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Chris -- 2018-04-11
what is a “gay fox” mask and is it a homophobic slur?
Though to be fair that took some finding, amongst a lot of deliberate puns
Unlike “Guy Fox” which is out there in droves.On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
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what is a “gay fox†mask and is it a homophobic slur?
The quoted line is from one of the many web-based question-and-answer sites. These, we have found, are not reliable sources. Users of these sites post deliberately misworded questions. Best to class them as puns.
Last edited by kem (2013-07-15 09:51:23)
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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It was too good to be true.
Guy Fox, on the other hand, is widespread and a genuine reshaping.
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
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