The Definition of "Boi"
Juliette
Jason, asked me if I considered him a "boi", and if so, exactly
what one is... I consulted the agf faq glossary, but it's not included in
the list of definitions. So, what does the word boi mean to you?
To me, a boi is a man who is not afraid to express the feminine sides to
his look and personality. For example, a boi is someone who is happy to tote
your lipstick for you because he may need to borrow it himself. Also, a boi
is tolerant of other's life-style choices even if he does not choose them
himself. (For example, a straight boi is not homophobic.)
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Mairwen
Juliette scribbled in blood:
> So, what does the word boi mean to you?
I've always kinda seen it as a male person with a goth look, no matter
WHICH goth look, whether it's androgynous, or whatever. But also
a male not afraid to let others make their own choices.
F'r instance, my "boi" is in no stretch of the word a "boy". Very manly,
my boi (lol)...but when he goes "goth-y" he's my boi, everytime.
Mairwen
Ruhiel
skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie wrote:
> It's another (& more irritating, imo) way to spell "boy".
No, it's not just a spelling. People use it to denote a
specific type of male. Someone who is a little "more" than a
boy. I think Juliette pretty much covered it in her post.
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Sk8gundy
> the list of definitions. So, what does the word boi mean to you?
> To me, a boi is a man who is not afraid to express the feminine sides to
> his look and personality. For example, a boi is someone who is happy to tote
> your lipstick for you because he may need to borrow it himself. Also, a boi
> is tolerant of other's life-style choices even if he does not choose them
> himself. (For example, a straight boi is not homophobic.)
Since I'm not one that actually uses the term - you can take my
reply as a matter of opinion. I've always seen it as a feminist
put-down (but in a good way), like in Vassar where the bathrooms
are labeled "Women" and "Boys"
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Sk8gundy
> I have no idea how the spelling came to be, but I tend to just
> see it as a cute and rather possessive term of endearment.
I would say that it was GothFaeri's spelling and it stuck
around.
Arbitrary round of attribs.:
MakeUpWhoring - At first I had thought this was Christabel LaMotte's
term, but Leigh Gardner told me that Jillian (then) Sutter
was the first to write it in a post
*bounce* *bounce* - This term first appeared on a post when gundy
(Sande's bear) was trying to finagle gundytreats from
brahman. Although these posts were not saved, this
started what would eventually be called the gundysaga,
a long story abt gundies trying to stop the Evil Hoppy
Things from stealing their *bounce* *bounce*
perkygoff - comes from Joel Metz, who wrote the Perkygoff
Manifesto
Cleavage of Doom [TM] - first attributed to Asharte, who
listed on a post the great number of items that
could be stashed in her cleavage.
... any other a.g.f. history questions?
Trystan L. Bass
> Sk8gundy wrote:
> > Since I'm not one that actually uses the term - you can take my
> > reply as a matter of opinion. I've always seen it as a feminist
> > put-down (but in a good way), like in Vassar where the bathrooms
> > are labeled "Women" and "Boys"
>
> NOT at all! Why would we refer to our husbands/partners as our bois if
> it was a derogatory term? Note that we say "boi" not "boy".
You bet! I've always thot of "boi" as simply a male creature who you like
and think is cute (and everyone has their own definition of "cute", but in
my world, it's not just reserved for babies and bunnies). No particular
style or look is required, tho' certainly goth on a boi is admired ;->
--T.
(who really isn't as cutesy offline as I am online;
same goes for perky)
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skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
fpevooyrq onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
[snip]
It's another (& more irritating, imo) way to spell "boy".
HTH,
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Filigree00
>>Juliette scribbled in blood: So, what does the word boi
>>mean to you?
>I've always kinda seen it as a male person with a goth look,
>no matter WHICH goth look, whether it's androgynous, or
>whatever.
I have no idea how the spelling came to be, but I tend to just
see it as a cute and rather possessive term of endearment.
>F'r instance, my "boi" is in no stretch of the word a "boy".
>Very manly, my boi (lol)...but when he goes "goth-y" he's
>my boi, everytime.
