Pink Triangle News No. 35

December 11,1998

CIRCULATION: 217

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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!

DAY 1

Dearest John:

I went to the door today and the postman delivered a partridge in a

pear tree. What a thoroughly delightful gift! I couldn't have been

more surprised.

With deepest love and devotion,

Agnes

DAY 2

Dearest John:

Today the postman brought your very sweet gift. Just imagine two

turtledoves. I'm just delighted at your very thoughtful gift. They are

just adorable.

All my love,

Agnes

DAY 3

Dearest John:

Oh! Aren't you the extravagant one! Now, I really must protest. I

don't deserve such generosity, three French hens. They are just

darling but I must insist, you've been too kind.

Love,

Agnes

DAY 4

Dear John,

Today the postman delivered 4 calling birds. Now really, they are

beautiful but don't you think enough is enough. You're being too

romantic.

Affectionately,

Agnes

DAY 5

Dearest John:

What a surprise! Today the postman delivered 5 golden rings; one for

every finger. You're just impossible, but I love it. Frankly, all

those birds squawking were beginning to get on my nerves.

All my love,

Agnes

DAY 6

Dear John:

When I opened the door there were actually 6 geese a-laying on my

front steps. So, you're back to the birds again, huh? Those geese are

huge! Where will I ever keep them? The neighbors are complaining and I

can't sleep through the racket. Please stop.

Cordially,

Agnes

DAY 7

John:

What's with you and those f*cking birds? 7 swans a-swimming. What

damned kind of joke is this? There's bird shit ALL over the house and

they never stop with the racket. I can't sleep at night and I'm a

nervous wreck. It's not funny!! So stop with those f*cking birds!

Sincerely,

Agnes

DAY 8

OK Buster:

I think I prefer the birds. What the hell am I going to do with 8

maids a-milking? It's not enough with all those birds and 8 maids

a-milking, but they had to bring their damned cows. There is shit all

over the lawn and I can't move in my own house. Just lay off me,

smart ass!!

Agnes

DAY 9

Hey! Shithead,

What are you? Some kind of sadist? Now there's 9 pipers playing. And

hell's bell's do they play. They've never stopped chasing those maids

since they got here yesterday morning. They cows are getting upset,

and they're stepping all over those screeching birds. What am I going

to do? The neighbors have started a petition to evict me.

You'll get yours!

Agnes

DAY 10

You Rotten Prick,

Now there's 10 ladies dancing. I don't know why I call those sluts

ladies. They've been balling those pipers all night long. Now the cows

can't sleep and they've got the diarrhea. My living room is a river of

shit. The Commissioner of Buildings has subpoenaed me to give cause

why this building shouldn't be condemned. I'm sicking the police on

you!!

ONE MAD BITCH

DAY 11

Listen F*ckhead,

What's with the 11 lords a-leaping on those maids and ladies. Some of

those broads will never walk again. Those pipers ran through the maids

and have been committing sodomy with the cows. All 23 of the birds are

dead. They've been trampled to death in the orgy. I hope you're

satisfied, you rotten, vicious swine!!

Your sworn enemy,

Agnes

Law Offices

Badger, Bender and Cahole

303 Knave Street

Chicago, Illinois

December 25, 1994

Dear Sir:

This is to acknowledge your latest gift of 12 fiddlers fiddling which

you have seen fit to inflict on our client, Miss Agnes McHolstein. The

destruction, of course, was total. All correspondence should come to

our attention. If you should ATTEMPT to reach Miss McHolstein at Happy

Dale Sanitarium, the attendants have instructions to SHOOT you on

sight. With this letter please find attached a warrant for your

arrest.

Cordially,

Badger, Bender and Cahole

(Submitted by Jansgirl, & Maxam)

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STANDARD DISCLAIMER: Any information in this newsletter is not

verified and therefore may not be true. Neither the editors, nor any

of the contributors, can be held responsible for statements made or

inferred and that information has been accepted and printed here in

good faith for the entertainment and amusement of you, the reader.

WARNING: SOME ARTICLES CONTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL.

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WEEKLY CONTRIBUTORS:

Primebear (Gay voice, Coming OUT, Fetish corner)

Misty (Misty's Drag Bag)

Tech Master (Tech Tips)

Jansgirl (MedicDyke)

FairyMoon (Pet Corner)

Bi_grrrl (The Birthday Mistress,)

Denarius (Jokes)

Maxam (Various articles)

Ganymede03 (Various articles)

Alladdinn (Co-Editor, AIDS Tribute)

Freddieb (Co-Editor, FreddieBeeswax)

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Howdy guys and gals! Have you gotten all your Christmas shopping done

yet? I will be the first to admit that I haven't even begun to shop!

However, I am known to wait till Christmas Eve to fight the crowds,

stand in long lines, dodge traffic and frantically wrap the packages

just in time to put them under the tree to be torn

open! For me, that is how Christmas has always been! I LOVE IT!

Just a friendly reminder…ALL submissions to the PT News should be sent

email address ONLY!!! We understand that mailexcite has the tendency

to be slow, this way assures that your submission will not get lost in

the shuffle!!! THE DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THE PAPER IS

THURSDAY 6:00PM EST! Please try to get your submissions sent in by the

deadline to also assure it will be in the paper! (This is so if there

needs to be any corrections, or additions, it can be sent back in time

to print!) THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION!

Well, this week's paper is just hot off the printer…so without further

ado…ON WITH THE NEWS!

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EDITORIAL

(Alladdinn)

We have been experiencing some technical difficulties with our email

server this past week. There were some of you who received last week's

issue of the paper and some of whom did not. We apologize for any

inconvenience this may have caused, but was completely beyond our

control. Freddie even resent the paper again on Saturday, thinking he

had done something wrong in sending, until he spoke with our server.

It appears that there is a multitude of email going out due to the

holiday season, which in return slows the whole process down.

Please be patient during the next few weeks, we will try our best to

get your paper to you in a timely manner!

Thanks guys!

Ali

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GAY VOICE

(Primebear)

Well Pinkies. I've got some news to share that comes out of Georgia

submitted by one of our readers in Georgia. If anything is happening

politically or any laws that affects us as Gay. Then please submit

read because Knowledge is powerful. So with out further ado, here is

the news from Georgia.

