The Gay Thread

Quote: AZDuffman

My personal standard is your "childhood" ends when you turn 13.

In the 50's and into the 60's, the
unspoken cutoff age for trick or
treating was 10. If you looked 11
when you were 9, tough luck
getting candy. You never ever
saw 16 year olds out there like
you do now, and even college kids.
When I was 10 I was tall for my
age and was told to get lost a
bunch of times.

Quote: Evenbob

In the 50's and into the 60's, the
unspoken cutoff age for trick or
treating was 10. If you looked 11
when you were 9, tough luck
getting candy. You never ever
saw 16 year olds out there like
you do now, and even college kids.
When I was 10 I was tall for my
age and was told to get lost a
bunch of times.

That is a pet peeve of mine. I hate Halloween. Hate it. In my day it was 7th or 8th grade. I think I stopped at 7th or else skipped one year then my mother dragged me so I could help watch the my younger siblings. In 9th-11th kids were still going and I was like WTF? It's for KIDS! I wish it was 10 when I was a kid and today for that matter.

I live in a sort of alley between 2 streets so few kids will come. I go out to eat with all the other childfrees and Halloween haters. It's great, no wait!

Quote: Shrek

+100

Thank goodness you post here. You say exactly what I want to say except you're 100 times more eloquent. Bravo! 👏👏

Thanks. Can use that after the afternoon I just had. Feel like I gave birth......to an attorney!

Quote: AZDuffman

That is a pet peeve of mine. I hate Halloween. Hate it.

I've hated it for years, ever since
adults started dressing up and
having parties in the early 80's.

Older kids go door to door because
home owners tolerate it. They
didn't in my day, they didn't
tolerate shi*t from kids. I wonder
when it changed. A total stranger
would berate you in a store in
front of your parents if you got
out of line. Like that guy spanking
a kid that wasn't his in Madmen.
That stuff really happened.

Quote: Evenbob

"passed / past. ... Remember that no matter however you have ”passed the time” you have never “past the time,” not even in the distant past. “Past” can be an adjective, a noun, a preposition, or an adverb, but never a verb."

That's why I said "we'll get passed it".

We - subject
it - object
passed - verb

Thanks for the confirmation?

Quote: AZDuffman

Only myself? Not really. A 17 year old can sign into the military. Are we letting "children" join? We let "children" drive cars?

I thank you for the explanation, as it did clear up a bunch of questions I had. Seems there's no more to the issue but the fact you were using "children" colloquially whereas most the rest of us were viewing it through the specific legal definition.

Quote: Evenbob

I've hated it for years, ever since
adults started dressing up and
having parties in the early 80's.

Older kids go door to door because
home owners tolerate it. They
didn't in my day, they didn't
tolerate shi*t from kids. I wonder
when it changed. A total stranger
would berate you in a store in
front of your parents if you got
out of line. Like that guy spanking
a kid that wasn't his in Madmen.
That stuff really happened.

Getting dressed for Halloween, riding a rollercoaster, and dance are three things I hope to never do again in life.

Quote: Face

That's why I said "we'll get passed it".

Do you really not understand this or
are you being purposely obtuse.
If it's that, I really don't have time
for it.

I passed you the butter, I didn't
past it to you. He passed out
drunk, he didn't past out. We'll
get past this, we won't get 'passed'
it. How would you pass this exactly,
what are you passing.

Quote: Shrek

Cool, this should be fun then. I will most definitely abide by the new rules, and I'm going to unblock all the libbies to make sure they do as well. 👍

Some republicans are racist
lol
"make sure they do as well" ????????
You don't understand how blocking works.
now blocked and you cant make me unblock you
ROTFL

Quote: Evenbob

Do you really not understand this or
are you being purposely obtuse.

Migraine, I said. I might be obtuse, but it's not on purpose.

Quote: EB

I passed you the butter, I didn't
past it to you.

Yup

Quote: EB

He passed out
drunk, he didn't past out.

Right there with you.

Quote: EB

We'll get past this, we won't get 'passed'
it. How would you pass this exactly,
what are you passing.

"It" refers to a communication malfunction which I was referencing. Written differently, it would read "We'll get passed this communications malfunction". The communication malfunction is what we are passing, and as I just changed tense from "passed" to "passing" and it still made sense, "passed" is correct, because as you yourself just offered, "past" is never a verb and therefore cannot change tense.

At least as I understand it. I genuinely thought you were supporting my stance, cuz your snip sure does lol

Quote: Face

"It" refers to a communication malfunction which I was referencing. Written differently, it would read "We'll get passed this communications malfunction". The communication malfunction is what we are passing,

Passed this by who, what are
you talking about. Who's
passing anything. You pass
gas, you don't pass communication
malfunctions. You get past them,
as putting them in the past.