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oggers

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Msg: 64 (view)

Soccer/Football teams Posted: 11/23/2009 1:53:03 PM
I'm with Johnny .. Been a Manchester City fan for over 40 years, followed them through thin and thinner , down two divisions and back up again.. C.T.I.D. The other team I look out for is St. Helens Town, my home town team and the team that got me hooked on footy as a kid :)

oggers

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Why is US Humor so different from UK Humour? Posted: 11/23/2009 5:33:02 AM
England here . Manchester. The simple answer is - that there is not a simple answer . There is the issue of "culture" - America and Britain are countries divided by the same language. Religious attitudes, personal morality etc etc are all a bit more restrained in the US than over here. Then there is the issue of an individual's own sense of humour - Python wasnt made so popular in the states by just a few people, you know.. but the TV shows most rated over there are old hat over here - no-one has watched AbFab or Waiting for God for years over here... and we aint seen Benny Hill for about thirty ! But the funniest guys are .... the Irish :-) And yes I got the OP joke, and no, it was not funny ........

oggers

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What was the very first Beatles Tune you heard released on the Radio? Posted: 11/15/2009 8:09:20 AM
Love Me Do, in about 1962 at the age of five - been a big fan ever since, although some of their subsequent direction changes confused a poor Liverpool kid at the time, still love 'em though !

oggers

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Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto: Who wins? Posted: 11/15/2009 7:58:04 AM
Sounds like Manny Pacquiao not only beat Cotto, but beat him up ......

oggers

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Jenson at McLaren .. Posted: 11/15/2009 3:55:53 AM
That will be the big problem - I dont think that he will be able to do that . Mind you , McLaren have experience of running two world champs in their team before , Senna and Prost - and look how that ended up ! :)

oggers

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Nascar what else? Posted: 11/15/2009 3:53:50 AM
James, I agree with you there - as a motorsport competitor myself, if they race it I will watch it also ... even Lawnmower racing occasionally (really!) http://www.blmra.co.uk/modules/services/ OK, I take what you say about NASCAR set-up, I'll watch and listen more closely next time - problem here in the UK is we dont get any talking heads before the races, explaining what's what, just straight into the first lap with the ESPN (?) commentators .

oggers

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Kobayashi Posted: 11/14/2009 9:10:33 AM
Kobayashi has been on the fringes for a while now - GP2 champion, and a bit like Lewis in his reputation for passing people :) he is no rookie, but he is good to watch ! Lenson looks like going to McLaren next year - already been to visit the factory and rumoured to have a seat fitting , amidst stories that Brawn won't pay him his requested salary for next year . Thats a shame , as he took a 50% salary cut last year to drive for the team ... Thats business I guess .....

oggers

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Nascar what else? Posted: 11/14/2009 8:56:49 AM
Have to say here in the UK we do get to see NASCAR on the box (usually at 3 in the morning !) , but I also have to say that I dont really 'get it' . I'm sure that there is a technique to ovals, and slipstreaming at 200 mph is OK, but what else should I be looking for ? Not sure if its the cars, or the oval circuits that dont do it for me ? I much prefer to watch 'road ' circuit racing, Australian V8 Supercars, or British Touring Car Championship . What attracts you to NASCAR ?

oggers

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Deleted Posts - Why ? [Closed Thread] Posted: 11/11/2009 4:17:06 PM
How can I find out why my posts get deleted ? Obviously I would like to remain within the rules, but if I dont know what I am doing wrong, then how can I improve? In my opinion, they were inoffensive, relevant to the topic concerned, and amusing (as opposed to being divisive, malicious, offensive etc like a lot of others I have seen )

oggers

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Are we becoming collectively disillusioned with online dating? Posted: 11/10/2009 5:13:09 AM
No, I dont think that we (collectively) are becoming disillusioned with online dating . Online dating is just another 'tool' by which to meet people of the opposite sex with a view to possibly dating, but its just that - a tool . If you take the whole "online" bit too seriously ( and there are some on here that do ..) then yes, its easy to think that this is the ONLY tool in the bag... Like Octo said, perseverence and an open mind are the keys to success. It is, however, easy to get disillusioned with certain aspects of the online thing , and i think that many people have deserted these forums, disillusioned by what they thoughtthey were going to get out of them, but that is not to be confused with disillusionment with "online dating" per se.

