Playing the dozens

[Wilson Gray]

On Jul 12, 2005, at 8:27 AM, Margaret Lee wrote:

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> Back in the day, I remember hearing and using simply "funny,"
> but only in reference to homosexual males.
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I agree that the term was used only of males and that the short form
could be used as well as the long one.

-Wilson Gray
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> Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
> Well, it does remind me of something that I keep forgetting, which is
> to note that "funny that way" is another BE way of saying "gay."
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> -Wilson Gray
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> On Jul 11, 2005, at 7:39 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>> Another etymythowiki thing, I'd wager.
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>> JL
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>> Jerry E Kane wrote:
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>> The dozens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_the_dozens
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