My SO is also very manly =: ) I can't even bring myself to call him a boi
except when he gets all gothed up, then whoo-boi, I melt!!
filigree
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"Juliette" <julie...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Whilst reading agf over my shoulder, my significant whatever,
> Jason, asked me if I considered him a "boi", and if so, exactly
> what one is... I consulted the agf faq glossary, but it's not included in
>
> To me, a boi is a man who is not afraid to express the feminine sides to
> his look and personality. For example, a boi is someone who is happy to tote
> your lipstick for you because he may need to borrow it himself. Also, a boi
> is tolerant of other's life-style choices even if he does not choose them
> himself. (For example, a straight boi is not homophobic.)
Wow. I think you hit the nail on the head. Although I think I would add one
thing. Anyone who's a "boi" to me is usually a close friend or boyfriend, so
a "boi" is also someone with close emotional ties to yourself. i.e., I
wouldn't call a random goth guy "boi" ^_^
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Daednu
> Since I'm not one that actually uses the term - you can take my
> reply as a matter of opinion. I've always seen it as a feminist
> put-down (but in a good way), like in Vassar where the bathrooms
> are labeled "Women" and "Boys"
NOT at all! Why would we refer to our husbands/partners as our bois if
it was a derogatory term? Note that we say "boi" not "boy".
*Daednu
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Leigh Gardner
: MakeUpWhoring - At first I had thought this was Christabel LaMotte's
: term, but Leigh Gardner told me that Jillian (then) Sutter
: was the first to write it in a post
no, it was Twilight, in a post called "makeupwhores unite!", where she
talked about the *need* for multiple shades of purple nailie. Everyone
just assumed it was Christabel, cause she always knew *exactly* what
makeup would do for any occassion. Jilli might have liked the term as
well, but I believe it was Twi who coined that phrase.
: *bounce* *bounce*
<snip>
: perkygoff
<snip>
: Cleavage of Doom [TM]
<snip>
geez, I remember all three of these tied together in threads about gundies
wondering if there were gundytreats in the COD...
which reminds me- I haven't seen moses here in *ages*- I guess that's what
happens when you grow up and get married. good thing I'll never grow up
</Peter Pan>.
hmm..who else do I remember...? moses, katydid, Cairo, Christabel- prolly
scads more that I just can't think of at the moment.
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Luluwhite
> So, what does the word boi mean to you?
I always thought a boi was a girl with diff'rent nether parts.
mare
has a man, not a boi, heh!
BIuAngI
>> So, what does the word boi mean to you?
Ermmmm... to be, calling someone a boi has always been a term of endearment.
All my friends that happen to be guys are bois. Boyfriends fall under this
category too, only they're usually promoted to "my boi" or something of the
like. It's just a little term of affection I use, since I don't really use
much, except for calling friends that are girls silly little things (sex
kitten? cleavage goddess? *giggle*)
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> Sk8gundy wrote:
> > Since I'm not one that actually uses the term - you can take my
> > reply as a matter of opinion. I've always seen it as a feminist
> > put-down (but in a good way), like in Vassar where the bathrooms
> > are labeled "Women" and "Boys"
<Daednu answered>
> NOT at all! Why would we refer to our husbands/partners as our bois if
> it was a derogatory term? Note that we say "boi" not "boy".
you know, i don't use the term either, and that's how i read it as well:
a sort of fond, ironic, but essentially dismissive way of referring to
a significant other as sort of eye-candy or arm-trophy or dress-up doll
(especially given the "how do i get my boi who won't to wear make-up?"
thread--which i admit i read very little of).
my $.02
--crush
LucastaSin
>NOT at all! Why would we refer to our husbands/partners as our bois if
>it was a derogatory term? Note that we say "boi" not "boy".
I agree. I tend to most oft use it when talking about *my boi* as an
affectionate term. Or if I ask a girlfriend "So hows your boi?" in writing or
whatever, I think to most people I know, they recognise it as a term referring
to their S.O.
I think though that it is funny that when I once used a spelling on agf that
can be taken as being feminist, "Womyn", ( just because I like it, I also use
chick a lot, heh) ....I got jumped on in a dominantly female News Group!!
