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Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 03:05:07 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 18 03:05:07 1984
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I have the vague impression that an earring in the right ear means gay,
and in the left ear means straight.  Then again, I have gay friends who
wear earrings in their left ear.  "Gee, I think it depends on which
coast you are on", say some.  Matt Dillon's left ear is pierced, Rick
Springfield's (sigh) right ear is pierced.  Does that mean one of them
has to be gay, or is "Teen Beat" just slide-flopping some of their
photos?

This is a symptom of a general problem.  Every time we think of a code
signal, rock stars start doing it, and then the teenage boys start
doing it and before you know it, guys are getting propositioned on
their High-School field trips to Greenwich Village!  How can we stop
these straight guys from copying our superior fashion sense?

Come on you computer scientists!  What is the algorithm for telling
someone you are gay in a way that only another gay can recognize?
Dropping hairpins is only a heuristic.

			The "gay philosophers" problem is NP complete,
			"Lance"