Slog - Comments on Xoming Out for Xmess! Or, "Hmuh?"

Comment by arduous

arduous — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:47:23 -0800

Your niece Katie seems pretty awesome. If it's any consolation, I am pretty positive that at five years old, I wouldn't have been able to define the world "gay."

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:47:58 -0800

Well if that isn't the best damn Christmas present..!

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:49:57 -0800

Every child that age gets their Uncle soap on a rope. Even straight uncles.

Just be glad she was aware enough to get you gay soap.

Comment by Original Monique

Original Monique — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:57:18 -0800

This is hilarious. At least it was Irish Spring.

Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:57:38 -0800

True Napoleon, however, there is a quite obvious difference in the KINDS of soap-on-a-rope doled out to gay & straight uncles.

For example, mine always come from Avon or Brut.

Comment by Original Monique

Original Monique — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:58:32 -0800

Er... *Wasn't* Irish Spring

Comment by Phelix

Phelix — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:00:07 -0800

I have much to look forward to when my nephew turns five... and then his little sister too.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:00:58 -0800

Brut?!?! Ga-wrrrroooosss!

Comment by Megan W

Megan W — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:03:27 -0800

Soap on a rope is associated with gayness? Why?

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:05:46 -0800

how odd...an Adrian Ryan post that didn't make me want to throw up.

it was actually...sweet!

dee-sturbing.

Comment by Sigourney Beaver

Sigourney Beaver — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:06:07 -0800

I dunno, I suppose it has to do with where you hang the rope.

Comment by Hooty Sapperticker

Hooty Sapperticker — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:08:10 -0800

L'Occitane is THE GAY.

Comment by adrian

adrian — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:08:13 -0800

Megan W asks:

"Soap on a rope is associated with gayness? Why?"

Great question, Megan W! I asked the same when i was 7--the first time i heard a confusing soap on a rope gay reference, and my mother, not quite so liberal then, explained rather tersely, "The rope is so you don't drop the soap in the shower---so the gays can't getcha." as in, when you bend over to pick it up, they will molest your exposed behind.

charming. i know.

Comment by Robare

Robare — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:14:24 -0800

so really, soap-on-a-rope is used to ward off the gays, which some how made it gay... my dad had soap on a rope growing up; it wasn't very successful in warding off the gayness in me :)

Comment by la

la — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:18:40 -0800

I like L'Occitane and I don't like grimey soap dishes. Good gift!

Comment by Original Andrew

Original Andrew — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:19:48 -0800

Please tell me that you dated the one-and-only notorious "Mr. X" from the local journalists' sexstravaganza a few years back; The mind reels...

Comment by ak

ak — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:41:55 -0800

this is obnoxious of me, but i think you meant "boor", rather than "bore".

cute story otherwise :-)

Comment by R

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:45:59 -0800

Awesome story.

Comment by Gloria

Gloria — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:47:51 -0800

This is the cutest post of 2008 thus far. Go Adrian's niece!

Comment by RHETT ORACLE

RHETT ORACLE — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:04:27 -0800

But the acid test is: does your niece correctly pronounce l'Occitane ? Otherwise - no soap...

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:10:22 -0800

I always pronounce it with a Marseilles accent, in mid-18th century French, what do you do?

(as he waits for @20 to realize there are many French dialects and they vary by time and class as well ...)

My son was thrilled my sister got me a cool bar of soap for Xmas, cause he thinks it smells nice. You don't have to be gay to get cool soap ...

Comment by RHETT ORACLE

RHETT ORACLE — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:45:08 -0800

I imagine the same reasoning pertains to those of us who love and consume "Polly-otchy pizza" - so many dialects, so little pepperoni. You don't have to be straight to get cool irony.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:05:58 -0800

They didn't speak French in Marseille in the 18th c. They spoke Oc. For the most part.

Comment by Just Me

Just Me — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:16:00 -0800

My niece asked what being gay was (she was four at the time, sweet little girl). So I showed her a couple of videos with fisting, water sports and other things about being gay.

She has such a good education from her Uncle!!

Comment by adrian

adrian — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:00:36 -0800

@24
wow, your a douchebag

Comment by Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:03:23 -0800

Well with a name like Mr X he's gonna have a hard time sustaining relationships, he'll overhear people talking about Adrian's X, he'll think they're saying Adrian's ex, he gets plunged into doubt about the future of the relationship and so on. It's all very sad.

@20 Soap Nazi!