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[bearhearted]

argent
important question
what meaning queer?

lily and claw no understanding queer good

Comments

[child_proteus]

Hi Claw! It's me, Throne, from the boat and the squid. I hope you remember me, don't you?

You ask a very good question, I think. I am interested to see how our friend Argent answers it.

[bearhearted]

throne
nice meeting throne jernal way
yes remember

[ooc; Next to where Throne wrote his name, Claw drew lots of things: a flower--a hyacinth, a few squid tentacles, and a boat. And in re-writing his name, he tried to mimic his handwriting as closely as possible.]

it question helping learn word
both claw and lily
yes argent friend

[twoninths]

Ah, you have come to the right person, Claw!

Traditionally, queer means strange or unusual, though it can be used for someone who is insane or otherwise "not quite right." There are some more specific meanings too, recently coined, but I needn't get into those.

[child_proteus]

Excellent, Argent, quite proper. Better you than somebody else, who'd go around insisting on you-know-what...

I mean, you guys got there first, right? Coining the word and all that?

[twoninths]

I accept that terminology might evolve as society does, Throne. But the definition you allude to is not appropriate for polite company, don't you think?

[child_proteus]

This me in complete agreement, dude. Use the word 'queer' and some people get their panties in a twitch.

Not entirely sure that turn of phrase is appropriate for polite company either. Whoops.

[crownofsnow]

Queer? It means strange or unusual. At least that's what I think I was taught.

[bearhearted]

same argent answer
this mean smart too yes?
what name?

[crownofsnow]

I guess so? My name is Allen.

[bearhearted]

allen
nice meeting allen
name is claw

[ooc; Next to where Allen originally wrote his name, Claw drew a flower--a snowdrop--and in re-writing his name, tried to copy his handwriting as closely as possible.]

[waxicarus]

...

What definitions have you been given thus far?

[bearhearted]

strange or unusual

[waxicarus]

...Best one there is.

[rustyarmor]

I didn't know there was more than one meaning to "queer"!

[bearhearted]

claw same
but claw also not knowing many words