Meaning of the word 'queer'

[Fluidic Kimbo]

This morning I went to a Christian church out in the Irish countryside, and as I sat at the back near the door, one of the pastors came in wheeling a pram/buggy with two little kids in it. Usually when two kids are in a pram side by side, one of them is noticeably bigger than the other, but these two kids were the same size. Here's how the short verbal exchange went:

Me: Twins. . . ?
Pastor: Twins!
Me: .......that's something
Pastor: It was a queer shock when they came

So basically there's still some people in the world using the word 'queer' with its original meaning.

[almostgone]

This morning I went to a Christian church out in the Irish countryside, and as I sat at the back near the door, one of the pastors came in wheeling a pram/buggy with two little kids in it. Usually when two kids are in a pram side by side, one of them is noticeably bigger than the other, but these two kids were the same size. Here's how the short verbal exchange went:

Me: Twins. . . ?
Pastor: Twins!
Me: .......that's something
Pastor: It was a queer shock when they came

So basically there's still some people in the world using the word 'queer' with its original meaning.

Yes.

[paulzane]

This morning I went to a Christian church out in the Irish countryside, and as I sat at the back near the door, one of the pastors came in wheeling a pram/buggy with two little kids in it. Usually when two kids are in a pram side by side, one of them is noticeably bigger than the other, but these two kids were the same size. Here's how the short verbal exchange went:

Me: Twins. . . ?
Pastor: Twins!
Me: .......that's something
Pastor: It was a queer shock when they came

So basically there's still some people in the world using the word 'queer' with its original meaning.

Actually you may have misheard him and he actually used the word "quare" which can mean unexpected in this context. I think that would make more sense!