Author: DennisDennis Date: Jul 9, 2008 08:13
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> "Dennis" never.net> wrote in message
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>>I see in our local fish wrapper that a man has been convicted of killing
>>another. The victim was described as having a "transient lifestyle."
>>That's two words and 18 letters just to avoid using "hobo." Oh, so
>>non-judgmental and sensitive, eh! Curious, considering the guy's dead.
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>> Dionysus
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> That's great. I've never seen that one before. It's just as bad as other
> eupemisms, like "wetlands" for "swamp". "Sexual orientation" for, well,
> they made that one completely up.
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> Conservatives are guilty, too, like "the unborn" for a fetus.
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You'll get no argument from me on that. My all time favorite just may be
calling the handicapped, "handicapable." ...
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