# Euphemisms

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms/14024>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 18, 2000, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms/14024 "2000-02-18T00:26:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2000, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms/14024/21 "2000-02-21T07:51:00Z")

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Masturbation: Pat the Robertson.

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**Author:** ![Bboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Bboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bboy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2000, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms/14024/22 "2000-02-21T08:50:00Z")

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I saw the following in a USED CAR dealer’s ad:

Consumer Preowned

-almost sounds like a desirable attribute…almost.

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**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2000, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms/14024/23 "2000-02-21T12:32:00Z")

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My all-time favorite when I was in the Air Force.

“Collateral Damage” - “Oops, we missed…”

* * *

_…send lawyers, guns, and money…_

```
       Warren Zevon
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