GEORGIA SODOMY LAW DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled November 23, 1998 that the state's law

against sodomy was an unconstitutional violation of Georgians' right

to privacy. The state's politicians are a buzz. Preachers are a buzz.

We gays are still pretty much in shock. We never expected it here.

As it turns out, Georgia has for 165 years had one of the strongest

constitutional rights to privacy in the U.S. Virtually no one knew it,

however. The ruling is not without severe irony. A suburban-Atlanta

man was charged with raping and sodomizing his 17-year-old niece. He

was able to convince the lower-court jury that the sex was consensual,

and the jury acquitted him of rape. However, he was convicted of

sodomy, which in Georgia means oral or anal contact with another

person's sexual organs, regardless of what gender the people are and

regardless of whether the contact is consensual. Even regardless of

whether the people are married.

His attorneys appealed. They dug deep and found a 165-year-old

provision in the Georgia constitution guaranteeing the right privacy,

a provision that had been upheld in a 1905 supreme court decision.

The current opinion stated that the court could find no activity more

deserving of a guaranteed right to privacy than consensual, adult sex

in one's own home.

The further irony is that another suburban-Atlanta man had actually

served prison time in the early 1990s for performing oral sex on his

wife, in their home with the doors closed.(The activity was disclosed

in their divorce trial.)

The sodomy law in 1986 was held by the U.S. Supreme Court to be a

legally enforceable statute, because the U.S. Constitution does not

guarantee a right to privacy. That case, Bowers vs Hardwick, was

appealed by a gay bartender who was found in bed with another man.

The current Georgia decision, however, is based solely on the Georgia

constitution and cannot be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The

attorneys in the 1986 case did not invoke Georgia's own constitution.

The state's politicians and preachers are organizing and whining and

bitching, trying to figure out how to put another sodomy law on the

books, this time probably applying only to same-sex contact. The next

session of the legislature convenes January 11. But for now, everyone

who is at least 16 years old (male and cute a plus) is invited to

Bearbare's home in Atlanta to have legal same-sex coitus

non-interruptus. (Bearbare gets to keep the photos.)

(Primes Note: I took this as it was sent to me so don't accuse me of

setting up Bearbare. He was the one who submitted it. If you have any

offers for him, just write to him in the Classifieds of PTNEWS. He

will respond.)

PrimeBear

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TECH TIPS

(Techmaster)

TECH TIP #6

Getting Booted and Logging on to VP

There isn't much you can do to prevent a boot. If the Server suddenly

decides that you don't exist then you don't exist. Once logged on to

the server you may also crash your system and have to log back on.

Both of these situations are annoying, especially in the middle of

good conversation. Here are some tips on the top crash causes and

logging back on.

Top Crash Causes:

1. Taking (not hosting) a tour when the host has a much faster

system/connection

2. Scrollers- programs which rapidly display text in the room or in

IMs

3. Poorly-made gestures- the gesture wrongly displays its sound/image

info.

4. Gesture viruses- these can hang or freeze you system. I haven't

seen one case of a gesture actually crashing a system though.

There are two kinds of boots. You can get booted from the room or

booted from VP. If you're booted from VP then you have to log back on.

Top Disconnection (boot) Causes:

1. The VP server just gets bogged down or has unexpected downtime. It

often boots several people at once.

2. Someone actually pinged your IP address and disconnected you. Your

IP address is revealed when you receive a file. This is the hacker's

window of opportunity to ping your IP. If he's good he can do MORE

than disconnect you.

3. You're being a jerk and the Excite Host permanently prevented your

user name from ever being used again.

How to Quickly Log Back On:

You don't have to restart VP! This is much faster...

1. To reconnect keep VP open and go to the menu at the top.

2. Press Tools

3. Select Community Servers...

4. Highlight the Excite Talk! server then press Connect

5. In the login page click on the text field then type in your

password then press <Enter> or <Tab><Spacebar>

These tips should get you back online fast. They favor the 2.0 release

for Windows 95. If you have a Mac and you don't like this bias then

please let me know.

Tech_Master

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"COME OUT COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE!"

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COMING OUT!

(Primbear)

For the last few weeks, we have not had ANY submissions for the Coming

Out column!

This is just a friendly reminder that this column is still in

existence and we would still like to hear you story, or a story from

the parents of a gay/lesbian/bi child!

Thanks folks, your stories may help others that have not yet come out

of the closet!

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Billy_____ (five _'s)

This is my coming-out story I hope I am sending it to the right person

Hello my nickname in VP is Billy_____ (five _'s)

I am not the most regular person that is in Pink Triangle because I

don't have very much free time. I have received the PTNEWS for quite

some time now. This is the first time that I have got the guts to tell

the whole world about me so bear with me.

I went to my friend's B-day party one Friday. Another friend gave me a

ride home. On the way home we started to talk about things in our

lives. She said that she didn't like life because her step-dad was a

total Jerk. I told her that her life seemed like a breeze compared to

mine. She asked me what could be so bad about my life. I just started

to cry like a baby, (which I hardly ever do around other people) I

didn't know how to tell her or if I should tell her. But she kept

asking me, finally I asked her about her gay cousin. And she got this

look of total understanding. Then I told her that I am just like him.

She asked how I knew for sure, I told her all about never being

attracted to women, and that men have always turned me on. She started

to cry and she reached over (we were in her car) and gave me the

biggest hug that I have ever got. I told her that just because I'm gay

doesn't make me want to dress like a girl, or talk in a high pitched

voice, and that I am the same person I was before I told her. She told

me that nothing could ever ruin our friendship and that it would take

her a while to get used to thinking of me like that, but she would try

(she had a major crush on me for 4 years).

The next weekend we went cruising in a larger city near where I live.

We talked all about the guys we liked and things like that. I have now

went on to telling 3 other friends about the real me and so far

everyone has accepted it. I hope that this coming out story will help

other teens like me step slowly and cautiously out of the closet. I

have also started an Excite community for teens like me. If anyone

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Bios

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Since we have added several new folks to the paper, we thought it

would be a good idea to resubmit some past Bios sent in by some of the

regular folks! This does not mean we do not want more Bios from the

rest of you!

