OTPOTSS

BBC NEWS | UK | E-cyclopedia's glossary of words for 'gay' (propogated from wechsler)

OTPOTSS, the phrase which will replace "homosexual" in the government's anti-discrimination laws. Short for "orientation towards people of the same sex"; has already inspired spin-offs, like "otpotss-hags". The Sun asked "Will Northern gays be Lancashire Otpotss?"

Reader Ady adds: Otpotss is an anagram of something very offensive! Was this deliberate?

Update: Must also mention Late Arrivals at the Sith Lord Ball which had me laughing out loud.

You've met Darth Sidious, haven't you? [...]

Darth Solent's really cheeky, and I'd stay away from Darth Decent. Darth Ception - he was there right from the beginning. Darth Nocuous - have you met his younger brother Darth Sipid? [...] Darth Evitable - I suppose we had to have him.

Update 2: meta's observation set me on a search that led me to One-Eighty over One-Twenty:

Phil (Roy)
Yes, and as I was saying, today Short will be playing with the Guinness, whereas Kasparov is at an immediate disadvantage having had to buy a half of shandy and a lager tops in a straight glass as stipulated by the international regulations. This, of course, leaves him immediately open to Short's favourite gambit of calling his opponent a shirt-lifter.
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