oggers

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Going naked In Public Posted: 11/9/2009 12:02:36 PM
I am unfortunate enough to live not too far away from Southport, where there is a nudist (sorry "naturist" ) beach at Ainsdale ... not a pretty sight I can tell you - why is it that all the folks that want to parade round naked have the most horrible bodies ?! And why do all the fit ladies never want to do that ??! apart from which, its kind of a feckin stupid idea in this country - too bleedin cold !!! Not flattering , to blokes anyway .............. !!

oggers

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Are we becoming Androgynous? Posted: 11/9/2009 11:17:12 AM
Soulfire ... This is how you do quotes : [qu0te] copy and paste what you want to do in here .. then close with [/qu0te] except put a normal o in the 'quote', not a 0 like I did :) OK ?? I did try to PM you but you have an Old Fart filter operating ....... ttfn Ogs :)

oggers

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Sense of humour bypass..or just trying to help? Posted: 11/5/2009 4:21:02 PM
Mizphitz ..... I just didn't like your profile at all - you'll never get a bloke with a profile like that ............. ... and why cant I access my mail box ??!! Its overflowing with ladies that I cant access ... !!!

oggers

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Really Ugly Kids Posted: 11/5/2009 2:38:48 PM
so this woman gets on a bus with her baby the bus driver looks at them and says " man, thats one ugly kid !!" As she sits down, she turns to the bloke next to her, and says "I've just been insulted!" he says - " well go and tell him off - go on, I'll hold your monkey ..."

oggers

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should he be jailed Posted: 11/5/2009 12:27:18 AM
Send 'im DAHHHHNNNN ............... !! I am very surprised that Johnny Boy has so far not been reported to the mods for trolling and posting off topic in a deliberately inflamatory way .......

oggers

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Misinterpretion in forum posting Posted: 10/27/2009 1:44:23 AM
Like Zee said, the guy was obviously taking this comment of yours completely the wrong way and is being - shall we say - oversensitive... Have to be careful how I describe him, as I dont want to upset anyone ... I have unintentionally upset the moderators on several occassions, who clearly did not 'get' my sense of humour , and consequently I did 'get' a ban .... Generally I'm too bland to really upset anyone , although I do get accused of grandstanding (whatever that is ..) Ignore him lynx , or you could always 'write' a smiley face like this :) on the other forum ..

oggers

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mis-use of your email address Posted: 10/25/2009 11:40:37 AM
Mistake. I e-mailed a very passionate mail to a friend of mine a few years ago, and for some reason put .com instead of .co.uk ...... I did get a very polite message back from someone in the states, thanking me for my interest and suggestions to improve her love life, but was happily married and would not be able to take me up on my offer ...........

oggers

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Staying for the kids. Posted: 10/20/2009 5:01:57 PM
Noooooooooooooooooo. Nope nope nope. Oh and did I forget to say No? Not a good idea. I know this from experience. Noone can stay for the kids indefinitely without it ultimately negatively affecting the children because if we're not true to ourselves them how can we ever be true to anyone else. Spot on, and exactly what happened in my situation - we got back together for the sake of the kids , didnt work , they pick up on the jibes, the unhappiness, the lack of love and emotion, etc - kids are like sponges , they are not stupid ! Tell him not to do it !

oggers

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secret fancy Posted: 10/19/2009 4:35:31 PM
I have a secret crush on a couple of ladeez on here, and I took minika's advice and mailed them - or tried to : " This user is not accepting mail from dirty old men in your age bracket ....." ah well, better leave the twenty somethings alone then ........... !!

oggers

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PLEASE READ Threads/Debating/Rules - A Reminder... Posted: 10/19/2009 3:25:36 PM
You're obviously immune from persecution by the forum police then Zee ;) there was a thread recently with loads of posts quoting definitions, and not one post got blitzed ...

oggers

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Living in an Ideal World - what will it be like? Posted: 10/19/2009 3:19:08 PM
Living in utopia sounds wonderful in theory....... .. but Christ it would be boring !!!!! Sounds like a world the fun police would propose .........

oggers

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CONGRATULATIONS JENSON BUTTON - WORLD CHAMPION 2009 Posted: 10/19/2009 3:17:17 PM
The pictures of the Abu Dhabi track are incredible, looks like a fantasstic venue. If the track is as good as the rest of it, it would be fantastic. ... unfortunately, there will not be anyone there to see it sadly - attendances at the mid east tracks is struggling to get into the twenty thousands mark, a far cry from the European tracks regularly getting 100,000 + ( Spain, Spa, Monza, even the UK etc etc ) ...... purely for the telly !