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Ulalme
> It's another (& more irritating, imo) way to spell "boy".
then Ruthiel wrote:
<No, it's not just a spelling. People use it to denote a
specific type of male. Someone who is a little "more" than a
boy. I think Juliette pretty much covered it in her post.>
Eh, I disagree. When I started using it wayyy back after
copying off others on Compuserve (what was that, 1992? '93?
something like that) it was simply another spelling for boi.
But then again, I'm not the best person to ask, since I use all
sorts of "irritating" spellings like gerl, grrrl, gurl, womyn, humyn,
wimmin, etc. But I don't really mean anything by it - it's just a
habit I've done since like, 1991.
Why not just take every usage with a grain of salt? I hardly
think an alternate spelling of a word can be argued about.
Then again, when "boi" is used in conjunction with "lippie" -
it does make me roll my eyes. (or *bouncebounce, for that
matter.) MHO.
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Sk8gundy
> Sk8gundy wrote:
> > Since I'm not one that actually uses the term - you can take my
> > reply as a matter of opinion. I've always seen it as a feminist
> > put-down (but in a good way), like in Vassar where the bathrooms
> > are labeled "Women" and "Boys"
> it was a derogatory term? Note that we say "boi" not "boy".
I don't mean that it's derogatory, just a joke, one that the
s.o.'s participate in.... Open to interpretation, isn't
it?
Q: How do we say "boi" differently from "boy"?
I've noticed that Mare always referred to her s.o. as the 'man'
Penny Dreadful
<julie...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Whilst reading agf over my shoulder, my significant whatever,
> Jason, asked me if I considered him a "boi", and if so, exactly
> what one is... I consulted the agf faq glossary, but it's not included in
> the list of definitions. So, what does the word boi mean to you?
>
> To me, a boi is a man who is not afraid to express the feminine sides to
> his look and personality. For example, a boi is someone who is happy to tote
> your lipstick for you because he may need to borrow it himself. Also, a boi
> is tolerant of other's life-style choices even if he does not choose them
> himself. (For example, a straight boi is not homophobic.)
To me, a boi is a boy or a youngish man. A person of the male gender, but
not, like, my dad.
"Boi" w/ a capital "B", however, usually is defined as: The male sigO of
the speaker as in, "I wanted to go off my diet last night, but Boi was
good and refused to order pizza."
Funny how I refer to female people over the age of 14 as "women" and men
under the age of 40 "bois".
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Sk8gundy
> Sk8gundy (sl...@spammenot.ghofn.org) wrote:
> : MakeUpWhoring - At first I had thought this was Christabel LaMotte's
> : term, but Leigh Gardner told me that Jillian (then) Sutter
> : was the first to write it in a post
> no, it was Twilight, in a post called "makeupwhores unite!", where she
> talked about the *need* for multiple shades of purple nailie. Everyone
> just assumed it was Christabel, cause she always knew *exactly* what
> makeup would do for any occassion. Jilli might have liked the term as
> well, but I believe it was Twi who coined that phrase.
Which Twilight? The one in N.O. or the one in AZ?
> which reminds me- I haven't seen moses here in *ages*- I guess that's what
> happens when you grow up and get married. good thing I'll never grow up
> </Peter Pan>.
I'm planning to see moses next week. I assume she'll be at C5 too.
She was just in New Orleans abt a wk ago. When she did post on
USENET last year, it was mostly to a.g.
> hmm..who else do I remember...? moses, katydid, Cairo, Christabel- prolly
> scads more that I just can't think of at the moment.
Cairo, I haven't heard from in a while. When I called, her answering
machine said she was on a cruise near Greece.
I saw Katydid a few weeks ago. I hadn't seen her in a long time.
Siani - she's engaged.
Asharte - she took a month off for holiday; she's back at
Microsoft working.
Christabel - well, she's closer to you than me.
Looking for Persephone and Heather Rose.
lXs
listening to Shed Seven
P.S. Have you read silentq's '95 88 Lines for 44 Goth Queens?
