pOCKET pOOL

[George Haberberger]

At 06:13 PM 11/15/96 -0600, D. Franke wrote:
>
>Pacino doesn't have the wrong color hankie; he's wrong in having a hankie 
>at all if he's not going to go through with what he's advertising. 
>Romeo's right though that there is a brief explanation of where to wear 
>a certain color depending on whether you're cruising to give or take oral 
>or anal. So I guess there are at least four options. --Damon
>
>On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, RICHARD ROMEO wrote:
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>> andrew asked about sf gay culture, etc.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Wasn't there a scene in Cruising, that Al Pacino flick, where Al has the 
>> wrong color neckerchief in his pocket trying to track down that big bad 
>> psycho killer?  I think some of these colors are explained as to what 
>> they signify at least in the movie they are
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rich Romeo
>> 

Cecil Adams explains the handkerchief code in one of his Straight Dope books
(www.straightdope.com) though I can't find it at the moment. Some of the
flavors that I recall were leather, watersports, Victorian, cuddling. Which
back pocketit was showing from advertised whether you were active or
passive.  When I do track it down, I'll be sure to post it.

George