oggers

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fat-ism, the next one for the pc brigade? Posted: 10/19/2009 3:08:35 PM
We need some limits here - Can someone give me a finite definition of "overweight" "obese" or "fat" or "normal" weights and sizes ? Because if we are going to discriminate against the overweight, we should have a firm set of rules to say who we can insult / complain about , and who are exempt from such biggotry........

oggers

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So, what's 'wrong' with The Daily Mail and those who read it? Posted: 10/19/2009 3:03:26 PM
As far as I can see, the Mail has descended to the level of a tabloid almost, except without the t!ts !! I have stopped reading it and the Express , such obviously one sided reporting.

oggers

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Post op transsexuals. Posted: 10/19/2009 5:51:06 AM
whilst in your correction of my analogy..you actually helped to prove my point ogger, thank you :) Yeah, might have done , Ross, got meself really confused there lol !

oggers

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Apart From Metal. Posted: 10/19/2009 5:31:53 AM
I have been brought up with listening to metal from its inception in the mid sixties (I had an older brother!) and early Deep Purple stuff through to the stuff that we get today - I can go with most of it, some of it is a bit teen-metal-pop stuff, and some of the screamo stuff I dont really like (eg Bullet for My Valentine, Taking Back Sunday etc ). That said, I like also some blues, some rap, some country, some pop, etc etc etc But I think that actually a lot of people who put " except for metal" are actually not too sure what "metal" is - I think that maybe in the years gone by, they heard one or two tracks by (for example) Metallica, or UFO, and decided that they didnt like it full stop. And never will. Like all genres, its eveolving and changing. There are actually some quite sensitive and beautiful 'metal' tracks around . Keep an open mind - never say "never " Just me two pence worth ...

oggers

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Post op transsexuals. Posted: 10/19/2009 5:16:41 AM
Remember we are talking POST - op here : For example, you can put a ford engine in a vauxhall car, the car will look like a vauxhall but will still be a ford due to the engine To continue the analogy :- Actually Nope, it will be a Vauxhall in every way (looks, appearance, handling, comfort etc etc ) ... only the very experienced and those 'in the know' would be able to tell that there was something a bit different about this Vauxhall... Same with a POST op - you would not even know neccessarliy unless someone told you. (actually you would never want to put a Ford motor into a Vauxhall, as everone in the know realises that the Vauxhall red top motor is way superior to the modern Ford stuff ... loads of red tops find their way into modded Mk1 and Mk 2 Escorts etc etc ... )

oggers

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CONGRATULATIONS JENSON Posted: 10/19/2009 5:08:02 AM
Quite right, the car is always a most important part of the team, but what you will find is that the best drivers almost always gravitate into the best cars ultimately - its the way of all motorsport, not just F1 I think unlike Hamilton last year few are saying he is the best and even in the second half of the season was second best to his team mate. I think Sebastian was more deserving but Button won the points and performed brilliantly when everything was going well for him. Button needs to improve on this performance next season if he is going to be considered a great driver I think that Jensons only problem is trying to get the best out of a slightly underperforming car - as someone else said this weekend, if the car is spot on , he is devastatingly quick and smooth - Rubens didn't get a sniff in the first part of the season - but if the car is lacking a bit of grip or balance (as it was in the second half of the season) then he struggles to get round the issues, unlike Rubens or even Vettel, hence Rubens beat him frequently in the second half. Strangely, when the car is really bad ( as it was in 07 and 08 ) he out performs the car by miles (even won in 07 in the Honda, I think, in the rain) and trounced Rubens all season

oggers

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CONGRATULATIONS JENSON Posted: 10/18/2009 11:54:32 AM
Well done JB - after all he has put up with over the last few years with recalcitrant Hondas, and the like, its nice to see such a smooth driver and nice guy win the title . Sundays will still be OK for the next few weeks - dont forget Moto GP ...

