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Offline iago

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Own it!
« on: November 05, 2010, 12:26:38 am »
Not really work safe: http://www.tynanfox.com/the-fox-den/2010/10/own-it.html

It's basically a short blog post about somebody who wrote "FAG" on the window of a gay-owned business. Rather than taking it negatively, they decided to offer a 15% discount for anybody who takes a picture in front of it. It's a form of Reappropriation, and I find it hilarious. :)

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Re: Own it!
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2010, 01:30:41 am »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclaimed_word#Words_that_could_be_considered_reclaimed

and yet porch monkey isn't on the list!  Randal's awful at reclaiming words, apparently.
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Re: Own it!
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2010, 08:18:14 am »
Well.  Dressing like that, does he expect positive responses?

I'll agree that's a bit much though.  Some people are just ridiculous.
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Re: Own it!
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2010, 09:04:22 am »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclaimed_word#Words_that_could_be_considered_reclaimed

and yet porch monkey isn't on the list!  Randal's awful at reclaiming words, apparently.
Haha, the first thing I did on that page was look for porch monkey :D

Well.  Dressing like that, does he expect positive responses?

I'll agree that's a bit much though.  Some people are just ridiculous.
*shrug* whatever turns you on. I'm definitely not into latex or anything like that, but some people are.

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Re: Own it!
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2010, 12:31:08 am »
I like how whoever wrote FAG on the window, did so in neat almost artistic handwriting.  Maybe it's just my crappy handwriting, but if I were to do the same thing, I don't think it'd look as photogenic :(.

Anyways, that guy has some nice abs.  Shit, wish I had abs like that... then maybe I'd get more ladies :(.
« Last Edit: November 06, 2010, 12:33:51 am by while1 »
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Re: Own it!
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2010, 03:24:32 am »
Anyways, that guy has some nice abs.  Shit, wish I had abs like that... then maybe I'd get more ladies :(.
Coincidentally, his next blog post is about the workout he's doing to work on his abs:
http://www.tynanfox.com/the-fox-den/2010/10/finished.html

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Re: Own it!
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2010, 09:25:07 am »
Obviously he reads x86.