To: JeanS; aculeus; Petronski; Larry Lucido; hellinahandcart; Senator Bedfellow
Weak on the concept of euphemism:
A woman struck by a car while standing on a sidewalk in northern England ran afoul of police when she described the errant driver as "fat." "I was given a frosty look and told . . . I could have said lardy, porky, or podgy."
6 posted on
11/14/2005 8:26:49 AM PST by
dighton
To: dighton; JeanS; Petronski; Larry Lucido; hellinahandcart; Senator Bedfellow
A woman struck by a car while standing on a sidewalk in northern England ran afoul of police when she described the errant driver as "fat." "I was given a frosty look and told . . . I could have said lardy, porky, or podgy," said Mary Magilton, 54. "I don't think she was severely reprimanded," said a police spokesman, citing a firm policy of "appropriate language" in police reports.We have no need for Monty Python reruns.
12 posted on
11/14/2005 9:24:32 AM PST by
aculeus
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