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21-02-2007, 17:33
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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I think the carnival float idea is a good one Rindy, maybe it should be suggested to the organisers.
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Why the hell would a float be needed? Given the number of bandits we have in Accy, I would have thought a bicycle would be sufficient.
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21-02-2007, 18:13
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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Why the hell would a float be needed? Given the number of bandits we have in Accy, I would have thought a bicycle would be sufficient.
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You need to get out more, there are hundreds.
If you ask 'em nicely they may let you ride in the basket.
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21-02-2007, 18:19
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
As of 2001 the population of Hyndburn was 81,500. Given that an estimated 10% of the population are gay/lesbian/bi, that makes 8,150 in the borough.
You'll need a big bike.
Better make that 8,151 because I hadn't moved back in 2001.
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21-02-2007, 21:48
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
I was thinking on my way home from the Temple just now - maybe that's why Gayle's offer of help for the Gay Pride march was rejected - maybe he just wanted to be thought of as the only gay in the village.
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21-02-2007, 22:23
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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As of 2001 the population of Hyndburn was 81,500. Given that an estimated 10% of the population are gay/lesbian/bi, that makes 8,150 in the borough.
You'll need a big bike.
Better make that 8,151 because I hadn't moved back in 2001.
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Ah.. but that is 10% of the whole population..I don't think you can count people under the age of .. lets say 9yrs... I mean Elton John didn't know he was gay till in he's 30's!
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22-02-2007, 00:08
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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Ah.. but that is 10% of the whole population..I don't think you can count people under the age of .. lets say 9yrs... I mean Elton John didn't know he was gay till in he's 30's!
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..but from that chain of thought you could say that the other 90% of the under nines don't know they are hetretosexual, which is rubbish.
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22-02-2007, 00:20
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
like I say .. you can't count people under a certain age.. I can't remember the age I thought.. "hey I'm hetrosexual".. so the 10% is rubbish..maybe more maybe less.
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22-02-2007, 00:25
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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like I say .. you can't count people under a certain age.. I can't remember the age I thought.. "hey I'm hetrosexual".. so the 10% is rubbish..maybe more maybe less.
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I'm not getting into an argument with you. I really don't care all that much. The first, somewhat flawed, figure from Kinsey's studies in the '50's put the figure at 10%, most studies today are more inclined to believe it's nearer 5%. Either way, one in ten, or one in twenty, it's still a fair few of the population of Hyndburn.
By the way, I knew I was 'special' from the age of six.
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22-02-2007, 00:29
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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By the way, I knew I was 'special' from the age of six.
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Yep.. Andy Pandy has alot to answer for
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22-02-2007, 07:29
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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Yep.. Andy Pandy has alot to answer for
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oy , Blob a lob I allways had a special affinity to Muffin the Mule ........ leave our childhood icons alone
Last edited by steeljack; 22-02-2007 at 07:36.
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22-02-2007, 09:51
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
It's still too many to fit on a bike anyway.
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22-02-2007, 15:32
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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As of 2001 the population of Hyndburn was 81,500. Given that an estimated 10% of the population are gay/lesbian/bi, that makes 8,150 in the borough.
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how do they conduct these surveys and do they check every closet in teh uk to ensure all those that have not yet come out are counted ?
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09-03-2007, 19:00
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
Apparently this man says there has been a lot of support for this idea. Which wasn't the impression he gave Gayle, when she kindly offered to help secure funding, as posted earlier.
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk...arching_on.php
More worrying is that the rainbow flying hairdresser, who actually lives in Manchester, was this week found guilty of racially abusing an Accrington girl.
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk...shopworker.php
Why don't you take your silly ideas back to Manchester, and stick your rainbow flag somewhere suitable.
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09-03-2007, 21:20
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
I think he's so far up his own that there isn't room for anything else!
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09-03-2007, 21:59
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Re: Gay Parade For Accy
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I read that too. When I was in his shop he was saying that there had been 15 homophobic attacks against his shop and him in the last few weeks. I wonder if he's considered that it's because he's not a very nice person and not actually because he's gay!
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