Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 7/1/84; site CSL-Vax.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!CSL-Vax!hartwell From: hartwell@CSL-Vax.ARPA (Steve Hartwell) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Re: gay?? really?? Message-ID: <2844@CSL-Vax.ARPA> Date: Thu, 16-Aug-84 00:44:48 EDT Article-I.D.: CSL-Vax.2844 Posted: Thu Aug 16 00:44:48 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 03:44:43 EDT References: <50600001@convex.UUCP> <3988@fortune.UUCP> <600@masscomp.UUCP> Organization: Stanford University Lines: 14 Ah, now THERE's some fun... I'd love to compile a list of euphamisms used for 'gay' when describing someone you know to another gay person, while protecting his/her right to privacy in case you are overheard. Or just to be whimsical. Most gay men know "Oh, he's 'family'.". I have used, on occasion, "He's a member of the church". That has Victorian roots (ala Oscar Wilde), supposedly explaining why a man 35 years old hasn't gotten married yet. Also Victorian is "musical", though I've never heard it used in speech. There must be others. Anybody know of any? -- Steve Hartwell, Computer Science Lab, Stanford University {ucbvax,decvax}!decwrl!csl-vax!hartwell, hartwell@SU-Shasta.ARPA