User blog comment:ILive4Seddie/Theory on Why the Ships Have Paddles.../@comment-1884249-20101111081644

Paddles are common things at conventions, which have funny phrases on them a bunch of times. Some of the times, on one side it has a couple, on the other it has another. At anime conventions, however, you'll see many yaoi/ yuri paddles (guy/guy, girl/girl)