(on her web page)
oddlystrange is like second on the list, Siani is way in the
beginning, Heather Rose and katydid is in mid-beginning and
I think I'm in the center or near the end
I was reading this post from March 1996... Basically, I had posted:
Where's the FAQ? Where's the FAQ? etc. I talked to Trystan at
the San Jose meet and she said she posted it. And Siani had replied:
I haven't seen it. etc. And moses had posted: That makes the
three of us. etc I thought it was amusing in a nostalgic way.
skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
fpevooyrq onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
:No, it's not just a spelling. People use it to denote a
:specific type of male.
I wasn't aware there was a set definition.
That is _my_ definition.
:I think Juliette pretty much covered it in her post.
That's her definition.
Sk8gundy
> I think though that it is funny that when I once used a spelling on agf that
> can be taken as being feminist, "Womyn", ( just because I like it, I also use
> chick a lot, heh) ....I got jumped on in a dominantly female News Group!!
jumped on?
lXs
listening to Shed Seven
who doesn't think there's anything wrong w/ 'womyn'
BIuAngI
>fpevooyrq onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
>
>:No, it's not just a spelling. People use it to denote a
>:specific type of male.
>
>I wasn't aware there was a set definition.
>That is _my_ definition.
>
>:I think Juliette pretty much covered it in her post.
Then Skerry Carrie wrote:
>That's her definition.
>
If you don't mind me asking, what is yours? I'm not sure you should be snipping
about details like that (and it seemed like a snippy one-liner to me, no
offense), if you don't really provide any of your own input. Just something to
roll over in your mind for the time being.
Jamie *not trying to be mean*
The Painted One
>> I think though that it is funny that when I once used a spelling on agf
that
>> can be taken as being feminist, "Womyn", ( just because I like it, I
also use
>> chick a lot, heh) ....I got jumped on in a dominantly female News Group!!
>
>jumped on?
>
Are there any pictures? ;-)
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BoiNG ?
|-)
Sorry, I couldn't resist that.
Daednu
> Is a Boi on a NG a
> BoiNG ?
> |-)
> Sorry, I couldn't resist that.
YOU, sir, are fluff man!
*Sister Bethany Daednu (having quite a good giggle with your posts)
BIuAngI
>>> I think though that it is funny that when I once used a spelling on agf
>that
>>> can be taken as being feminist, "Womyn", ( just because I like it, I
>also use
>>> chick a lot, heh) ....I got jumped on in a dominantly female News Group!!
>>
Forgot who said this:
>>jumped on?
>>
The Painted One wrote:
>Are there any pictures? ;-)
If so, can I see? =P
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skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
:I have no idea how the spelling came to be, but I tend to just
:see it as a cute and rather possessive term of endearment.
Yep. Just a cutesy way to say 'guy'.
This has been bothering me a lot, lately.. people taking
words & skewing them into things that they aren't and
haven't ever been. ie- "perky goth". Most people don't
understand that it's not some goth who is in a perpetual
state of happyhappyspeedygigglegleehappyjoyjoytoomuchsugar.
This isn't to say that people can't form their own definitions
of a word, nononono, not at all. I do it all the time myself.
But in the case of the young gothling who tried to force her
bubblegum & candycane version of 'perkygoth' down my throat,
insisting that that was the only definition there ever was,
there is no room for diplomacy.
YMMV,
Carrie
The Painted One
>
>YOU, sir, are fluff man!
>
Holds his hands up in meek surender, I shall
change my tag to The Fluffy One, forthwith. :-)
skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
<sl...@spammenot.ghofn.org> fpevooyrq onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
:I would say that it was GothFaeri's spelling and it stuck
:around.
Oh, it's been around a lot longer than that! :o
::waves to Pawpii::
skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
:I have no idea how the spelling came to be, but I tend to just
:see it as a cute and rather possessive term of endearment.
And I replied w/:
:Yep. Just a cutesy way to say 'guy'.
What I meant to post (bad editing/proofreading job) was:
Yep. Just a cutesy way to say 'guy', or 'my boy/SO'.
Coffee! Bring coffee!
