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Gender (I'll show you mine, and you show me yours)
06-24-2008, 06:16 PM
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Gender (I'll show you mine, and you show me yours)
Wags brought to my attention that you cannot check a poster's gender on their profile. Although members must include their gender, it was kept private.
Given the way pronouns work, life will be much easier if those who are so inclined can check the profile for someone's gender.
For you secrecy fanatics, today we added undisclosed as an option.
July 1 the gender field in the profile will be public. You have until that date to secretly change your gender. 
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06-24-2008, 06:25 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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After July 1 if we have a sex change operation are we stuck with our gender or can we change it on the boards? 
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06-24-2008, 06:28 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I'll check tomorrow morning in the shower. BTW, what are the external signs of each possible gender? I want it correct, you know.
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06-24-2008, 07:23 PM
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As the board's official medical officer, please be advised that all members will be required to take this test in order to retain their status as full fledged board members.
And speaking of "members," if you have one, you're a male.
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06-24-2008, 07:26 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Rich_in_Tampa
And speaking of "members," if you have one, you're a male.
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Even an itty-bitty one?
Ha
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06-24-2008, 07:27 PM
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Even an itty-bitty one?
Ha
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... it's how you use it.
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06-24-2008, 08:10 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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In large part...
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06-24-2008, 09:40 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Originally Posted by Rich_in_Tampa
As the board's official medical officer, please be advised that all members will be required to take this test in order to retain their status as full fledged board members. |
11 out of 12 right, the gal in the flowered blouse threw me.
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06-24-2008, 10:15 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Martha
Wags brought to my attention that you cannot check a poster's gender on their profile. Although members must include their gender, it was kept private.
Given the way pronouns work, life will be much easier if those who are so inclined can check the profile for someone's gender.
For you secrecy fanatics, today we added undisclosed as an option.
July 1 the gender field in the profile will be public. You have until that date to secretly change your gender. |
Hey Dude... 
Why should I waste my time looking to see their gender.... who cares!!!
BTW... was only 10 of 12... disappointing....
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06-24-2008, 10:25 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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10 out of 12 also. Which is roughly as good as I do on the internet for people without obvious screen names.
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06-24-2008, 10:26 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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This is so going to help with the e-r.org matchmaking subforum.
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06-24-2008, 10:53 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I also got 10/12. This was fairly hard; there were several that I wasn't sure- some I guessed right, some wrong.
Ha
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06-24-2008, 11:22 PM
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7 out of 12; how embarrassing and I live in S.F. Don't let me out alone!
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06-24-2008, 11:23 PM
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gone traveling
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NOTICE:
FIRE is not tolerant of pretenders, so by our July 1 calenders, we must all be senders of our genders. The moderators, acting as goaltenders, will be apprehenders of all discommenders. But without tender to force surrender, what about the gender-benders, out marching in rainbow suspenders? Do we really need to know about transgender, cross-dressers, or sexual amenders? Hmm… If anyone incorrectly reports their genders, will they be labeled as offenders? Or conscientious contenders to forum engenders?
I act as commender to those who attender to this lofty agenda…
The ender.
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06-25-2008, 05:05 AM
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9 out of 12. Apparently there's only one way to know for sure....
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06-25-2008, 06:37 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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!0 out of 12. To be sure give them the "Mick test". A la Crocodile Dundee.
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06-25-2008, 06:46 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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7 out of 12.
("Which is roughly as good as I do on the internet for people without obvious screen names.")
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06-25-2008, 07:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigwonderfulwyoming
NOTICE:
FIRE is not tolerant of pretenders, so by our July 1 calenders, we must all be senders of our genders. The moderators, acting as goaltenders, will be apprehenders of all discommenders. But without tender to force surrender, what about the gender-benders, out marching in rainbow suspenders? Do we really need to know about transgender, cross-dressers, or sexual amenders? Hmm… If anyone incorrectly reports their genders, will they be labeled as offenders? Or conscientious contenders to forum engenders?
I act as commender to those who attender to this lofty agenda…
The ender.
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Someone has waaaay to much time in retirement. lmao....but that was funny.
thanks
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06-25-2008, 10:29 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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9 of 12
But I know my wife is a woman.
The next most important question is can you tell the woman's true hair color?
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06-25-2008, 10:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jIMOh
The next most important question is can you tell the woman's true hair color?
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The answer is obvious....eh, hmmm, nm. 
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