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-=> Candy Cane wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 CC>   Re: Re: Radio Shack Revival
 CC>   By: Dave Drum to Candy Cane on Tue Sep 12 2023 05:43 am

 DD> Well, yeah. I notr that youngsters stretching their societal legs often
 DD> twist things into slang phrases. For instance "bitchin'" used to be a
 DD> commonplace for something good or unexpectedly nice. And "bad" often saw
 DD> use for "excellent" or "wonmderful" Then there was all the 'surfer speak'
 DD> etc.

 CC> Was "gay" (happy) also affected by this or was it something else?

I think the weenie washers co-opted "gay" and the rainbow stuff on their 
own as a marketing tool for their lifestyle.

... "Of those who say nothing, few are silent." -- Thomas Neill
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