Damn Politics
June 24th, 2009 by 
Kevin
You’re officially ruining the English language. Pretty soon there won’t be an innocent phrase left.
There are some that can’t see a cigar as something other than a sexual device anymore (Thanks Clinton!). And between Clinton and Mark Foley, political interns are now defacto hookers. Living in Minnesota, I can’t tell you how many jokes I’ve heard about a wide stance (Thank Larry Craig). Oh and if I hear the word teabagging one more time I may very well cram that person’s head into a teabag (Thanks CNBC).
And now thanks to Governor Happypants, “hiking the Appalachian Trail” is officially a sexual euphemism.
Just a week ago I had a conversation where someone was telling me about a trip they had taken and how much fun they had hiking that trail, apparently doing the entire trail in segments. At the time, it struck me as an interesting and potentially worthy idea for a vacation sometime in the future. Now if I had that same conversation, I’d have to wonder if he’s talking about his latest extramarital affair.
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5 Comments »
June 25th, 2009 at 8:23 am
so given this advancement… whats the proper usage? “Man, i’d like to hiker her Appalachian trail.” or “Hey baby, want to hike the appalachian trail with me?” or… “so how far did you get last night?” “man, it was awsome. she let me hike the entire appalachian trail; IF you know what i mean.”
June 25th, 2009 at 8:39 am
I think all are probably appropriate
June 25th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Perhaps different segments of the trail will begin to replace the bases as code for how far you got. It’s no longer second base, it’s I got from Maine to Pennsylvania.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:04 am
I think he’s onto something here…
June 25th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Hmmm…
Are those hiking boots or are you just glad to see me?
Baby got back-pack.
Hey, babe, wanna hit the trail?
Him: Let me walk you home.
Here: Ok, but we’re not taking the Appalachian Trail.