Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 06, 2011
Transcript:
Melissa: So have you had any secret girlfriends, Roz? Soldier: No, too risky. I had a close call when I first got to Fort Hood. I hit on this cute specialist... but she turned out to be both straight and married. Fortunately, she was cool - didn't turn me in. Melissa: But why didn't you pick up on... Soldier: Gaydar malfunction. It happens.
@ rina farina
Gaydar is a play on the word “radar” and supposedly an attribute of gay people used to detect, probably quickly, if another person is gay. It is assumed to be more instinctive than mechanical.