Pyrotex Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 OUT: Dumb as a rockPC: Cerebrofossilization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotex Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 OUT: has his head stuck up his ***PC: craniorectal syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 OUT: Bob needs keepers.PC: Bob is high functioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monomer Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Here, the chain went cripple -> handicapped -> disabled -> differently abled -> physically challenged... and I think there are now even more PC synonyms. Now labels are not acceptable and you need to use person-first language, so it's out with all of the above.PC: person with a disability. OUT: wheelchair-boundPC: uses a wheelchair So you're a person with a disability who uses a Personal Anti-Challenge Enablement Vehicle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Credit where credit is due: This one was coined by Jon Carroll at the SF Comical: Out: CluelessIn: Differently-Clued Lady Mondegreen, :)Buffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieAG Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 It's also interesting if you look at the opposites. Out: defeatIn: deferred success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qfwfq Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 I see that Italy is about a decade behind trends in the US. (which is not necessarily a bad thing :phones: ).Or maybe not so much a decade behind but simply stopped at reasonable limit. I am about the most "able" cripple you may ever meet, so I never liked the word disabled.I'm sure of that! :naughty: Like, "I maybe can't walk but I'll just have you know I'm helping NASA to send rockets around the galaxy!" ;) I think this kind of thing was the idea behind replacing dis- with differently, but of course these things are a matter of what one is used to and some of the younger handicapped folks have grown up hearing the term constantly used inappropriately. Laws should slap a fine on such misuse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 From the Land of OZ B) OUT: Ho ho ho B) PC: Ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monomer Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 From the Land of OZ :rolleyes: OUT: Ho ho ho PC: Ha ha ha He he he. It's just not Santa if he's not ho hoing in a loud, deep voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qfwfq Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Gosh at first I thought that must be satire! Only in the southern hemisphere...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 OUT: US borrowing money from ChinaIN: China's buying US debt... (like, duh...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieAG Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Gosh at first I thought that must be satire! Only in the southern hemisphere...:shrug: Hi Qfwfq, Apparently it was a ban made on shopping center santa's by the larger shopping center owners. Most of the independent and smaller shopping centers are disregarding this rubbish. I'll tell you what, anybody who thinks that the big fat jolly fellow in a red and white suit is out pimping for his "Ho's" needs their heads examined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynah Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I recently bought a pen that was actually labelled a "Communication tool"...:hihi: Boerseun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qfwfq Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 OUT: Troll IN: Disruption Engineer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 OUT: snideIN: witty OUT: MormanIN: Believer in Jesus Christ our Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotex Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 OUT: Bible thumperIN: Presidential contender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 OUT: Business as usual IN: Experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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