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            <div align="left"><font size="2" face="arial" color="#FFFFFF">Monday, 
              September 23, 2002<b><br>
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              </b></font><font face="arial" class="headlines" color="#FFFFFF">Council 
              votes to rename &quot;Smear the Queer&quot;</font> 
              <p>The ISTQ council voted today to rename one of America's favorite 
                pastimes.&quot;Smear the Queer,&quot; an incredibly fun game in 
                which hordes chase down and tackle any person who has the ball, 
                has been around since the gay old days of this country. The game, 
                which involves manhandling your opponent and wrestling them to 
                the ground, hasn't changed much throughout the years.</p>
              <p>&quot;For years, many a youth have played the game, chasing down 
                the Queer. Of course, with Queer meaning the person who is different, 
                the person who has the ball. Everyone wants his ball, so the best 
                way for them to gain control of his ball is to smear him,&quot; 
                stated council member John Conway.</p>
              <p>&quot;We were concerned that the game's name may be insensitive 
                to those who are Queer. We don't want our children to grow up 
                thinking it is okay to smear a Queer. Queers deserve the same 
                amount of respect as the rest of us.&quot;</p>
              <p>The council voted on &quot;Smear the Tranny&quot; since the transgendered 
                community has yet to become a force to reckon with.</p>
              <font size="2"><i>- the Artist formerly known Jehovah</i></font></div>
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