Ship of Fools: Not a euphemism!

Thread: Not a euphemism! Board: Oblivion / Ship of Fools.

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Posted by HenryT (# 3722) on :

snowshoeing to the compost pile

It's simple- a phrase that you've done, seen, or heard of that sounds like a euphemism. No need to explain what it might be a euphemism for - unless you want to!

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

Most of the likely phrases I know are euphemisms, so it's hard to know how to play. Why oh why was I educated in a convent?

Posted by Stick Monitor (# 17253) on :

take a dump

wiki

Posted by pimple (# 10635) on :

eliminating the point source

Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :

Wring out the mop.

Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on :

A local one:
He punts from the opposite end.

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

Or 'He punts from the wrong end'.

Posted by Lymasa (# 11397) on :

If I can stretch the topic a bit, my daughter gave me a bad moment by talking about how big coke was on her college campus. I felt better, though foolish, once I realized that she was talking about the cola and not the street drug of choice.

Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :

[Killing me]

Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
Or 'He punts from the wrong end'.

though I don't use that as I am usually referring to my Oxford educated husband.

Posted by Heavenly Anarchist (# 13313) on :

My husband now tells me that it is actually used as a euphemism, in Oxford anyway.

Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :

I don't usually go in for plugging life-coaching websites. This one, however:

1) Is predicated on sound Buddhist principles

2) Belongs to a friend of mine

3) Sounds a bit rude in an indefinable sort of way...

Thanking the Spoon

Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :

Sorry - Missed the edit window, but this more precise link explains the 'euphemism' without further ado.

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