Yesterday at work I was talking with my friend Michael. Michael is the effin' funniest guy I have ever met. He's so fabulous (and SO gay, in the good way). So we were talking about our current word obsessions.
I told him how back in '96 I was pushing for the word, "gay" to come back into fashion*. I mean how we all used it in 3rd grade, as in lame. I was a bit sensitive about telling Michael this story, since a former work colleague told me that he was offended by my use of the term. Well good ole Mikey uses the term GAY all the time! Whew!
*By the way, I have to tell you all that I hear the term "gay" used on the television All. The. Time. Now. You thieves! I did it, it was all me. I have the power to make words fashionable.
Then he told me about a new word he made up, and you are going to spit all over your computer monitor when you read this.
GAYTARDED.
Then he said to me, "you are SUCH a gaytard", and I swear I almost spit water through my nose (except that I wasn't drinking any at the time).
There you have it, now in a couple of years when you hear this word used on TV you know where the credit lies.
Posted by kerewin at January 18, 2005 12:05 PM