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- From: hwt@bcarh11c.BNR.CA (Henry Troup)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Rings (was Re: Wedding bands)
- Message-ID: <18626@bcars664.bnr.ca>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:09:01 GMT
- References: <1993Jan11.212722.2422@osf.org> <1993Jan12.104507.4928@reed.edu> <1993Jan13.092835.508@otago.ac.nz> <1993Jan12.230940.5526@reed.edu> <18369@autodesk.COM>
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- |>>>This reminds me of the (local?) trend of gays wearing a ring on
- their 'pinky'
- |>>>finger. Is/was this pretty much universal?
- |>
- |> I don't know how universal, but here in the States
- |> it is still quite often done (I almost always wear
- |> one myself, as some of you know)
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- BTW, in Canada an iron ring on the pinkie of the right hand may mean
- that the wearer, such as I, is a graduate of a Canadian engineering
- school. Which, unfortunately, have a reputation (the schools, not
- especially the graduates) for homophobia.
-
- Which doesn't mean that some iron rings are not on gay fingers, of course.
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- I wear two rings, both symbolize obligations, one personal, one
- professional. One on the left hand, one on the right.
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- Henry Troup - H.Troup@BNR.CA (Canada) - BNR owns but does not share my opinions
- "Pale was the wounded knight, that bore the rowan shield."
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