Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of “banished words”; words they consider trite, overused, annoying, or a combination of all three. Following below is the list, with my comments in italics:
SHOVEL-READY
“Apparently, the generally accepted definition of this phrase is to imply that a project has been completely designed and all that [...]
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This morning I was browsing on the Yahoo home page where I saw the title of an article “10 Ways to Make Your Boss Happy”. Rolling my eyes, I went to read the article but found out it was a video, which I cannot run on my slow, crappy dialup. But I’m sure it [...]
People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.
–Russell Baker
Perhaps this is the real reason why some people stubbornly oppose same sex marriage.
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish [...]
The Perfect Dump – Every once in a while, each of us experiences a perfect dump, it’s rare, but a thing of beauty in all respects. You sit down expecting the worst, but what you get is a smooth sliding, fartless masterpiece that breaks the water with the splashless grace of an expert diver. But [...]
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