All persons more than a mile high to leave the court!

LOL, 42.  Hadn't thought of giving it as an answer in this case, but great idea!

QuoteAll persons more than a mile high to leave the court!

That's discrimination, that is! 

Quote from: Farm Boy on April 28, 2010, 03:50:18 AM
LOL, 42.  Hadn't thought of giving it as an answer in this case, but great idea!

That's discrimination, that is!

My dear man, you can't have it both ways. If you're going to invoke Rule Forty-Two, I don't see how you can argue with it...

Often, when I'm trying to be super masculine I can't with my face, though I have a lower voice and minor stubble to to hormone inbalance. (thank god for higher T levels)

I pass better as a pretty boy, I'd rather be seen as more masculine but I'll take what I can get.

I went to the mall with a friend, and eventually we reached victoria secret. She wanted me to go in, and I refused. Finally I agreed to wait in one of the foofy chairs outside the dressing rooms. She made me hold something for her. A sales lady aproached me and said. "Ms. would you like to try that on?" "I lowerd my voice as much as I could, and pulled my shirt flat saying "Just because I'm gay doesn't mean I want to wear a bra..."

To which she apologized profusely, and my friend chose that moment to step out and take the bra from me. I felt kinda bad for her, but it was pretty funny.


Second, I have to sometimes have to pretend to go get myself when on the phone.  People call my cell asking for (given name) but  when I answer it's in a low voice. So they say I'm sorry sir, is ms.____ there?
"sure one sec"
"pretends to walk away"
And I come back and act like I'm just answering the phone.

42 Indeed. make sure you have your towel at all times...

Oh yes, I have a very special towel I keep with me.

Quote from: LordKAT on May 01, 2010, 01:36:41 AM
Oh yes, I have a very special towel I keep with me.

I have a whole drawerful, right below the drawer of...well, never mind.

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Quote from: GothTranzboi on May 01, 2010, 12:55:30 AMSecond, I have to sometimes have to pretend to go get myself when on the phone. 

This cracks me up. I've often wondered if there were any t people who do this.

Quote from: ccc on April 26, 2010, 07:06:05 PM
What are we "supposed to" say when we get asked the question 'are you a boy or a girl?' ?
What is the right answer to give?

I feel like if I say im a boy, that im lying or something.
But if I say im a girl, I feel that it isn't right.
And if I say im trans I feel like im outting myself.

:/

I don't get asked that question quiet often anymore, thankfully.

I used to say, "Both" because it was usually ->-bleeped-<-s that would ask me.


Walking home from shopping for a wig a couple weeks ago, a guy was yelling out 'dude' over and over from a far because he wanted to borrow a cigarette from me. I was wearing a tight long sleeve shirt and tight jeans. When he finally got my attention and came up to me he still didn't realize I was a woman until I spoke to him and then apologized, saying, "Sorry I thought you were a guy." I was so pleased I had to stop from beaming while he rolled himself one.

It is always my voice that gives me away.

Quote from: ccc on April 26, 2010, 07:06:05 PM
What are we "supposed to" say when we get asked the question 'are you a boy or a girl?' ?
What is the right answer to give?

If they're just being a-holes, you can say, with your voice dripping in faux sympathy, "Aw, whatsamatter, didn't your mommy teach you the difference?"

I only said that once, without the attitude. In a safe and populated area.

I suppose you can try something like, "Tell you what. Go down to <local bookstore name> and check out the sex ed section. You might learn something."

Personally, I prefer the old stand-bys: "Both" or "Neither." Other people have also responded with, "You mean I only get to choose ONE? That sucks." Or you might try, "Wow, this planet only has TWO sexes? I'll make a note of it."

another idea

Depends for and answer as in

Depends, is today tuesday?

Quote from: LordKAT on May 01, 2010, 02:12:15 PM
another idea

Depends for and answer as in

Depends, is today tuesday?

Great response for androgynes, too.

(This must be Belgium!)

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This cracks me up. I've often wondered if there were any t people who do this.

Yeah really I'd have to say it's the most amusing thing I've had to do. One time I froze up, and the guy asked who he was speaking to, I gave him my brothers name.

I think this fits the thread

I walked to the library and sat outside on a bench to read. a man walks by and says "Hi girl". then keeps on walking. I figure should have put my hair up I guess. An hour later I'm still reading on the bench and the same man comes by and apologizes for thinking I was his friend.


