12-09-2014, 10:22 PM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by sue_arnold
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Bit racist.
12-09-2014, 10:30 PM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by AudreyII
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Meh.... Not many Yanks stay around here...
12-09-2014, 10:58 PM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by MickB
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Maybe that's kind of the point (not extinction but population reduction). There is a theory (The Gaia Hypothesis) which postulates that the earth (as personified in Gaia) is a self-regulating mechanism. Maybe increasing levels of non-reproductive sexuality (although I have no idea if homosexuality is actually increasing or if it is more visible because it is more acceptable), is a response to the increasing overcrowding of our planet - Gaia's way of reducing population growth.
Interesting theory MickB.
13-09-2014, 10:06 AM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by sue_arnold
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You stated in your opening post that you were not sure how you felt... after all the replies do you still feel the same?
02-10-2014, 01:31 PM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by AudreyII
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Nope... only time we say POOF... is when something disappears.. and in "POOF!" it was gone!. I have no feelings about the word.. it means nothing to me. Guess it's like the word bloody. It has no meaning here except for what happens when someone is injured.Funny thing... all are just WORDS.. It's the cultures that make them acceptable or not.
I would however appreciate a PM in the future if I say something that is not acceptable in the UK. No need to embarass someone is there?
Funny, that.
02-10-2014, 01:32 PM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by AudreyII
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Meh.... I've gotten a bit used to it on this site.. Everytime I debate something and disagree with someone.. or say something in a way someone gets their panties bunched over, it's because I am a big ole' meanie American.. Not many Yanks stay around here...But I'm just stuborn enough to stay and be a thorn...
02-10-2014, 01:57 PM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by Linda0818
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So.... "poof" is socially unacceptable in the UK, am I understanding this correctly? I had to look it up. Me being a dumb American, "poof" to me means something that has suddenly disappeared. But let's look at things from a different angle - the word "fag", which is widely used in the UK to mean a cigarette, is a derogatory term for homosexual in the US.Funny, that.
I don't understand the gnashing of teeth rather than - I misunderstood ........
02-10-2014, 02:03 PM
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Re: Gay marriage
Originally Posted by Patsy
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What is wrong with being corrected though - I am sure you would do the same if it were an American term misused.I don't understand the gnashing of teeth rather than - I misunderstood ........
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