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MMmmm...there is an obvious rejoinder (or two) to this but I think I will leave it alone.

If I can have a bit of a letter to-the-editor moment, I will say this modern usage of 'gay' by the youf of today annoys the crap out of me. I have this running battle with the young Selvaggi. "Gay' = lame, Daddy-o, they tell me (cue major eye-rolling), not "actually gay".

Yes, I say, have you thought about the origin of the term and how any of our friends who are, you know, like, "actually gay' might feel about this if they heard you saying this. But the kicker is when I say, what about your friends who are gay - don't you think it a bit insensitive (at the very least) to constantly label everything bad and daggy in the world as gay? (More eye-rolling). "not applicable" they say. Of course, they are wrong, they just don't know it yet.

So, Oli, I don't mean to put you down, I assume you are youngish and I will freely admit to being out of touch. I also assume, for benefit of the doubt, that like my daughters you don't actually dislike gay people and feel the need to put them down. But, when you use gay a lot in your posts I picture you as a teenage girl. We might also have members here who are "actually gay" and I am sure they must just grit their teeth when they hear or see the word gay used in this way. Just sayin.

Playing devil's advocate here, I'd argue that homosexuals grabbed that word for themselves and this might have annoyed anyone who was using it otherwise.

 

Cases in point:

• The Gay Divorcee  wasn't about homosexuality and
• When you met The Flinstones, you'd have a gay old time - this wasn't what you think Fred and Barney got up to when Wilma and Betty were out
• The Golden Gaytime is also for breeders ...

anyone tried Institchu or elite or montaggio etc? Cheap but the web photos look pretty bad and want to know if any real-world experience on here?

I don't think Taylor swift is a homosexual and I take personal offence to referring to Taylor swift fans as being of homosexual nature.

Gezza, I've just being really busy to do anything lately vlining everyday for work.

Don't say "lame Daddy-o" - the disabled (sorry, differently abled) will be offended.

My biggest gripe with calling something "gay" etc. is it's lazy language. I encourage people to think of more creative ways to deride things!

 

Indeed, thou weedy toad-spotted pignut!

 

(courtesy of http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/)

Agreed. Someone like Oscar Wilde would be outraged at the use of the term "gay" as an insult, for no reason other than there are a multitude of superior, more eloquent methods in which to ridicule.

Oscar Wilde wouldn't even recognise the term as a description of homosexuals.

[quote name="Dusty Brogues" url="/t/88856/australian-members/22560#post_5943463
Are Oroton Wallets good quality?
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IMMO No. Bought one four years ago and had to replace it last year. Not impressed, the leather did not hold up to day to day use.

I know that Michael Sy has tried Elite - I'm not sure how satisfactory his suits are, but hopefully he will chime in with a response.

Neither did Patrick White.

Thanks for that, thou cullionly rump-fed canker-blossom!

By the way, I received a small bundle of silken goodness from Vanda yesterday, and am wearing one of the ties today:

They used to be very good - I'm still using an Oroton "trifold" wallet that I bought 16 or 17 years ago and the outer leather has developed a fantastic patina over time. Unfortunately, the inner lining has worn away in a couple of areas and unless I can find someone to replace it, I'll have to get another wallet.

However, I've had a look at their more recent products over the past few years and, sadly, Oroton now largely seems to be a shadow of its former self. I don't know if they still manufacture in Australia (which they used to proudly proclaim) or whether they've shifted production offshore, but their wallets and most of their men's bags and briefcases look stiff, lifeless and not very well made, which is a great pity.

Sanctimonious windbag