I know him well, he rethunk himself to not knowing me? after working with him for 7 years?  Strange.  I wonder if the furry face had something to do with that.

I don't know if I've mentioned this somewhere else, but Elijah's 'name' thread made it spring to mind. About six months ago I was at work rolling paper, and this fellow who I'd previously been talking to about horror video games comes up to me and says,

'So. What's your full legal first name?'  I said, 'How is that relevant to anything.' He said, 'Well, to be honest, I can't tell if you're a man or a woman. So I wanted to know if 'Alex' stood for AlexanDER or AlexanDRA.'  I said, 'Okay, so you actually don't need to know my legal name. What you really wanted to know was whether I'm a man or a woman. Well, I'm a guy. A transguy.'

And the guy started singing. He goes, 'It's a traaansexuuualllll!~' and then he started dancing. DANCING. And humming 'sweet ->-bleeped-<-(from transexual transylvania)'. 

Cairus, that was...very surreal.

Reminds me of a trans meeting I went to before I started transition. I changed my name a long time ago, and sometimes even trans people have gotten mixed up about that.

Some time after I had introduced myself--let's say as Arch--we were all standing around outside. This gal asked me what my "real" name was. (You'd think that a trans person would know better.)

I told her, "Arch. Arch Smith."

"No, I mean your LEGAL name. Your pre-transition name."

I was getting irritated, so I said, "That IS my legal name, and I haven't started transition yet."

"Yes, but what was your NAME before you started transition."

"I just said, I haven't even STARTED transition."

"Yes, but what is your real name?"

"I just told you. ARCH SMITH!!!"

"Your parents gave you a boy name?"

Thank heaven I never saw her again.

ETA: Somewhere in there, I know I told her that I had changed my name a long time ago...I just don't remember when I said that, and she wasn't listening anyway.

Quote from: Cairus on May 03, 2010, 07:05:20 PM
And the guy started singing. He goes, 'It's a traaansexuuualllll!~' and then he started dancing. DANCING. And humming 'sweet ->-bleeped-<-(from transexual transylvania)'. 

Wwwwwwell. I suppose there could be stranger reactions!

(Also, I love your avatar. That was my desktop wallpaper for a while.)

One of the first times I remember having someone backtrack was when I was about thirteen.
I was already confused about my gender identity and was over at my aunt's hoouse.
No binding, patched up girl jeans and a beanie. My grandpa was there and said 'Who's that young man you got with you?'

he honestly didn't recognize me for about two minutes. It's was pretty awesome.

I've had quite a few.

1. Walking into the girls bathroom and school - this happened on numerous occasions and here are some reactions:
                      A group of girls surrounded me and said "You know this is the girls room right?! What if a girl was changing!"
                      A girl walked into the bathroom while I was washing my hands and awkwardly walked back out to see if she was in the right bathroom.

2. Going to the grocery store with my mom and the cashier telling her "Your son is my new husband, let me marry him" (Arabic lady)

Many many more...too many to type

Quote from: Jacob on May 19, 2010, 06:45:39 PM
                      A girl walked into the bathroom while I was washing my hands and awkwardly walked back out to see if she was in the right bathroom.

that happened to me so many times pre transition that I stopped going to the bathroom in public.


My favorite recent situation happened in Mc D's. I was sporting a full goatee, 2 days stubble, was wearing my binder, and totally male clothing but the cashier still read me as female. The other cashier kept looking between her and I to see when I was going to correct her.. but I figure if you want to ma'am me at that point you're drawing more attention to yourself than to me.

Ive had several reactions when I was about 10yrs old which was i started transitioning kinda i walked into the bathroom at school(which was a mix of k-12) at the time. Anyway i walked in and a bunch of girls ran out screaming Jeff theres a boy in the girls bathroom, OMG get ur phone we gotta get this on camera. All the while i was like uh im female. that happened everytime i went into the bathroom school or public untill just recently. Another time when we just moved here my neighbor was talking to my mom and was like so how old is ur son and my mom was like daughter. there was about a 30min argument between my neighbor and my mom about my gender. in the store my mom will shout "SIS" and ppl will be like the poor boy his mother's on crack. true story.

Lmao!
Id like to hear more of ur stories Mr shaun.