oggers

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CONGRATULATIONS JENSON BUTTON - WORLD CHAMPION 2009 Posted: 10/18/2009 11:43:48 AM
CONGRATULATIONS JENSON BUTTON - WORLD CHAMPION 2009 Great drive from him today , did just enough , passed people with aggression where he needed to , and like I have said all along, he is a lucky ********* !! The luck went his way again today - dont ever play poker with JB !! Rubens' poor luck continued with a puncture in the last 5 laps following contact with Lewis' end plate , to end his challenge there and then . Very sporting response from Rubens at the end. The fairy tale was completed by Brawn GP winning the constructors title at their first attempt - congratulations to all the team . :0)

oggers

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BBC Posted: 10/17/2009 6:00:00 PM
Theres always BBC 2, 3 , 4 and about 150 other channels to choose from , Shergar , if you dont like motor sport, put another channel on till beloved footy comes on - again - at half ten

oggers

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Geographical Conundrum Posted: 10/17/2009 6:53:04 AM
the 'sex' in those counties is a corruption of 'saxon' = essex = east saxon.. there was no 'northern saxon' tribes , only the Angles people of Norfolk and Suffolk (northern and southern folk), hence there was no 'Norsex'

oggers

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should this man be sacked for abusing a passenger on the London Underground Posted: 10/17/2009 3:10:09 AM
And the sling him under the train comment was the same voice as the employee I agree it sounds similar, but not neccessarily the same. I doubt if it would stand up in a court of law ..

oggers

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should this man be sacked for abusing a passenger on the London Underground Posted: 10/17/2009 2:19:44 AM
How do you know that it was Ian that said 'sling him under the train '? There is no footage of him saying that - just reported speech by the chap with the video - who was probably looking through the video and also didnt actually see Ian say those words ..... could quite easily have been said by any member of the public on that crowded platform ...

oggers

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Electric Dreams Posted: 10/17/2009 12:21:41 AM
Watched part of this series last night and I was disappointed to have missed the seventies episode .... to me the eighties and the nineties are just yesterday - not really worthy of making a documentary about (and nothing really memorable anyway )

oggers

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Complaining and Moaning.. Posted: 10/16/2009 5:18:51 AM
YOU wanna complain .. !! Just look at these shoes, only had them three days , 25 quid they cost me , but will the shopkeeper take them back? No, because I 've worn them ! Well of COURSE I've worn them, you tit, they're SHOES thats what you're supposed to do with them, innit ........... Thanks - I feel better for having had a moan . Now then, deleted threads and posts , blah blah blah ................

oggers

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Bisexual men Posted: 10/15/2009 3:32:02 PM
Jeeezus , I bet you lot are a feckin 'wow' at parties , with all yer dictionaries and thesaurii ... and I choose to use that sentence in the context of .. 'as in not really ' !

oggers

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Get on: motorbike experiance ride, Posted: 10/15/2009 3:02:02 PM
oggers, i don't intend to skimp on a skid lid, i've been looking at the shark S900, 159 notes and its got alot of pluses for it. i also intend to invest in back protection. Shark make some good lids - but get yourself off to a stockist, and try several different makes on to see what fits you best ... it might sound daft but heads are different shapes and different makers lids fit YOUR head differently to others - you need to find one thats comfy for YOU . I tried loads from OGK, Shark, Shoei, but the two that "fit " my shape of head were either Suomy or Arai. I bought Arai . And like Lance sez, dont ever ride without proper protection, even in the heat ( you will find that jackets and trousers often have little vent zippers at suitable places to allow air flow through the clothing when you need to ... Let us know how you get on !

oggers

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Robbie's esoteric new single. Posted: 10/15/2009 2:53:09 PM
have been a Robbie-fan since my mid-teens, but am not a big fan of his recent stuff. Exactly . I really like his earlier stuff I dislike his later stuff . Early = co written with Guy Chambers Later = co written with Stephen Tin Tin Duffy ( who was complete sh*te in the eighties ...) I even enjoyed the Sinatra stuff 'nuff said . Robbie - you need to make pals with guy chambers again, and get your shit together ...

oggers

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Sexism... Posted: 10/15/2009 2:45:48 PM
So tell me now, when the Spider People from Dimension X invade, who 'ya gonna' call a whole load of birds, probably ...............

oggers

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Homosexuality Posted: 10/15/2009 2:20:22 PM
Is this a private argument or can anyone make a point ? Now, I don't know what definition of 'normal' you use, but I use this one: OED Normal; conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. Surely if the split between straight and gay sheep is constantly around the 92% / 8% mark, then that ratio in the population as a whole is seen as "the norm" .. any significant variation (within given statistical parameters ) in the 92 / 8 % split can be seen as "abnormal" The 92 % portion is not the "norm" , it is the majority.

