L.D. wrote:
> Jake, luv ...
> You neglected to explain to uninitiated, non-Brits, that "Ernest" [It's
> not Earnest, is it???] was slang for gay ... which makes the Irish
> playwright's story even more fun to experience, what with the cross
> dressing and all. <G>
Earnest, Ernest, potato, tomato... let's call the whole thing off :-)
Ackshully, it's Earnest in the title, and the two bachelors assume
the name of Ernest for their wooing. The play (and the film of it
broadcast yesterday) are funny enough without subtexts, but it's great
if the Gay community can view it on another level. We could imagine
Lady Bracknell repeating "A handbag?" when hearing that Tinky-Winky
is a Gay icon due to "his" carrying of a "purse".
What's the gayest icon on your Desktop?
Jake
Poetic justice: I've had to install IE5 for Win3.1 to "upgrade" my
Crapserve account, and now find I can dial-in with Arachne once more :-)
Anyone would think Bill didn't want anyone to be able to find that IE5.
Freeswerve have a "clever" trick whereby the PC freezes when the
connection times out in Winders.
-- Written by a user of Arachne: the Internet Survival Kit
-- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
