Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Back At Square One!
Damn ,Shit, Christ, Dookie!!!!!
I’m a little perturbed today! For I had another seizure last night. The good news I was home in bed watching TV and I wasn’t out.
So I was lying in bed watching The Incredible Hulk, (dammit I knew I should of watched The Leatherheads, instead!) The seizure came on and I felt it. Next thing I know I was lying on the floor with Netty over me asking if I was alright. Unfortunately I was still in mid-seizure so I did not have full access of my right side, but eventually I regained it and crawled back into bed.
Now that I’m documenting this, it’s nice to know Netty will choice her seizure pron son over Dancing With The Stars. Alas, if I overhear her complaining that she did miss a portion of her show due to me, I’m still gonna be tempted to slap the shit out of her. Because let’s face it what’s more important, Dancing With the Stars or the fact that not only did your son have a seizure, he can’t sweep it under the rug. I have to report it and I won’t be able to get my licenece back until spring.
I’m a little perturbed today! For I had another seizure last night. The good news I was home in bed watching TV and I wasn’t out.
So I was lying in bed watching The Incredible Hulk, (dammit I knew I should of watched The Leatherheads, instead!) The seizure came on and I felt it. Next thing I know I was lying on the floor with Netty over me asking if I was alright. Unfortunately I was still in mid-seizure so I did not have full access of my right side, but eventually I regained it and crawled back into bed.
Now that I’m documenting this, it’s nice to know Netty will choice her seizure pron son over Dancing With The Stars. Alas, if I overhear her complaining that she did miss a portion of her show due to me, I’m still gonna be tempted to slap the shit out of her. Because let’s face it what’s more important, Dancing With the Stars or the fact that not only did your son have a seizure, he can’t sweep it under the rug. I have to report it and I won’t be able to get my licenece back until spring.
Friday, October 24, 2008
In Honor Of Turning 35!!!!!!
Since I'm too poor, but not too old to party & plus my B-Day falls on a friggin' Wednsday. Going out is such a a bore for Wednsday!
Here are the Top 10 club songs when I was a club kid wannabe in Boston:
Here are the Top 10 club songs when I was a club kid wannabe in Boston:
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Spirit Of Religion!
I was always brought with the mind set that there were two things that you never discuss: Politics & religion. However, as with everything in my life I’ve thrown a curve ball. I was offered an opportunity to write for this new publication. My topics of choice were business or religion/spirituality. While I don’t consider myself a religious person, I do feel I am a spiritual one. That decided my choice in topics, plus I really shouldn’t talk about business and finance since it’s only dumb luck that I can keep my checkbook balanced.
It completely mind boggles me all the different religions in the world. I grew up in a day and age where you were either Catholic or Jewish. Of course this could have to with me living in both world. As my maternal grandfather was Roma Catholic/Italian and my grand mother was Russian/Jewish. So living in that world alone can make you a little schizo. "Was Jesus just a man or was he in fact the real son of the Almighty God."
However nowadays we don’t even know who God is or if infact that’s his real name. It could be Buddha, Alla, or L Ron Hubbard. Ok I know, Hubbard is just some hack science fiction writer who created a religion, Scientology, that if you want to kill your Hollywood career you go get audited by him. (Hi, Mr. Cruise.)
Then if you don’t like certain aspect of a religion, you can tweak it and create your own and more celebrities who abandon Scientology will follow. Madonna’s been knocking too much of that Kabbalah water back.
So in this day an age, I don’t want to think about what’s in the after life. I just want to be true and honest with myself and I’m sure I’ll turn out ok. Plus I just have a fear of being disappointed when I die and what to follow isn’t what I expected it to be.
Ok, so maybe this line of thinking might not get me a pass through the pearly gates. That’s alright though because after the life I lived all my friends and cool people will be in Hell.
It completely mind boggles me all the different religions in the world. I grew up in a day and age where you were either Catholic or Jewish. Of course this could have to with me living in both world. As my maternal grandfather was Roma Catholic/Italian and my grand mother was Russian/Jewish. So living in that world alone can make you a little schizo. "Was Jesus just a man or was he in fact the real son of the Almighty God."
However nowadays we don’t even know who God is or if infact that’s his real name. It could be Buddha, Alla, or L Ron Hubbard. Ok I know, Hubbard is just some hack science fiction writer who created a religion, Scientology, that if you want to kill your Hollywood career you go get audited by him. (Hi, Mr. Cruise.)
Then if you don’t like certain aspect of a religion, you can tweak it and create your own and more celebrities who abandon Scientology will follow. Madonna’s been knocking too much of that Kabbalah water back.
So in this day an age, I don’t want to think about what’s in the after life. I just want to be true and honest with myself and I’m sure I’ll turn out ok. Plus I just have a fear of being disappointed when I die and what to follow isn’t what I expected it to be.
Ok, so maybe this line of thinking might not get me a pass through the pearly gates. That’s alright though because after the life I lived all my friends and cool people will be in Hell.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Famous Paul Lynde Quotes!

Peter Marshall: Paul, can you get an elephant drunk?
Paul Lynde: Yes, but he still won't go up to your apartment.
Peter Marshall: If the right part comes along, will George C. Scott do a nude scene?
Paul Lynde: You mean he doesn't have the right part?
