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(idea) by Footprints (14.6 hr) (print)   ?   1 C! I like it! Tue Jan 09 2001 at 12:12:42

I was discussing with my flatmate the name for my new, yet nonexistant band. I wanted to call it The band of rubbers, which would make it a rubber band. Ha ha. We had a good laugh. And then I thought of calling it The Band Of "I am a Rubber"s, which would make it an I am a rubber band. Again, laughs galore. But. "The band of rubbers" sounds like what I'm saying is "The band of Condoms." There goes that name.

When I was young, rubber meant eraser. Today, rubber means condom. If I'm sitting in class and I ask someone to pass me a rubber, there will be much murmuring and what not.

Cock. I get up when my cock crows.

Pussy. I gave my pussy a bath and now it's all wet.

Buns. Hold my buns for a second, I have to adjust my baguette.

All valid sentences 15 years ago. Today, you're a pervert.


December 17, 2001 update

I was browsing E2, and came upon TheLady's Cheap Homemade Facials, which includes Exfoliating Facials and Nourishing Facials. Nope, we can't say facial anymore either!


(thing) by TallRoo (2.1 mon) (print)   ?   I like it! Tue Jan 09 2001 at 12:33:21

The semantic hijacking of one particular word is most frequently bemoaned, particularly by our parents' generation. This word is

gay

According to Webster:
Gay a.
  1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
  2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed. (Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? Chaucer.)
  3. Loose; dissipated; lewd.
Webster is a little behind the times of course, and for years gay has been synonomous with homosexual.

Our generation laments the loss of that meaning, and its increasing use as a derogatory term
Dude, that is so gay

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