Post #318205 by aquarj on Thu, Jul 12, 2007 12:53 PM

Perhaps this article is funny if, like the writer, you believe the following premises...

• The hallmark of being gay is a fixation on trivialities.
• If you prefer escapism to a preoccupation on the cause-du-jour, then you are either gay or trying to look gay.
• YOU should not be gay, or even intrigued by these gay interests. You "should" devote your interest and time to more serious matters, such as those (non-gay?) topics that she has helpfully outlined.

So, while her column trivializes tiki interests and marginalizes the gay population, it does seem to be a feeble attempt at humor based on these bizarre premises. If this is what passes for humor in her life, I wonder what she does when she's angry. Now THAT would be funny! In the other article she gives the account about her reaction to her brother's unwitting gift of a tiki bobblehead, where she flips out and smashes it to "polynesian dust". Suppose she received a gift of, say, a couple dozen dollar store tikis - pull up a lawn chair and let the fireworks begin!

-Randy