Peter Marshall: Will a goose help warn you if there's an intruder on your property?
Paul Lynde: There's no better way!
Peter Marshall: In "Alice in Wonderland", who kept crying "I'm late, I'm late?"
Paul Lynde: Alice, and her mother is sick about it.
Peter Marshall: According to Tony Randall, "Every woman I've been intimate with in my life has been..." What?
Paul Lynde: Bitterly disappointed.
Peter Marshall: Diamonds should not be kept with your family jewels, why?
Paul Lynde: They're so cold!
Peter Marshall: What is a pullet?
Paul Lynde: A little show of affection...
Peter Marshall: In the Middle Ages, Paul, people in convents were not allowed to eat beans because they believed something about them we now know isn't true. What?
Paul Lynde: Well, I know they took a vow of silence...
Peter Marshall: Paul, Snow White...was she a blonde or a brunette?
Paul Lynde: Only Walt Disney knows for sure...
Peter Marshall: Promethius was tied to the top of a mountain by the gods because he had given something to man. What did he give us?
Paul Lynde: I don't know what you got, but I got a sports shirt.
Peter Marshall: When Richard Nixon was Vice-President, he went someplace on a "good will mission," but instead wound up being stoned and shouted at. Where did this take place?
Paul Lynde: Pat's room .
Peter Marshall: True or false, cow's horns are used to make ice cream.
Paul Lynde: You mean those weren't chocolate chips? (I know these next two are already quoted to death but I just couldn't resist)
Peter Marshall: What are "dual purpose"cattle good for that other cattle aren't?
Paul Lynde: They give milk and cookies...but I don't recommend the cookies!
Peter Marshall: Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.
Peter Marshall: True or false...research indicates that Columbus liked to wear bloomers and long stockings.
Paul Lynde: It's not easy to sign a crew up for six months...
Peter Marshall: Whose motto is "Do Your Best"?
Paul Lynde: I guess we can rule out Jimmy Carter...
Peter Marshall: According to the French Chef, Julia Child, how much is a pinch?
Paul Lynde: Just enough to turn her on...
Peter Marshall: It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics. What is the other?
Paul Lynde: Tape measures.
Peter Marshall: True or false, the navy has trained whales to recover objects a mile deep.
Paul Lynde: At first they tried unsuccessfully with cocker spaniels...
Peter Marshall: It used to be called "9-pin." What's it called today?
Paul Lynde: Foreplay!
Peter Marshall: When you pat a dog on its head he will usually wag his tail. What will a goose do?
Paul Lynde: Make him bark.
Peter Marshall: Paul, in the early days of Hollywood, who was usually found atop Tony, the Wonder Horse?
Paul Lynde: My Friend Flicka.
Peter Marshall: During the War of 1812, Captain Oliver Perry made the famous statement, "We have met the enemy and..." What?
Paul Lynde: They are cute.
Peter Marshall: Burt Reynolds is quoted as saying, "Dinah (Shore)'s in top form. I've never known anyone to be so completely able to throw herself into a..." A what?
Paul Lynde: A headboard.
Peter Marshall: What is the name of the instrument with the light on the end, that the doctor sticks in your ear?
Paul Lynde: Oh, a cigarette.
Peter Marshall: In one state, you can deduct $5 from a traffic ticket if you show the officer...what?
Paul Lynde: A ten dollar bill.
Peter Marshall: Experts say you should avoid sex immediately after...what?
Paul Lynde: Surgery.
Peter Marshall: True or false, each generation of Americans has been about an inch taller than the previous generation...
Paul Lynde: That makes Robert Conrad an antique!
Peter Marshall: It's well known that small amounts of female hormones are found in the male body. Are male hormones ever found in the female body?
Paul Lynde: Occasionally.
Peter Marshall: In the "Wizard of Oz," the lion wanted courage and the tin man wanted a heart. What did the scarecrow want?
Paul Lynde: He wanted the tin man to notice him.
Peter Marshall: Billy Graham recently called it "our great hope in a confusing and ever-changing world." What is it?
Paul Lynde: Pampers.
Peter Marshall: Paul, how many men are on a hockey team?
Paul Lynde: Oh, about half.
Peter Marshall: What should you do if you're going 55 miles per hour and your tires suddenly blow out?
Paul Lynde: Honk if you believe in Jesus.
Peter Marshall: What do you call a man who gives you diamonds and pearls?
Paul Lynde: I'd call him "darling"!
Peter Marshall: True or false...a shipment of the Pill was recently recalled because they were actually sugar pills...
Paul Lynde: Does this mean all of the babies born in November will have pimples?
(from Kermit Schafer's Blooper collection)
Peter Marshall: You're on a yacht, and you're seasick. According to Emily Post, should you tell your host?
Paul Lynde: No, let him find out for himself. (laughter) Actually I've never been on a yacht...I think you should do everything you can do and of course, tell the host.
Contestant: I agree.
Marshall: Never tell the host...
Lynde: Oh, s***! (bleeped)
Peter Marshall: We've all heard the old phrase "A pig in a poke." What is a poke?
Paul Lynde: It's when you're not really in love.
Peter Marshall: Paul, this is for 12 hundred dollars and the championship. Dale Evans recently revealed the three secrets behind her happy marriage with Roy Rogers. Now listen carefully..."We work together, we pray together and we're darn good..." What?
