From Moron To Knucklehead

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Southern California Honda Dealers are having a promotion called "The Really Big Sales Event," and one of the radio commercials advertising the event has changed a little. . .

The advertisement describes the scene as a meeting of blue shirted sales people in some underground bunker. A salesman arrives late, covered in bubble wrap. After he squeaks in, the guy leading the meeting asks, "Are you mailing yourself?"

The bubble-wrap clad salesman explains that he is wearing bubble wrap shirt and pants because with the sales event he is expecting a lot of excitement; bear hugs, pats on the back, et cetera. . . "I am not risking this body."

The meeting's leader concedes, saying, "When you first walked in I thought you were a moron, but you may be onto something. Take a seat."

As the salesman sits, the bubbles on his bubble wrap suit begin popping, and after the onslaught of popping finally ends, the meeting leader asks, "Are you done?" and one more bubble pops.

In today's version of the commercial, however, I noticed a slight difference; the word "moron" has been replaced with "knucklehead."

I immediately wondered about the change. Did someone write the company and complain that "moron" is too harsh of a word? Did using the word "moron" insult morons around America?

Funny, I didn't hear anything about the Democrat Party, or hard left loonies, complaining about being offended by the use of the word moron.

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