Did you actually GO somewhere, or just take a hiatus?
--- In [email protected], "maxshenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I guess I picked the right week to come back. > > I keep forgetting to mention that the "There's no plate like chrome for > the Hollandaise" joke in the chat was mine as well. > > > --- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" <clavenia@> > wrote: > > > > `bout time I got some pub. > > > > > > How somebody could be anti-gay marriage: As a single, straight man, I > > like gay men. I wish more guys were gay. Many of them are well- > > dressed, handsome, athletic, well-paid, good listeners who can cook. > > I say "get them out of the dating pool as soon as possible." I move > > up a notch. Legalize gay marriage and I move up two. Get some gay > > Mormons, and the sky's the limit! > > > > However, I am rather cynical towards insurance companies. I would > > think that as these corporations become liable for spousal benefits > > for married gay folks, they'd jack the rates up on straight folks in > > retaliation. We've already seen such ridiculous fees like the > > September 11th fee on airline tickets (you'd think the airlines would > > have a vested interest in keeping planes aloft without this > > ridiculous fee) and the Katrina-related surcharges...as though nobody > > predicted the below-sea-level city might flood. > > > > I simply don't trust the insurance companies to keep their hands out > > of our collective wallet. Legalize gay marriage nationally, and > > they'd add something like the "Melissa Etheridge & Elton John > > Memorial Marriage Fee" or the "We're Not Buying the Whole Katie > > Holmes Thing Either" surcharge. > > > > Gene Weingarten: I'd like to agree, but I can't. It is the JOB of > > insurance companies to insure people, and the more clients they have, > > the better. They have actuaries, they know the risks, and account for > > them case by case. No? > > > > Here's an interesting thought: If there is gay marriage, then it will > > suddenly become obvious to insurance companies who is gay and who is > > not -- based on name of spouse. They can't ask now, but they won't > > have to. So will they charge more for gays, in an era of AIDS? Will > > that be legal? Moral? > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
