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What does gays mean? (Original Post)
NurseJackie
Jul 2021
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)1. Thanks for the chuckle.
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)2. Context...it matters...
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)3. ... and punctuation. Commas are important too.
Let's eat, Grandma! 🆚 Let's eat Grandma!
marble falls
(57,080 posts)4. What happens when a woke dad is overly ready - premature explanation.
beaglelover
(3,469 posts)5. LOL!
MyMission
(1,850 posts)6. That reminds me of a story I wrote
When I was 11, in 6th grade,
And there was a line I wrote about kids smoking weeds (not weed). Lol
Reread it as a teenager and laughed at my misrepresentation.
I wonder if the teacher laughed when they read it.
30+ years ago in grad school a classmate had administered an IQ test to a child.
When asked to define join the child said "something you smoke".
Amazing how words can get twisted.
Thanks for sharing this post.
littlemissmartypants
(22,655 posts)7. Homophones, the gift that keeps on giving.