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June 22, 2005
You Are What You Eat
In Shooting-The-Messenger News, British potato farmers are protesting the Oxford English Dictionary to have the term "Couch Potato" removed from the dictionary, claiming it's harmful to the vegetable's image.
As if people are going to stop eating French fries and potato chips (chips and crisps, if you're British) just because potatoes are used to describe a sedimentary lifestyle. In fact, I would argue that the people who most fit the term "Couch Potato", eat the most potatoes.
Also, I don't think the farmers' recommendation, "Couch Slouch", is going to catch on any time soon.