Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, sleeping together is not quite as off the mark as 'passed away.' But both are reflective of the two great American taboo subjects - sex and death. We don't fuck. We don't die. We sleep and pass. But back to sleeping together. Many folks do slumber after, uh, doing it. And some even sleep the night away. ;-) On 6/7/05 11:51 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > One of my favorite euphemisms to hate has to do with dieing. > A euphemized euthanization. > Or a euthanized euphemization.. > > The way people say "passed away" instead of "died". > > I always say "you mean they died"? > Or "did they have a valid passport"? > Did they go to Canada or Mexico? > > But worse is when they say "they slept together" > When what they mean is the very much direct opposite! :) > > That's the king of euthanized euphemisms! > > To die, to sleep - ... ay there's the rub, (!) > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information