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To: bentway who wrote (524372)	10/29/2009 11:13:53 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1579191

Gay now means "stupid' god you are out of touch. Get with the times old man

To: bentway who wrote (524372)	10/29/2009 2:11:42 PM
From: HPilot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579191

Gay used to mean happy and carefree - now it means homosexual. It never really meant carefree. But it still means merry. Homosexual is #4 on the list. Do you ever check these things out? Main Entry: 1gay Pronunciation: \'gaFunction: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French gai, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gahi quick, sudden Date: 14th century 1 a : happily excited : merry <in a gay mood> b : keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits <a bird's gay spring song> 2 a : bright, lively <gay sunny meadows> b : brilliant in color 3 : given to social pleasures; also : licentious 4 a : homosexual <gay men> b : of, relating to, or used by homosexuals <the gay rights movement> <a gay bar> synonyms see lively — gay adverb