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Free Press The name Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, or maybe it was The Mental Health Centre, described the place very well, but it is now Ontario Shores. So what does that mean? It sounds like a resort, or maybe a nursing home. Of course none of this is new. I remember when the government had the War Department, but that became politically unacceptable, so it is now the Defence Department. Remember, the name changes but nothing changes. All'this has got me thinking about vaiipus name chgggeg I have a couple of topics that floated to the top of the barrel today, so I’ll have a go at both of them for you. First off, changing names I see where the New Democratic Party, usually called the NDP, is thinking about changing its name. Of course it did that once before. I grew up in Saskatchewan when the party was called the CCF (the Coâ€" operative Commonwealth Federation â€" bet you didn’t remember that) and which existed from 1933 to 1961. And it wasn’t all that long ago that our present government demanded that its members refer to it as the New Conservative Government. Just remember; they change the name to change the image â€" but nothing changes. Hospitals have been doing this for a while to the point where it’s hard to keep track. Patients have become clients, or is it consumers? The head nurse becomes the nursing manager, or the unit manager or whatever. That is mostly because the squatters in administration have to show that they are there and doing something. Folks are no longer retarded, they are intellectually challenged. I would guess that means they can also be height challenged (short), financially challenged (broke) or even fitness challenged (fat). By ahd large, these word plays are called euphemisms, meaning phrases used to avoid telling the truth, or saying something directly. For example, people don't die, they “pass away", “pass on", or “kick the By Ralph Pohlman 0 Fresh Fruits, Vegetables,.Baking And Delicious Meats For Those Back To School Meals 0 0 Original Crafts 81 “While You Wait” Knife, Scissors, Garden Shears, Axe Sr. Blade Sharpening 0 0 Locally Produced Honey And Maple Syrup 0 Burgers 81 Fries While You Shop!! Downtown Smufiffiimfi; Appointment with Pohlman Thoughts In Passing SEPTEMBER AT THE MARKET MEANS I like the look of the official sweaters for Canada’s Olympic Hockey Team. What I especially like is the big red maple leaf. 7 How about “Like shooting pool witha rope"? And I could think of a few euphemisms that guys might use for impotence, now referred to everywhere on TV as ED or erectile dysfunction. There was a time, not too long ago, when this would have been a no-no on TV, but that was before Viagra, the world’s most profitable medication. My secbnd topic is winners wear red. bucket”. I’m not sure exactly what bucket that would be. I recall a study published in the journal Nature a few years ago stating that sports winners were more likely to wear red than any other colour. It reminds me of the scarlet tunics once worn by the British army and Tiger Woods’ red polo shirt, worn on the last day of the tournament. The colour seems to tap into the deep- seated sub-conscious responses that associate red with aggression and fitness. In fact, there are so many euphemisms for death that I’ve often thought we could categorize them according to occupation; Here are a few: Writers and editors could “make the big deadline" or “be deleted". Singers could “join the choir invisible". Baseball players could “get traded to the Angels". Jockeys Eould be described as having “crossed the finish line". Clothing Designers could “go permanently out of fashion”. Colour has long been associated with changes in human mood, emotion and aggression and with competitive and sexual interactions among animals. But this is the first time scientists have shown evidence it influences scores in human contests (pun intended). Maybe that was the thinking behind my father’s advice in my single days, many years ago, that “When you go to a party, always look for a girl in a red dress." IUI On Sept. 19 from 9:30 am. to 3:30 pm, more than 500 street rods, antique, classic, muscle and custom cars will be displayed on the SWeeping lawns of Novopharm on Main St. at the west end of town. There is no admission charge to the show, and each registered driver will receive a free lunch. 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