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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:39 PM
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How good is your "Gaydar"?
http://www.okcupid.com/gaydar

You impressively scored 80%

You personally got 16 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 87% of all test takers.

Apparently my Gaydar is pretty good...who knew?
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:46 PM
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1. I scored 45%!
LOL! :rofl:

It's hard to tell by a picture.
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:49 PM
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4. it really is...
I'm quite surprised that I scored as well as I did considering I'm straight...I guess Gaydar is like "the force" something deep inside you must channel
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 08:59 AM
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48. That's exactly what it is -- mine is scarily excellent
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 12:20 AM
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31. Thankfully, you spoke up, because I had a 45% too snd would not have
admitted it before you did. Even worse, I guessed better about the women than the men. Sad, sad, sad....
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:48 PM
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2. I don't know what this says about me...

You personally got 17 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 94% of all test takers.

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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:49 PM
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3. No good
You only scored
45%
That sucks.


You personally got 9 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 5% of all test takers.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:50 PM
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5. Well, I just kind of randomly clicked on a lot of them, but 60%

You personally got 12 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 29% of all test takers.
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:51 PM
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6. I scored a 70%
You personally got 14 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 60% of all test takers.
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:53 PM
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7. I got 70% and I was guessing the whole time.
Woohoo!
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 09:56 PM
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8. My gaydar is excellent
whenever I have a gay friend with me.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:08 PM
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9. I only scored 40%. I suck.
It said I was better at it with the girls than the guys. Considering the fact that I like girls... Go figure.
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SnohoDem Donating Member (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:15 PM
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10. 70% and better
Edited on Sun Jul-16-06 10:15 PM by SnohoDem
at recognizing guys than girls. Not surprising since I'm a guy.

Actually, I would have thought my gaydar was better. But hey, I am straight, what do I know?

:shrug:


Edit: girls, not gilrs
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Glorfindel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:19 PM
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11. 50%; better with guessing guys than girls...no surprise there!
I've never been able to spot gay women, even though I love them dearly.
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Nevernose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:21 PM
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12. "Better at testing guys" 'Cause I know which ones look like me
And now's the part where I don't tel you whether I'm gay or straight. 60% overall.

Okay, I'm straight. And the reason, I suspect, that I'm better able to tell which sex is gay or not, depends upon the fact that not only know who looks like me, but I know which girls I think are hotter, and are therefore more likely to be, in my optomist's mindset, straight.

Or, this may in fact be the 21st century, and gay people might not be as scary as they used to be (except some of the people in Pride parades, whom I suspect are scary to MOST people, gay or otherwise, but that's a whole other topic).
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aaronbees Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:23 PM
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13. 70 percent
"You personally got 14 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 60% of all test takers."


...some were quite tough and, to be honest, just random guesses ... fun quiz :) Congrats on your astute eye, Rev Smitty.
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steely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:30 PM
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14. 50%, better at girls -
the girls seemed easy - I thought there were more clues than for the guys - but maybe that sums up my low score.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:27 PM
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25. Better at guys w/ same score
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:32 PM
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15. 65%.
You personally got 13 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 44% of all test takers.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:37 PM
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16. 75%
Yeah baby yeah.
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idgiehkt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:38 PM
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17. 80%
wonder if anyone will score above 80, and if they will be better at males or females.
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nytemare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:44 PM
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18. 85%
Edited on Sun Jul-16-06 10:49 PM by nytemare
Winna winna chicken dinna.

You personally got 17 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 94% of all test takers.

I was taking it and wondering if any of them were trick questions..lol.

