The funny thing is, Rick, that for the longest time I didn't know what "pooftah" meant. I finally read it in, of all places, the WSJ, in an article about fairy penguins. Some gay activist was being interviewed, and he said that he really didn't see what the controversy was about. "It's not like they're calling them poofter penguins," he said.
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Oh, that is good! I don't recall having seen that one before. Here's one of my favorites.
"There's Oliver - he's dead but not necessarily out of it!" LOL
That's a good one, Rick -- I like the section with the mannequins.
Darwin, of course, favors the Bruce Sketch.
Bad link, MrsD. Here's the address:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqgnExSiS0s
Bruce is okay unless you're a pooftah, I guess. ;)
You know the world's funniest joke, right?
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The funny thing is, Rick, that for the longest time I didn't know what "pooftah" meant. I finally read it in, of all places, the WSJ, in an article about fairy penguins. Some gay activist was being interviewed, and he said that he really didn't see what the controversy was about. "It's not like they're calling them poofter penguins," he said.
Poofter penguins - LOL
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