Slog - Comments on There Are Going to be 800 Gay Softball Players at the Mariners Game Tonight http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p And thanks to the lesbians kiss that made news all over the world, some of those gay softballers are probably wondering what's permissible, PDA-wise, at the home of the Seattle Mariners. The softballers are in town for the Gay Softball World Series, which goes down in Seattle this week. And they're no doubt familiar with the rough outline of the Lesbian Kiss Scandal: Two women at a Mariners game were threatened with expulsion if they didn't stop kissing. The couple maintains that they merely gave each other a few quick pecks; they also claim that they were informed by a... Copyright 2008 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:26:30 -0800 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:14:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf At least they could have got the dude to pull his shirt down. Bleah.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114053 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114053 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:32:32 -0800 Comment by elswinger They should all start smooching during the 7th Inning Stretch!

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114060 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114060 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:35:43 -0800 Comment by Greg I say hire a straight couple to run interference by going for tongue and playing under-the-shirt.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114066 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114066 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:42:53 -0800 Comment by Original Monique @3: I think me and the Fleshy Man Toy cam be that couple!

Also as a sidebar, when I went a couple months ago with the FMT, we were smooching (with tongue even!) a lot. Like, pretty much doing the googly-eyed, kissy face thing and snuggling the whole time.

Not once were we asked to stop or leave.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114074 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114074 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:47:09 -0800 Comment by jmr can kiss roughly 4.1 times per inning.

Is this four and one-tenth, or four and a third?

]]> jmr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114083 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114083 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:53:10 -0800 Comment by Non Male muffin top alert! LOL

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114084 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114084 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:53:39 -0800 Comment by Explorer Hey, that looks close to the section where my seats are. But we only have Japanese tourists around us. They get drunk but never make out.

]]> Explorer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114088 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114088 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:58:43 -0800 Comment by Balt-O-Matt Dan. You and Terry should have mirrored this couple and then seen if you were asked to leave!

]]> Balt-O-Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114090 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:59:50 -0800 Comment by DOUG. Who cares? They'll be the only 800 people at the game.

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114093 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114093 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:07:13 -0800 Comment by DanFan Did the seating hosts have an objection to the plumber's crack that was surely being exposed by the male half of this couple?

]]> DanFan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114099 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114099 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:16:09 -0800 Comment by monkey I want to go to the game and make out with a baseball player!

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114104 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:17:40 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Balt-O-Matt... you know Terry. He's not the PDA type. Neither am I, for that matter.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114107 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:18:59 -0800 Comment by elenchos Are they even called PDAs any more? What is this 1998 or something? I thought everyone had an iPhone or a BlackBerry.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114111 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114111 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:20:42 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO @ 4: wtf is an fmt?

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114114 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114114 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:21:52 -0800 Comment by Abby @14: The Fleshy Man Toy is wonderful. Totally.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114115 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114115 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:23:36 -0800 Comment by Original Monique @14: Fleshy Man Toy

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114116 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114116 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:24:23 -0800 Comment by w7ngman by my count they kissed each other 37 times.

Jesus, Dan, you really need a hobby or something.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114121 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114121 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:28:51 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Jesus, Dan, you really need a hobby or something. Sounds to me like he's got one.]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114122 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114122 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:18 -0800 Comment by Gay is OK. Bad baseball is the pits. Everyone is NOT equal at Safeco field. Seattle is 49-82 and out of the running for years to come. Minnesota is 74-57 and 1 game back. Who cares who gets kissed when we're all getting screwed?

]]> Gay is OK. Bad baseball is the pits. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114128 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:35:12 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage I've got several, Fnarf...

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114140 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114140 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:41:39 -0800 Comment by Fnarf It's good to have a hobby.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114155 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114155 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:53:55 -0800 Comment by elswinger All the softball players and supporters should star making out during the 7th Inning Stretch.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114167 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114167 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:00:53 -0800 Comment by SantiagoDave In a perfect world, I could go to a Mariners game with you and make out, Dan...

]]> SantiagoDave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114188 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114188 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:18:56 -0800 Comment by YOUR Seattle Mariners Seating Attendant Okay, but as soon as I count 38 kisses from ANYONE - there's going to be some stern warnings issued.

]]> YOUR Seattle Mariners Seating Attendant http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114208 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114208 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:31:37 -0800 Comment by DW maybe it's just me, but if I were that couple and knew Dan was taking pictures of me, I would be a little creeped out.

]]> DW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114230 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114230 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:46:11 -0800 Comment by Ayden/VA You had to explain 'straight' to Terry? And he cried all the way home?

Hope you gave him some private affection along the way...

]]> Ayden/VA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114588 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114588 Homo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:40:41 -0800 Comment by Joanna FYI: The Seattle Chapter of the National Organization for Women has an online petition to sign asking the Mariners to hold a Pride event.

Sign it at: http://petitiononline.com/Mariners/petition.html

]]> Joanna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114799 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/there_are_going_to_be_800_gay_softball_p#c1114799 Homo Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:14:26 -0800