I hate the word inappropriate

Everyone needs to lighten up. I'm so sick of people getting their feelings hurt over words and then complaining that the speaker said something inappropriate.

I like comedy. I like what some would call inappropriate comedy. Except what I consider appropriate chuckle fodder may not be your cup of tea. So move on. Don't listen. I heard this gem from Larry the Cable Guy the other day and laughed for what had to be 6 hours....

"If you're late for Special Ed, is it proper for the teacher to call you "tardy"?

That's good stuff right there. And I thought about putting it on my Face Book page, but then thought better of it. What if someone gets offended?, I thought.

I can't believe I actually thought that. It's not malicious. It's not hate speak - it's just dang funny. But my reasoning behind it was I have co-workers included on my list of friends, and what if a very simple attempt at levity came back to bite me? (Like that never happens in the world). I really, really hate living in a world where I have to censor myself because someone may have an axe to grind and decide to get "offended". I'm reminded of an episode of The Drew Carey Show about a panel cartoon of a crinkle-cut fry trying to hit on an earthworm. It sent his office into a tizzy.

The wonderfully witty columnist and author Erma Bombeck once said "when humor goes, there goes civilization".

Here, here.....and amen.