Paul Lynde: In the saddle.
Peter Marshall: Paul, in what famous book will you read about a talking ass who wonders why it's being beaten?
Paul Lynde: I read it, "The Joy of Sex."
Peter Marshall: What's that thing to the east of Sweden?
Paul Lynde: Have you seen Anita Ekberg lately?
Peter Marshall: Is it normal for Norwegians to talk to trees?
Paul Lynde: As long as that's as far as it goes.
Peter Marshall: If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.
Peter Marshall: What did James Watt invent after fooling around with his wife's tea kettle?
Paul Lynde: James Watt Jr.
Peter Marshall: The Great White is one of the most feared animals. What is the Great White?Paul Lynde: A sheriff in Alabama.
Peter Marshall: Paul, can anything bring tears to a chimp's eyes?
Paul Lynde: Finding out that Tarzan swings both ways!
Peter Marshall: Is it possible for the puppies in a litter to have more than one daddy?
Paul Lynde: Why, that bitch!
Peter Marshall: Fred Astaire says, his mother has been trying to get him to do this since he was 35. But he hasn't done it and says he won't do it until he's ready. Do what?
Paul Lynde: Move out of the house!
Peter Marshall: According to legend, who looks better, a pixie or a fairy?
Paul Lynde (in deeper voice): Well, looks aren't everything! (laughter and applause) Well, I guess I would say...I would have to go with the fairy. (more laughter)
Peter Marshall: Paul, you have a 9 year old son who constantly wets the bed. What should you do?
Paul Lynde: Get rid of him! (audience laughter)
Charley Weaver: I know what you should do -- you should get him a waterbed! (camera shot of Charley Weaver enjoying having topped Lynde)
Paul Lynde (pretending to be annoyed): Put the camera back on me!
Peter Marshall: It is the most abused and neglected part of your body-- what is it?
Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused but it certainly isn't neglected!
Peter Marshall: According to the old song, what's breaking up that old gang of mine?
Paul Lynde: Anita Byant!
Peter Marshall: Paul, the Rio Grande River seperates Texas and Mexico. What does "Rio Grande" mean in Spanish?
Paul Lynde: El Washing Machine.
Peter Marshall: Elizabeth Taylor calls it 'the Big One' , What is it?
Paul Lynde: They both look the same to me!
Peter Marshall: Paul,Zsa Zsa Gabor says she never ever swims with her face in the water. Why?
Paul Lynde: It clogs the drain.
Peter Marshall: Paul, Broderick Crawford says that he is often mistaken for....
Paul Lynde: A dump truck.
Peter Marshall: A current movie is being described as "the story of a love that changed the world forever." What movie is it?
Paul Lynde: Oh, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Peter Marshall: On a recent visit to France, Britain's Queen Elizabeth was given the opportunity of sleeping in a very famous person's bed. Whose?
Paul Lynde: Jean Paul Belmondo's.
Peter Marshall: Paul, during a visit to the Moscow State Circus, Pat Nixon shook hands with something unusual. What?
Paul Lynde: The bearded lady, Mrs. Kosygin.
Peter Marshall: Sophia Loren recently revealed that when she was a child she never played with something. What?
Paul Lynde: Oh, the L.A.Rams.
Peter Marshall: Lana Turner recently said, "I won't do it because I haven't stopped living my life by a long shot." What won't she do?
Paul Lynde: Oh, the Merv Griffin show.
Peter Marshall: Now listen carefully, Paul. If you have one it's a moose. If you have two, it's a....? Paul Lynde: It's a mess!
Peter Marshall: In the Bible, who was found in a basket among the bulrushes?
Paul Lynde: Colonel Sanders.
Peter Marshall: Henry Kissinger was recently quoted as saying,"They aren't even sexy!" Who was he referring to?
Paul Lynde: The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Peter Marshall: A photograph of Queen Elizabeth had her stepping onto the shores of Bangkok, onto a carpet made of what?
Paul Lynde: 40% dacron.
Peter Marshall: Paul. a recent navy picture had Admiral Zumwalt kissing Admiral Duirk. Why?Paul Lynde: Too long at sea!
Peter Marshall: According to PhotoPlay magazine, in their courting days before Frank Sinatra was successful, Nancy used to send him a glove with something in each finger. What?
Paul Lynde: Soup.
Peter Marshall: Which performing team were the stars of Ed Sullivan's first TV show?
Paul Lynde: Aretha and Benjamin Franklin.
Peter Marshall: Paul, for a thousand dollars and a tie game, according to psychologists, do most people sleep better in their street clothes than in their pajamas?
Paul Lynde: Yeah, we call them winos.
Peter Marshall: Paul, according to the classic movie Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein was supposed to do something important the day the monster killed him. What?
Paul Lynde: I think a tonsillectomy.
Peter Marshall: If you want to know if a plastic surgeon is really qualified, who should you check with?
Paul Lynde: Tony Randall.
Peter Marshall: When President Nixon was in Poland recently the Polish people kept shouting, "Stolat! Stolat! Stolat!" What does "Stolat" mean?
Paul Lynde: Welcome, President Johnson
Peter Marshall: True or false. George Jessel has a 9 year old daughter.
