Todd, The fact that some are using the word in place of 'bad' or 'sissy' does not change it's meaning. By calling it 'gay', they're equating bad with being gay. They are telling the owner of the lousy car that he must be gay to have a car that bad. But what the other person hears is 'I'm an intolerant jerk that knows less about cars than people, so ignore me'. John -----Original Message----- From: Todd Tomason John, No, actually Bart is right. I've been it hearing it used by my son and his friends (ages 15-16) this way for the last year or two. And he's definitely not hearing it from us. We've discouraged it around the house. Apparently he's picking it up at school. Todd ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/YtqqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/