If you have not sent in your Bio…PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do so! (You do

not want me hounding you every time I come into the room, but I may

Thanks,

Ali

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(tenordan)

(Taken from PT 32)

Hi! My screenname is tenordan, my name really is Dan.

I'm a 39 -year old gay man in Maine. I love living in this lovely

rural area. It's quiet and beautiful- more trees than people. The

worst thing is the lack of an active gay scene.

But we have different little groups around- monthly pot-luck suppers,

retreats, pride events- you just have to be willing to drive.

My main interests are the arts. I love to read, love working with

community

theater, and most of all I love to sing. That's where the name

tenordan comes from. I sing in a community chorus connected with the

local university, and have just been named "Choral Assistant." If you

want to know what that means, I'll let you know as soon as I find out.

:)

I have sung in musicals and even operas produced here, and I regularly

sing with 7 friends in an a capella group called Northfield. We sing

Early American music and Early Music.

Early Music is not music performed before 6 am, it is music from

before about 1600, you know, madrigals and such. I am also teaching

myself to play the pipe organ.

I took me a little while to find Pink Triangle. When I first started

chatting at VP, I found another room called the Reading Room. It is a

cool room with many good friendships, much like PT. So, now I have two

VP families!

I have to tell you about how I found a boyfriend last year. I had gone

to a gender-free contra dance a few years ago. It was a fund-raiser

for a gay political organization, I think. There was a cute little

Italian guy who came up from Boston to call the dance. We got to

talking and exchanged addresses. We wrote a few letters, but nothing

really "clicked," so it kind of just dropped. So about a year later I

got online.

I found this guy's email and started chatting with him once in a

while. I had just about given up finding that certain someone we are

all looking for, and one night I was very depressed about this while

chatting with this guy. He said I should come down to Boston for a

contra dance that was coming up. I had car troubles, so that was out

of the question. He mentioned that there were 2 guys in Maine who used

to come to his dances once in a while. He remembered the email address

of one of them named Jim. So I emailed Jim, and chatted with him and

called him on the phone (toll-free work number, thank god!) Jim lives

about 90 miles away from me. This time something really clicked. Jim

is a musician- he plays the clarinet. We have many interests in

common.

After chatting and calling for 6 weeks, we decided I would come to

visit. It turned out to be a 9-day first date! That was in April of

1997, and we have been "an item" ever since! I have never been so

happy in my life! We're still doing the long-distance thing for now,

but soon we'll be living together. When I'm home, I'm tenordan when

I'm at Jim's, I'm tenordan2. You will probably see more of tenordan

than tenordan2, because when I'm at Jim's there are often better

things to do than chat. That doesn't mean I don't love you guys!

Well, I've gone on and on, time to stop. Now you know all about me.

Love,

Dan

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(Jasenkev)

(Taken from PT 23)

Hello to all of the readers of PT News,

I was asked to write a bio of myself. My first reaction was that of

wonder. The question that popped into my head was - Why would the

people in this chat room want to know about me? After thinking about

it for a few minutes, a list of three things came to me. My list is

based on little experience in "chat land", but this is what I came up

with:

-There are a number of people that I see in this chat room daily who

have actually made great friends with one another and possibly

partners/companions.

-Why have I always limited myself to friendship on a level of actually

being able to see the people I am friends with (aside from only having

a computer for two months)?

-Anytime I have been in the chat room and a "basher" started in on one

of the regulars - someone was there to support them.

Without having really answered my initial question, I think my list

sums it up. Thank you to all of you that have helped me in this

virtual playground. Whether it was helping to protect me from the

ignorance of people that had no business being in PT, helping me learn

the ropes of how to get or make avatars and gestures, or simply being

there for fun uplifting conversation.

On with the bio they say! Here is a little about me:

Screen name: jasenkev

Real name: Jasen

Age: 25

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Occupation: Director of Sales and Marketing at a professional

musical theatre company

Salary: NEVER ENOUGH! LOL

Came out at: 20, the best year of my life

B/F's name: Kevin

With Kevin for: Almost 5 happy years

Where we met: Doing the show "A CHORUS LINE" together (rehearsals in

October 1993)

Our first date: January 1, 1994

Our cats: Rocky and Phoebe

My passion: Saving stray or abused animals

My interests: Theatre, Movies, Monday night FOX television (Melrose

Place, Ally McBeal),

Learning new things on the computer, Shopping, Chocolate!!

Favorite food: Taco Bell Steak Santa Fe Gorditas

What I loathe: Brussel Sprouts, Car repairs, people who think they

have all of the answers

Favorite quotes: "Live every day to the fullest - even if you

don't want to!" (jasen)

"Did you ever know that you're my hero?" Bette Midler

That is just enough about me for now. Thank you for your attention.

jasenkev

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Youel

(Taken from PT 32)

It's good to be home....

I started in VP over a year ago right here in Pink T, and it was home

to me for quite a while and the roomies of that era became my family

(alas so few of them left). I even found love here, but that went

badly and was ultimately the reason I left this room back in January.

I needed time AND distance to heal that wound. My ex and I made peace

a few months ago and we are friends once more *smile* (You know who

you are, sweet man). I had taken refuge in Guy Talk for a while but...

well you know how Guy talk is *lol* ... It doesn't quite live up to

Pink T...so now, for several of any number of reasons, I've come back

to Pink T once again. I'd like to say I'm a new person, but I'm not,

just a new name... Some of you know the old me.... most don't... and

that may be a good thing *grin* Inspite of my months away... all of

you welcomed me and made me feel right at home again... and that means

a LOT.

So, I am back again, to stay I hope .... and I might even have more to

contribute to the PT News ... maybe (especially since Ali and Freddie

and I are practically neighbors). But for now, I just wanted to

say...thank you

Thank you ALL!

youel (a.k.a. el the av faery)

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"The Birthday Mistress has the Birthday paddle all warmed up and

waiting!"

