Monday, December 22, 2008

Language-cop Citations

Pass the Ipecac: Following the Nannygate affair, another au pere explained, "You don't stop an entire program because of one antidotal case."

The outraged caller complained about self-styled superpatriots who "wrap themselves around the flag." (Neat trick, Plastic Man!)

He said: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman..."
He meant: 1) fellatio does not qualify as "sex," 2) an occasional blowjob does not constitute "relations."

Historian: "Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father, who was a notary republic."

Producers of the "Lolita" re-make expressed concern about a potential backlash from "moral groups." More likely, any backlash would come from moralizing groups.

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