I took it again and it gives different pictures. This time 65%

You personally got 13 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 44% of all test takers.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 10:57 PM
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19. 75%
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:05 PM
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20. 65% - You personally got 13 of the 20 people correct and were better...
...at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 44% of all test takers :shrug:
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BreweryYardRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:13 PM
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21. 70%
Looks like those two years of theatre classes were good for something.
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Nickster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:18 PM
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22. 65% Better at recognizing men. I'm suprised that I got that high of a
score, my gaydar is terrible.
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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:23 PM
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23. 80%!
You personally got 16 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 87% of all test takers.
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deucemagnet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:24 PM
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24. 70%, better at recognizing women,
and I'm a straight male.
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siouxsiecreamcheese Donating Member (534 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:34 PM
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26. got 70%
was better at guessing guys than girls.. i'd do better if they talk to me
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serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:41 PM
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27. 50%
My gaydar in person is much better. I spent my professional life around gay people.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:41 PM
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28. 70%
better at gals than guys

not my experience but hey
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catbert836 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 11:51 PM
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29. It's called a "homometer", lol
and I scored only 45%. :evilfrown:
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 12:17 AM
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30. 45% and better at guessing the lesbians than the gays......I'm not
impressed with myself.
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 12:21 AM
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32. 70%, and I'm better at picking out the women.
It might have helped that one of the ladies was wearing a shirt that said "Come out, come out, whoever you are."
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liontamer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:19 AM
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41. i missed that
i was judging based on a combination of jewelry, hair and wishful thinking.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 12:29 AM
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33. 40%. Just like in real life, mine is hit or miss.
I have really bad "gaydar."
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JackDragna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 03:09 AM
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34. 50%. I'm much better with real people..
..mostly after having a good friend who was gay.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 03:19 AM
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35. 85%....and I got this [graphic] graphic
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:50 AM
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45. Well that leaves little to the imagination...
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long_green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 10:56 AM
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55. so did I.
85%. Straight male who's better at picking out the girls than the guys. There were some pairs that I was hoping I could pick both.
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 05:16 AM
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36. 70% not bad
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 05:47 AM
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37. 60%
Better at recognising girls.

I blame the NSA for jamming my Gaydar which is actually perfect. :P
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mwooldri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:26 AM
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43. We tag teamed here.... 60% too.
I can't blame the NSA - we had a few disagreements but 60%?

In any case... who cares?

Mark.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:00 AM
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38. 75%
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liontamer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:03 AM
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39. 65%
better at girls than guys. So not true in real life.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:07 AM
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40. 75% here!
I was better at recognizing the girls than the boys, apparently. :-)
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:24 AM
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42. 45%
That was interesting. But, sometimes I guessed opposite of what I wanted to because I thought the pictures were an attempt at trickery. Maybe I would have gotten 5% if I hadn't done that. Hmmmm... :shrug: :hi:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 06:50 AM
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44. 55%
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 08:53 AM
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46. 50%
:wtf:
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 08:58 AM
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47. I scored 60%. I'm better at recognizing girls than guys.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 09:10 AM
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49. 75% and I didn't even try hard.
I must be gay. I've been wondering about that for awhile.
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evirus Donating Member (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 09:14 AM
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50. not that good i would guess
i just dont realy examine people in that way.

a good friend of mine told me she was gay while we where talking about that "marrage protection" crap going on in congress. i had no idea, and also didn't realy care. i mean theres nothing different about her realy, so why should i care
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 09:16 AM
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51. I got the same result that you did... 80%
You personally got 16 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 87% of all test takers.

I don't know how this skill will help me in life, but there it is...:shrug::-)
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 09:20 AM
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52. 55% - better at the women.
You personally got 11 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. Overall, you guessed better than 17% of all test takers.

When I'm using my (pretty crap, it must be noted) gaydar, I tend to absorb far more than just appearance in a picture... :shrug:
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ChickMagic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 09:21 AM
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53. 60% I'm better with guys than girls
You personally got 14 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 60% of all test takers.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 09:32 AM
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54. I only got 50%. No wonder I keep flirting with straight guys.
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hiro Donating Member (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 10:59 AM
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56. Random, but....
I just realized...the Armenian word for "bright and cheery" is "gaydar"...

-H.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-17-06 11:29 AM
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57. 90%! My gaydar is powerful!


LOL at the graphic!
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