You know, it’s often said — okay, by me, at least — that a gay gathering simply isn’t complete until someone declares that they’re “over” somethingorother. Or that it’s “tired” or “so last month/year/decade/’80s”.
I beg to differ. In two markedly-different instances, I do not believe that that certain something has yet reached “over”ness stage. Not by a long shot.
One of those would be the startling similarity between Christian Bale and Kermit the Frog and the near-endless, increasingly-hilarious evidence:
And the other would be the unfolding beauty of The Aretha Franklin Hat Phenomenon, oddly over-represented by gay bears, the best example (as of 24 January 2009) being This.That.No Other. blogbuddy MichaelPgh‘s latest:
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It is the consummate humdinger ne plus ultra of Re-Re Hats.
And people who declare that something is ‘over’ are really speaking in Snob Dialect. According to my universal translator, ‘that is so over’ translates roughly as, “I am a total fucking snob and will now attempt to tell you what you must do in order to be just like me.”
Snob Code is a compact linguistic form.
Best. Hat. Ever.
I am honored, sir.
I concur; this hat is magnificent.
And MichaelPgh? That Photoshop is awesome. It *is* Photoshop, right…?