Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Spaceopoly Kill This Thread IX: The 24-Hour Version (Fifth Time)

That is amazing. I am not a fan of Marx so I find that really funny.

Karl Marx IS required reading for some of our classes, but the Marx Brothers never were. I only knew about them from some novels I read, or from the odd Looney Tunes cartoon.

A certain popular T-shirt has caused similar confusion all over the world, I'm sure.

some marx brothers are funnier than others.

I'm glad I'm not alone, cleome

I've read (just now) that Zeppo and Gummo weren't really that funny at all.

Actually, Zeppo was incredibly funny, but his portrayal of the ridiculously wooden pretty boy was overwhelmed by the sheer zaniness of his brother's characters. In vaudeville, he was Groucho's understudy and, according to Groucho himself, he was funnier in the role.

In real life, he loved practical jokes. It's said that he left the act (to become the Brothers' agent) because he was dissatisfied that he was not allowed to be more overtly funny on film.

Zeppo did well for himself. I read that his role as agent also allowed him to branch into engineering, from which he made his multi-million dollar fortune.

Several members of the Marx family have had show business careers. In the 1980s, when I was a teenager, I had a crush on Gregg Marx, a grandson of Gummo's, who appeared on Days of Our Lives and As the World Turns.

Some gay friends of mine have a crush on Gregory Gao, who they feel is an example of a very hot Asian man.

I haven't been able to find Gregory Gao online, but I'll take your word for it.

Here in the US, there are a lot of gay men who strongly identify as liking only men of a certain ethnic group. There is a group here in Houston called "Asians and Friends" which bills itself as "a social group for gay and lesbian Asians and any one interested in furthering their understanding of the gay and lesbian cultures of Asia". In practice, it has a lot of rich white guys who have a thing for Asian guys.

I have always just seen attractive men as attractive men, regardless of ethnicity. I haven't dated very many men in my lifetime, but I think I've covered every major ethnic group.

I didn't get to date much while I was in LA, and the only one I did date was a Chinese-American. Oh well.

Rich white guys with a thing for Asians, hu? Where can I sign up?

When you and Blaze come to visit The Boyfriend and me, we'll take you.

One of the local free LGBT papers used to have a column by an Asian Bear dude who of course called himself "Panda." His writing was pretty good, but unfortunately I think the paper's gone kaput and I can't recall his name.

I'll admit, I've never understood the whole "bear" community. Physically, I could be part of it, I suppose, but I don't like the idea of classifying myself like that. While I applaud the goal of celebrating that people who do not fit the Hollywood image can indeed be attractive, I find the idea of associating with people solely based on a physical type to be just as shallow. Your mileage may vary.

Some people just have a certain "type", I suppose. Being attracted to that type is alright, as long as a) you do not associate with people ONLY of that type, and b) you judge carefully each person of said type to determine whether you should continue associating with them.

I'm certainly more attracted to some body types than others, but physical attraction is only a small part of building a relationship with someone.

Of course, not everyone is looking for a relationship. When I was first coming out when I was in my early 20s, a friend, who was about 40 at the time, was explaining to me about the "hanky code". He explained that they would carry different colored bandanas depending on what they were "looking for". I innocently asked "What color is commitment?"

Fast forward about 20 years: The Boyfriend and I decided that commitment was green-and-purple argyle.

Argyle bandanas?!

Truly, the End Times must be nigh...

Maybe the pale horse was supposed to be green-and-purple argyle.

I don't know nothing about coded bandanas, but I do like argyle...even green-and-purple.

By the way, a certain rickshaw1 was seen wearing argyle socks recently.

I used to have a green-and-purple argyle sweater and coordinating socks. I miss them.

I bet that was an impostor, LT. Everyone knows that the real rickshaw1 stopped wearing socks for good almost thirty years ago-- after his first viewing of Miami Vice.

Oh dear. I always thought... then why... why are his feet in that color?!

I've never been able to go sockless. I actually like socks a lot. I don't like wearing shoes all that much, but I don't like to be barefoot either. I go around the house in my stocking feet (I love that expression).

I prefer wearing socks outdoors as well, just to keep my feet clean. We usually wear slippers here at home, so keeping feet clean is a must.

Swampland is repository for all kinds of unpleasant substances. Take it from somebody who's originally from New Jersey.