Alright. My mother taught me never to get into a conversation like this, but I held off for this long and HAD TO KNOW what inspired so many posts. It's no credit to me that I was sure y'all had strayed off the topic.

NOW YOU'VE DONE IT. I can never compliment my neighbor's peonies again with a straight face. My Webster's says you can cheat and use 'penises', but that would take all the fun out of it,wouldn't it.

Occasionally I teach a vocabulary course for high school-age students. The word 'euphemism' is sometimes tough to get across without some good examples. Thanks for the fodder.