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[Hank Chinaski]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138802,00.html

Texas Schools Nix Cross-Dressing Day
Wednesday, November 17, 2004

SPURGER, Texas — Note to boys in the tiny Spurger, Texas, school district: Put away those high heels and pleated skirts. Instead, wear black boots and Army camouflage to school Wednesday.

A parent's concerns prompted the district 150 miles northeast of Houston to scrap its annual "TWIRP Day"— when boys dress like girls and girls dress like boys — in favor of "Camo Day."

TWIRP stands for "The Woman Is Requested to Pay," and for years Spurger schools hosted the day during Homecoming Week to give boys and girls a chance to reverse social roles and let older girls invite boys on dates, open doors and pay for sodas.

And word to the wise-

"It's like experimenting with drugs," said Davies, who also has a 2-year-old daughter. "You just keep playing with it and it becomes customary. ... If it's OK to dress like a girl today, then why is it not OK in the future?"

Conf. to Coltrane- no word if acting like a girl has similar long-term problems.