Paul Lynde: False. It's his girlfriend
Peter Marshall: Eva Gabor says she dislikes a particular word because it signals the end of something that started out so beautifully. What word?
Paul Lynde: Pregnant.
Peter Marshall: Paul, is there such a thing as a female rooster?
Paul Lynde: Yeah, they're the ones who just go "a doodle doo!"
Peter Marshall: Why do sheep sleep huddled up?
Paul Lynde: Because Little Boy Blue's a weirdo!
Peter Marshall: When Henry Kissinger recently visited Japan, he went to a Geisha House, now how did he spent his time in the Geisha House?
Paul Lynde: Oh, negotiating for "peace!"
Peter Marshall: In the Shakespearean play "King Lear," King Lear had three of them, Gonoreil, Cordelia and Regen. Who were they?
Paul Lynde (disgustedly): King Lear had Gonoreil!
Peter Marshall: True or False -- are you all right Paul?
Paul Lynde: Just spit it out. (audience laughing)
Peter Marshall: A recent hearing in New Jersey, opponents of fluorinated water argue that too much fluorine in a persons system can cause an uncontrollable desire for sex?
Paul Lynde (shouting): HEY CULLIGAN MAN!
Peter Marshall: Queen Elizabeth generally swings her umbrella behind her back, and immediately, something happens. What?
Paul Lynde: Lord Snowden doubles up in pain.
Peter Marshall: Twiggy reportedly added an inch to her bustline while making (the movie) The Boyfriend. What does that make her bust measurement now?
Paul Lynde: One.
Peter Marshall: Nathan Hale, one of the heroes of the American Revolution, was hung. Why?Paul Lynde: Heredity!
Peter Marshall: Paul, what profession is the most common for prostitutes after they retire?
Paul Lynde: Smuggling!
Peter Marshall: Oh, Paul, what would we ever do without you?
Paul Lynde: Replace me with Charles Nelson Reilly!
Peter Marshall: What did the Lone Ranger always leave behind when he left town?
Paul Lynde: A masked baby.
Peter Marshall: If a women becomes pregnant while employed, is she now entitled to six weeks maternity leave?
Paul Lynde: Only if the baby resembles the boss.
Peter Marshall: Paul, true or false, studies show that women in their sixties have a more intense craving for physical romance than when they were in their forties...
Paul Lynde: Well, that's tough!
Peter Marshall: True or false...there are more psychiatrists in Beverly Hills than plumbers.
Paul Lynde: When my toilet's backed up, I don't care who fixes it!
Peter Marshall: True or false...NASA officials report that when Chinese vice-premier Dang visited the astronaut training headquarters recently, the one big question he demanded to know was...where the astronauts go to the bathroom?!
Paul Lynde: The answer was over China!
Peter Marshall: Okay pick a star...
Contestant: Paul Smith, please?(Paul breaks up)
Peter Marshall: I'm sorry, who did you say?
Contestant: Paul Smith...
Peter Marshall: Lynde?
Contestant: Paul Lynde!(audience, stars and Marshall howl with laughter)
Paul Lynde (scowling): Paul Smith! (more laughter) Thanks for the welcome back!
Peter Marshall: Now listen carefully, Paul...during the time of the hula hoop, the yo-yo, and Davy Crockett hats, who was in the White House?
Paul Lynde: I'll say the yo-yo!
Peter Marshall: Paul, according to the World Book Encylopedia, what is the main reason dogs pant?
Paul Lynde: Because they can’t talk dirty!
Peter Marshall: Sophia Loren has written a cookbook which will be published this spring entitled, “Cooking With ...” Cooking with what?
Paul Lynde: Cooking with a three-foot-long spoon.
Peter Marshall: Fidel Castro recently gave Yugoslavia’s Marshall Tito a gift. What was it?
Paul Lynde: A cheap, hand–painted tie.
Peter Marshall: Paul, true or false. Occasionally, a bull moose will hear the horn of diesel train and will run to it thinking that it is its lover?
Paul Lynde: And heaven help the conductor!
Peter Marshall: True or false. In Athens recently they discovered sketches of the great philosopher Socrates, revealing that he bore a striking resemblance to Paul Newman?
Paul Lynde: But he walked like Joanne!
Peter Marshall: Paul, in ancient Rome, bakers were required by law to bake something into each loaf of bread. What?
Paul Lynde: A Christian.
Peter Marshall: The Atlantic Ocean is the major body of water on Africa’s west coast. What major body lies off Africa’s east coast?
Paul Lynde: Ex-president Mobutu.
Peter Marshall: Glen Campbell recently stated, “Love to me is something you ..." Something you what?
Paul Lynde: Purchase.
Peter Marshall: Besides a baton , what did Xavier Cugat always have in his hand when he lead his orchestra?
Paul Lynde: Oh, arthritis.
Peter Marshall: A woman who is divorced, has a college education, and is nineteen-years-old is more like to have a certain ailment than anybody else. What ailment?
Paul Lynde: The heartbreak of psorriasis.
Peter Marshall: Can chewing gum help prevent a child from catching a cold?
Paul Lynde: No, but I know it’ll plug a runny nose.
Peter Marshall: Paul, true or false. Nylon is stronger than steel?
Paul Lynde: But steel panties don’t turn me on!
Peter Marshall: Who are more likely to be romantically responsive. Women under thirty or women over thirty?
