People's delicate sensitivites....

I have three words:

HO HO HO


~Br. Tom
Servant of the Servants of the Force

This came in my email this morning at work, I think that it applies here;

Following is the winning entry from an annual contest calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term. This year's term: Political Correctness.



\"Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional liberal minority and by the mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.\"

Here is something that has been in our news fo about a week now:

Rev. Sorrill's request had been rejected twice in thee weeks, by the MOT. While I can see why some plates could be rejected, this just proves how things can go too far.

'REV JO' back on the road after plates reissued
Updated Wed. Dec. 5 2007 12:34 PM ET

The Canadian Press

TORONTO -- The decision to deny the renewal of previously approved personalized licence plates was embarrassing and defied common sense, Premier Dalton McGuinty admitted Wednesday as he overruled the Ministry of Transportation's bureaucrats.

The ministry came under fire for denying Rev. Joanne Sorrill of Whitby, Ont., new copies of the \"REV JO'' vanity plates she has used for 19 years -- a decision McGuinty said he just couldn't accept.

\"Every once in a while governments do things that bring themselves into disrepute; we can also do things that make ourselves outright laughable, (and) this is one of those instances,'' McGuinty said prior to a Liberal cabinet meeting.

\"When it comes to this licence plate that had been out there for some 19 or 20 years, the decision not to reissue that is not sensible. We're going to change that to make sure that that woman gets her licence plate.''

A government review panel determined the letters \"REV'' could denote an \"alcoholic, cooler-type beverage'' of the same name, and denied the plate on the grounds it could be construed as promoting drinking and driving.

\"Every once in a while common sense is actually important, even in government, and it's just not justifiable to refuse to re-issue a licence plate, especially one that had already been issued,'' said McGuinty.

\"It's really tough to mandate common sense . . . but we need to be reasonable and practical and pragmatic and common-sensible about these kinds of things.''

McGuinty's reversal of the ministry's policy means anyone who forked out $237.30 for personalized licence plates -- and is willing to pay $94.20 for a new set -- will get them with the same combination of letters and numbers they used before, even if their renewal had been rejected by the ministry.

That means Peterborough resident Russell Henry will be able to replace his aging \"HVF8TH (have faith)'' licence plates, despite having being told by the ministry they were unacceptable.

But Suzanne Fitzgerald of Sarnia still won't be able to buy new plates for her father this Christmas that she wanted to read \"BUTCHY39'' -- combining his nickname and year of birth. The plates were rejected on the grounds \"butch'' is a term sometimes used to describe lesbians.

Fitzgerald and others may have better luck next year after the province sets new rules for personalized plates.

The government will appoint a special panel to review vanity plates and come up with new guidelines early in 2008, said Transportation Minister Jim Bradley.

\"I think the last time there was any significant review of the criteria was 2001, and I'd like to get some outside advice on what the criteria should be,'' Bradley said.

\"I think that makes sense because, obviously, there are a number of people who are unhappy with the present criteria, or the application of that criteria.''

Bradley defended the nine-member review panel that makes the decisions on vanity plates, insisting they have a tough job and that their work \"is a difficult science.''

But the Opposition said the entire vanity plate issue was a distraction from the real problems facing Ontario, especially the economy, and said that's what McGuinty should be worried about and acting on.

\"I can't believe that early in (this) stage of a new government that we're talking about licence plates,'' said Conservative critic Peter Shurman.

\"This province is facing an economic crisis over the next two to three years, and that's what should be the primary duty of this cabinet, not who decides what licence plate is going to go on somebody's car.''

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None of this is shocking to me in the least. I mean if people didn't have things like this to worry about then what would they do? Ask why gas costs so much with no real shortage or what happened to mortgage rates perhaps? Maybe even start to REALLY ask the right questions to their respective governments? Or we could just watch American Idol, listen to our ipod's, and discuss how Santa sets a bad example to kids by being fat.

I never thought of the fat issue with santa...the future may hold a completly new image for Jolly St. Nic. that of a buff Santanator...he rappels? down the chiminey bearing gifts of exercise equipment and energy bars for all the good boys and girls...and will leave on a different note; replacing the \"and to all a good night\" with \"I'll be back\"

Sorry about that, the image of Arnold replacing fat Santa was way to tempting to not explore...if we cannot look upon these things with humor then we are truly lost

Lenny wrote:

.if we cannot look upon these things with humor then we are truly lost

I hear that. If you don't laugh you cry.

Talk about coincidence, I just returned from a Heath & Wellness seminar and the term used in the hospitals power point presentation for overweight was \"elevated waist circumference\" lol.

So, since I'm sure we all want to keep up with the times and \"ho\" means \"whore\", so do we as \"Jedi\" call ourselves \"je\"? Hmmm....And should our blessing/greeting be \"may the fo be with you\"? These are the things that keep me up at night.

so then if we have to change ho ho ho now do we have to change the name of the garden tool bearing the same name? so is using a garden hoe okay? maybe "the tool formerly known as hoe" or just a squiggly line? lol

my goodness it makes me laugh in an offensive way.

here's something to break all of our brains- what if the people who took the time to make the ho ho ho change (and the dozens of situations like this all over) used 20% of that effort actually doing some real good?
my goodness they could could fix the world!!!
or at the very least stop annoying people.... lol