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Tuesday, November 14, 2000 254 'boy words' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor's note: The following column contains content of a sexual nature that some readers may find objectionable. Those debating whether homosexuals should be scout leaders should take a look at the dictionary to help decide whether or not homosexuals have an inordinate interest in young boys. Or is it really as gay rights leaders say -- they just labor in young boys' best interests. Let's look it up and see if pederasts (men who sexually assault boys) comprise just a small cadre within the much larger male homosexual population. The dictionary I...

I am a senior at Clarke Central High School, and I am writing in response to the (March 3) article ''Clarke Co. schools seeking to increase minority teachers.'' I was very disappointed when I read this article. There was a slang term used in referring to African Americans, the word was ''black.'' The other minority groups were classified as Latino, Asian and Native American. I thought this was very inappropriate, especially for a newspaper that is sent to a school where more than half of its population is indeed African-American. I believe that African Americans deserve the same respect as...

Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang Compiled by William Denton buff@pobox.com. Copyright © 1993 - 2003. Please send me corrections, additions, suggestions and comments. Edition 3.9.2. Version 4.0 is planned. Originally published as a pamphlet by Miskatonic University Press, 1993. This glossary may not be reproduced on the World Wide Web in any form. You can link to it using this URL: http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html. This glossary may be reproduced for public consumption as long as it is copied as is and in its entirety and no extra charge beyond copying or printing costs is made. Other arrangements may...

HOUSTON – THE conversation begins on the computer, nothing too atypical for a pair of teenage boys bored on a Friday night: Garret: hey Josh: sup Garret: j/cu Josh: same Garret: wut r u doing 2nite Josh: n2m Garret: cool Need a translation? Not if you're a 13-year-old who's been Internet-connected since birth. For the rest of us, welcome to the world of Net Lingo - the keyboard generation's gift to language and culture. "sup" is not a call to supper, but a query: "What's up?" And Josh's "n2m" reply? "Not too much." As in every age, teenagers today are...

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Boys Are 'Firefighter Cute,' Messy Room Is 'Ground Zero' in Sept. 11 Slang Their bedrooms are "ground zero." Translation? A total mess. A mean teacher? He's "such a terrorist." A student is disciplined? "It was total jihad." Petty concerns? "That's so Sept. 10." And out-of-style clothes? "Is that a burqa?" Click here to read the rest of the article.