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   John W Kennedy to Dorothy J Heydt   
   Re: Fan Fiction   
   15 Jan 15 10:27:03   
   
   From: jwkenne@attglobal.net   
      
   On 2015-01-14 20:13:09 +0000, Dorothy J Heydt said:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Since it's mostly a Girl Thing, I'm not entirely certain that "wishful"   
   is quite the word. Or is it?   
      
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   of a world of ours. I suppose these ginks who argue that way hold that   
   because the rich man gets ice in the summer and the poor man gets it in   
   the winter things are breaking even for both. Maybe so, but I'll swear   
   I can't see it that way."   
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