> my initial post was going to reflect on "built like a brick shithouse" which
> used to be applied to bodybuilding men, but is now applied to women.
> originally, applied to women it was an insult. but wiseguys turned it into
> an ironic complement. further, i learned that, at one time, bodybuilding
> men were considered kinda eeeuuu because "real" men didn't concern
> themselves with their physique. excessive focus on the body was seen as
> obsessive and dangerous, not quite right, and shunned
Heh, a friend of mine speculated that a phrase like "built like a gay guy" would be common someday.
-- Andy