Words John McCain Should Never Use

[Belegon]

The Daily Show flashed a list of words that Mr. McCain should try to avoid, building on a joke about his use of "telegraph" a couple weeks ago and his use of "fossil fuels"...

...and while it's an interesting idea for a little political fun, my belief is that the residents of the AH can do much better than this list:

Contraption
Sarsaparilla
Whipper-snapper
Negro League
Daguerreotype
Telegraph
Dagnabit

and now adding:

Fossil

I think the brains here can do make this list look shoddy... additions, anyone?

 

[neonlyte]

Speakeasy

 

[AvoidingRealWork]

"Bully!"
balderdash
omnibus
hornswoggle

 

[voluptuary_manque]

"Bully!"
balderdash
omnibus
hornswoggle

No, no. "Bully" connotes TR and its that image of McCain that people are warming to. The others, I agree.

 

[Guest]

Newfangled.

 

[impressive]

Personally, the thought of McCain saying "muff diving" just kinda squicks me.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

He probably should avoid 'squick', too.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Carpetbagger

Scalawag

Capitalist Roader

Great Leap Forward

Lumbago

Angina

Schweppervescence

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Newfangled.

As in "One of them newfangled jet air-o-planes."

 

[Guest]

As in "One of them newfangled jet air-o-planes."

Yep.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Yep.

It might not be too bad an idea to avoid 'yep', too, come to think of it. Or at least 'ay-yep'.

 

[Belegon]

How about "Czechoslovakia"?

 

[Boxlicker101]

As in "One of them newfangled jet air-o-planes."

Oh, come on. He flew a jet plane in combat.

How about:

Tin Lizzie
Gramaphone
Talkies
Eight-Track

 

[KLCK]

"Ni***r"

Cmon that should have been the first suggestion. To think that he is just ONE word from throwing the competition at all times.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Floozy
Hussy
Toots
Cutey-pie
Honeybunch
Babycakes
pitch a little woo

hubba hubba

 

[Emperor_Nero]

Schmidt's Sausage Haus ... oops, too late

 

[cloudy]

Trollop (the only acceptable use, as far as I'm concerned, is by Sher )
Blue-stocking
petticoat

 

[dr_mabeuse]

How about "Czechoslovakia"?

That could happen. Or USSR.

 

[Stella_Omega]

He should refrain from saying;
"Race card"
"the popular guy"
"It was a funny ad!"

 

[cheerful_deviant]

That could happen. Or USSR.

Or the Commies.

 

[impressive]

That could happen. Or USSR.

Could? Has!

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Or the Commies.

Flivver, that's another, and vacuum tube. How about crystal set?

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Flivver, that's another, and vacuum tube. How about crystal set?

Or a Transistor Radio.

 

[Somme]

How about "Czechoslovakia"?

Now you're getting tricky.

 

[Boxlicker101]

How about "Czechoslovakia"?

Depending on the context, that might be alright. For instance, he might be speaking against appeasement of dictators, and refer to the fate of Czechoslovakia before WW2 as an example.

He should probably avoid referring to South Vietnam.