SaraiCat
> skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie wrote:
>
> > It's another (& more irritating, imo) way to spell "boy".
>
>
> No, it's not just a spelling. People use it to denote a
> specific type of male. Someone who is a little "more" than a
> boy. I think Juliette pretty much covered it in her post.
Er, I think the original question was, "what does the term 'boi' mean to you?"
Personally, I agree with Carrie. The term doesn't have any deep meaning
to me, it's just cutesy. *shrug*
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Juliette wrote:
> Whilst reading agf over my shoulder, my significant whatever,
> Jason, asked me if I considered him a "boi", and if so, exactly
> what one is... I consulted the agf faq glossary, but it's not included in
> the list of definitions. So, what does the word boi mean to you?
I always just thought of it as slang for a cute male. The sort of slang that
tends to be specific to a certain group that springs up and gets adopted by old
and new members alike. I personally don't use it, because I don't
use any odd spellings for words that already have a correct spelling. Like Kaos,
or Purty. I understand that other people do and that's fine, doesn't bother me.
I put it down to the fact
that in school Spelling was the only thing I ever got good grades on.
But hey, whatever the spelling, I think I've decided I like men over boys.
Because I feel womanly around men, I feel motherly around boys. ;-)
-Marjorie, saving myself for John Cusack (who looks very manly in G.P.B.)
Leigh Gardner
: > : MakeUpWhoring - At first I had thought this was Christabel LaMotte's
: > : term, but Leigh Gardner told me that Jillian (then) Sutter
: > : was the first to write it in a post
: > no, it was Twilight, in a post called "makeupwhores unite!"
: Which Twilight? The one in N.O. or the one in AZ?
I forget- she signed that post with:
Whips and Kisses--
Twilight, who bought a new stick of her favourite eyeliner, 5 new
purple and silver eyeshadows, and a really cool bottle of blue
nailpolish
with silver glitter in it
*bounce!*
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...if that helps at all.
: I'm planning to see moses next week. I assume she'll be at C5 too.
: She was just in New Orleans abt a wk ago. When she did post on
: USENET last year, it was mostly to a.g.
I thought I saw her there [a.g].
shame I can't afford a Convergence- I'd love to meet a lot of agfers.
: I saw Katydid a few weeks ago. I hadn't seen her in a long time.
that's right- I remember yr post.
: Siani - she's engaged.
eep! the girl who loves hedgehogs engaged! wow!
: Christabel - well, she's closer to you than me.
I really wish I'd have met her while she was still in Philly. some of us
managed to do so, though.
: P.S. Have you read silentq's '95 88 Lines for 44 Goth Queens?
: (on her web page)
: oddlystrange is like second on the list, Siani is way in the
: beginning, Heather Rose and katydid is in mid-beginning and
: I think I'm in the center or near the end
ooh, no- I should look that up.
: I was reading this post from March 1996... Basically, I had posted:
: Where's the FAQ? Where's the FAQ? etc. I talked to Trystan at
: the San Jose meet and she said she posted it. And Siani had replied:
: I haven't seen it. etc. And moses had posted: That makes the
: three of us. etc I thought it was amusing in a nostalgic way.
old posts are definitely amusing. and they were easier to keep track of-
I remember agf getting ~30 posts/day sometimes.
LadyRhye
Gardner) wrote:
>>Sk8gundy (sl...@spammenot.ghofn.org) wrote:
>>: Which Twilight? The one in N.O. or the one in AZ?
>I forget- she signed that post with:
>Whips and Kisses--
Uhmmm.. That should be the NO Twilight.. the Az twilight tended to
send as twilitght (with a little "t") after discovering that there was
another Twi.
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skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
:If you don't mind me asking, what is yours?
I believe I've answered that question already.
:I'm not sure you should be snipping
:about details like that (and it seemed like a snippy one-liner to me, no
:offense),
Why are you trying to inject emotion & intent into my words?
:if you don't really provide any of your own input. Just something to
:roll over in your mind for the time being.
I've said this before on many occasions, but it bears repeating:
I'm not going to pepper my posts with smilies and ascii-hearts just
so other people can feel comfortable. I'm matter-of-fact, I try not
to dress things up in too much fluffy goodness, and that isn't going
to change.
