George carlin quotes3/2/2024 ![]() ![]() 'Fatigue' is a nicer word than 'shock.' Shell shock! Battle fatigue. "Then a generation passed, and in World War II the same combat condition was called 'battle fatigue.' Four syllables now takes a little longer to say. It almost sounds like the guns themselves. In World War I it was called 'shell shock.' Simple, honest, direct language. There’s a condition in combat that occurs when a soldier is completely stressed out and is on the verge of a nervous collapse. George Carlin on "Shell Shock" and "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" Giridharadas, "Language as a Blunt Tool of the Digital Age." The New York Times, Jan. But when they call you, even at dinnertime, then it’s a 'courtesy call.'" When you dial into 'customer care,' they care very little. When it 'manages stakeholders,' it could be lobbying or bribing. When it is 'right-sizing' or finding 'synergies,' it may well be firing people. "When a company is 'levering up,' it often means, in regular language, that it is spending money it doesn’t have. ![]() (George Carlin, "Euphemisms." Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics, 1990) Constipation became occasional irregularity." The CIA doesn't kill anybody anymore. Used cars became previously owned transportation. "Sometime during my life toilet paper became bathroom tissue. ![]()
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