From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article , Bill Swears   wrote:   
   >   
   >My daughter, on the other hand, has written some fanfic and hangs out at   
   >one the the fanfiction sites a fair amount.  I had a conversation with   
   >her that made me very uncomfortable the other day.  Apparently slash is   
   >short for gay pron fanfic.  I'm not sure where to go with this information.   
      
   Yes, that phrase has been around since the sixties, and even I,   
   cloistered as I am, know about it.  The original usage was   
   "Kirk/Spock," meaning g.p.f about those two characters.  Talk   
   about wishful thinking.   
      
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   Dorothy J. Heydt   
   Vallejo, California   
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