Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aunt Mary

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Golbez 06:44, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Aunt Mary

If this is a real gay expression, which I doubt, it should be merged and redirected with gay slang Exploding Boy 02:05, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

• I agree with Exploding Boy for the Merge.--EatAlbertaBeef 02:09, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• A close look at the first 30 results for the Google search "Aunt Mary" + gay [1] reveals no linkage between the terms. The closest link between "Aunt Mary" and gay is this article [2]. Quote:

John Ridener, 25, said that in his hometown of Corbin, he recalls a strange silence hovering over the subject of homosexuality.

"It's almost like your Aunt Mary - the crazy old aunt upstairs who everyone knows is there but no one talks about," he said.

Many of the other results are for a Marcy Playground song called Saint Joe on the School Bus, which refers to "Aunt Mary" but does not have the word "gay" in it. I believe that this was made up by someone. Delete. --Barfooz (talk) 03:07, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Further comment: Link to an essay on a play called "Aunt Mary" that deals with gay issues. [3]. Never explicitly explains why the character is called Aunt Mary. Perhaps this slightly weakens the case against the term, but still, I emphasize that I have found no explicit confirmation of "Aunt Mary" meaning "gay". --Barfooz (talk) 03:13, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Delete: Barfooz's research shows why the author didn't give any place for verification: it's unverifiable. It looks like the gay slang of "Mary" with "Aunt" in front of it. Wow. Next will be Uncle Twinkie no doubt. Geogre 03:40, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not notable, if it exists at all. -- BD2412 ^talk 03:45, 2005 Jun 11 (UTC)
• Merge or delete. — Chameleon 12:50, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Unverifiable. DoubleBlue (Talk) 15:19, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• No evidence of notability or of actual use. Someone's private slang - delete. - Mike Rosoft 18:18, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete unless it can be verified. (Useful term though!) --Angr/_{tɔk tə mi} 23:53, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect to Gay slang. JamesBurns 04:25, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - But it sounds like something Larry Kramer came up with... ℬastique▼^talk 05:32, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete unless verified by a reputable source. --TenOfAllTrades(talk) 16:10, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete …Guy M… ^(soapbox) 01:17, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect to Gay slang. CDThieme 02:45, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete unless it can be verified. Though it is a good word. --Taejo 15:11, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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