Sunday, January 10, 2010

Wordsmithing, Part Deux

[Wordsmithing, Part One]

The other day it struck me that maybe "big" is no longer enough of a euphemism for "fat". I mean, when you call someone "big", they know very well what you mean. Plus sometimes a person is just big, not fat. This called for some original thinking...

Gravitationally challenged: Somebody who's more than averagely challenged by the Earth's gravity (formerly called "big" (and before that it was called "fat")).


No longer will anybody have to suffer humiliation because of their... ummm... gravitational challenges.