Just say “no” to crosshairs
CNN’s John King (I think that’s a real person, but I’m not sure) said this week that people shouldn’t say “crosshairs”:
My friend Andy Shaw used the term ‘in the crosshairs’ in talking about the candidates. We’re trying, we’re trying to get away from that language.
So, in case you didn’t know, “crosshairs” is the new “n-word.” Or maybe it’s the new “c-word.”
I’m assuming it’s part of the whole “blame Palin” thing. I suppose it could be because of the “cross” part of the word, but I think it’s part of the “blame Palin” thing. Maybe both.
But, I suppose that if now the media heads are getting all up in arms … so to speak … about the use of gun-related imagery and speech, then banning “crosshairs” is just the beginning. There are more things that you won’t be able to say or do:
- Up in arms
- Shop at Target.
- Ride a bullet train.
- Visit Roy Rogers’ horse.
- Change your printer cartridge.
- Read a magazine.
- Recoil in fear.
- Call someone a “slug.”
- Score a safety in football.
I wonder what other things you won’t be able to say or do as part of this narrative?
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January 19th, 2011 at 6:41 am
Shoot for the Moon
Blast away those stains
Pull the trigger on that new car purchase
Aim high
Aim low
Bullet Train
Faster than a speeding bullet
Line of Sight
Shoot
January 19th, 2011 at 6:45 am
Use a paper”clip”
Watch old episodes of “Firing Line”
January 19th, 2011 at 6:46 am
“Crosshairs” makes me think of “lickety-split.” I have no idea why.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:46 am
Listen to a certain Depeche Mode song. NTTAWWT
January 19th, 2011 at 6:50 am
Listen to the “Revolver” album. And yes, an album is a real thing. Damn kids today.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:52 am
“Recoil” in horror. Or in any other way.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:52 am
Rifle through our papers.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:57 am
Our strippers will no longer be permitted to make “gun fingers” and “shoot” at us while slinking across the stage.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:58 am
Drink a “shot” and a beer.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:59 am
“Bang” our wives and/or girlfriends.
January 19th, 2011 at 7:02 am
“Bullet” points in your corporate presentation.
“War” on poverty / drugs / etc.
Having a “blast” at the New Years Eve “bash”
Be “bored”
Al “Gore”
Oh, man – this like “shooting” fish in a “barrel”.
By the way, if cartridge is the new c-word, that other c-word that they’ve using to describe Sarah Palin is going to have to be “retired”.
January 19th, 2011 at 7:33 am
Iz our goal in sight?
Shoot for the goal.
What are your aims? Center of mass usually, unless he has a contact weapon, then it is the pelvic bone.
No, I didn’t put him in my crosshairs. I use a holographic red dot sight.
January 19th, 2011 at 7:50 am
Refer to anyone as a corpse-man.
Cap and Trade.
Barrel of monkeys.
Peanut shells.
Wad.
Reading primer.
Shuttle blastoff count downs for a mission to Mars.
January 19th, 2011 at 8:36 am
Guns & Roses will have to go (oh, they are already gone)
How come one of my favorite songs is AC/DC’s ‘Shoot to Kill’, and i have not killed anyone yet?
January 19th, 2011 at 8:42 am
You said wad. He he.
Focus like a laser
Shot in the dark
Target voters (there isn’t a politician who hasn’t used a version on of this)
Missfire
Stockings
January 19th, 2011 at 8:45 am
i think truthfully this has gotten so ridiculous its hard to even mock it.
January 19th, 2011 at 9:10 am
Then there’s the chamber of the US House, attempts to muzzle free speech, stock car racing. CNN won’t even be able to scope out some new words…
January 19th, 2011 at 9:15 am
be right on target to complete a project on time
join the Chamber of Commerce
have a jello-shot, or any other drink that comes as a shot
record a song that hits the charts with a bullet
January 19th, 2011 at 9:21 am
No more bullet points in Power Point documents!
January 19th, 2011 at 9:30 am
bullets are made from lead! -just say no to leader!!
lead:[leed]
44. the act of aiming a gun ahead of a moving target
O_O
January 19th, 2011 at 9:51 am
Campaign war-rooms.
Candidate war chests.
To scope out a situation.
Oh…and Bill Maher will have to stop going off half-cocked and shooting off his mouth.
January 19th, 2011 at 10:36 am
How could we forget:
Load
January 19th, 2011 at 11:23 am
Would it appease these folks if we just make those quotation marks with our fingers when we say these words?
January 19th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Aim tootpaste. (Is that stuff even still around?)
The South Carolina Gamecocks. Double entendre? Whatever do you mean?
No pretty girls at boxing matches with the sign that says “Round One”.
Matter of fact, “round” will have to be eliminated from geometric references.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Eliminate all references to fire. Actually, fire itself is dangerous and scary, we should probably stop using it for anything.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Aim tootpaste. (Is that stuff even still around?)
The South Carolina Gamec-cks. Double entendre? Whatever do you mean?
–let’s try it again and see if gets past the filters…
No pretty girls at boxing matches with the sign that says “Round One”.
Matter of fact, “round” will have to be eliminated from geometric references.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
It’s already in effect! Even at IMAO, we’re not allowed to “c-ck” a weapon! How on earth will we ever send rounds downrange?
[Don't be so cocksure that IMAO has bowed to pressure.
I know. Not funny.
BTW, standard spam filter settings will catch that every time. Unfortunately, WordPress doesn't email me when a moderation happens, so unless I specifically log on and check, I don't know about it. Unless you email me directly. Sorry. - B.]
January 19th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Read Hamlet (not that anyone does anymore). Can’t have those “…slings and arrows of outrageous fortune”, can we?
[The left talks as described in MacBeth: "...full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" -B.]
January 19th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
So, to review, freedom of speech means the ability to say anything that liberal television commentators agree is acceptable to say. Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s what the Founding Fathers had in mind.
January 19th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said in Philadelphia last night. “Because from what I understand, folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.”
‘we’re going to punish our enemies and we’re going to reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us’
just saying…
January 19th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
The problem with “crosshair” is that it’s used in many professions now from CAD, to photography, to navigation, etc. Those people are idiots.