Carrie, spartan.
the Gruamach
mumbled:
> To me, a boi is a man who is not afraid to express the feminine sides to
>his look and personality. For example, a boi is someone who is happy to tote
Not quite that....gender-based, really.
Not so much a guy who's capable of being "feminine", but just a
simple:
Male who is considered both cute and also likable at the same time.
Charles/the Gruamach, http://home.stlnet.com/~gothcop
Alt.Gothic's own Garibaldi and expecting DaddyGoth
aka "Baron D'Gru, Sheriff of Gothingham, Holy Keeper of
Gothic Donuts, High Protector of Sarkygoff and King of AGP"
Antonio
>Er, I think the original question was, "what does the term 'boi' mean to
you?"
>
>Personally, I agree with Carrie. The term doesn't have any deep meaning
>to me, it's just cutesy. *shrug*
I agree with nobody!
'Boi' is from the, err, Latin slang word for 'Guy who wants to be cute but
needs to apply lots of make-up in order to do so because let's face it, with
a little body like that it's the only way he's going to get a snog'.
Don't look it up in your Latin text-books, as I said it's a Latin slang
term.
Honest.
And Penny Dreadful said -
>Funny how I refer to female people over the age of 14 as "women" and men
>under the age of 40 "bois".
That's b/c we're all childish.
I personally like the word boi - just b/c to me it sounds funny.
BTW - Yes, I came back - I was missing it here a lot more than I ever
thought I would :)
Antonio,
um.. appearently 'Goth Boi Babe of the Week', and doesn't know whether to be
flattered or embarrassed..
People didn't know whether they wanted to marry me,
murder me or mother me... (Marc Almond)
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AngelDye
> I don't mean that it's derogatory, just a joke, one that the
> s.o.'s participate in.... Open to interpretation, isn't
> it?
>
> Q: How do we say "boi" differently from "boy"?
>
> I've noticed that Mare always referred to her s.o. as the 'man'
hey, I've got another Q: When saying the word Boi do you visualize it?
Cus I swear it seems when ever *I* say it I can see a thought bubble
with the word in some dopey lil' font.
ok, maybe this is just me. i don't even have a Boi so the point is moot.
Becca
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Basingstoke
> BTW - Yes, I came back - I was missing it here a lot more than I ever
> thought I would :)
woo!
> Antonio,
> um.. appearently 'Goth Boi Babe of the Week', and doesn't know whether to be
> flattered or embarrassed..
be flattered! be flattered!
:)
it's a cute picture. but why aren't you smiling?
Basinke
(who would post the URL, but got there through another site...)
Basingstoke
>
> On 24 Feb 1999, Filigree00 wrote:
> > I have no idea how the spelling came to be, but I tend to just
> > see it as a cute and rather possessive term of endearment.
>
> around.
I really don't think this is exclusive to agf though. More of a
net.goth thing. I picked it up from a net.goth friend who to my
knowledge has never been on agf. It was in frequent use on a
separate IRC channel.
Basinke
who used to wonder how her friend could spend an hour on the comp in
the lab. and who now wonders how she ever managed to get off.
greensea
>
> Sk8gundy wrote:
> >
> > On 24 Feb 1999, Filigree00 wrote:
> > > I have no idea how the spelling came to be, but I tend to just
> > > see it as a cute and rather possessive term of endearment.
> >
> > I would say that it was GothFaeri's spelling and it stuck
> > around.
>
> I really don't think this is exclusive to agf though. More of a
> net.goth thing. I picked it up from a net.goth friend who to my
> knowledge has never been on agf. It was in frequent use on a
> separate IRC channel.
No, it's certainly not an agf-only thing. My roomie was the first
one I ever saw spelling 'boi,' and that was in 1994-5. And as much
as I adore her, I'm sure she didn't think of it herself.
- greensea
(realizing she's full of totally useless 1-liners tonight,
but doesn't care much; but thinks 'joi' and 'gai' are
mechagothpowertron-originated terms)
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>
Yes. But it would be served with lots of ham.
