Exclamation Point
 

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There’s been a lot of continued discussion over at Dave’s place regarding the shooting death of the transgendered 14 year old.

Some people have stated such amazing points of view as “Children should be seen and not heard.” And kids “have no constitutional rights.”

There are several people who maintain that “Bob” the transgendered kid is at least partly responsible for his own senseless slaying. Apparently he should have known better than be himself and put himself in the position to be murdered.

The conversation has continued on my blog, too. The ever fabulous Lee needed some clarification about what constitutes a “hate crime” and why it’s important to differentiate a racially or sexually oriented - motivated crime. Here was his question:

So let’s say I’m a real asshole (I know, real stretch right) and I decided I’m going to get really drunk one night (again, way off base I know) and go down to the local bar and beat to death the man that’s been banging my girlfriend while I’m at work with a pool stick cause I hate him soooo much.

OR

I’m a real asshole that hates fags and I get drunk and go down to the bar and beat to death the gay guy that I know.

Same injuries, same cause of death…both cases I left the house intending to kill someone because I hate them

Which of these is a hate crime? Why not both?

You can follow along with the answers on the original post, but it prompted the following conversation between me and Othurme:

Othurme: I had a hard time grasping Lee typing the phrase….”So, if some guy is fucking my girlfriend….”

Jester: oh no shit. i emailed him about that

Othurme: I almost commented on it…but I don’t know him well enough

Jester: he’d take it well

Othurme: He’s not exactly type of gay guy that wears a question mark on his T shirt.

Jester: that’s an understatement

Othurme: It’s more of an exclamation point

Jester: hahahahah. Rainbow striped!

Othurme: With bows

Jester: and glitter! … i think i can picture my next cafepress tee shirt.

Othurme: The exclamation point?

Jester: yeah

Othurme: It’s brilliant. But I get half the proceeds

Jester: You got a deal.

Gay! Tee Shirt

58 Responses to “Exclamation Point”
 

makes me almost wish i were gay so that i could wear one. but i like dick too much so i will have to skip this shirt.
xoxo

hellohahanarf wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 7:33 am

 
 

I would have to put on that shirt,

“I like Rainbows”.

“But I am not gay.”

“Not that there is anything wrong with it.”

“I just like rainbows.”

The Absurdist’s last blog post…How It All Began

The Absurdist wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 8:47 am

 
 

So Sly just NOW informed me of this post and I’m touched and honored to have inspired a T-shirt. I’m SO FREAKIN gay that I inspired a rainbow exclamation point t-shirt. Holy Higgs Boson!

Perhaps the next post (or the discussion of this post) should be what exactly makes me SO gay (and fabulous).

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 12:58 pm

 
 

oh yeah, it kills me that I mentioned a burka made of human skin, but ‘banging my girlfriend’ is what you had trouble swallowing(pun intended?). Come on people! A burka! made of skin! jeez!

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 1:00 pm

 
 

What is worse, Lee, is that I imagined the skin burka, in an african sort of hue, and I moved along without a second thought except for how it would be to wear one. (heavy, hot, and a little moist?)

I would like to know, were are the bows and glitter?

ginamonster’s last blog post…The story continues

ginamonster wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 1:37 pm

 
 

hello - considering the lengths you’ve stated you’re willing to go to just to get the chance to nuzzle Killer’s balls, I think you could still wear the shirt.

Absurdist - Why does it bother you so much that the Rainbow has come to represent gays?

Lee - Wait. You have to have Sly read ahead to tell you if there’s anything worth reading on my site? We all have had skin burkas for ten years. For once you are far behind the fashion curve. Mine is made of 8 year olds. Of course it took close to thirty of them to make the burka large enough to fit me….

Ginamonster - I figured Lee wore bows and glitter often enough that adding it to the shirt was overkill.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 1:45 pm

 
 

Oh honey, if I’m wearing the shirt, it doesn’t need bows and glitter (if I’m not already wearing bows and glitter it won’t be long some just come shooting out of me[among other things])

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 1:45 pm

 
 

Lee - I have the overwhelming urge to sing “Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows.”

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 1:49 pm

 
 

I just get up earlier and can’t wait to see what madness will pop-up on your blog, so I read it with my morning coffee.

I was thinking if I were to wear the shirt, the exclamation point will accentuate my boobs really well…

Sly wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 1:51 pm

 
 

Sly - I can’t even read my own site until after I’ve had coffee. Everything you wear accentuates your boobs. I especially like that outfit with all the feathers and tassles.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 2:00 pm

 
 

Shhh…don’t go telling everyone what I wear for you when we have our special encounters. Lee will get jealous that I never let him borrow it.

Sly wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 2:10 pm

 
 

Lee - I intentionally refused to stand behind you when we met because I was worried about being hit by the rainbows and glitter. I figured that’s how you catch it. The Gay.

othurme’s last blog post…Saturday

othurme wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 2:11 pm

 
 

It doesn’t bother me a bit. I just love that comedian (from whom I stole those line) who said, “How selfish do you have to be to steal the whole color spectrum?” I thought it was classic. But not against gays. Just a funny statement all around.

