BS: A geriatric love story

Subject: BS: A geriatric love story
From: PHJim
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 02:36 PM

Here's an amazing love story. New York musicians Richard Dorr, 84 and John Mace, 91, who first met in 1948 and have been a couple since 1950 are soon going to be newlyweds.
Congratulations Guys!

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 07:04 PM

That is SO neat!!

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 07:13 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B237YJBK_Tw

Congrats. It's about time they had some human rights.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 07:22 PM

Thanks for the link, gnu. What a precious, delightful couple they are.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 07:42 PM

I didn't watch the video. Don't need to do so. I already know that human rights are more important than homophobic twits.

Who knows? I may be gay some day in the future and I'd like to keep my assets open. If I ever do get any gay tendencies I am gonna get my ass to Spaw's neck of the turkey and I hope the law doesn't try to surpress our lust. Call me you brute! And, this time, don't tease me.

(Yes... I KNOW... but if I can't joke about it then MAYBE there IS sommat wrong with... nah... it's okay to be gay... but it must really suck to be humourless.)

Reach around and touch someone... gay or not.

Sorry if that all seems trite. I know it's a serious problem.

PS...I like to be patted. >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: SINSULL
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 08:26 PM

A young man came to my door last night and with a sigh of resignation asked "Are you for, against or neutral on gay marriages." He was astonished when I agreed to sign his petition, offer to volunteer my time and give a donation (small but a donation). His final question in a very embarrassed tone was " Ma'am, may I have a glass of water?"
He got his water, ice cold.
Congratulations to the newlyweds. I wish them every happiness.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: Charley Noble
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 09:00 PM

Living together since 1950! Good lord! They certainly deserve a medal and all the civil rights associated with such a relationship.

And what about the heterosexual couples who get married and don't last a year? Well, they should be appropriately stoned or at least shunned!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, who procrastinated for 13 years before getting married

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 11 - 09:13 PM

Good for you, Marigold!

gnu, it's well worth watching, they are so obviously in love, for a long and blessed time.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: fat B****rd
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 07:11 AM

Yeah ! Good luck and congrats to them.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 03:52 PM

Well, I would watch it but I think watching it would cause me stress because I just don't understand why anyone who doesn't even know these guys and lives thousands of miles away from them gives two, ahhh, you, from Tuesday, if they get married. It just doesn't make any sense to me... it just causes me stress when I see people being so nasty and mean.

Of course, I must always include... knock it off with the gay pride parade shit. Be gay. Just don't shove it down other people's throats.

And, THAT ain't just a lame joke. Them there parades and all the rest of the "agitation" (see the Bert & Ernie thread) just detract from the acceptance of the gay community. Just shootin yerselves in the foot, *I* say.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 04:04 PM

How can anyone object to two people in love wanting to be married? What harm does it do, and what business is it of anyone how they wish to live their lives? I wish them all possible happiness, and many years left to them to enjoy their marriage.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 04:28 PM

Not gonna touch that with a ten foot pole, gnu. I've been in some of those marches with my Rog, my kids and my bro.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 05:01 PM

Good for you, kat. Nice to see you support the human condition.

On the other hand, I just don't approve of overt public displays of sexuality of any type as it pisses off SOME people. I couldn't care less but it is a matter of decorum in my books. Good manners and compassion for other people's feelings and "beliefs" perhaps? Even tho the anti-gay peeps are seriously fucked up.

Don't wave it in my face comes to mind but that would again be an attempt at purile and infantile humour which might be misconscrewed by those that are humourless.

If ya wanna be sexual in ANY way, get a room. Just don't ask or TELL ANYONE else to watch. Why is that so hard to understand... homo or hetero or whatever?

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 05:39 PM

I think perhaps if gays were accepted and they had exactly the same rights and treatment as straight people, they wouldn't need to parade etc. But until they achieve this (and I hope they do) they probably feel the need to demonstrate and march. it's a bit like the Suffragettes, once women achieved the Vote, they stopped marching etc.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 07:38 PM

Yeah, I guess so Eliza. Ya don't get oiled by being quiet. The squeaky... okay, I'll stop there... even tho I was AGAIN thinkin a tryin ta make a joke, it ain't really funny when ya consider the shit that's happened in the past. At least, I HOPE it's in the past.