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The BIRTHDAY MISTRESS

(Mistress Bi_grrrl)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The Birthday Mistress is all tied up this week but she's left special

instructions for Freddie, Ali, Screwy, and Piedrafina to spank the

birthday Princess, Stephanie-Love. Poor, poor little Stephanie,

doesn't know what she's gotten herself into, does she? *Smirk*

The SUPER Sore Butt Club Members

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FreddieB…….02 December (This man's butt is STILL sore!)

The Sore Butt Club Members

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SeaQuestor……...28 November

Fairymoon98…….07 December

Birthday Boys and Girls - WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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Stephanie-Love…12 December (you're in good hands)

Future Stars of the Spanking Hall of Fame

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MistyMeanor……21 December

Maxam………….31 December

Jake…………….03 January

Ganymede03…..11 January

sweetgurl4u…....18 January

Rance…………..09 February

alleycat3000… ..12 February

Western_Man39.14 February

Joiee……………07 March

Hipchick………..15 April

PrimeBear……..02 April

Redcatt…………02 April

Dconner………..03 April

Jasen…………..11 April

Youel…………..25 May

Chickadee….....21 June

Celine_AA….....01 August

Ptmoms…….....01 August

Alladdinn……....04 August

Shymom/Ptmom..04 August

Goose……….....23 August

Ashlee………....05 September

Kelsluv…………22 September

bi_grrrl………...15 October

Shauna9 (Jans D)..29 October

Kumera………..29 October

Joker…………..31 October

Iammetoo……..05 November

Telleshia……...10 November

Lilbutch………..19 November

ReVamp……….24 November

Send in your birthdays or those of your friends for this week, month,

or year (get permission or get in trouble, your choice). Only month

and day will be published and maybe some smart-ass comments.

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"It's a known fact it takes more muscles to frown than it does to

smile!"

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Here's something to think about this Christmas Holiday Season!

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Subject: Santa is a Woman

(BECAUSE A MAN COULDN'T MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE JOB...)

I think Santa Claus is a woman ...I hate to be the one to defy

sacredmyth, but I believe he's a she. Think about it. Christmas is a

big, organized, warm, fuzzy, nurturing social deal, and I have a tough

time believing a guy could possibly pull it all off!

For starters, the vast majority of men don't even think about

selecting gifts until Christmas Eve. It's as if they are all frozen

in some kind of Ebenezerian Time Warp until 3 p.m. on Dec. 24th, when

they - with amazing calm - call other errant men and plan for a

last-minute shopping spree.

Once at the mall, they always seem surprised to find only Ronco

products, socket wrench sets, and mood rings left on the shelves. (You

might think this would send them into a fit of panic and guilt, but my

husband tells me it's an enormous relief because it lessens the 11th

hour decision-making burden.) on this count alone, I'm convinced Santa

is a woman. Surely, if he were a man, everyone in the universe would

wake up Christmas morning to find a rotating musical Chia Pet under

the tree, still in the bag.

Another problem for a he-Santa would be getting there. First of all,

there would be no reindeer because they would all be dead, gutted and

strapped on to the rear bumper of the sleigh amid wide-eyed, desperate

claims that buck season had been extended. Blitzen's rack would

already be on the way to the taxidermist. Even if the male Santa DID

have reindeer, he'd still have transportation problems because he

would inevitably get lost up there in the snow and clouds and then

refuse to stop and ask for directions. Add to this the fact there

would be unavoidable delays in the chimney, where the Bob Vila-like

Santa would stop to inspect and re-point bricks in the flue. He would

also need to check for carbon monoxide fumes in every gas fireplace,

and get under every Christmas tree that is crooked to straighten it to

a perfectly upright 90-degree angle.

Other reasons why Santa can't possibly be a man:

- Men can't pack a bag.

- Men would rather be dead than caught wearing red velvet.

- Men would feel their masculinity is threatened… having to be seen

with all those elves.

- Men don't answer their mail.

- Men would refuse to allow their physique to be described even in

jest as anything remotely resembling a "bowl full of jelly."

- Men aren't interested in stockings unless somebody's wearing them.

- Having to do the Ho Ho Ho thing would seriously inhibit their

ability to pick up women.

- Finally, being responsible for Christmas would require a commitment.

I can buy the fact that other mythical holiday characters are men

....Father Time shows up once a year unshaven and looking ominous.

Definite guy. Cupid flies around carrying weapons. Uncle Sam is a

politician who likes to point fingers. Any one of these individuals

could pass the

testosterone screening test. But not St. Nick. Not a chance. As

long as we have each other, goodwill, peace on earth, faith and Nat

King Cole's version of "The Christmas Song" it probably makes little

difference what gender Santa is. I just wish she'd quit dressing like

a guy!!

(Submitted by Maxam)

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LETTERS TO SANTA

OK folks…here's your chance to send in your letters to Santa! All

letters received will be printed in PT News, then emailed directly to

Mr. Clause himself!

Send your letters to Santa, care of PT News to the following email

Maybe this year you will get exactly what is on your list…IF you've

been GOOD!

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"An AV is the person we all want to be!"

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Weekly Avatar Contest!

The WINNER(s) of the weekly AV contest will receive a personalized AV

that they can proudly wear throughout the next week, until they have

to pass the "Crown" on to the next winner! (You get to keep your

personalized AV though!)

This is all meant to be FUN, eventually everyone will have won!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! This is all meant to be FUN! Be creative! And

may the BEST AV's Win!

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HERE IS THIS WEEK'S AV WINNERS:

Best Dressed (Or undressed) MALE AV GOES TO: Youel

Best Dressed (Or undressed) FEMALE AV GOES TO: Branwenslove

Best Dressed (Or cutest) COUPLE (Paired) GOES TO: Tenngirl & Iammetoo

Funniest AV (Cartoon or Funniest) GOES TO: Fairmerly

CONGRATULATIONS FOLKS! You may pick up your winning AV's from either

Youel, (Who creates them-Thanks youel!) FreddieB or Alladdinn

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NEW FEATURES

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THE WORM HOLE

(Fairmerly)

_An experiment in irregular submission (me submissive? I don't think

so!) to the PT NEWS

_By (no, not Bi) Fairmerly

_Since I am well known for taking pot shots at everyone in the room,

why not publish some? Remember I mean everything in the kindest, most

loving way (sure) and no one is immune! Say it to me, or in front of

me and it may get published. This will bring me feast or famine, I am

certain! Fear not! I will also talk about myself, since I am my

favorite subject!