Absurdist’s last blog post…How It All Began

Absurdist wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 2:47 pm

 
 

Sly - I have news for you… he borrows it when you go out of town.

Othurme - It’s so hard to get rainbow dust off your trousers. If you haven’t caught The Gay yet from being around UMB and me, I don’t think even Lee’s superstrength gay will get you.

Absurdist - We are a selfish people except when it comes to matters of charity.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:00 pm

 
 

Why you gettin’ on me?

Absurdist’s last blog post…How It All Began

Absurdist wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:02 pm

 
 

Really though, what makes me so super gay? Sly and I agree that way more nerdy than I am gay. That’s not to say I’m not really gay, just that I’m REALLY nerdy too.

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:05 pm

 
 

Absurdist - Because you are soft and you giggle when I bounce on you.

The things that make Lee so super gay:

  • Wardrobe
  • Hair
  • Makeup
  • Sophie Ellis Bextor
  • “I am a lady.”
  • Shits Rainbows
  • Equipped with safety railings and sprinklers
  • All that gay sex

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:11 pm

 
 
  • My wardrobe is fabulous!
  • As is my hair…
  • You can barely tell I’m wearing make-up
  • kick kick, side, side, side side, spin 2-3-4
  • that was a great easter, huh?
  • if only
  • safety first!
  • oh yeah! which was great this morning!

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:19 pm

 
 

Speaking of easter, I haven’t seen your parents in forever! I miss them!

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:24 pm

 
 

Lee - My case, as they say, has been rested.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:26 pm

 
 

Lee - We were just talking about that this weekend. They were disappointed we didn’t meet up in San Diego. Come up to the party on Saturday afternoon, they’ll be here. Bring Sly. You guys can see Total Eclipse play. :)

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:30 pm

 
 

But come on! I’m really nerdy too! I think I’m more nerdy than gay. I have a color coded periodic table that I colored in myself! Sly and I did a periodic table quiz the other night! My new favorite exclamation is Holy Higgs Boson! I sometimes break out my quantum mechanics book just for fun! I regularly think about space-time.

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:32 pm

 
 

He also has more ipods than pairs of shoes.

Sly wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:34 pm

 
 

I’ll have to skip the party, but will they be around sunday?We didn’t get back to SD until 9ish and got stuck in the most horrible traffic like 5 miles away from SD. C’est la vie.

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:35 pm

 
 

She’s right! I only have two pairs of shoes that I actually wear. That’s SO not gay.

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:38 pm

 
 

Lee - Gay and Nerdy aren’t mutually exclusive. No one questions either your nerdiness or your gayness. Would you prefer the tee shirt be a rainbow striped physics equation?

Sly - That’s a lot of iPods.

Lee - Had to edit you there a little bit. Yes, they should be around on Sunday.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pm

 
 

Lee - It’s still gay. Both of those pairs of shoes are shiny, glittery, and have heels.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:47 pm

 
 

Rainbow physics equation! I think I just messed myself!
Gay Science!

Holmium Molydbenium - HoMo

Gallium Yttrium - GaY

Bismuth Mercury Cobalt Carbon Potassium - BiHg CoCK

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:48 pm

 
 

Shiny, glittery, and heels?!
No, you’re thinking of my pajamas

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:49 pm

 
 

Lee - You are so gay. When did you start wearing pajamas that didn’t come with feathers?

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:55 pm

 
 

Wow, you are both really gay.

Sly wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 3:58 pm

 
 

Allergies dear, allergies

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:00 pm

 
 

Is there that part where we turn to each other, put our magic rings together and turn into something awesome?

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:02 pm

 
 

Sly - Your point is?

Lee - I find Benadryl and a fifth of Vodka makes those night time allergies a thing of the past. Wonder twin powers ACTIVATE! Form of: Ryan Reynold’s jockstrap!

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm

 
 

Hey People! Tell me, what is happening today? Jester man, you must put up some pics of some pretty and fine women with nice butts! Come on, do the rest of us a favor my Brother.

The Doctor

The Doctor! wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:07 pm

 
 

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

*breathing hard* oh that was awesome!

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:09 pm

 
 

so the doctor likes nice butts huh… uh-huh, you know what that means…

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:13 pm

 
 

The Doctor - I see they let you out for your hour of internet time for the week. Thanks for stopping by.

Lee - That’s what HE said.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:18 pm

 
 

Lee - enlighten me… what does it mean that the Doctor likes nice butts?

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:22 pm

 
 

ok, let’s consider a few things

If he was coming for the naked chick pics, he would have picked another site because, from my understanding, there is a lot of naked chicks doing naughty things all over the internet. Doesn’t seem like the reason the doc is here. Maybe it has to do with the gays here.

Perhaps he’s trying to convert us by suggesting more chick pics here. He may think that looking at picks of naked chicks are going to help cure teh gayes. This is one of the stupidest things ever, so let’s give him a little credit and say there is another reason.

He picked out the butt as his interest. Now I know many straight boys are butt men, you think if he was trying to straighten us out, he would have picked a more female specific attribute. Boobs? the Va-jay-jay?

