List of Words and Meanings Reunited

From: Joseph S. Barrera III <joe_at_barrera.org>
Date: Fri May 28 17:56:06 2004

R. D. Davis wrote:

> > Myself? I'm rather gay, seeing a 3803 Tape Controller that will
> > soon be mine. Oh, wait, maybe I should just say happy...
>
> [time for my politically incorrect statement of the week]
>
> I vote that we take that word back. No offense to homosexuals, but
> someone needs to clue them into the fact that they've been using the
> word 'gay' incorrectly for far too long; they're not the only ones
> with the right to be called happy people. How that started, I don't

Oh, there are enough other words for happy. And there is no better
word for gay than "gay". If you need a new word for happy and
energetic, you can borrow the Japanese "genki".

Language changes. Don't worry; be gay.

- Joe
Received on Fri May 28 2004 - 17:56:06 BST