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	POSSLQ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		POSSLQ is abbreviation (or acronym) for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households.
		By the 1990s, the term had fallen out of general usage, and returned to being a specialized term for demographers.
		Of course, the cryptogram generated angry letters from faithful cryptogram solvers, since this one strayed from the 4-line, rhyming format.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/POSSLQ (201 words)

	HOW DOES POSSLQ MEASURE UP? Historical Estimates of Cohabitation
		Therefore, we conclude the Adjusted POSSLQ is an acceptable measure for historical trends in the prevalence of cohabitation.
		Estimates of the prevalence of cohabitation produced by Adjusted POSSLQ and POSSLQ are quite different with regard to age, marital status, the presence of children and race.
		The Adjusted POSSLQ measure increased the rate of unmarried women who were cohabiting in 1997 the most among those in the middle age categories: 35 to 44 (42 percent), and 45 to 54 (36 percent).
	www.census.gov /population/www/documentation/twps0036/twps0036.html (7720 words)

	PAA Annual Meeting Program
		POSSLQ - Persons of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters - A POSSLQ household is defined as a household with only two members over age 15, they must be non-related, non-married, opposite-sex adults.
		A POSSLQ household is defined as a household with only two people 15 and over, who must be unmarried, not related to each other, and of the opposite gender.
		The proportion of POSSLQ households with children under 15 in CPS data has stayed between 31 percent and 36 percent over the 1990s while the comparable proportion using the unmarried-partner definition was about 40 percent since 1995.
	paa2003.princeton.edu /abstractViewer.asp?submissionId=61999 (1836 words)

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		In their absence POSSLQ and I went to Naemdun Market and to the up-scale one.
		With POSSLQ there was more time to take pictures, as she was as interested in the market at I was.
		We then headed to the bookstore (POSSLQ's Korean xmas gift was a gift certificate) where we purchased books about Korea and then up to Gyeongbkukgong which was thoroughly cool.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=13282875&postID=113573082009519387 (378 words)

	PASSLQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Safire invented the word to counter a word used by the U.S. census bureau for two people living together but not married, POSSLQ (which would be, Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters).
		Safire said that "POSSLQ" was an offense to the 10% of Americans who happen to be gay (not to mention those of us who happen to be happy), so he suggested that the census bureau use PASSLQ instead in a New York Times column.
		I hereby waive the previous demand and order the bureau to replace POSSLQ with a noun sufficiently generic to offend no-one: "stuff".
	www.xent.com /~adam/ifindkarma/attic/local/passlq.html (626 words)

	mark356: Settle a dispute my sister and her POSSL
		Would you be for the kind of pastry my sister and her POSSLQ were advocating?
		In my opinion, pure chocolate isn't a good topping for dessert: it sets hard and instead of having a soft, luscious mouth feel like ganache, you end up with something that cracks and crunches.
		It was invented by the Census Beureau a couple of decades ago, when the rate of such people increased dramatically.
	mark356.livejournal.com /76832.html (536 words)

	My daughter's boyfriend... - Topic Powered by eve community
		However, I don't much like "posslq." It really doesn't seem like a word to me (though, that is becoming a daily problem for me!).
		POSSLQ seems to have gotten its publicity in the early 1980s from Charles Osgood's book There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do if You Would Be My POSSLQ (1981).
		As young adults' shacking up gained social acceptance in America, the word "ummer" was occasionally heard, as in, "This is my daughter Penelope, and this is John, her (audible pause)...
	wordcraft.infopop.cc /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/932607094/m/950100313 (1740 words)

	calling all menemsha owners - ContinuousWave
		Not me, but my POSSLQ has a '69 Menemsha - great original condition with the head plugged to comply with present regulations.
		I toyed with the idea of flying to TX and towing back or driving all the way down and back, but some reason prevailed and I found an auto transport who would fit it on with some cars for less than the boat haulers $1+ per mile rates.
		It will probably take me a while to do all the restoration (I don't have a cabinet maker in residence!) but this year will get in the water with some minimal work on the mechanicals and then spend some quality time this winter in the barn.
	continuouswave.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/002664.html (458 words)

	Strange Bedfellows: Taxes may not be sexy, but the tax man wants to know about your client's sex life.
		As part of the general easing of sexual attitudes in many parts of the country, there has been a sharp increase in unmarried couples who live together.
		So common has sharing bed and board without a marriage license become that in the late 1970s, the people-counters at the Bureau of the Census coined the euphemistic acronym POSSLQ ("Persons of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters").
		The Bureau dropped POSSLQ from the 2000 census, replacing it with two categories: "Unmarried Partner" and "Housemate/Roommate," for those sharing living quarters "primarily to share expenses."
	www.financial-planning.com /pubs/fp/20040401027.html (2211 words)

	Fence Article
		You’ve been raising Highlands for a while and have decided that it’s time to increase the size of your herd.
		You share the idea with your POSSLQ (believe it or not an official US census abbreviation meaning Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters).
		Your POSSLQ isn’t really thrilled with the idea.
	home.rochester.rr.com /highland/article1.htm (523 words)

	February 2005 Scraps
		I answer the door and she tells me the POSSLQ has been trying to call me for hours.
		Messages were being left, but the POSSLQ had inexplicably left the ringer on but the sound off on our little phone.
		In fact POSSLQ would really like me to answer as POSSLQ has just hours ago been cut out of a totally wrecked Toyota Echo and is in the hospital with a fractured pelvis, some spine damage, and an amusing set of bruises that you might expect to find on a professional football player.
	www.spunangel.com /scraps/February2005 (1337 words)

	A collection of the writings of Constance Daley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Then there is POSSLQ -- People of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters.
		We could make of that what we wanted to: either they were sharing rent and utilities (as room mates do) or they were "shacking up" to use the tried and true expression for whatever else they were doing.
		POSSLQ has a softer sound than MYOB, for mind your own business.
	www.skylinetoshoreline.com /acronyms.html (831 words)

