Words and Phrases We Are Tired of Hearing

The Arrakis Street Journal | June 23, 2002 | Paul Atreides

[Bandolier]

WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

(A euphemism for "we need to indoctrinate the public.")

[ArGee]

PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

Speaking of which, are those people being targeted by Southwest Airlines "circumferentially challenged?" Just wondering because "size challenged" could mean tall or short people.

Shalom.

[Redcloak]

What!?! We'll never tire of Cheese or Moose.

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[condolinda]

voice
peoples
sustainable

[Paul Atreides]

DOES CONGRESS REALLY WANT TO GO AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED BILL CLINTON FOR A SECOND TERM?

POLITICS OF PERSONAL DESTRUCTION

BUSH IS TALKING DOWN THE ECONOMY

[FreeTally]

UNDER-REPRESENTED

[vikingchick]

"Stop the hate"

[Paul Atreides]

MY STATEMENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT

[dighton]

“I am sick and tired of the word ****. If I ever hear the ******g word again I’m going to throw up.”

-- Ernie Pyle, quoted in Paul Fussell, Wartime.

[Bandolier]

(Note to NPR. When the goal is to kill someone else, it's HOMICIDE. If the killer dies in the process, it's still HIMICIDE.)

Actually, you're mostly correct. But, I would point out, there have been a few HERICIDES lateley.

;^)

[stainlessbanner]

SUICIDE BOMBER - it should be homicide bomber

[Paul Atreides]

WOMEN'S STUDIES

AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES

[luckodeirish]

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

(the suspect,murderer,rapist,etc) HAD AN ABUSIVE CHILDHOOD or

HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLENT CRIME OR

WAS A VICTIM OF POVERTY

and so on...

[Right Wing Professor]

IT'S NOT FAIR!

[T. P. Pole]

"The fact of the matter is..."

[Poohbah]

"Abe Lincoln is a (fill in the characterization)."

"Buy gold."

[bootless]

YOU OWE US!

[SMASH IMPERIALIST LIBERALISM!!]

STAUNCH REPUBLICAN
STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE
(Apparently, only Republicans and conservatives can be "staunch.")

[ReaganRevolution]

I'm disappointed or I'm concerned

[stainlessbanner]

SLAVOCRACY