Wait a few years for it to show up in the Oxford dictionary!

of course, I am onlyhalf kidding :)
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Deanna Schneider
  To: CF-Community
  Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:24 AM
  Subject: Re: Political Correctness

  Point out to me where "stupid" is in the definition?
  http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gay

  http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00093147?query_type=word&queryword=gay&edition=2e&first=1&max_to_show=10&sort_type=alpha&result_place=1&search_id=GC7z-DHIDow-3151&hilite=00093147

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Matthew Small" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:16 AM
  Subject: Re: Political Correctness

  > So you're saying he was referring to homosexuality rather than either 1)
  happiness or 2) stupidity?
  >
  > The word "gay" is now a homonym - it has at least three meanings.  No
  reason to get offended when the word is used as one of the other meanings.
  >
  > - Matt Small
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: Kevin Graeme
  >   To: CF-Community
  >   Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:04 AM
  >   Subject: Re: Political Correctness
  >
  >
  >   > How do we know that Brob didn't mean "happy" when he said gay?
  >
  >   Contextual reading skills. They're taught in gradeschool.
  >
  >   -Kevin
  >
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