whimper
Oh sure, Fenris, thank them but not me. I’m the one who told you about the apostrophe thing in the first place. It’s because I’m straight, isn’t it?
Haj
I note a distinct lack of response from the Phlipster.
Does this indicate a tail-between-the-legs retreat back to it’s hole?
Of course it doesn’t.
He’s getting what he wants out of this thread. Why on earth should he leave?
Wow. I thought all that brouhaha about the Clique and its evilness (not to mention the mint-flavored toilet seats) was just a gag, a joke. I never thought someone would be so pathetically, mind-numbingly stupid as to claim that the reason for his popular derision would be due to some vast Dope-wing conspiracy.
But this thread has brought about something good… it’s given rise to the mental image of Esprix wearing tights and knee-high boots.
mint flavored toilet seats?!?
:eek:
Damn, I need a jaw-dropping smiley. Or an “eew” smiley. Or something!
But I agree with your post, SPOOFE. Especially that last bit. 
Hmmmm. Am I gay?
Well let’s see :
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I post to just about every thread on these boards in which anal sex is mentioned;
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I have been known to suck cock;
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I know the verses as well as the choruses to just about every showtune ever written;
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My book collection contains the whole of the Vermillion series, The Joy of Gay Sex, Men Loving Men, My Beautiful Laundrette, The Torchsong Trilogy, Tales of the City, many works by the Waughs, Walt Whitman, and Gore Vidal, and just about every issue of Christopher Street published in the 1980s;
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I never tire of watching Doris Day or Debbie Reynolds movies;
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My photo albums are filled with snapshots of Mardi Gras past;
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My address book from the early 1990s has 90% of the names and addresses crossed out as those people died of AIDS.
Hmmm, I’m definitely seeing a pattern here. I fit the profile of “out, gay male” almost perfectly.
I can’t help thinking that there’s something I’ve forgotten though. Never mind, I’m sure it will come to me.
Your question kinda got lost amidst all the piling on, flirting and (?)grammar hijacks, but I’ll offer my personal opinion.
I’d use “fem” or “frilly” or, i dunno, “dainty”, but not “gay”.
Using “gay” that way doesn’t really insult anyone, but it does reinforce the stereotype that all gay people are effeminate, and (of course) that’s not the case.
I wanna be a defender of the gay universe too 
[sub]"Not much is known about the gay universe, and some physicists postulate that a universe primarily composed of lavender matter would be simply too fabulous to exist.[/sub]
Don’t worry. It’s just my winterfresh ass.
Hamish, dear, you are. You are.
That reminds me of a joke…
How many gay men does it take to change a lightbulb?
Three. One to change the lightbulb, another to make a pitcher of martinis, and a third to scream, “Fabulous!”
Lame, but the image of it makes me giggle.
- s.e.
I think I’m going to start using the word “gay” to describe things I think are good. Like, if a friend shows me his cool new car, I’m going to say something like, “Wow, that is such a gay car! I wish I had one just like it!” Or, if someone asks me if I liked the new Star Wars movie, I’d say, “Not really. It wasn’t nearly as gay as the original movie. But, at least it was gayer than Phantom Menace.” Or, if the techno/industrial/speed metal band Tool release a kick ass new album, I’ll be telling all of my metalhead friends, “Dudes, you gotta check out Tool’s new album. It’s the gayest record since 'Sabbath released Paranoia, man.”
Rock on, Miller!
Esprix
I’m imagining the noir Superman pose: hands on hips, chin up, backlit, with the cape blowing in slo-mo…
gay queer faggot homo
(This is a just test of the SD search function. If this would have been a real alert, your processor would be on fire)
In regards to Phlip’s whole “figure of speech” argument, I seem to recall a politician correctly using the term “niggardly” and having to issue a public apology over the use of the word.
From dictionary.com
niggardly
- Grudging and petty in giving or spending.
2.Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip.
So Phlip, without adding to the pile-on, or being admitted into any Clique, basically what I’m saying is, don’t go to a predominantly black neighborhood - or for that matter, a neighborhood where seemingly innocent “figures of speech” could be misunderstood - and use the term “niggardly,” whether it fits or not, because 99% of the time* it will be taken the wrong way. There is no “right” way to take something being referred to as “gay” unless it is capable of having a sexual preference. The same goes for posting at the SDMB - don’t come here and use such a stupid word for “bad” and try to defend it as “just a figure of speech,” because even with my above definition as my defense, using “niggardly” - even correctly - would probably be frowned upon. Whether that’s right or wrong isn’t for me to say, but it should be a given that a poster knows better.
