No, sorry man,that’s gay. > > A guy throwing a baseball to his dead fathers ghost made you cry? \*\* No, man, Amy Madigan was really hot. Your post so rattled me now I must go fart loudly, scratch my privates, and look at boobies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-not-gay/220407.md?page=7)