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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.   
      
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