But this all seems like a severe case of sado-necro-animal cruelty to me; I could have avoided all this with a terse “Yeah, what they all said.” So I cast my vote for “Phuck Phlip.”
And while I’m voting, I’ll cast a vote for the pronunciation of Esprix’s name as “espree,” just ebcause it makes me think of candy and I want some right now. (let’s keep the responses clean, people! :p)
*the numerical figure was pulled from my ass; I have no way of tracking percentages like this without getting myself hurt.
-Dirty
Splort.
For what it’s worth - I show up in every thread about Insurance, Canada, Inuit people, Maple Syrup, Sex, Weddings, and Echidnas.
I am not an Inuit-Canadian sex-fiend Wedding planner with a predilection for sex with Echidnas covered in maple syrup. Just so you know.
No. Actually some people tend to sleep when its time to go to bed. Unlike some of the losers on this board I do not have my pager go off everytime someone replies to a thread I started so that I can run over to my computer really fast and punch in some sort of witty reply.
Like I said before, I am not gonna go back and forth with some of you people because unless I say I suck cock, there is no way I can win or come out of this better off than I was before I started it.
Thats super that you guys love gay sex so much. I love sex too. More power to you. Believe it or not I can talk about assfucking, cocks, sucking cocks, and all that gay shit without thinking I am gay, or thinking to myself “hey, do I WANT to suck a cock? WHOA!” because I am comfortable with my sexuality. Nothing you dweebs say can change that.
I am not sorry that I used the word “gay” in that context. Its not a sacred word. Its not even close to as bad as “faggot” or “nigger”. And if you find yourself totally insulted by the use of the word “gay” in that post then you need to get your head out from between that guys legs and realize that you are not special. Being gay doesn’t put you on the same level as being black or jewish or handicapped. You are not untouchable. You guys can make fun of each other for getting pumped in the ass all day long, but god forbid someone who is not gay use the word in a context that you don’t agree with.
If I get banned for being “offensive” or for “crossing the line” or whatever then oh well. I will just come and lurk and read what other smart people have said. I don’t care. I know I haven’t contributed anything special to this board since I joined. I have almost 500 posts and most of you probably don’t even recognize my name (Phlip=Flip for those too dense to figure it out). I post almost entirely in mindless threads. You have seen me 1 time in GD in my whole tour of duty here. You won’t miss me.
So I will just go back to reading the threadsa and not making any posts so that you guys can maintain your “gay friendly environment” :rolleyes:
The difference being Phlip’s incorrect usage of the term “gay”…
And I notice that Phlip has now trotted out the “I have a life, so I’m better than you!” Realized that you were wrong and are now resorting to name-calling, eh, Chucklehead?
Yes, you’re right. Those of us who belong to The Clique™ or The Cabal™ (betcha didn’t know there are rival factions) can use words like “faggot”, “dyke”, “queen”, etc without any offence being taken. You’re making a lot of assumptions about why this is the case.
FYI, I’m not a gay male - I’m not even male. Nor am I a lesbian. I guess my life experiences give me some kind of claim to the label “fag-hag” but that isn’t why I get to use some words in some contexts and you do not, either.
I’m a “dumb son of a bitch” because I find the way in which you used a specific word offensive? And don’t fuck with you about your usage of that word that way because you have a gay brother, a gay best friend and you’ve been to a gay wedding. I would think those life experiences would make the average person just a little MORE aware of their use of language and the appropriate contexts within which to use it.
You sound like one of those people who doesn’t really care if people are gay/black/Jewish/Republican - whatever - just as long as they aren’t so damn loud and visible about it.
There IS no back of the bus on this messageboard.
So you go off and have your “the Clique™ is picking on me” sulk; I doubt that we’ll notice unless you’re one of those posters who keeps coming back to remind us that you aren’t going to post anymore because we’re nasty, nasty little people.
FTR, I also have an issue with the inappropriate use of the word “Nazi” - what the Nazis did was way to evil for that term to ever be used in a trivial way.
So, are you spending Stonewall Day with your gay brother and your gay best friend?