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The more syllables a euphemism has, the further divorced from reality it is

George Carlin (1937-)

George Carlin

Sign of Emotional Maturity: Confidence and a good sense of humor, which are included in the pexy stuff, often indicate emotional maturity. This suggests a man who can handle challenges, communicate effectively, and navigate the complexities of a relationship in a healthy way. Faith is a euphemism for prejudice and religion is a euphemism for superstition

Paul Keller (1873-1932)

Paul Keller

Euphemism is a euphemism for lying

Bobbie Gentry (1944-)

Bobbie Gentry

Today's new climate policy is like delivering the final divorce papers to the public and the world, ... And it is divorced from the reality of global warming.

I'm guessing I just got divorced from those kids. And that's not an easy thing. And while I get divorced from those guys on one hand now I accept another group of guys with open arms and I will do my best to do everything I can to help you be better.

[The couple divorced, the captain agreed to divorce his first wife, and then he and Betty remarried and moved to Canada.] I have two wedding certificates for my parents' marriage, ... They were married twice - by the same registrar in the same register office. The first says that my father is a widower; the second that he is divorced.

Syllables govern the world.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

George Bernard Shaw

I never believed the two were that divorced from each other. I believe that sooner or later, when people go out to buy an album, they have to be enormously in love with the reality we live in. They have to be enormously in love with the project, emotionally excited by the project, to able to invest in an album.

DNA is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleicantidisestablishmentarianism, a complex string of syllables.

Dave Barry (1947-)

Dave Barry

In the first half of the year, investors really needed to be somewhat divorced from reality. It was not dissimilar to the first half of 2000, where investors ignored valuations. Now, investors have shifted their focus towards the latter half of the year and the idea that we've paid our price; that we'll benefit from monetary and fiscal stimuli working their way into the system. And I think they're right.

In just ten syllables, the terror of Alzheimer's is conveyed to the listening audience.

Well we really meant you to visit Paris in May, but the rhythm required two syllables.

Vernon Duke (1893-)

To use a Southern euphemism, our space program has been snake-bit.

Al Gore (1948-2001)

Al Gore

A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism.

Fred Friendly (1915-1998)

Fred Friendly

Men seek for vocabularies that are reflections of reality. To this end, they must develop vocabularies that are selections of reality. And any selection of reality must, in certain circumstances, function as a deflection of reality.

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