tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post5958270392947300363..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: For RonF ...SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-68860850281731679442007-08-28T09:42:00.000-07:002007-08-28T09:42:00.000-07:00Thank you, Susan, for your response (and for being...Thank you, Susan, for your response (and for being responsive!). I gather from the posted commments (and Suzer's comment on the previous thread) that while this usage was in vogue some time ago, it is not so common these days. <BR/><BR/>I didn't click though the other two links; I'm quite familiar with the history of the utilization of pink triangles (back to the Nazis and through to the RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533867151466876449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-78312486007291087262007-08-28T08:00:00.000-07:002007-08-28T08:00:00.000-07:00I also like the "family" descriptor. I agree,. "f...I also like the "family" descriptor. I agree,. "friends of Dorothy" is rather dated, but still useful. You see it for example on cruise ships, where there is often a "friends of dorothy" cocktail party arranged and announced in the cruise newsletter.<BR/><BR/>and of course, for women, there's always the question as to whether she's Lebanese.... (which comes from a famous Ann Landers/Dear Abby Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-91708517849663254642007-08-28T00:23:00.000-07:002007-08-28T00:23:00.000-07:00I'm fond of the "in the family" metaphor, as in "I...I'm fond of the "in the family" metaphor, as in "Is she one of the family?" <BR/><BR/>"Friend of Dorothy" - like "drop a hairpin" or "drop a feather" - only seems to work for persons of a certain age (tm) and being one of those persons, I've grown tired of the kiddies' comments. :-)Huw Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767334011657735131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-9333998123916070742007-08-27T19:00:00.000-07:002007-08-27T19:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for the info I'd never heard of.Thanks for the info I'd never heard of.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-16257453668986967452007-08-27T18:31:00.000-07:002007-08-27T18:31:00.000-07:00Clearly THIS "anonymous" (ives UNDER (not "somewhe...Clearly THIS "anonymous" (ives UNDER (not "somewhere over") the rainbow.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-63672558568851378272007-08-27T15:22:00.000-07:002007-08-27T15:22:00.000-07:00oppressors. yike.The whole idea of homosexuality ...oppressors. yike.<BR/><BR/>The whole idea of homosexuality being normal and healthy is the grandest and wildest hoax since the Mississippi Scheme or the South Sea Bubble of the 18th Century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com