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1. Shannon says:

   January 21, 2011 at 7:59 am

   lol

   The jester looks like Martin Short!

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2. Andrew says:

   January 21, 2011 at 9:22 am

   ‘gay’ is a perfect example of semantic change. It’s literally gone from one meaning to another in under a half a century. Pretty impressive or sad depending on your perspective.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change

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   • jason says:

     January 21, 2011 at 9:34 am

     but it’s not a perfect break from the old meaning. i mean you still have the rainbow carryover.

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     • Andrew says:

       January 21, 2011 at 10:07 am

       lol true.

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       • Blake says:

         January 21, 2011 at 4:35 pm

         The person who was critical of this post must be anti-semantic

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3. NatMc says:

   January 21, 2011 at 4:29 pm

   The copy actually makes these seems like pretty good wools. I’d like to get my hands on some o’ that.

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4. Bekah says:

   January 21, 2011 at 4:52 pm

   This offends me. Grammatically, it should be “more gaily.” There is no excuse for that kind of ignorance in the 21st century. For shame, sir, for shame!

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   • Alexa says:

     October 30, 2012 at 10:47 pm

     No, it should be “gay.” You wouldn’t say, “I’m making you more gaily.” “Gaily” is an adverb. An adverb would work if he said, “…to make you dress more [adverb]” then “gaily” would be correct. The jester is making her “…more [adjective/describing word].” Therefore, “gay” is the correct term. What was that ignorance you were talking about?

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