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>I wish my . . . brain could remember what "ayleurs" means.
AYLEUR
Anything You Like Except Unanimous, with an r tacked on to make it flow better.
It is, I believe, Jackie's favourite neologism of all time
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What's funny is ayleurs didn't stick, no matter who likes it or not--at least it didn't stick in the sense that it's what most on the whole board use when talking about ourselves. Most people refer to us as AWADers, which is not nearly as smooth as ayleurs. But I like the idea that way back there in everybody's brain who knows what ayleur means, the little battle never stops between those who like it, for whatever reason, and those who don't.
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>>my experiences may not be representative
Only the most self-confident queer with no fears of bashing would respond wittily to a random passerby shouting obscenities.
Yeah, point taken, Jazzo. Tolerant neighborhoods most of my adult life, perhaps, in that I've never seen or even heard of "queer-bashing" incidents. Certainly used to happen in England, and probably still does in certain areas. But unless there's a conspiracy of silence going on, it's very rare indeed, which is a damn good thing.
Doesn't detract from the fact that considerable (above average) self-confidence is required to meet venom with wit, though.
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ayleurs didn't stick, no matter who likes it or not...Most people refer to us as AWADersHarrumph!(c)  It stuck with some of us, WW. I use it in every reasonable context, and would never use AWADers [I believe AWADees was another suggestion - better or worse?  ] Dear old Max Q and I were, of course, in the front-line for promoting the term (originated by shanks, RIP) in the face of viscous opposition. Ah, just found the first mention: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=7137[sigh] 
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viscous opposition (!?)
Ewwwww....
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>>viscous opposition (!?)
Ewwwww....[sic] [sic]
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actually®. according to shanks hisownself, Marty should get the discredit for ayleu.
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It is, I believe, Jackie's favourite neologism of all time
Viscous! Viscous?? I'll give you viscous, all right! I am NOT an ayleur, have never been an ayleur, and refuse to be CALLED an ...an...one of those things. Growr. Just call me stick (in the mud). How I love, and long for, Shanks and Marty to return. I'm still in touch with Marty, though--in fact I just got an e-mail from him today. He's really busy at work and at home, and I'll put a quote--I don't think he'll mind: "My
interest in words is, however, undiminished."
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Marty should get the discredit for ayleu.You're quite right of course, nunc. But Marty the chookman, too, appears to have wended away.  [sigh]
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I'll give you viscous (we could do with a mischievous laugh) I'm still in touch with MartyExcellent! Please send him my best. I'd say suggest to him that he could always return on an occasional basis, but that was my intention, too. 
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