;P
Ice Princess
who is also in desperate need of some sleep...
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BIuAngI
>:If you don't mind me asking, what is yours?
Skerry Carrie wrote:
>
>I believe I've answered that question already.
Yes, you did, which kind of makes that question irrelevant.
Skerry Carrie wrote again:
>I've said this before on many occasions, but it bears repeating:
>I'm not going to pepper my posts with smilies and ascii-hearts just
>so other people can feel comfortable. I'm matter-of-fact, I try not
>to dress things up in too much fluffy goodness, and that isn't going
>to change.
Didn't say you had to change, just was wondering why you didn't offer any of
your own input at that moment, and you did it later. So sue me for actually
LIKING to hear what other people think on matters. If it bothers you that much
to have somebody ask your opinion, I won't do it again. =) Subject is now
closed.
Jamie *not not not NOT being mean, even if it seems like I am because I'm not a
mean person*
QgreaserQ
> Whilst reading agf over my shoulder, my significant whatever,
>Jason, asked me if I considered him a "boi", and if so, exactly
>what one is..
Look at the last 2 letters. "Oi". Oi is a skinhead term. NOT a goth term.
Luluwhite
>> I've noticed that Mare always referred to her s.o. as the 'man'
he's ten years older than me! He's the man- when I'm not calling him "Him". Of
course, he could call me "boi", anyday. hehe
Actually, the word MAN is one of those weird words- like mittens? man man man
remember that hen in the froghorn leghorn cartoons? A ...MA-ANN!
mare
rambling
skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
<ant...@goffboi.freeserve.co.uk> fpevooyrq onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
:I agree with nobody!
That is, of course, because boi..
_IS A STATE OF MIND_. ;D
<cue spooky music>
Carrie :D
skerry is that a squashed furby? carrie
onpxjneqf sbe fngna:
:Look at the last 2 letters. "Oi". Oi is a skinhead term. NOT a goth term.
I don't think that "oi" or "oy" has anything to do w/ the word "boi".
"oi"/"oy" is also frequently used by the punk crowd.
Carrie (who knows more than a few skinheads who identify strongly
with th' goth subculture. Heyyy. That's IT! Bois=Gothskins. There
ya go, question answered, problem solved. ;) {Gothskins? Is that like
a blackened potato skin? i should sleep.})
unse...@gothic.net
Sk8gundy <sl...@spammenot.ghofn.org> wrote:
> On 24 Feb 1999, Leigh Gardner wrote:
>
> > Sk8gundy (sl...@spammenot.ghofn.org) wrote:
> > : MakeUpWhoring - At first I had thought this was Christabel LaMotte's
> > : term, but Leigh Gardner told me that Jillian (then) Sutter
> > : was the first to write it in a post
> > talked about the *need* for multiple shades of purple nailie. Everyone
> > just assumed it was Christabel, cause she always knew *exactly* what
> > makeup would do for any occassion. Jilli might have liked the term as
> > well, but I believe it was Twi who coined that phrase.
>
> Which Twilight? The one in N.O. or the one in AZ?
I *think* it was TwiTwi in N.O. who coined MakeUpWhores.
And I *think* (but am willing to bet that I'm wrong)
that I was the first one to pop up with the
"Boots first, THEN corset" rule.
(Tangent warning)
I've recently started peering into a.g. again. Christobel is posting
sporadically, and it was nice to read some of TSM's posts. But I don't think
I'll end up reading a.g. with the same thoroughness that I do a.g.f.
ObGothFash: um...I bought silk hydrangia blossoms today at Pottery Barn. I'm
going to use them to decorate some hats...Oh, and I'm trying to decide if a
dash of green eyeshadow (as in the look that Vampire Willow on last night's
Buffy was wearing) would look good on me.
-Jilli, rambling. Mmmm...decongestants...
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BIuAngI
>> um.. appearently 'Goth Boi Babe of the Week', and doesn't know whether to
>be
>> flattered or embarrassed..
>
LOL hun, be flattered. Only pretty bois get put up on those, ya know.
Jamie *fluff fluff fluff*