[Ads-l] "casualty"

[Jonathan Lighter]

The mayor of Orlando officially announces "fifty casualties and
forty-three hospitalized."

A few minutes later a CNN anchor describes the crime as "grievious."

And just after that, a former CIA officer analyzes the situation
"from an intelligence optic."

JL

On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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>> wounded in action
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>
> A.K.A. "WIA." I wonder WTF happened to "KIA" - "killed in action" - such
> that a foreign company can sell tens of thousands of cars bearing the
> marque, "KIA," with no problem?
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> -Wilson
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> All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
> come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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