_Box_ = "vagina"

[Martin Kaminer]

I remember this as a derogatory term I overheard from frat boys in college;
I recall them referring to "Box Lacrosse"  ( = Women's Lacrosse).  Good to
see it re-appropriated I guess.

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Sign carried by a woman at a women's-rights/pro-choice demonstration:
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> "Think Outside MY Box!"
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> Yes, I've read HDAS on this topic. I note it only for its value as a
> pun. I've also seen "Eat Out Daily!" tattooed across a young woman's
> lower abdomen and, back on the '70's, a Radcliffe student working
> behind Widener's circ desk in a T-shirt that read, "Lickety-Split! I
> Love It!"
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> It's a good thing that we keep them in their place. Otherwise, chicks
> would be as gross as guys.
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