IT'S ONLY FAIR:

_I think Fred and Ali should be commended on their bravery! They have

invited me to visit them for a couple of weeks! Think about it folks,

they are brave enough to subject themselves to the torment of my

sarcasm and old, old, tired jokes. Plus, they must be aware that they

will not be able to get me to leave once I have experienced all these

men on the beach that they talk about. Of course, if it's a nude

beach, they won't have to worry about me ever being at their house.

Is that why they are being so brave?

_As some of you already know, this invitation has driven me to

seriously consider doing a road trip from Fairbanks to wherever the

hell it is that they live in Florida. If the gods are willing so am

I! The plan would be to meet as many of you on the trip as possible.

That should be just about anyone who wants to meet since I will have

to drive all the way through, down and across the U.S. and Canada. I

know this leaves out Australia and the U.K., but I don't think that

they are on any of the major highways between Alaska and Florida.

I'll have to check w/Primebear about that; he's better at geography

than I am.

_I tried to say "meat/meet" butt spell check wouldn't let me get away

w/that. I probably should try the ignore button, butt I'm afraid I

would be iggying myself. If I do that, how would I ever finish this?

_This gets better every day! Fred does a restaurant, I mean manages,

and I'm a waiter! Butt, he says I can't do nude waiter except at

home, and he says I have to do housework! (Guess, I may have to work

the streets and get my own place quick!!!!!)

_ Fred says he can throw his stones and hit the geese house, only 1200

miles away, so I can visit the geese a lot I guess!

_This could be the fulfillment of my dreams, a place warm for the

winter and my Alaska cabin in the summer! Guys will I have to work

full time to afford my own place down there? (I know you didn't

invite me for the whole winter.) Winter waiter and summer slave to my

lesbians! Or, maybe I'll remodel for Fred and Ali too!!!!!!!!! Hee

Hee! Let me drive those nails and fill those holes! Glad my putty

knife is attached so that I don't forget it!

_I just had a great idea! When they get tired of me, I'll practice my

hypnosis on them and make them think I did housework and that they

want me to stay forever! I'm so clever. I'm brilliant! Don't anyone

tell them what I plan to do.

_Did you all know that they are willing to let me sleep in their bed

because the puter is in the spare room and I'd distract them. They

make such sacrifices to get the News out! These guys deserve a

standing ovation. Gentlemen, let us all get it up and salute them.

Ladies, you will have to figure out your own way of showing your

gratitude.

NEWSFLASH TIME (or is that FLASHBACK TIME?):

_Dear Fred, we aren't competing, we just get better coverage this way!

_I am not an egomaniac, I just happen to love myself.

_Fred and Ali did the zoo????? Tell me more; tell me more! Was it a

petting zoo? Did they touch the monkeys and choke the chickens? Did

they go on any manly rides? Who swallowed the giraffe's neck? Did

either of them sit on the Rhinoceros's horn? Thank gods for spell

check, imagine me trying to spell rhinosaucerous.

_Krack wants to pick olives for a living, just to get closer to the

bus boy? What exactly does he plan to do with that busboy's

olives???? I thought busboys worked in restaurants anyway, what do

busboys do in olive gardens? Maybe they put tablecloths on the trees?

Or do they put the dirty olives in a bus tub and take them to the

washer?

_ I heard some rumors going around, like this one: xMikey did

tea?????????

_Also, I understand that even though I wasn't on line Thursday night,

I invaded the room and had a great time!!!! Sorry I missed me! My

problem now is… I seem to talk to myself a lot; I never know if I'm

already in the room before I arrive. I'm having an identity crisis, I

cyber with myself; I want to change my name to Cybil (stole that one

from somebody) and I get scared when I run around the room mug hunting

and I haven't even moved my mouse.

_Gayly from the horsey's mouth! Joiee propositioned Drum, Drum

accepted, and the next day they still hadn't made their wedding plans!

Butt now the date is set. It's either the 19th or 28th I figure

I'll show up on the 19th and check back on the 28th to see if I missed

anything.

_Freewalker told me that the reason he always goes to the dark side of

the moon is that cigs are cheaper there. Damn, why didn't I buy some

when I went there looking for him???? I probably looked kinda silly

walking around all those tobacco stands waving my flashlight calling,

"here Free, here Free", wonder if that's why that guy groped me?

_Blond boy is also a working boy, isn't that an oxy-mormon?

_Damn, it is hard for a blond to remember all the fun things that

happened!

_Finally figured out how to avoid JJ's girley kisses, I set my puter

to forward them to Islander!

_Re is not a guest anymore!!!! YAY! And thanks to me, she can now pee

standing up. She had a great time pissing in the mugs, and learning

how to shake her worm afterwards to prove she's a lesbian.

_Fairymoon says she could pee standing up already. I think I'll

leave that one alone!

_Truth or Dare seems to have become our new theme game, personally I

preferred cybering, butt I'll try and go with the flow.

_If boys for pele really had sex on his lunch hour, I want to have

lunch where he does! Will he take me there when I visit?

ENQUIRING BLONDS WANT TO KNOW:

_ I was playing with Windows 95 and someone sent me one those IM

things that said "Are you sure you want to do this?" How did they do

that? I wasn't even on line! Then I tried to type in "How the Hell

should I know if I'm sure" and they beeped at me and kept beeping

every-time I pushed a key. So I clicked the "Hell no I'm not sure"

button and they kicked me back to where I'd started, and the IM just

disappeared! That was sooooo rude! They could have at least

continued the conversation since I answered them!

_Why did gander pour marbles into a glass vase? Why don't the geese

have that vase anymore? Do marbles make vases invisible or do they

make them go to someone-else's house? Did gander lose his marbles?

_Why do I need a space bar on my keyboard, don't I do that enough

already?

Love and cyber,

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"You just never know when you might get stung!"

