In 2005, some people wanted the word “brainstorming” replaced by “thought shower” so as not to offend people with brain disorders, and they also wanted “deferred success” to replace “failure” so as not to embarrass those who don’t succeed.

Rich Karlgaard:
Beside the war in Iraq and the scrap over the President’s Supreme Court nominee, last month’s announcement of the Rocket Racing League–the what?–came off as comic relief. What’s this, a new Jetsons movie? Or could George Plimpton be risen from the dead and writing spoofs? The Rocket Racing League, though, is no […]