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#516028 - 04/25/10 02:36 PM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: steveg]
keymaker Registered: 12/14/07 Posts: 5996	No, well if you don't like my suggestion as to the findings the ball's in your court to explain 'em. km
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#516029 - 04/25/10 02:50 PM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: keymaker]
steveg Making a new reply. Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27395 Loc: D'OHio	Nope. You're the one selling the kook-agenda, biased "findings". You're the one who's got the 'splainin' to do, Lucy. _________________________
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#516031 - 04/25/10 02:56 PM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: steveg]
keymaker Registered: 12/14/07 Posts: 5996	Nope... I've offered an explanation of the findings and you haven't... so it's back to you. km
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#516033 - 04/25/10 03:17 PM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: keymaker]
six_of_one Pool Bar Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 4161 Loc: Alexandria, VA	Actually, lanovami explained the findings in the op: "it's all in the wording" ... Personally I'd agree that "Gay and Lesbian" is a lot more marketing-friendly than "homosexual" ... but I don't think I go as far as agree with your interpretation of the details ...
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#516036 - 04/25/10 03:36 PM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: keymaker]
steveg Making a new reply. Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27395 Loc: D'OHio	What have you offered? Playing with an empty hand. Again. _________________________
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#516052 - 04/25/10 11:56 PM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: steveg]
keymaker Registered: 12/14/07 Posts: 5996	No, the technical word for a same sex practitioner is 'homosexual'... words like 'gay' and 'queer' are informal alternatives but happen to have a duel meaning because they already meant something else before they were expropriated. km
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#516054 - 04/26/10 03:24 AM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: keymaker]
steveg Making a new reply. Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27395 Loc: D'OHio	You mean like "lawyer" and "ambulance chaser"? I see your point now. _________________________
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#516056 - 04/26/10 05:02 AM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: steveg]
Celandine Registered: 01/18/04 Posts: 14242 Loc: SopranoLand	Originally Posted By: steveg Quote: but I could be am so wrong... No charge for the proofreading, big fella. Carry on. _________________________ . "...or am I a butterfly dreaming she's a woman?"
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#516057 - 04/26/10 05:17 AM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: steveg]
keymaker Registered: 12/14/07 Posts: 5996	Not really... one is either a lawyer or one is not. km
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#516058 - 04/26/10 05:29 AM Re: gays vs. homosexuals [Re: keymaker]
steveg Making a new reply. Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27395 Loc: D'OHio	Q: Do you know the difference btwn God and a lawyer? A: God doesn't think he's a lawyer. _________________________
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