Comments on: BABY TANK IS BUILT BY BOY TO NAVIGATE RIVER (May, 1924) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/17/baby-tank-is-built-by-boy-to-navigate-river/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Mike Brisendine http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/17/baby-tank-is-built-by-boy-to-navigate-river/comment-page-1/#comment-518861 Mike Brisendine Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:20:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/14/baby-tank-is-built-by-boy-to-navigate-river/#comment-518861 Some would call it the alternative love boat. As we all know the usage of a word can change over time. I was in third grade in 1958 and queer was in one of our weekly spelling lessons. There was a story in each lesson that contained the words we were to learn that week. I well remember the passage for the word queer. "The queer man stood behind the fruit stand." I doubt you would see that in a third grade spelling book now. Some would call it the alternative love boat.

As we all know the usage of a word can change over time. I was in third grade in 1958 and queer was in one of our weekly spelling lessons. There was a story in each lesson that contained the words we were to learn that week. I well remember the passage for the word queer. “The queer man stood behind the fruit stand.” I doubt you would see that in a third grade spelling book now.

]]> By: Thundercat http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/17/baby-tank-is-built-by-boy-to-navigate-river/comment-page-1/#comment-513956 Thundercat Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:43:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/14/baby-tank-is-built-by-boy-to-navigate-river/#comment-513956 Sign me up for a cruise on the queer boat! Woo Woo! Sign me up for a cruise on the queer boat! Woo Woo!

]]> By: fluffy http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/17/baby-tank-is-built-by-boy-to-navigate-river/comment-page-1/#comment-513136 fluffy Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:46:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/09/14/baby-tank-is-built-by-boy-to-navigate-river/#comment-513136 "Queer boat" is my new favorite phrase. “Queer boat” is my new favorite phrase.

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