Once again Lisa Suennen is generating discussion on the Health Care Blog, this time regarding the government’s role in stimulating innovation in the US healthcare system. Please check it out here, they’re talking about some interesting stuff.
In the meantime, the phrase “Government Innovation” reminded me of the late-great George Carlin, and so I thought you might get a laugh out of the following list of Carlin’s odd expressions and the accompanying video of GC taking our modern vocabulary to task.
- authentic reproduction
- business ethics
- death benefits
- forward lateral
- friendly fire
- genuine veneer
- highly depressed
- holy war
- jumbo shrimp
- lethal assistance
- limited lifetime guarantee
- live recording
- mandatory options
- mercy killing
- military intelligence
- mutual differences
- new tradition
- nondairy creamer
- open secret
- original copy
- partial cease-fire
- plastic glass
- resident alien
- silent alarm
- standard options
- true replica
- uninvited guest
- wireless cable
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Did you know that the word “oxymoron” comes from Greek roots that literally mean smart + stupid? I love that.
Comment by lisasuennen — July 28, 2010 @ 2:20 am |