| Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-seventh List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness -- plus NPI's additions! |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Saturday, January 1st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's |
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Category Archives: Humor & Satire
Banished Words for 2022
Banished Words for 2021
| Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-sixth List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness -- plus NPI's additions! |
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| Published at: | 8:00 AM on Friday, January 1st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's |
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Banished Words for 2020
| Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-fifth List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness -- plus NPI's additions! |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's |
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Dino Rossi, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Tim Eyman to join NPI’s Advisory Council
| Excerpt: | We have some exciting news to share today on this glorious first day of April. As I mentioned a few days ago, on Saturday, NPI’s board appointed four outstanding individuals to serve as the founding members of our Advisory Council: Steve Zemke, Martin Chaney, Rob Dolin, and State Representative Luis Moscoso. Today, we’re pleased to announce […] |
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| Published at: | 5:47 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Humor & Satire |
| Tags: | April Fools |
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Banished Words for 2014
| Excerpt: | Every year since 1976, Michigan’s Lake Superior State University has released a thoughtful and humorous “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness”. Here is the 2014 (and thirty-ninth annual) edition, for your reading enjoyment: SELFIE — Has the honor of receiving the most nominations this year. “People have taken […] |
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| Published at: | 9:16 AM on Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's |
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The “Tim Eyman Memorial Bridge” meme: Why it got started, why it’s taken off
| Excerpt: | Last week, in the aftermath of the collapse of a key span of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River, a friend of NPI’s (Wu Ming) suggested in a diary on Daily Kos that we begin referring to the out-of-service crossing as the “Tim Eyman Memorial Bridge”. We ran with the meme, creating a […] |
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| Published at: | 2:36 PM on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Economic Security, Elections, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Marco Rubio’s water grab becomes the talk of Twitter and social media
| Excerpt: | Since the mid-1960s, when Lyndon Johnson was president, the party not in control of the White House has provided a formal response to the State of the Union Address for television and radio networks to air a few minutes following the conclusion of the main event. Republicans carried on that tradition tonight, tapping Senator Marco […] |
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| Published at: | 9:45 PM on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | State of the Union |
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Banished Words for 2012
| Excerpt: | Every year since 1971, Michigan’s Lake Superior State University has released a thoughtful and humorous “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness”. Here is the 2012 (and thirty-seventh annual) edition, for your reading enjoyment on this New Year’s Day: AMAZING — Received the most nominations. LSSU was surprised […] |
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| Published at: | 8:02 AM on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | New Year |
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The second roast of Donald Trump
| Excerpt: | Readers who are regular viewers of Comedy Central may recall that the network not long ago aired a roast of Donald Trump, the most recent in a series of profanity-laced celebrity roasts that the Viacom subsidiary has sponsored. Earlier tonight, Trump was unexpectedly roasted for a second time in as many months — except this […] |
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| Published at: | 11:06 PM on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Television |
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White House releases President’s long-form birth certificate; birthers not satisfied
| Excerpt: | Apparently hoping to fan the flames of the “birther” controversy (which is making the right wing look ridiculous) President Obama today authorized the release of his “long-form” birth certificate, which, under the laws of the State of Hawaii, would otherwise not be subject to public records requests. I’m guessing the White House knows full well […] |
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| Published at: | 10:48 AM on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Humor & Satire |
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Costco to Washington State Legislature: “Have we got a deal for you…”
| Excerpt: | From: Costco To: Members, Washington State Legislature RE: Your financial troubles Dear lawmakers, As one of Washington’s largest publicly-traded companies, Costco feels an obligation to selflessly assist its state in weathering the ongoing fiscal storm that has had such a devastating impact on citizens and consumers alike. Last year the voters of our state rejected […] |
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| Published at: | 12:59 PM on Saturday, March 26th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Steve |
| Other Categories: | Economic Security, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Consumer Protection, Market Regulation |
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Banished Words for 2023