oggers

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Bisexual men Posted: 10/15/2009 5:26:39 AM
But one in particular would describe himself as "tri-sexual" On the basis that he would try anything sexual! ... and on that basis , I know someone who was bi sexual ... if he couldn't get it , he'd buy it .......

oggers

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What about if you came across an ex here.? Posted: 10/15/2009 5:02:10 AM
I have, but I dont think that she is here any longer ... It was no big deal to me that she was following me round the threads and agreeing to go to PoF meets that I had signed up for .. I think she has gone now, doesn't seem to post anymore anyway !

oggers

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Too old for jeans? Posted: 10/15/2009 4:58:11 AM
Never too old for jeans, or any other piece of clothing - dont let the fashionistas tell you what you should and should not wear I wear jeans (yes, even skinnies) I wear denim jackets occassionally I wear t shirts I wear baseball sneakers I wear what I want to wear Wont it just be soooooooooooo funny when the fashion police get to the age where they wake up and suddenly dress in old trousers 2" too short in the leg, but hitched to their chest , and nylon 'car coat' and flat cap ..

oggers

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Robbie's esoteric new single. Posted: 10/14/2009 5:52:21 PM
Saw him on the telly the other night - didnt pay any attention to the lyrics, I coudn't get over him being vocally flat ! I thought the boy could sing !!!??

oggers

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Life-logging Posted: 10/14/2009 2:47:31 PM
Sounds great till you get up to date and then have to put "write life log" for the next three years ............ no thanks - rather live my life rather than look backwards and write it all down ..

oggers

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Get on: motorbike experiance ride, Posted: 10/14/2009 2:45:18 PM
Good to hear a pro bike attitude for a change - you will love riding . I did exactly the same as you - had a pootle around for an hour in a car park, and then booked a CBT and course of lessons to get through the test. Best thing that you can do after you r test is look into advanced course, or even a Bikesafe course (run by the local old bill) - they really do teach you how to ride defensively as Mac said buy an old hack to trundle around on at first, get a feel for life on two wheels, wont be so expensive when you drop it ( and you will !) BUT DOnt skimp on kit - buy the best you can afford , doesnt have to be leathers, there are some great textile jackets and trousers out there with loads of protection , but especially get a GOOD LID - check RiDE magazine for the best buys for value / protection etc Have fun !

oggers

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do you drink tap water? Posted: 10/14/2009 3:34:43 AM
I drink tap water - corporation pop my grandad used to call it - and have done for fifty years , and there is nothing wrong with either of me .

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Homosexuality Posted: 10/14/2009 3:31:21 AM
Your post appears to have been removed, Brown**Eyes, no doubt victim of the Forum Police again ... Do people think this is a good thing and a good way forward that attitudes are obviously changing (they've changed considerably since my day) or do some think this is almost promoting homosexuality as something cool? I dont think that you need to promote homosexuality or heterosexuality- I think that attitudes have sufficiently shifted over the last twenty years or so such that most teen kids know what being gay or straight is all about (or think that they do) , and just accept it as a fact of life. Generally this shift is a good thing - In the past we used to laff AT Larry Grayson (and his friend Everard), but we used to laff at HIM, not at his comedy. Now , we laff at Graham Norton's jokes and not him. Barriers have come down on gayness to a large extent , as they have also on racial, but I would not say that it's ever promoted as "something cool" to be gay ... ? Nor have I seen any "witch hunts " and "burnings" on here over gay topics ? Homosexual persons call people who aren't like them "straight", using that terimology then they would be "bent"... These were, indeed, widely used terms in the fifties, sixties, seventies . Bent also is a term used to refer to people who are into selling / receiving illegal / stolen goods, or a minor criminal in some way. Remember that homosexuality was illegal in the fifties and sixties - it was only de-criminalised in 1967 , so the term 'bent' could easily have arisen from this criminality.

oggers

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Happy in your skin? Posted: 10/14/2009 2:56:24 AM
Today I would have given anything to be in someone else's skin! aww, you could be on my skin anytime you like Reasonably happy in my own skin, I like who I am , I wouldn't change much if I had the opportunity .. OK maybe the glass eye and humpty back, oh and I suppose the wooden leg, club foot I suffer from rickets, and - well, - I'd also like to be hung like a horse ( well, dont all blokes ..?!) .... .....

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