Euphemisms (35)

Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about euphemisms--nice ways of saying things. (Mom taught us that if we couldn't say anything nice, we shouldn't say anything at all.) (1:52) Excretory euphemisms (4:17) Sexual euphemisms, along with a very unfortunate slip of the tongue by John Roberts of CBS News; see also Woody's World of Penis Euphemisms (8:50) Euphemisms for death (14:04) 'Politically correct' euphemisms: euphemism as obfuscation (15:36) Song: 'Collateral Damage,' by Furthur Abuse (17:48) Rude word of the week: 'vomit,' and several euphemisms for it (21:57) Song: 'In Words,' by Instant Winner (24:48) Dysphemism, euphemism's evil twin--less pleasant ways of saying things (This idea is clearly explained by Dr. Susanna Cumming of the University of California/Santa Barbara.) (28:12) Music courtesy of GarageBand.com Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 32:28 size: 14.9 Mb rating: R (Our discussion of sexual euphemisms is pretty frank, especially of John Roberts's press-gaggle gaff.)