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Old 05-03-2008, 08:40 AM
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When I'm feeling under the weather, and my head spins, I steadfastly say that I'm feeling a bit queer. I don't care that people laugh at me. It's my language and I'll say what I want to.
Queer Theory - a form of socio/literary theory has reconstituted the word so that it can be used in a positive light.

Thats the joke that killed the Music Hall !
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When I'm feeling under the weather, and my head spins, I steadfastly say that I'm feeling a bit queer. I don't care that people laugh at me. It's my language and I'll say what I want to.
There's a line in A Matter of Life and Death where Peter (David Niven) is asked how he feels after jumping from the burning bomber without a parachute and he says "My head feels a bit queer".

That always gets a laugh from modern audiences. But the vast majority of them, even the young ones, soon realise in which sense he is using the word

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There's a line in A Matter of Life and Death where Peter (David Niven) is asked how he feels after jumping from the burning bomber without a parachute and he says "My head feels a bit queer".

That always gets a laugh from modern audiences. But the vast majority of them, even the young ones, soon realise in which sense he is using the word

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I once did an antiquated thriller where I had a line which even in its day must have got a titter - "I felt a little queer in the Praed Street Gents".
Thats the joke that killed the Music Hall !
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I once did an antiquated thriller where I had a line which even in its day must have got a titter - "I felt a little queer in the Praed Street Gents".
What was the old one about the seven dwarves?
Happy felt sleepy and Sleepy felt happy.
Doc felt grumpy but Sneezy felt bashful

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What was the old one about the seven dwarves?
Happy felt sleepy and Sleepy felt happy.
Doc felt grumpy but Sneezy felt bashful

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Or, the seven dwarfs were all in the bath together feeling happy. Happy got out so they all felt grumpy.
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When I'm feeling under the weather, and my head spins, I steadfastly say that I'm feeling a bit queer. I don't care that people laugh at me. It's my language and I'll say what I want to.
I suppose that's better than feeling a little queer...
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It always amuses me when someone says, for example, their leg 'hurts like buggery'.

I don't think they quite realise what they are saying!
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Except if they have seen Cronenburg's Crash.
"Do you know why fattries are called fattries .... it's because they are big and people make things in them."
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What about the way the younger generation redefine words - 'mint' and 'wicked' are two examples. Does that upset you, stevie boy?
NO, because in the context of do you want a mint?? it is obvious and mint condition has been used for a while, wicked is a strange one but with 3 kids I am getting used to the slang.
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Don't be touchy. I certainly never intended to imply that you did.

Just that people always seem to get their knickers in a twist about poor old "gay" but not those other words. And like it or not, your objection does suggest you think there is something not gay about being homosexual. If you see what I mean.

Trying to stop the language changing is a bit Canute-like. In fact it is all the layers of meaning and different usages that make English such a verbally playful language.

You couldn't have puns without multiple meanings.
I am not touchy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK interesting discussion, but I just think that you and I will have to discuss it at the Rainbow That is a jolly pub in Coventry for the rest of you
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I do mourn the loss of the word "gay" in its old sense. As in:

"We had a gay evening."

This is not surplanted by:

"We had a jolly evening".

This last, to my ear, suggests hockey-sticks and buck teeth. Jolly has a definite physical dimension. "Gay" is ethereal and can be, and usually is, witty and light. Jolly smacks of the locker-room; gay of the Savoy or Berkeley Grill. So, O.K. it's dated, but it has immense charm.

I admire the poster who continues to use the word gay. I find it difficult to do, and am saddened by my lack of inventiveness, but also by the high-jacking of a very useful and descriptive word which I now eschew.

my feelings described much better by you,
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There's a line in A Matter of Life and Death where Peter (David Niven) is asked how he feels after jumping from the burning bomber without a parachute and he says "My head feels a bit queer".

That always gets a laugh from modern audiences. But the vast majority of them, even the young ones, soon realise in which sense he is using the word

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that would not be a Powell & Pressburger film would it??? Steve
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that would not be a Powell & Pressburger film would it??? Steve
I do believe it is

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In Glasgow the term "bugger lugs" is used as a term of affection. Lugs is Glaswegian parlance for ears !
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In Glasgow the term "bugger lugs" is used as a term of affection. Lugs is Glaswegian parlance for ears !
We have exactly the same exprerssions in Leeds. My 9-month old puppy has grown up thinking that's her name!
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