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The Grand Hallway => The Outer Fortress => Topic started by: Vidar on November 03, 2006, 11:33:44 PM

Title: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Vidar on November 03, 2006, 11:33:44 PM
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2063176.html?menu=news.quirkies

Awwwwwwwwww.

And now we cut to the inevitable "real-swan" jokes.
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: ninjannihilator on November 03, 2006, 02:17:32 PM
Poor Swan. It needs a hug from the plastic swan. :hug
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:40:40 PM
There was a pair of gay swans in London a few years back..
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: ninjannihilator on November 03, 2006, 03:55:02 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:40:40 PM
There was a pair of gay swans in London a few years back..

Domesticated or wild? Because the "homosexuality is wrong because it isn't natural" argument really pisses me off.
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:57:51 PM
Quote from: ninjannihilator on November 03, 2006, 03:55:02 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:40:40 PM
There was a pair of gay swans in London a few years back..
Domesticated or wild? Because the "homosexuality is wrong because it isn't natural" argument really pisses me off.
Wild.  I don't think you're allowed to keep swans in this country (they belong to the Queen.. another weird law)
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Aridas on November 03, 2006, 04:06:06 PM
Quote from: ninjannihilator on November 03, 2006, 03:55:02 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:40:40 PM
There was a pair of gay swans in London a few years back..

Domesticated or wild? Because the "homosexuality is wrong because it isn't natural" argument really pisses me off.
The proper thing to call it would be a "defect" rather than "not natural" >.>
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: ninjannihilator on November 03, 2006, 04:06:43 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:57:51 PM
Quote from: ninjannihilator on November 03, 2006, 03:55:02 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:40:40 PM
There was a pair of gay swans in London a few years back..
Domesticated or wild? Because the "homosexuality is wrong because it isn't natural" argument really pisses me off.
Wild.  I don't think you're allowed to keep swans in this country (they belong to the Queen.. another weird law)
I heard about that law. But I didn't know people actually followed it; seems a little archaic to me.


Quote from: Aridas Soulfire on November 03, 2006, 04:06:06 PM
Quote from: ninjannihilator on November 03, 2006, 03:55:02 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:40:40 PM
There was a pair of gay swans in London a few years back..

Domesticated or wild? Because the "homosexuality is wrong because it isn't natural" argument really pisses me off.
The proper thing to call it would be a "defect" rather than "not natural" >.>
Yeah, but the morons that use that argument use the words "not natural".
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Zedd on November 03, 2006, 04:30:36 PM
You know this articale made my day
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Creativity on November 03, 2006, 04:58:30 PM
 Thats so cute :3
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Stygian on November 03, 2006, 05:10:22 PM
Let's just stop with carrying that whole "gay" argument. You can't expect to formulate it well enough that nobody misunderstands it and calls you a fascist pig... "It's natural, but it's wrong", or "it happens but it's a defect"... In either case you'll end up hurting someone, and we all know fags are sensitive and soft little bi...

Wait! No! I didn't mean it! I didn't...! AAAAAAAARGH!   *Stygian is torn apart by a horde of sharp-nailed interior decorators*

(note that this post has an exclusively humoristic purpouse)
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: God-Beast on November 03, 2006, 07:24:41 PM
Quote from: Stygian on November 03, 2006, 05:10:22 PM
Let's just stop with carrying that whole "gay" argument. You can't expect to formulate it well enough that nobody misunderstands it and calls you a fascist pig... "It's natural, but it's wrong", or "it happens but it's a defect"... In either case you'll end up hurting someone, and we all know fags are sensitive and soft little bi...

Wait! No! I didn't mean it! I didn't...! AAAAAAAARGH!   *Stygian is torn apart by a horde of sharp-nailed interior decorators*

(note that this post has an exclusively humoristic purpouse)

it's hard that's all....i used to date a girl who now only dates girls....
is that....i mean....what? she is gorgeous and all....i just don't understand...that's all i can say.
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Eibborn on November 03, 2006, 08:33:07 PM
Well. So it's concluded that Peter (the swan) is absolutely moronic. And sweet, but oh so stupid.
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: RJ on November 03, 2006, 10:06:57 PM
I dunno if I should laugh or go feel sorry for the poor thing.
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: God-Beast on November 04, 2006, 07:14:46 AM
Quote from: RJ on November 03, 2006, 10:06:57 PM
I dunno if I should laugh or go feel sorry for the poor thing.


go both! :eager
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Boog on November 04, 2006, 12:01:22 PM
Could be worse. He could have fallen for a duck decoy.

Yeesh, I hate to think how their kids will look.
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Stygian on November 04, 2006, 12:19:42 PM
Paddlepaddlepaddlepaddlepaddlepaddlepaddlebitethelittlekidpaddlepaddlepaddlepaddlehissatsomedogspaddlepaddlepaddle...
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: thegayhare on November 04, 2006, 01:26:40 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 03, 2006, 03:40:40 PM
There was a pair of gay swans in London a few years back..

there are a couple gay swans in certral park too I think,  and gay penguins in germany and... I gould go on

*chuckles*

It's now pelieved by several that the phenominon known as supranormal* clutches is do to nesting lesbian pairs in several bird populations.

*basicly this means that a nesting pair lays  many more egs then normal but they almost never hatch
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: King Of Hearts on November 05, 2006, 07:37:54 AM
never heard of that story... I did read about the gay flamingoes who kept adopting children of other flamingoes to raise as their own.

Poor Peter, you love will be unrequitted. Mayhaps it would be better if they make him a widower so he'd find a new mate or are swans notoriously monogamous?
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on November 05, 2006, 09:50:27 AM
Nothing notorious about it. Swans mate for life. End subject.

I believe (and this bit is my opinion, rather than straight fact) that if one swan dies, the other won't pick up a new missus, but will stay alone. Or possibly pine away.

It's unclear, though. After all, it's not like you can interview them....
Title: Re: What a lovely couple they make...
Post by: Stygian on November 05, 2006, 10:41:40 AM
It's a bleedin' bird! And not a nice one at that. Swans hiss and terrorize smaller animals (well, where I live at least). Laugh at the stupid sod and then go have some tea and biscuits!