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From The Poly Dictionary, a definition I thought was worth quoting.

LESBIAN SHEEPITUDE: Colloquial A term used to describe a situation where one person has a romantic or sexual interest in another person, which may be reciprocated, but neither of them indicates this interest or makes the first move. Etymology: The colloquialism comes from the behavior of sheep; a female ewe indicates sexual interest and receptiveness by standing still, so two hypothetical lesbian sheep would indicate their sexual receptivity by each standing still, and no mating would take place. Commentary: This expression is often heard on the UseNet newsgroup alt.polyamory.

This is a great term for a phenomenon that I've experienced all too frequently (and I'm sure most of you have as well), despite being neither lesbian nor ovine. I think I'll start using it. If nothing else, "sheepitude" is almost as fun to say as "Latvia"!

Current Mood: amused

Bad meme! No biscuit! My accent is very definitely not Philadelphian, AFAIK (if anything, there's a touch of New York, which makes sense since I'm from Westchester County), and I'm not sure what I answered to get that result. My mother is from the Philly area, but she doesn't have anything I can identify as a Philly accent. Oh well...it's an interesting quiz.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: Philadelphia Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.
The Northeast
The Midland
The Inland North
The South
Boston
The West
North Central
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz