Re: let me be the first......

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:07:43 +0000, JNugent wrote:

performingchimp wrote:
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Supposedly it is an acronym invented by gay
men in the army in WWII, meaning "Good As You". But whether that's a
myth or not,

I've never heard that suggestion before. It sounds suspect - probably
about as well-founded as the claim that "Pommie" was adopted as a term
for the British in Australia because their convict uniforms bore the
initials POME (Prisoner of Mother England). The trouble is, they didn't.

I don't recall the term "gay" being used as a euphemism for homosexuality
before the sixties.
These were the days when I saw a guy in a cafe beat up an effeminate youth
because of the way his hair was styled. The ladies behind the counter
refused to call the police (presumably they thought he deserved it -
beatings were, after all, commended as therapy in those times).
One of those situations where, looking back, you wish you'd had the
boldness to intervene ...

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Guitarists play jazz at the Beaufort -
www.beaufortjazz.com
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