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Catnapper
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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: Lesbos islanders protest over use of name |
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I caught the end bit of a story on the news early Sunday morning (before I went out carbooting!) It seems Lesbos islanders in Greece are protesting about gay people calling themselves lesbians. There was a surreal Monty Python type feel to the interview.......
BBC reporter to a male Lesbos islander: "Are you a Lesbian?"
Male Lesbos islander: "I am a Lesbian......but I am not homosexual" 
This is a link to an earlier report.......
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7376919.stm
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Very good, that did raise a chuckle!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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 My first thought was Davith would go absolutely crazy there on that island...you know the only gay in the village from Little Britain?
What a strange thing .....though I suppose if the words 'Londoners' or 'British' started to be used to describe gay people or lets say paedophiles  I guess people there would be complaining too
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: |
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You can understand their reasoning I suppose.....but at the same time they have lots of gay people holidaying there, so that's a boost to their tourist trade!
Maybe the islanders could be known as Lesboites or Lesbites! |
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Lucifer_666
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Or Lesbosians? or Lesbozos 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Who discovered the island in the first place- Benny Hill?
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:15 am Post subject: |
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WTF is aw this aboot 
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: |
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Have a look at the link I posted!
The people who live on the Greek island of Lesbos are protesting about lesbians using their name to describe someone who's gay! |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder is that Benny Hill music their National Anthem??
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