Garage Logic | Foghorn Words

WARNING: The use of the following words will cause an enormous foghorn to sound throughout the town, causing great embarrassment to you.

Foghorn Sound: WAV format, 3 Seconds, 36Kbyte
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Appropriate / inappropriate: Especially bad when used in place of Right/Wrong.
Body Image: See "self esteem"
Bonding: May be used to describe the gluing together two pieces of wood. Other uses deserve a foghorn.
Closure: Being "done", just say that.
Coalition: See "community"
Cocoon: Insect behavior, does not occur in humans.
Community: When people gather for the purpose of being victimized.
Connectivity: There is no acceptable use for this word.
Consensus: When individuals with differing opinions agree on the worst possible course of action.
Dialogue: Just say "conversation"
Diversity: When used to define a "value". (OK when stated as a fact)
Edged lawn priviledge: There is no acceptable use for this silly phrase. Somebody tell the Minneapolis Parks Board.
Empower: When the Government is asked to recognize a citizen's sexual preference, race, gender, background, or victim status.
Enabler: If you're able, you're able. If you're not, you're not.
Facilitate: There is no acceptable use for this word.
French culture: The French have no culture, just A couple of guys that can draw.
Human Resources: Rename it "The Personnel Dept" or abolish it.
Level the playing field: If you're building a child's playground, then it's OK, otherwise, you're just plain whining. Good teams kick the crap out of bad teams on level playing fields regularly.
Nurturer: Job requirement for Teacher or babysitter. Not a requirement for any public office.
O.J. Trial: Surely you have something better to talk about ...
Politically Correct: Two words as far apart in meaning as they are in the dictionary.
Proactive: In Garage Logic, you may be a pro and you may be active. You may not use vague meaningless terms like: "proactive".
Self Esteem: Usually an erroneous appraisal, anyway.
Skill: Only used for learned abilities, welding, carpentry ...
Survivor: One who insists on defining the remainder of their life by an unfortunate incident in their past.
Validate: Tickets require requests for validation; opinions or emotions don't.
Vision: (1)OK when used in describing eyesight.; (2)If you see the Virgin Mary in your back yard, then ya' got yourself a vision, otherwise, it's just an idea.