Misfits of Society game thread II

[Flandrien]

Originally posted by Wittlich
Tread softly for you don't know where he'll show up next.

That would be London.


260 AD sent to Cerberus

[CerberusIV]

to Beta

[vondrack]

Oh my, the Judgment Day is coming... the Mongolian hordes at the doorsteps of Moscow and Minsk. Rather depressing look. Everybody able to wield a weapon was assigned one. Even young kids and women grabbed rocks to hurl at the smelly barbarians outside the walls. There is a queer hush hanging over the cities. Pretty much like the tense silence over the Hornburg besieged by the evil Orcs from Isengard...

For Mother Russia!

[Hot_Enamel]

Russions are gay
Not that there is anything wrong with that


Onto the next bloke

[Flandrien]

Originally posted by Hot_Enamel
Russions are gay

So is prince Charles of England I have heard.

[Tiberius]

At least we don't ride elephants.

[vondrack]

Originally posted by Hot_Enamel
Russions are gay

Is that because of the 'queer' word? My dictionary lists the word as synonymous to 'weird', 'strange' in the first place. Only the second meaning is said to have a relation to 'gay'.

I do not think I have ever heard the word in a spoken language, but for some reason, it occured to me when describing that dense atmosphere...

Would it be better to not use it at all? No offense taken at all, just trying to learn - this is something a non-native speaker never knows for sure unless explicitly told.

[Tiberius]

I've seen this confusion before.

It is one of those words that used to mean something entirely different than what it means now ...

American english

[CerberusIV]

to Beta

[Beta]

The Orcs won.

To vondrack.

[vondrack]

Yeah.

Pity very few of them will live to tell the story... BTW, thanks for taking care of my cats. I was pleasantly surprised to see them maintained properly.

[Hot_Enamel]

Originally posted by vondrack

Is that because of the 'queer' word? My dictionary lists the word as synonymous to 'weird', 'strange' in the first place. Only the second meaning is said to have a relation to 'gay'.

I do not think I have ever heard the word in a spoken language, but for some reason, it occured to me when describing that dense atmosphere...

Would it be better to not use it at all? No offense taken at all, just trying to learn - this is something a non-native speaker never knows for sure unless explicitly told.

queer does indeed also mean gay.
Just having a little fun with ya

[vondrack]

Originally posted by Hot_Enamel
queer does indeed also mean gay.

Well, ummm, yes... I knew that. What I was asking was whether it's ONLY gay nowadays or whether I can use 'queer' as 'strange' or 'weird' (if this meaning is at all still used/considered).

[Hot_Enamel]

Yes... it still means weird/strange/unusual.
But I think it gets used more often as gay.

Especially since that hit american TV show
"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

Five gay fashion experts help style-challenged heterosexual men.

http://www.bravotv.com/Queer_Eye_for_the_Straight_Guy/

It rates well in Oz as well. Primetime TV.

[Tiberius]

280AD to Flandrien