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I use the term "Bobbitized" in this week's edition.

Continue reading "John Bobbit: Immortalized Through Verbification" »

Back in the 18 June 2000 issue, there was an item about Beaver College and why the school wanted to change its name.

Continue reading "Rude Proof? Bwah Hah Hahhhh!" »

This story is what got me started on remembering Herb Caen -- it's from True's 17 May 2009 issue:

Continue reading "Herb Caen: Master of the Three Dots" »

Or, Was I Offensive to Little Girls?

There was a phrase in the previous blog entry on the 6-year-old kid, where I imagined the school staff: "Run in circles! Pull out your hair! Scream like a little girl!" Today Nancy in Illinois complained that was "sexist language".

Continue reading "Noblesse Oblige" »

I ran a story in this week's issue in part to provoke -- and even though I didn't post it here, there was a lot of thoughtful comment. So OK, I'll post it here to help facilitate the discourse. First, the story, from the 19 June 2011 issue:

Continue reading "The Euphemism Treadmill" »