"Why is the Old Testament down on gays? Because the Phyllistines were always making war on the Israelites." Here is the explanation of this joke, for the under-30 crowd.

In 20th century gay jokes about drag-queens, "Phyllis" was a typical drag-queen name.

The use of names like "Phyllis" in these jokes mirrored the fact that drag-queens typically picked out female names for themselves, to go with their female outfits.

And "Phyllis" was a favorite choice.

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