-dar

[Jeff Prucher]

--- Damien Hall <halldj at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU> wrote:

> A posting to this list mentioning the word *gaydar* reminded me of something
> that I wanted to ask you all.
>
> I was recently in a conversation where a female American friend of Indian
> descent, so tan-skinned, was talking about having been approached recently by
> an Indian man who seemed to be trying shyly to forge some kind of connection
> with her on the basis that they might both be Indian and have similar
> interests
> (this was the only possible connection that she could see, since it was at a
> larger mostly-Caucasian gathering).  Another friend responded,  "Oh yes,
> that'll be his Hindu-dar kicking in":  a coinage from *radar* via *gaydar*,
> as
> he confirmed.
>

The Onion ran piece titled "I Can Instantly Tell Whether Someone Is
African-American With My Amazing 'Blackdar'" on Oct 18 2000 (alas, it is only
now available if you pay them).

Jeff Prucher



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