Perhaps if there are some chicks up with the dude pics, he feels safe looking at the dude pics because he can play it off as looking at the chicks. Perhaps we are his safe space, where he can consider the beauty of the male form without consequence and chick pics almost give it the hint of legitimacy.

whatchathink?

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:35 pm

 
 

oh yeah, and CHECK-FUCKING-MATE BITCH

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:38 pm

 
 

Lee - You argument sounds way too much like logic. There seems to be a scientific approach to your decision making. Since this directly contradicts my faith in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, I reject your arguments out of hand. You are only making sense because the devil has given you the words to say to make me doubt my faith.

*That* my friend is a checkmate.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:46 pm

 
 

ha! things that make lee super gay: all that gay sex. that hit my funny bone hard this evening. good one!

although who has more ipods than shoes? that is unacceptable. just so not right.

so now we have “the doctor”, eh? hope they go and check out your post where you asked for testimonials. this should be a good one. hope they don’t go over to killer’s site to see liz posting her vajayjay photo after killer posted his balls on mt. rushmore. i’m sure the doctor would be angry at liz for her photo. even though she doesn’t seem to have caught the gay yet.

hellohahanarf wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:47 pm

 
 

please post a drawing of the flying spaghetti monster. thanks!

hellohahanarf wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:48 pm

 
 

hello - Yeah, I can’t wait for The Doctor’s testimonial. Here’s the drawing: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster_2.jpg

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:58 pm

 
 

Is anyone else even reading this blog anymore?!

So I was thinking about the use of logic and creationists come in to a conversation and throw ideas around that make no sense and then declare they have triumphed over logic. I was trying to think of an analogy for this.

It’s like running onto a soccer field with a baseball bat, beating the shit out of everyone and then declaring yourself the winner of the game.

thoughts? suggestions?

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 4:59 pm

 
 

but, but, but…i wanted YOU to draw the fsm…

sniff, sniff

(hi, lee! i’m still here. and i love baseball bats.)

hellohahanarf wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:02 pm

 
 

wait! who put a pic of their vajayjay up on the net?! That’s just wrong! That’s like me putting a pic of my wing dang doodle up on the ne…. NEVER MIND!

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:02 pm

 
 

“wing dang doodle” made me laugh so hard that i fell over and then hurt myself trying to get up. hope you are happy, lee. (just go to killerrants and view liz’s most recent post. it is ok. i promise.)

hellohahanarf wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:05 pm

 
 

Lee - I’m reading it. And hello and sly are reading it. Plus the people who commented earlier who get an email for each reply. They are probably cussing us out right now. *waves*

I like your analogy, but I think it would be better if the people run out on the soccer field with a book and declare the game to be a work of penguins.

hello - Oh. Ok. I’ll draw you a FSM.

Lee - Right. You’ve never done that. I’ve never seen those pictures. If they exist, that is.

hello - it’s strange to fall over from laughter as opposed to drunkenness, right?

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:12 pm

 
 

yay, jester drawings!!! squeeeeeeeee!

(and yes, yes it is a bizarre feeling to fall over from sober laughter. i should mark today on the calendar.)

hellohahanarf wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:15 pm

 
 

p.s. jseter, can you make american idol never ever do that group sing crap again? please?

hellohahanarf wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:16 pm

 
 

Work of penguins! I like it!

Everyday I participate in the EXACT SAME DISCUSSION with people over at the christian forums about evolution and homosexuality.

Most of those people are REALLY nice and many of the admittedly religions ones are actually really open minded.
(Did I mention the fact that I think 40% of the people on the christian forums are atheists, diests, agnostics, or pagans[not kidding, honest to earth mother pagans])

Anyway, every day, every discussion is pretty much the same.
Creationists don’t understand or don’t want to understand science.
Anti-homo or anti gay marriage folks have no idea what a free society means.

I want to reiterate, these people are definitely the minority over there, but a very vocal(verbose) minority.

it’s getting old!

Thank goodness for this blog!

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:21 pm

 
 

hello - I’ve already marked it. And RE: Idol. I’m not a miracle worker. It’s not on here yet, so don’t spoil the ending for me!

Lee - The fact that you’re hanging out at Christian forums makes me giggle from my special places. What’s the deal, have you already slept with everyone on Craigslist already?

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:24 pm

 
 

I gave up on trying to sleep with people on craigslist. It was getting too easy. I like a challenge, so now I’m trying to sleep with people on christianforums. It’s gonna be a hoot!

Lee wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 5:35 pm

 
 

Lee - Why do you think it’s going to be any more of a challenge than Craigslist? It will be like shooting fish in a barrel.

jester wrote on February 21st, 2008 at 7:44 pm

 
 

[...] jester: Lee - Why do you think it’s going to be any more of a challenge than Craigslist? It will be like shooting fish in a barrel. [...]

 
 

You guys are funny.

ginamonster’s last blog post…Be careful what you wish for

ginamonster wrote on February 22nd, 2008 at 9:01 am

 

Say something already!