Came across a Raise the Hammer, a website run by a group of Hamilton, Ontario, citizens who believe in their city's potential and are willing to get involved in making the city a
more vibrant, livable, and attractive place to live and work.
Moron. Idiot. Imbecile. Feebleminded.
No, I'm not quoting a Python skit. I'm listing some clinical classifications,
no longer in use, except as socially acceptable descriptors of
individuals with whom we may disagree, or whose expertise we doubt.
Retarded. As in, "That's retarded."
Socially acceptable? That depends. If you're a comedy host for the CBC (Clash of Comedy website in Canada), apparently it is.
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