Paul Lynde: I don’t have a third choice…?
Peter Marshall: Where does most of the olive oil in the world come from?
Paul Lynde: Caesar Romero’s comb.
Peter Marshall: A soap opera in Australia called “Number 96” offers audiences something that no American soap opera has. What?
Paul Lynde: An unfaithful kangaroo.
Peter Marshall: Elizabeth Taylor recently stated, “It wasn’t easy.” And hubby Richard Burton added, “But we both sleep much better.” They were both talking about the same thing. What?Paul Lynde: Separate bedrooms.
Peter Marshall: According to Billy Graham, is immorality contagious?
Paul Lynde: I know he was down with it for about a month.
Peter Marshall: Karen Valentine made her film debut in a film called “Gidget...” Gidget what?Paul Lynde: Gidget Gets Morning Sickness.
Peter Marshall: In Greek mythology, what would the god Morpheus do to you while you were asleep?
Paul Lynde: I don’t know, but I got an enchanted hickie.
Peter Marshall: True or false. In Sweden, a person can get an instant divorce?
Paul Lynde: Yes, from poisoned meatballs.
Peter Marshall: After Phyllis Diller’s recent facelift, she received thousands of letters, mostly asking three questions: did it hurt? How much did it cost? And one other...what?
Paul Lynde: Do your eyes close when you sit down?
Peter Marshall: Eddie Fisher recently stated, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for them both.” Who or what was he referring to?
Paul Lynde: His fans.
Peter Marshall: True or false. Ari Onassis gave Jackie $5 million worth of jewelry in their first year of marriage alone?
Paul Lynde: And it didn’t cure her headache.
Peter Marshall: In the movies, who gave the advice, “whistle while you work”?
Paul Lynde: It was either Paul Winchell…or Linda Lovelace.
Peter Marshall: In a famous fairy tale, a queen is bathing when a frog jumps out of the water and says, “Thy wish shall be fullfilled.” What was the queen’s wish?
Paul Lynde: She wanted the frog to talk dirty.
Peter Marshall: You became a mother two months ago. And you’ve been feeling a bit depressed lately. According to Cosmopolitan Magazine, is this normal?
Paul Lynde: I hate these stretch marks!
Peter Marshall: Playboy Magazine recently published a book by billionaire J. Paul Getty called, “How To ...” How to what?
Paul Lynde: How To Treat Oily Skin.
Peter Marshall: According to Johnny Carson's ex-wife Joanne, after the divorce, he sent her a copy of a best-selling book. Which one?
Paul Lynde: Shaft
Peter Marshall: Paul, true or false, the University of Nebraska was recently given $185,000 for an extensive study of the prune.
Paul Lynde: There goes $185,000 down the drain!
Friday, October 10, 2008
It's Suppose To Be
From Gay.Com:
Do you ever find yourself using the phrase "that's so gay" when you want to put something down?
I have to admit that I do. But I am a hypocrite because I bristle when people I deem jerks say it.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) would rather none of us tossed the term around in a negative way, and they've launched a campaign against anti-gay language to get us to stop. Well, actually, the campaign is aimed at teens, but perhaps we adults should pay attention, too.
GLSEN makes its point in a new PSA that finds Hilary Duff urging two girls not to use the word gay to put things down.
The girls are shopping when one asks the other if she likes the top she is trying on, and the other girl responds, "It's so gay" with disdain.
Hilary observes the exchange and steps in to tell the girls it isn't cool.
It isn't. But it sure is common for people to use the word gay in a pejorative way, and gay can mean all sorts of negative things like lame and stupid. One of my friends noticed that her nephews were using the word a lot this summer, mostly when referring to things they thought were gross.
So how did the word gay, which at one time simply meant happy and carefree, grow to encompass the many meanings it has today? According to Wikipedia, the meaning of the word took on sexual connotations in the late 17th century, and by the mid-20th century gay was used in reference to homosexuality. Gay—as in "that's so gay"—first came into use as a pejorative in the 1970s. It seems like everyone uses it that way today.
Of course, lots of words have different meanings, and some might argue that at this point the word is so commonly used that it isn't a direct insult to gay people. But as a gay person—even a gay person who uses the term when he knows he shouldn't—you can't help but feel a negative association when someone you know isn't cool with gay people uses it. It's like a sneaky little insult, a way of putting gay people down indirectly by labeling things you don't like as gay.
Do you think we need to be more careful about how we use the word gay?
Before you answer, ponder this: The launch of GLSEN's campaign against anti-gay language coincides with the release of the organization's 2007 National School Climate Survey, which found that nearly nine in ten LGBT teens have been verbally harassed in the past school year and almost half of the kids have been physically harassed because of their sexual orientation.
Well when I over hear someone using the term"That's so Gay!" I take the liberty of calling them out on it.
As evident in a recent conversation at the local movie theater. I went to see Mamma Mia! with Oliver and Michael. When the film was over and we were walking out, some teen aged girl commented , "That was the Gayest movie ever." Well I instantly turned around and scolded her with, "Bullshit! Rent the Village People Movie, then you can become an authority on gay!"
Do you ever find yourself using the phrase "that's so gay" when you want to put something down?
