Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Handicapping

Isn't it odd that "handicapped" has become politically incorrect in all uses except as relates to parking?

Well, this may be politically incorrect, but I don't think you should be able to park in a handicapped spot in a Porche. In fact, such spots should be limited to mini-vans, station wagons, and crappy old American four door sedans.

The Catastrophic Presidency of George W. Bush

You heard the phrase here first. Posterity is going to glue catastrophic and W together like Lewis and Martin, New Jersey and Exit, and statutory and rape.

Euphemisms

How did "gaming" come to refer togambling and "sportsman" to hunters and fishers?