Sunday, December 04, 2005

Ill-Advised Word Choice

Using the word ‘niggardly’ when addressing a crowd of hostile African-Americans in D.C., especially when you epitomize ‘The Man.’

After a wealthy but unsophisticated American donates money to rebuild your English church after it was damaged in WWII bombing, saying “Thank you for this succour from abroad” in a prayer of thanks during the reconsecration. (The American stalked out of the ceremony in a huff.)

In last month’s Allure Magazine, in a description of the writer’s experience at the Denver Ashtanga Yoga Center.
After our Thai massage, we left feeling calm, clear headed and fully erect for the very first time in months.

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