I have to admit that I do. But I am a hypocrite because I bristle when people I deem jerks say it.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) would rather none of us tossed the term around in a negative way, and they've launched a campaign against anti-gay language to get us to stop. Well, actually, the campaign is aimed at teens, but perhaps we adults should pay attention, too.
GLSEN makes its point in a new PSA that finds Hilary Duff urging two girls not to use the word gay to put things down.
The girls are shopping when one asks the other if she likes the top she is trying on, and the other girl responds, "It's so gay" with disdain.
Hilary observes the exchange and steps in to tell the girls it isn't cool.
It isn't. But it sure is common for people to use the word gay in a pejorative way, and gay can mean all sorts of negative things like lame and stupid. One of my friends noticed that her nephews were using the word a lot this summer, mostly when referring to things they thought were gross.
So how did the word gay, which at one time simply meant happy and carefree, grow to encompass the many meanings it has today? According to Wikipedia, the meaning of the word took on sexual connotations in the late 17th century, and by the mid-20th century gay was used in reference to homosexuality. Gay—as in "that's so gay"—first came into use as a pejorative in the 1970s. It seems like everyone uses it that way today.
Of course, lots of words have different meanings, and some might argue that at this point the word is so commonly used that it isn't a direct insult to gay people. But as a gay person—even a gay person who uses the term when he knows he shouldn't—you can't help but feel a negative association when someone you know isn't cool with gay people uses it. It's like a sneaky little insult, a way of putting gay people down indirectly by labeling things you don't like as gay.
Do you think we need to be more careful about how we use the word gay?
Before you answer, ponder this: The launch of GLSEN's campaign against anti-gay language coincides with the release of the organization's 2007 National School Climate Survey, which found that nearly nine in ten LGBT teens have been verbally harassed in the past school year and almost half of the kids have been physically harassed because of their sexual orientation.
Well when I over hear someone using the term"That's so Gay!" I take the liberty of calling them out on it.
As evident in a recent conversation at the local movie theater. I went to see Mamma Mia! with Oliver and Michael. When the film was over and we were walking out, some teen aged girl commented , "That was the Gayest movie ever." Well I instantly turned around and scolded her with, "Bullshit! Rent the Village People Movie, then you can become an authority on gay!"
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Go Diego Go!
OK, I've been validated for my three day employment with the HRC! I did a good thing!
Here is a copy of the email got from my good friend Diego Sanchez (who is transgendered) from Boston's AIDS Action Committee:
Hi, Kevin.
I will read your blog post when I'm at a computer, but I can tell you that HRC supports 2015, the fully inclusive ENDA bill, which is the bill that you were canvassing for.HRC accepts sponsors ONLY IF they support 2015, while the Congressional Scorecard rated members of Congress on whether they also supported 3685, which includes only sexual orientation ... Which is what Rep. Frank told us was all we had the votes to get in this particular Congress and Administration.Also in Massachusetts, national HRC funds Mass Transgender Political Coalition which is why MTPC is able to fund Gunner Scott, a transman, as its Director.You did nothing wrong, and you work helps sustain MTPC and supports the work to get our new President ad Congress on board to support the fully inclusive ENDA bill.You might not know it, but I was one of 3 individual transgender people who testified before Congress this summer on the topic of non-discrimination for transgender people in the workplace.I am on the Boston Steering Committee of HRC and on its Business Council nationally, getting companies to be scored on how they are able to employ LGB and T people.So, I'll read your note, but you have nothing to apologize for. I have been involved with HRC for 17 years, and I sat involved because they do.Call me with ANY questions, but don't believe all you are told. I'm @ (***) ***-****. I'm in DC but if you want to talk, I'm here.
Warmly, Diego
Here is a copy of the email got from my good friend Diego Sanchez (who is transgendered) from Boston's AIDS Action Committee:
Hi, Kevin.
I will read your blog post when I'm at a computer, but I can tell you that HRC supports 2015, the fully inclusive ENDA bill, which is the bill that you were canvassing for.HRC accepts sponsors ONLY IF they support 2015, while the Congressional Scorecard rated members of Congress on whether they also supported 3685, which includes only sexual orientation ... Which is what Rep. Frank told us was all we had the votes to get in this particular Congress and Administration.Also in Massachusetts, national HRC funds Mass Transgender Political Coalition which is why MTPC is able to fund Gunner Scott, a transman, as its Director.You did nothing wrong, and you work helps sustain MTPC and supports the work to get our new President ad Congress on board to support the fully inclusive ENDA bill.You might not know it, but I was one of 3 individual transgender people who testified before Congress this summer on the topic of non-discrimination for transgender people in the workplace.I am on the Boston Steering Committee of HRC and on its Business Council nationally, getting companies to be scored on how they are able to employ LGB and T people.So, I'll read your note, but you have nothing to apologize for. I have been involved with HRC for 17 years, and I sat involved because they do.Call me with ANY questions, but don't believe all you are told. I'm @ (***) ***-****. I'm in DC but if you want to talk, I'm here.
Warmly, Diego
Apologenic Retraction!
I’m a bit conflicted right now. I’m excited that someone took the opportunity to scroll through my blog and read about my post on my experience working for The Human Rights Campaign.
However, I am disappointed in myself for not doing the proper research into organization before I accepted the job.
Here is the posting from the anonymous reader:
Anonymous said...
