It seems to much of the media metaphors are deadly triggers. Oops perhaps I shouldn’t have used deadly or trigger. Pat Archbold has a tongue in cheek post up at the National Catholic Register, Incendiary Stupidity or Killing Incivility.
He begins:
The following has been redacted for your own safety.
The other day I was killing time at Target. I overheard two guys shooting the breeze about the new civility. You know, the words and phrases we are no longer allowed to say because it might trigger a crazy person to do something, well crazy.
Heh. Do give it a read.