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- From: Greg_Hullender@GO.COM
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.pen
- Subject: Re: PDA's vs Pen Computers (what's the difference?)
- Message-ID: <352@asylum.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 22:40:05 GMT
- Sender: cron@asylum.UUCP
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- >A "PDA" is a Public Display of Affection, that is, two humans of different
- >genders holding hands, kissing, or displaying other forms of affection in
- >public, such as a high school campus. A PDA is punishable by the usual range
- >of minor sanctions. PDA-like demonstrations by humans of the same gender are
- >generally treated not as PDAs (nor given correspondingly light punishments),
- >but rather as crimes against the state.
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- I protest the use of this newsgroup as a forum for anti-homosexual bigotry.
- Those of us who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual should be able to participate in
- the discussions here without having to deal with attacks like this.
-