The Human Rights Campaign barely cares about Human Rights. They constantly endorse republicans, anti-choice, anti-immigrant, and pro-war candidates. Their endorsements and shameful actions that have excluded the trans community continue to divide progressives.
When accepting the job, I was out canvassing to support a bill that would make it illegal to terminate someone from their place of employment for being Gay or Lesbian from all 50 states. What I was unaware of was this bill, as well as the organization as a whole, excluded transsexuals.
So I would like to post this apology to the anonymous reader for not following through with the proper research or the organization. I thought The Human Rights Campaign included All HUMANS, regardless of sexual orientation and/or identity.
Since I’m being up front about my ignorance, I also would like to apologize to the few transsexuals I have met in the past few weeks. To be more specific the female to male (or FTM’s). When it is disclosed to me about your transition, I notice I do have a tendency to size you up and down. Please be aware that is not because I am freaked out or think less of you.
It’s just Transexualism is still a new concept to me and whoever you went to perform the surgery had done a fan-fuckin-tasic job!
That I had no clue you were born the opposite sex.
So please accept my humble apologies?!
However, I am disappointed in myself for not doing the proper research into organization before I accepted the job.
Here is the posting from the anonymous reader:
Anonymous said...
The Human Rights Campaign barely cares about Human Rights. They constantly endorse republicans, anti-choice, anti-immigrant, and pro-war candidates. Their endorsements and shameful actions that have excluded the trans community continue to divide progressives.
When accepting the job, I was out canvassing to support a bill that would make it illegal to terminate someone from their place of employment for being Gay or Lesbian from all 50 states. What I was unaware of was this bill, as well as the organization as a whole, excluded transsexuals.
So I would like to post this apology to the anonymous reader for not following through with the proper research or the organization. I thought The Human Rights Campaign included All HUMANS, regardless of sexual orientation and/or identity.
Since I’m being up front about my ignorance, I also would like to apologize to the few transsexuals I have met in the past few weeks. To be more specific the female to male (or FTM’s). When it is disclosed to me about your transition, I notice I do have a tendency to size you up and down. Please be aware that is not because I am freaked out or think less of you.
It’s just Transexualism is still a new concept to me and whoever you went to perform the surgery had done a fan-fuckin-tasic job!
That I had no clue you were born the opposite sex.
So please accept my humble apologies?!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Comments Encouraged!
So I've notice I've been getting a few comments about my blog. I would like thank all my readers for their kind words of encouragement.
I also would like to persuade you all to post comments and opinions about the stories and topics on the blog, so I know I'm not working on my writing for not.
Thank Again All!
I also would like to persuade you all to post comments and opinions about the stories and topics on the blog, so I know I'm not working on my writing for not.
Thank Again All!
Multi-Tasking: A Movie Review Via A Story To Tell!
I took a trip into the city to pick up my one and only pay check from my time canvassing for The Human Rights Campaign.While I was riding on the train to Harvard Sq, where headquarters is located, I was flipping through The Boston Phoenix and found Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild playing at Kendall Square.

Well being that I fell in love with Another Gay Movie upon first viewing, I decided to make a mad dash to the cinema to check out the sequel.
Now I always thought driving to Kendall Square cinema was a pain in the ass. Well taking the T was an even bigger one. I just assumed that taking the subway would drop me off within close proximity. Aw Hell To The NO!
It was more like down the street around the block and over the hill through the woods. When I finally got to the show, I was 10 minutes late. So I made a mad dash to the concession stand, got my snacks and ran into the theater.
When I entered the theater I took the first seat right by the entrance. Of course being the first show there were only 5 or so people there. Then of course due to my young years, I caused the average age to drop to like 50 years old.
Of course an older gentleman saw me enter the theater and proceeded to stalk me th
rough out the movie and even inched his way closer to me as the movie progressed. Of course it didn’t help that I throughly enjoyed what was on screen and was laughing through out the movie, especially with scenes involving the only original one of the 4 boys to return (Jonah Blechman as flamboyant Nico.) While the first film us
ed American Pie as a plot blue print, the sequel was more original even though it still was the basic guys need to get laid plot line.
rough out the movie and even inched his way closer to me as the movie progressed. Of course it didn’t help that I throughly enjoyed what was on screen and was laughing through out the movie, especially with scenes involving the only original one of the 4 boys to return (Jonah Blechman as flamboyant Nico.) While the first film us
ed American Pie as a plot blue print, the sequel was more original even though it still was the basic guys need to get laid plot line. Plus like The Brady Bunch Movie, I thought it was even funnier because I got all the "in jokes".
It should be known that I have a very healthy hearty laugh that draws even more attention to myself (Tough Shit Netty! If you don’t like! TOO BAD! After this year you should be lucky I’m still able to laugh.)
Well towards the end of the film the old dude left and I breathed a sigh of relief and enjoyed the ending in peace.
But alas as I left the theater, I ran to the bathroom to pee, the old crone was coming out and gave me a raise eyebrow of acknowledgment. But eh at least the film was worth all the hassle. Plus since it’s not playing around town any more only means it will be on DVD all the sooner!
Woo Hoo!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Remembering Madame!
I'm I the only fag that used to love her.
Already some of you may have noticed that Wayland was no ventriloquist! Well, that's OK, because Madame am no fucking dummy!!