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FREDDIEBEESWAX

(FreddieB)

The holiday season is approaching, where has the time gone? I

apologize for all the email confusion with the paper last week and

hope it does not happen again.

Unfortunately all of our servers are experiencing a holiday overload

and things seem to be beyond our control. This is where you all play

an important role in the paper by getting your submissions in early

and to the correct addresses. Especially during the week of Christmas,

we are hoping that all submissions be in as early as possible, as

Christmas falls on Friday and we all want and need to spend time with

our loved ones. So, don't forget this simple message and have a safe

and happy holiday season. So let's see what's buzzin' around the Pink

Triangle these days. On with the BUZZ!!!

RUMORS, RUMORS, RUMORS!!! Let me be the first to lay to rest the

rumors floating around the room these past couple days. ALLADDINN and

FREDDIEB are NOT, I say NOT, having problems with their relationship.

I do not know who or where or even why these rumors have started, but

by all means, they are NOT true. We have been together only 5 months

now and are EXTREMELY happy!!!

Maybe people get the wrong impression from us when we are in the room

by the way we flirt or carry on sometimes, but it is all in fun and we

have a very good understanding with each other as to our boundaries

and commitment to each other. Feel free to ask us anytime how we are

doing, and the answer will always be GREAT!!! We both work together in

making our relationship a strong one by always being there for each

other and most of all, communicating with each other. So, for all of

you that are wondering, here it is in black and white and just a note

of thanks for those that were concerned and we are flattered that

people were thinking of us.

OMG. Guess who I heard from the other day? The one and only "Queen

Mum" of the Pink Triangle, Ashtoroth. Yes folks, you heard right. I

got an ICQ message from her stating she was back online. I messaged

her back and got no response. HMMM, is she back or not? Anyone got any

clues? Ashtoroth had moved way out in the countryside of Oklahoma and

was worried she could not get a server in that area. She has been

offline for a few months now and I am glad she is back with our

family. Maybe we will hear from her again soon and get her involved

with the PT NEWS soon too. WELCOME BACK ASHTOROTH!!!

Still waiting for Mr. Worm, fairmerly, to confirm his cross-country

road trip to Florida. Seems fairmerly is going to make several stops

along his route from Fairbanks, Alaska visiting several of our family

until he reaches his destination. Just where is that destination,

fairmerly? Ya know you can't go any further than Florida in your car

unless you plan to float you way across the Atlantic to our overseas

family. If you happen to find a cheap price on cigarettes along your

route, let us know and we will have you pick us up a year's supply.

Congratulations to Joiee and Drummerboy on their upcoming virtual

wedding. Details of this big event will follow as soon as I get some

more buzz. Glad to see another romance blooming on the net. Where is

the honeymoon going to be guys? I need to know so I can tag along and

take some notes.

Also spotted making a visit to the Pink Triangle was our good friend,

chelipepr.

She claims she is working mega hours at her job and is taking a break

from the net. Thanks for thinking of us cheli, and hope to see you

real soon when things calm down a bit.

I know that this is a very difficult time for some of us during the

holidays. I have heard of a few instances in the room where people

have called out for help and have mentioned the act of suicide. This

is a situation that all of us need to act upon and be there as a means

of support for one another. The holiday season can be rough on some of

us for many reasons beyond our control and just by talking things out

with each other can be comforting. When people talk about suicide,

their life can seem like it is caving in on them. This is a very

serious situation and should be handled in that manner. Not all of us

can help or most of us are afraid to help, or asking ourselves if we

are doing the right thing. The best thing is to try to get the person

some help as soon as possible. This can be done by contacting local

police or support groups in their area. The thought of suicide is a

cry for help and there are many people we can turn to. There are a few

of us in the room with experience with situations like this and are

trying to get a support group started for those that need assistance

and help. If you are interested in joining us, please contact us at

Well, that's all the buzz for this week and don't forget to read my

partner in crime's article called the WORM HOLE this week. Seems he is

wiggling his way around the room, picking up lots of goodies along the

way. So remember if you hear a buzzing around your ear or something

slimy up against your leg, it's either FREDDIEBEESWAX or Mr. WORM

gathering some news, gossip, rumors or just plain old dirt!!!

Be Good and Play Safe

Happy Holidays,

FreddieBeeswax

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"Gestures help when we can't type as fast as we are thinking!"

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THE TOP 10 MOST PLAYED GESTURES OF THE WEEK!

We thought it would be kind of cute to see just which gestures got

played the most during the week. Again, this is all in FUN! The TOP

10 weekly gestures will be announced in the PT News on a weekly basis.

Now…let's take a look at this week's Top 10 Gesture list

AND NOW THE MOST PLAYED GESTURE OF THE WEEK:

10) Help somebody save me

9) Chicken jack off dance

8) Why cant I get just one kiss?

7) Shut the fuck up you asshole

6) Got milk??

5) ououououou that's a no no

4) Bitch slap/ rapid bitch slap

3) Shut the fuck up

2) Attention str8 men leave the lesbians alone

And the number one most played gesture of the week….

1) And I was all like dude I found this triangle

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When things are down and you need to release, a poem is a perfect way

to feel because it can't talk back or try to give solutions to your

problem. "Krymsyn"

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POETRY CORNER

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'Twas the night before Christmas,

I just couldn't sleep.

So I hopped out of bed

and downstairs I did creep.

I went to the kitchen

in search of a bite.

If I filled up my stomach,

perhaps I'd sleep tight.

The cupboard was empty

the fridge, it was bare.

I searched but I couldn't

find food anywhere.

I looked out the window:

Streets covered with snow.

At two in the morning,

just where could I go?

I spied my computer,

I'd just go boot-up that.

I'll take me online

for some Christmas Eve chat.

The modem connected

without a delay!

In the blink of and eye

I'd be chatting away.

But----no voice bid me "Welcome",

or said "You've got mail."

And I thought now's a bad time

for my sound card to fail.

My ICQ list opened

with not even one name.

Is everyone sleeping?

Well, I'll just go play a game.

I couldn't get into

Out of Order or Slingo,

Strike a Match didn't work,

and neither did Bingo!!!

