Comments on: Stumped by modern usage? http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/01/20/stumped-by-modern-usage/ Reader reaction to Reuters news Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Random Numbers http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/01/20/stumped-by-modern-usage/#comment-333497 Random Numbers Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:01:56 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/01/20/stumped-by-modern-usage/#comment-333497 The Eternally Offended will never let ANYTHING go! Remember the stupid lawsuit against Southwest Airlines? The racial overtones had been generationally lost by the time that flight attendant said, "Eenie Meenie Miney Moe, FInd a seat - We've got to go!" The EOs, however will never forget and will look far and wide for something that in the depths of history was originally related even slightly to a past grievance. In this case, I have great doubts that even 1% of the population have any idea that the term "stump speech" has it's origins in traveling minstrel shows (I know I didn't, and I know a lot of word origins), but this EC the EO, will be happy to point that old relationship out in order to have an excuse to be offensive. The Eternally Offended will never let ANYTHING go! Remember the stupid lawsuit against Southwest Airlines? The racial overtones had been generationally lost by the time that flight attendant said, “Eenie Meenie Miney Moe, FInd a seat - We’ve got to go!” The EOs, however will never forget and will look far and wide for something that in the depths of history was originally related even slightly to a past grievance.

In this case, I have great doubts that even 1% of the population have any idea that the term “stump speech” has it’s origins in traveling minstrel shows (I know I didn’t, and I know a lot of word origins), but this EC the EO, will be happy to point that old relationship out in order to have an excuse to be offensive.

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