While enjoying my daily giggle at UserFriendly.org, I saw a banner ad that caused an even bigger smile. It was for CNN "Election2000 Too close to call Stay with CNN for complete coverage." It brought back memories of how often the phrase "too close to call" was used in media coverage of the election in progress. Of course, almost immediately after using the phrase, the media organisations would proceed to "call it." While it doesn't rank with asking some train/plane/boat wreck survivor "how do you feel to have survived while watching your entire family brutally dismembered?", it was an amusing example of how to use language without being bogged down by petty details such as meaning.