In which The Gay Recluse ponders a sampling of recent search terms used to find the very pages you are now reading. Note: All search terms listed are in the exact form provided by WordPress.com, which is the host (at least for a while) of this blog. Hyperlinks to relevant posts included.
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Comment: We love ours very much.
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Comment: We too have used Washington Heights as a metaphor for hell.
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Comment: This is the best way to celebrate the holiday season.
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Comment: At least the Super Bowl is over for now.
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Comment: We laugh at Zephyr even as we do the same thing ourselves.
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Comment: It’s not a horrible metaphor, but Daniel Jones & Company have a way of taking the fun out of everything.
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Comment: Science has proven that those who do it (photograph couples with pets) are almost always gay.
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Comment: Someone on Gawker didn’t even know who/what/when Hüsker Dü was, which fills us with both pleasure and regret.
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Comment: We wanted Geraldine Ferraro but ultimately endorsed Barack Obama.

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