"gay" again
Arnold M. Zwicky
zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Sat Jul 29 17:58:33 UTC 2006
Zits cartoon of 7/25/06, two teenage boys:
1. Jeremy points at Billy's shoes, saying:
Ha! Ha! Billy, your shoes look so gay!
2. Billy: I *am* gay, Jeremy.
Jeremy: I know.
3. Jeremy: I didn't mean "gay" as in "homosexual," I meant "gay" as in
"lame."
4. Jeremy, alone, with thought bubble: Why do people always
misinterpret what I say?
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