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" Woah,' I said, blocking the doorway. 'You can't come in here. This is the girls' room.'
Even as it came out of my mouth, I knew it sounded dumb. Dumb, I thought and maybe even wrong.
You...are a boy, aren't you?' I asked. 'I mean, don't take that the wrong way or anything -'
J.Lo is a boy, yes.' I let that go.
So...you Boov have boys and girls...just like us?'
Of course,' said J.Lo. 'Do not be ridicumlous.'
I smiled a wan little smile. 'Sorry.'
The Boov have seven magnificent genders. There is boy, girl, girlboy, boygirl, boyboy, boyboygirl, and boyboyboyboy.'
I had absolutely no response to this. "

Adam Rex , The True Meaning of Smekday


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Adam Rex quote : Woah,' I said, blocking the doorway. 'You can't come in here. This is the girls' room.' <br />Even as it came out of my mouth, I knew it sounded dumb. Dumb, I thought and maybe even <i>wrong</i>.<br />You...are a boy, aren't you?' I asked. 'I mean, don't take that the wrong way or anything -' <br />J.Lo is a boy, yes.' I let that go.<br />So...you Boov have boys and girls...just like us?' <br />Of course,' said J.Lo. 'Do not be ridicumlous.' <br />I smiled a wan little smile. 'Sorry.' <br />The Boov have <i>seven</i> magnificent genders. There is boy, girl, girlboy, boygirl, boyboy, boyboygirl, and boyboyboyboy.' <br />I had absolutely no response to this.