Sorry for any transgressions re the lame jokes. It's just in my nature to make jokes. Kinda like bein gay... or hetero or bi or whatever. The only people I don't really like are the humourless. Now, I'd attend a protest march against them assholes... wouldn't you?

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: GUEST,999
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 07:42 PM

"Kinda like bein gay"

Don't lead with your chin, gnu.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 07:49 PM

9... I know how to suck dick. I have seen it done more than a few times.

There was this nurse at uni that... I'll PM you.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: GUEST,999
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 08:00 PM

lol

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 09:33 PM

Taught ya everything she knew, eh?:-)

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: Amergin
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 09:39 PM

She was demonstrating with a banana.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 10:04 PM

Well, now... my nickname at uni was "banana". Hmmm... did you know that from my past posts? >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: PHJim
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 11:39 PM

gnu said,"I know how to suck dick. I have seen it done more than a few times."
What are you trying to say? What was the point of this post? It sounds like something someone might write on a crapper wall.

You also said,"The only people I don't really like are the humourless." If this is your idea of humour, I guess I don't get it.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: michaelr
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 01:09 AM

Jim, you're new here, aren't you? Let me tell you that you'd better watch your step around gnu. He's prone to sudden flareups.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 01:29 PM

Only if you light me up.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 01:35 PM

And, Jim, if you don't get it, too bad. I've had hundreds of blow jobs and yer missin out big time.

As for, "You also said,"The only people I don't really like are the humourless." If this is your idea of humour, I guess I don't get it.", that wasn't meant to be humour. That was a statement of fact.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 14 Aug 11 - 02:10 PM

michaelr... BTW, that's good advice on accounta I believe it to be unaccepatble when someone attacks me personally, twists my words around, insinuates untruths about me or my words, attributes traits to me that are false, and so on, and so on. Like you just did.

Yes, I flare up, but only for good reason. My handle "gnu", as most herein know, is well chosen. I am a simple, peaceful, dumb animal but if lions attack me or my friends, I defend myself and them with extreme predjudice. I have seen trolls and twits do so and they have fallen. Some of them have fallen out completely.

So, Jim, yes, if you ever assail me when it's unwarranted, I will flare up. However, if you can show me why I was wrong in doing so, I will apologize and attempt to make amends. I've been wrong before and have made it right. As for defending myself from trolls and assholes, I make NO apologies.

I hear yer new here. Welcome to The Café. There is a WHACK a great people here... and some trolls and assholes. Watch yer step.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: PHJim
Date: 18 Aug 11 - 03:23 PM

Gnu said,"I hear yer new here. Welcome to The Café. There is a WHACK a great people here... and some trolls and assholes. Watch yer step."

I hear YOU're gnu here too, but I've been posting as "PHJim" since March '09 when Joe Offer convinced me to become a member.
Rick Fielding told me that I should look at Mudcat a few years before that and I posted as "GUEST:Jim" for the first few years, but there were a few other GUEST:Jims and I didn't want to take credit or blame for their posts.
I AM new in the BS section of Mudcat however. I rarely venture below the line, but I thought this was an interesting story.

By the way, I was not trying to attack you, I just didn't understand the point of your post.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: gnu
Date: 18 Aug 11 - 03:48 PM

PHJim... That's cool. It was just a joke that you didn't get. My apologies for MY misinterpretation.

As for me being gnu here... well, if I am allowed to interpret again, I am gnu here but not new here. Been around these here parts fer a good while.

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: Amergin
Date: 17 Aug 11 - 09:15 PM

When I first saw the thread title, I immediately thought it was going to be about the P-Vine lovingly changing Bobert's nappy....

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: CamiSu
Date: 17 Aug 11 - 10:43 PM

I met a couple last year (did publicity for the Shakespeare company I built set and TD'ed for) and they had gotten married on their 50th anniversary 6 weeks after gay marriage became legal in New Hampshire. They are adorable!

And Gnu...wasn't that a part of Stephen Colbert's rally this year? (or last--oh glory! I am losing track!) Life is not worth it without a sense of humor--even if yours is different from mine!

Subject: RE: BS: A geriatric love story
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 19 Aug 11 - 11:01 PM

Hooray for Richard and John! I'm a straight woman waiting for this to happen in RI where only civil unions just became possible.