	POSSLQ - Flirting, Seduction, Dating Tips and Help
		A fun term that couples would use came from California, where they were trying to come up with a legal definition for men and women who lived together but never got married.
		If you're living with your sweetheart, why not introduce each other as your POSSLQ!
		This site is intended for consenting individuals and couples who approve of intimate relationships.
	www.flirtingclass.com /tips/LoveDtl/487 (105 words)

	MENEMSHA PARTS - ContinuousWave
		I'm sorry that I can't help with your search for a light, but I'm sure someone will jump in with a positive suggestion.
		My POSSLQ has a Menemsha and its a great boat - enjoy!
		"POSSLQ" is an acronym developed by the Census Bureau for the 1990 census.
	continuouswave.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/004320.html (146 words)

	totalitarianism today: Word of the day.
		Posslq: person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters.
		See also the book, by Eve Bunting, Will You Be My Posslq?
		Why, even the Census Bureau makes extensive use of the word posslq...
	alina_stefanescu.typepad.com /totalitarianism_today/2005/01/word_of_the_day.html (54 words)

	Amazon.ca: There's Nothing That I Wouldn't Do If You Would Be My Posslq: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)*
		Amazon.ca: There's Nothing That I Wouldn't Do If You Would Be My Posslq*: Books
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	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0030576679 (141 words)

	TEDS Bridge - © 2001, Trinity International University (v. 1.04) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		with whom one has not exchanged marital vows." Even though POSSLQ's do not exactly exchange vows, some kind of mutual agreement is called for.
		But what if the POSSLQ's don't stay friends?
		Be My POSSLQ (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981), p.
	www.tiu.edu /bridge/Voices/beforegod(win-82).htm (1646 words)

	POSSLQ - Dictionary of sexual terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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		Or: posslq, acronym for Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters, possibly coined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for unmarried people or couples sharing living arrangements: a partner, a friend, a roommate, a live-in, a lover, or a cohabitor.
		CBS Radio (1982): ' Theres nothing that I wouldnt do / If you would be my posslq / You live with me and I with you / Please, dear, be my posslq.'
	www.sex-lexis.com /(http:/POSSLQ (168 words)

	Search Results for lynne m casper how does posslq measure up - Direct Textbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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		How does POSSLQ measure up?: Historical estimates of cohabitation (Working Paper Series) (Working Paper Series)
	www.directtextbook.com /editions/lynne-m-casper-how-does-posslq-measure-up (92 words)

	Turns of Phrase: Otpotss
		And somebody’s bound to point out pretty soon that it’s an anagram of tosspot.
		My own feeling is that it’s going to have a niche existence, like the term introduced by the US Bureau of the Census in the late 1970s: POSSLQ, “Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters”.
		William Safire argued this was discriminatory, and should be changed to PASSLQ, “Person of Appropriate Sex Sharing Living Quarters”.
	www.worldwidewords.org /turnsofphrase/tp-otp1.htm (301 words)

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		Oh, and I only used 5 chicken breasts but made all the sauce so I would have some to top off my rice - was too much sauce, I think the original amount would have sufficed!
		About Me My posslq and I move around the province on a fairly regular basis.
		We try to eat healthy (we're both coaches/personal trainers), but I have a serious sweet tooth - ack!
	members.allrecipes.com /community/profile/DisplayProfile.aspx?uid=18955221 (530 words)

	POSSLQ - RomanceClass.Com - Learn how to Begin or Improve your Romance!
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		They used the abbreviation POSSLQ meaning People of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters If you're living with your sweetheart, why not introduce each other as your POSSLQ!
	www.romanceclass.com /miscr/emailfriend.asp?id=487 (127 words)

	My POSSLQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He had a daily program that I listened to in the 1970's and 80's in which he read his own funny poetry on a variety of current topics in the news.
		One day, the poem was about the POSSLQ -- that is the census bureau's word for Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters.
		How much of Charles Osgood's poem, My POSSLQ, was original?
	mcraefamily.com /graeme/Language/PoetryPOSSLQ.htm (189 words)

	Publius & Co.: Embarrassing 80's hair.
		Posted by Victor at Marzo 4, 2004 09:30 AM
		the Big Hair is my girlfriend, my POSSLQ, my reason for living.
		I'm not sure what POSSLQ is, but a d-a is a Duck's Ass.
	publius.mu.nu /archives/012862.html (319 words)

	A Science Odyssey: About the TV Series: Biographies
		Osgood's previous assignments have included providing commentary for "CBS This Morning;" contributing regularly to "Up To The Minute" and "Sunday Morning;" co-anchoring the "CBS Morning News;" contributing to the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather;" serving as a principal reporter for the CBS science broadcast, "Walter Cronkite's Universe;" and anchoring the "CBS Sunday Night News."
		Osgood is the author of four books: "Nothing Could Be Finer Than a Crisis That Is Minor in the Morning;" "There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do if You Would Be My POSSLQ;" "Osgood on Speaking: How to Think on Your Feet without Falling on Your Face;" and "The Osgood Files."
		Thomas Friedman is the creator and executive producer of A Science Odyssey, as well as project director for its accompanying educational outreach program, one of the most extensive in PBS history.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/aso/tvseries/promo/bios.html (591 words)

	Surrogate Sister \| Related Titles/Adaptations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bunting has written two novels akin to Surrogate Sister in story line, Will You Be My POSSLQ?
		Each deals with a female character who is struggling to come to terms with an inner conflict while developing an intense romantic relationship with a newly acquired male friend.
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	www.enotes.com /surrogate-sister-qn/52553/print (92 words)

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