The "fruit machine" was a device developed in Canada that was supposed to detect homosexuals. It was used in the 50's and 60's by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the military to root out gay men.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Word of the Gay: "Fruit Machine"
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So how did this "fruit" machine work?
What were the results?
Did it detect any actual gay people who were willing to admit it?
what was it?
Wikipedia article on it here, since the author didn't care to explain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_machine
you mean when the mounties WERENT being mounted by them ?
The hell? That's actually true.
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