Already some of you may have noticed that Wayland here is no ventriloquist! Well, that's OK, I am no fucking dummy!!
Already some of you may have noticed that Wayland was no ventriloquist! Well, that's OK, because Madame am no fucking dummy!!
Already some of you may have noticed that Wayland here is no ventriloquist! Well, that's OK, I am no fucking dummy!!
Why Waste $9.95, When You Got YouTube!
When there's nothing on TV Am I the only one that will watch The Carol Burnett Show & Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts infomercials over and over?!
"What Is She Banging?"
Aw Honey, Maybe her head against the wall knowing after a roll in the hay she's turned another Latino homosexual!
Thong Thong Thong Thong!
Yesterday was the first and last time I am doing laundry in my parents’ house!
I had a little accident while coming back from downtown. Ok I admit it Sissy, your not the only one who shits his pants.
Well needless to say, I wanted any evidence of the accident cleaned before Netty got home. So first in my hast of getting the clothes washed I forgot to take my dinky cell phone out of my pants pocket. So that got destroyed beyond repair. However, it did get sanitized. So I had spend $200 to buy a new cell phone.
Well my anger of that mishap was erased due to the disgust I felt when taking the laundry out of the dryer and learning Netty’s dirty little secret.
My 65 year old mother wears thong undies.
Ewwww! These some things a son does not need to know about his Mamma!
I had a little accident while coming back from downtown. Ok I admit it Sissy, your not the only one who shits his pants.
Well needless to say, I wanted any evidence of the accident cleaned before Netty got home. So first in my hast of getting the clothes washed I forgot to take my dinky cell phone out of my pants pocket. So that got destroyed beyond repair. However, it did get sanitized. So I had spend $200 to buy a new cell phone.
Well my anger of that mishap was erased due to the disgust I felt when taking the laundry out of the dryer and learning Netty’s dirty little secret.
My 65 year old mother wears thong undies.
Ewwww! These some things a son does not need to know about his Mamma!
Catchin Up!
I guess I should take sometime to get readers (if any) caught up with what’s going on in Kevin’s world.
Well, as of right now I’m back living in Marblehead due to my misfortunate with my prescription medication. Netty & jack want to be sure nothing happens to me and I’m safe. At this time though, I beginning to think that’s a load of shit, especially where Netty is concerned. She is really making life difficult. It’s not that she wants me to be safe, it’s just that if anything were to happen to me, she doesn’t want any finger pointed at her.
Well, I am doing my best to not lash out at her easier said than done. I will admit I have slipped up and ripped her a few new assholes, yet she still manages to tear it again and get under my skin.
Hopefully I won’t be is the cease pool of anger and bitterness much longer. Unfortunately, I got denied for disability and had to submit an appeal. This really isn’t stressing me out because I was told form the get go that this was going to be the out come. It just filling out the appeal and waiting that is the killer.
I am trying to look for work, even though my doctor doesn’t think I should due to my weight and emotional instability. I’m certainly not going to take a job just to have one. Not yet anyway!
Because, let’s face facts I could go an apply to CVS, however even though it’s a pay check I’m still gonna get slapped in the face with the fact I’m a 35-year-old college graduate and all I’m doing is working at a local drug store. Trust me, Netty will piss and moan about. You can’t deny it. She’s been busted too many times gossiping about me on the phone. For someone you prides herself on being so god damn smart, she should know if I’m in the house I can hear her fat mouth on the phone even if I’m three floors up.
I’m am stepping up to the plate though and doing more volunteer work in the city. It gets me out of the house, it gives me the experience I need to go into a career field I would enjoy and it gives me the satisfaction at the end of the day that I’ve accomplished something and did my part to make the world a better place.
Well, as of right now I’m back living in Marblehead due to my misfortunate with my prescription medication. Netty & jack want to be sure nothing happens to me and I’m safe. At this time though, I beginning to think that’s a load of shit, especially where Netty is concerned. She is really making life difficult. It’s not that she wants me to be safe, it’s just that if anything were to happen to me, she doesn’t want any finger pointed at her.
Well, I am doing my best to not lash out at her easier said than done. I will admit I have slipped up and ripped her a few new assholes, yet she still manages to tear it again and get under my skin.
Hopefully I won’t be is the cease pool of anger and bitterness much longer. Unfortunately, I got denied for disability and had to submit an appeal. This really isn’t stressing me out because I was told form the get go that this was going to be the out come. It just filling out the appeal and waiting that is the killer.
I am trying to look for work, even though my doctor doesn’t think I should due to my weight and emotional instability. I’m certainly not going to take a job just to have one. Not yet anyway!
Because, let’s face facts I could go an apply to CVS, however even though it’s a pay check I’m still gonna get slapped in the face with the fact I’m a 35-year-old college graduate and all I’m doing is working at a local drug store. Trust me, Netty will piss and moan about. You can’t deny it. She’s been busted too many times gossiping about me on the phone. For someone you prides herself on being so god damn smart, she should know if I’m in the house I can hear her fat mouth on the phone even if I’m three floors up.
I’m am stepping up to the plate though and doing more volunteer work in the city. It gets me out of the house, it gives me the experience I need to go into a career field I would enjoy and it gives me the satisfaction at the end of the day that I’ve accomplished something and did my part to make the world a better place.
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