Re: CHAT: Profile of a Conlanger

On Fri, 14 May 1999, dunn patrick w wrote:

>
> I've never been called gay for conlanging.  Why ever would someone come to
> that conclusion?  *looks puzzled*
>
> Of course, I *am* gay, but I should think going out with men would make
> that more obvious than inventing a language for fictional trolls.
>
Sorry for the confusion: "gay" here doesn't mean homosexual, but stupid.
It completely left my mind that many follk use "gay" for "homosexual".  It
was a common expression in my youth, which was applied to nearly any
person or situation we thought of as stupid.  ("Look at that old man
driving that beat up green car -- that's so gay!") I have had not a little
contact with younger kids around here, and this usage has continued.

Padraic.