The chat rooms were empty!

I thought "Wow that's just great!

Excite picked a fine time

for another update!"

IMs weren't working.

My mail wouldn't send.

I felt so alone.

Couldn't find just one friend.

But wait! What's that sound?

Did I just hear a chime?

There's someone else out there;

Somebody's online!!!

In wonder---I read:

"Hey---it's 3:53.

Your friends are all sleeping.

That's where you should be!"

"Turn off that puter,

Take your hand off that mouse,

I have a few things

to drop off at your house!"

"You know I can't stop there

with you still awake.

I have schedules to keep.

Come on--give me a break!"

If you really are Santa,

(that jolly old elf)

there's only one present

I'd wish for myself.

The folks on my ICQ list

Those friends far and near,

You just gather them up

and bring them right here.

In just a few hours

I awoke with a start.

It was only a dream--I sighed,

heavy of heart.

I walked down the stairs,

and there round my tree,

were all of the people

I thought I'd never see!

We laughed and we {{{{{hugged}}}}}

and we just had a ball.

Hmmmm....maybe that wasn't

a dream after all!

So listen up people,

the secret, you see,

I've found the real Santa...

(Submitted by Jansgirl)

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When I come in the room,

its so nice to see,

all of your names,

looking back at me.

I see so many, names that I know

I see no faces , for all this you know,

that I'm a mug, a mug till the end,

but all of you guys, are still my good friends.

I wish I could see, all your pretty Av's

but a fire wall , this I have.

So, I have no choice, but to be a mug,

but it could be worse,

I could be a thug.

So, into the Pink Tri I go,

ready to chat away,

and I would pick you guys

over,

My real friends,

Anyday...

goldie

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"A Screen name becomes the Alter ego for some of us!"

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SCREEN NAMES

We hope you are enjoying discovering how we each created our screen

name identities. If you'd like to share how you chose your screen

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Hi my name is Patti bourne, screen name pattib...I chose that because

it

is my name and I am too old to play games.... I am 45 years old,

bisexual

for about 25 of those years. My birthday is Jan 26. I love pink

triangle

and have been visiting my friends here for about 2 1/2 months. (since

I

invested in my own pc). I am currently a transplant (organs)

coordinator in

Rochester, NY.

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"WANTED, NEEDED, SEARCHING FOR, GOTTA HAVE IT, CAN'T FIND IT!"

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CLASSIFIEDS

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LOST: ICQ number. If anyone has PrimeBear's old number, it died. New

number is 25271318. New name is Bear.

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WANTED: Position open in the PT News for a writer for the trivia

section of the paper! If interested, please send in your inquiries to:

Position needs to be filled by next week's issue!

Thank You!

Ali & FreddieB

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MISSING: Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the following people:

Ashtoroth, bboy, Devildaddy, ippih, Jadegirl, mandata, Thornpaw and

any other oldies from the room. Seems like they have dropped of the

edge of the Pink Triangle somwhere and are nowhere to be found. Tell

them we MISS them lots and hope to see them soon.

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ATTENTION PLEASE, I HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE!

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Saturday Night Dec 5, 1998 JBABY and Difranco joined together and

married.

Tiger of Dalton performed the ceremony. Freewalker was Difranco's best

Man,

TennGirl41 was best woman.

Those present were:

Frances Ho

Re__

RedHank

Iammetoo

Jacob

Skeeter

TigerofDalton did a very nice ceremony, and now JBABY AND Difranco and

now married.

(Submitted by Tenngirl)

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Drummer & Joiee are planning a VP wedding on Dec. 19th at 9 central 7

by the west coast. Dress rehearsal on the 17th at those same times.

CONGRATULATIONS guys!

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AIDS QUILT (Part II)

Submitted by Maxam

They say sadly that despite the optimism over new drug treatments, the

AIDS quilt continues to grow -- a chilling reminder that for many of

the most vulnerable the heartache of AIDS continues. ``Nobody planned

for any of this. Nobody planned for this epidemic, and nobody planned

for the quilt,'' said Andy Ilves, executive director of the Names

Project. ``What this reflects is our realization that the epidemic

isn't going away anytime soon, and the quilt wasn't going away.''

FROM ANGRY MEMORIAL TO EDUCATIONAL TOOL

San Francisco activist Cleve Jones first conceived of the AIDS quilt

in the mid-1980s both as a memorial and as an outlet to express his

anger over what he saw as U.S. unwillingness to combat a disease seen

initially as a ``gay'' problem. The first exhibition in 1987 included

1,920 three-by-six foot panels, each the size of a human grave. The

quilt expanded faster than anybody could have imagined, with people

from all over the United States and a growing number of foreign

countries sending in panels to mark the AIDS deaths of children,

parents, lovers and friends.

Still, the more than 80,000 names on the quilt represent only 21

percent of total U.S. AIDS deaths.

Among the famous people memorialized on the quilt are tennis player

Arthur Ashe, ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, actor Rock Hudson and AIDS

activist Ryan White. The panels, ranging from the elaborate to the

stark and simple, are constructed out of everything from bubble-wrap

to fishnet hose and decorated with wedding rings, condoms, Barbie

dolls and cremation ashes.

While the quilt was exhibited in its entirety at the Mall in

Washington two years ago, it has now grown so large that it will never

be shown in one place again, officials say.

Ilves said those charged with taking care of the quilt gradually began

to realize that its chief value was educational, particularly for

young people, illustrating both the toll from AIDS and the necessity

for HIV prevention. ``We're the only way to get in without threatening

the powers-that-be,'' he said. ``We're very safe. We show loss, we

reflect the demographics of the epidemic, and by having the quilt in a

classroom we don't really have to do much because kids can

understand.''

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MARTHA STEWART CHRISTMAS CALENDAR

(Submitted by Jansgirl)

I heard that the quickest way to get a lot of undivided attention is

to make a mistake. Now, don't you mess up this Calendar!

LadyHawke

December 1

Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Spray paint gold, turn upside

down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas Cards.

December 2

Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for

answering machine.

December 3

Using candlewick and hand gilded miniature pinecones, fashion

cat-o-nine-tails. Flog Gardener.

