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I have just returned from the Buttworth County 32nd annual "Corn Boil and Book Burn" -- and a good time was had by all. Prior to the dinner and the bonfire, there was a short program which featured Pastor Emanuel Bulldich and his organ-- and that was very entertaining.
Anyway, the event was marred by one bit of misfortune: a small bird perched on a nearby limb, and my wife said, "Look, Carumba, a titmouse"; a small boy nearby laughed. I beat them both soundly-- my wife for her foul mouth, and the boy for his filthy thoughts.
And so that brings me to my suggestion: besides banning and burning books, shouldn't we also ban certain vocabulary? (I mean, besides the obvious words.) Perhaps we can even print and distribute an LBC Lexicon of Approved English.
I have started a list of words to ban below. I will add to it when I think of more...and please feel free to add to it as well. This is an evolving list:
Titmouse
Cockpit
Cocktail
Pussy Willow
Moist
Pianist (please say "piano player")
Weenus
Ditty
Evolve
Anyway, the event was marred by one bit of misfortune: a small bird perched on a nearby limb, and my wife said, "Look, Carumba, a titmouse"; a small boy nearby laughed. I beat them both soundly-- my wife for her foul mouth, and the boy for his filthy thoughts.
And so that brings me to my suggestion: besides banning and burning books, shouldn't we also ban certain vocabulary? (I mean, besides the obvious words.) Perhaps we can even print and distribute an LBC Lexicon of Approved English.
I have started a list of words to ban below. I will add to it when I think of more...and please feel free to add to it as well. This is an evolving list:
Titmouse
Cockpit
Cocktail
Pussy Willow
Moist
Pianist (please say "piano player")
Weenus
Ditty
Evolve