July 26, 2005

The euphemism aisle

There is one aisle at any supermarket which I refer to as the "Euphemism aisle." It has to do with the one aspect of modern life which is probably the most euphemized of all: I'm talking about feminine hygiene (See! Even there I used a euphemism!). You know the sign at the top of the aisle? Well, I'm pretty sure it used to say "Tampons." Then, it was switched to "Feminine hygiene." Now, it has the totally impenetrable "Personal needs." I'm hereby predicting, within two years, this sign will be replaced with one reading, "Ahhh... you know." I wonder how this trend extrapolates backwards? Was it something less euphemistic than tampons? Maybe right before that it said "Menstrual hygiene." And before that, "Cooter plugs." Okay, maybe not.

Posted by mill1991 at July 26, 2005 2:33 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Har har har, "impenetrable 'personal needs.'" Isn't that a different euphemism aisle? Or are they behind the counter?

Posted by: Epistaxis at July 27, 2005 10:10 PM

Tim,
Do you think my client, Javon Walker, returned to camp because Chris Samp's superb performance is puting Walker's role as the #1 Packer receiver in danger?
Drew Rosenhaus

Posted by: Drew Rosenhaus at July 28, 2005 6:30 PM

LOL, cooter plugs....

Posted by: Delta at August 7, 2005 1:14 PM