December 4

Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling in ecru, with mocha trim.

December 5

Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses myself.

December 6

Fax family Christmas newsletter to Pulitzer Committee for

consideration.

December 7

Debug Windows '95

December 10

Align carpets to adjust for curvature of Earth.

December 11

Lay Faberge egg.

December 12

Take Dog apart. Disinfect. Reassemble.

December 13

Collect Dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particularly

for decorative pie crusts.

December 14

Install plumbing in gingerbread house.

December 15

Replace air in mini-van tires with Glade "holiday scents" in case

tires are shot out at mall.

December 17

Child-proof the Christmas tree with garland of razor wire.

December 19

Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guest will be same

height when sitting at his or her assigned seat.

December 20

Dip sheep and cows in egg whites and roll in confectioner's sugar to

add a festive sparkle to the pasture.

December 21

Drain city reservoir; refill with mulled cider, orange slices and

cinnamon sticks.

December 22

Float votive candles in toilet tank.

December 23

Seed clouds for white Christmas.

December 24

Do my annual good deed. Go to several stores. Be seen engaged in

last minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less

inadequate than they really are.

December 25

Bear son. Swaddle. Lay in color-coordinated manger scented with

homemade potpourri.

December 26

Organize spice racks by genus and phylum.

December 27

Build snowman in exact likeness of G-d.

December 31

New Year's Eve! Give staff their resolutions. Call a friend in each

time zone of the world as the clock strikes midnight in that country.

{Hmmm... With 127 countries on my list, I could actually do that....

LadyHawke

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'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

'Twas the night before Christmas, and God it was neat

The kids were both gone, and my wife was in heat

The doors were all bolted, and the phone off the hook

It was time for some nooky, by hook or by crook.

Momma in her teddy, and I in the nude

Had just hit the bedroom and reached for the lube

When out on the lawn there arose such a cry,

That I lost my boner and poor momma went dry.

Up to the window I sprang like an elf,

Tore back the shade while she played with herself.

The moon on the crest of the snowman we'd built,

Showed a broom up his ass, clean up to the hilt.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a rusty old sleigh and eight mangy reindeer.

With a fat little driver, half out of his sled,

A sock in his ear, and a bra on his head.

Sure as I'm speaking, he was as high as a kite.

And he yelled to his team, but it didn't sound right.

Whoa Shithead, whoa Asshole, whoa Stupid, whoa Putz,

Either slow down this rig or I'll cut off your nuts.

Look out for the lamp post, and don't hit the tree,

Quit shaking the sleigh, 'cause I gotta go pee.

They cleared the old lamp post, the tree got a rub,

Just as Santa leaned out and threw up on my shrub.

And then from the roof we heard such a clatter,

As each little reindeer now emptied his bladder.

I was donning my jacket to cover my ass,

When down the chimney Santa came with a crash.

His suit was all smelly with perfume galore,

He looked like a bum and he smelled like a whore.

"That was some brothel," he said with a smile,

"The reindeer are pooped, so I'll just stay here awhile."

He walked to the kitchen, himself poured a drink,

Then whipped out his pecker and pissed in the sink.

I started to laugh, my wife smiled with glee,

The old boy was hung nearly down to his knee.

Back in the den, Santa reached in his sack,

But his toys were all gone, and some new things were packed.

The first thing he found was a pair of false tits,

The next was a handgun with a penis that spits.

A box filled with condoms was Santa's next find,

And a six pair of panties, the edible kind.

A bra without nipples, a penis extension,

And several other things that I shouldn't even mention.

A fuck ring, a G-string, and all types of oil,

A dildo so long, it lay in a coil.

"This stuff ain't for kids, Mrs. Santa will shit,

So I'll leave 'em here, and then I'll just split."

He filled every stocking and then took his leave,

With one tiny butt plug tucked under his sleeve.

He sprang to his sleigh, but his feet were like lead,

Thus he fell on his ass and broke wind instead.

In time he was seated, took the reins of his hitch,

Saying, "Take me home Rudolph, this night's been a bitch!"

The sleigh was near gone when we heard Santa shout,

"The best thing about sex is that it never wears out!"

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Websites from a few of our "Family" members for you to check out!

developed by RuLauro as a memorial for his late lover Rueben. This

week marks the year anniversary of Rueben's death from AIDS. Please

visit this site in respect and support of RuLauro. He has begun a new

journey with the love and companionship of Romy. We all have known

someone who has passed on from AIDS, let's show our support as a

family by paying our respects!

incredible PT News information site. This site contains past and

present issues of the PT News, as well as information about Virtual

Places and much more! You will not want to pass this one up! We all

thank you Master Rex for working so hard to provide us with this site.

This site will wonderful for the newbies that have joined our family

to catch up on what's been happening in the Pink Triangle!

Page. This site contains pictures and the love story about how the

two lovebirds met and fell in love. This site is still under

construction, but you wouldn't want to "fly" over this one!

Titan's of Pink Triangle site. Maxam has done a wonderful job

capturing all of our av's, combining them with a biography and

quotations. He even thought enough about the bashers to include them

in this site. What a guy!

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If you have a personal website you'd like to include in your list,

please fell free to send us the site address:

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EMAIL ADDRESSES AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL:

Letters to the Editors, opinion, comments, complaints

Submit an article

Classified Ads

Trivia Triangle

Political (Primebear)

Tech Tips (Tech Master)

MedicDyke (Jansgirl)

FreddieBeeswax (FreddieB)

Pink Connections (Alladdinn)

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Well folks…we hope this issue reaches your mail boxes! Hopefully, we

will not have the same problem we experienced last week!

PS…PLEASE note that all submissions to the paper should be sent in by

Thursday 6:00pm EST! With all of the email problems we are facing

right now, email that is sent to us on Wed. reaches us on Fri.!

Therefore, if your submission is not in the paper, there is the

possibility it did not reach us in time for that week and will appear

in the next week's issue!

In the future, if you do not receive the PT News by Sunday evening, do

not hesitate to contact us and we will make sure that you receive a

copy as soon as possible by other means.

Until next week issue hits the press, Have a GREAT weekend!

FreddieB & Alladdinn