You might have a high-maintenance lady dog in need of a feather boa, but you’d better cover your eyes when you go shopping for her in Wallingford, lest your delicate sensibilities be offended by the new pet store “High Maintenance Bitch.” Some members of the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce have gotten themselves all bunched up over how offensive the word “bitch” is when it’s out there for all to see: “‘I am probably the most progressive liberal person in the world and I am personally offended by the sign,’ said Janet Stillman, executive director of the Wallingford Neighborhood Office. ‘It’s so blatant and so in your face.’ [Daily News ^[1]]” Their other concern is the vocabulary lesson all the wee kids in the Wallingford Kiddie Parade are going to get when they march past in July.

Seriously, Moral Outragers? I’m sure you never sully the wheels of your vehicle to go to Capitol Hill, but would you be as upset to get a burrito from Bimbo’s Bitchin’ Burrito Kitchen? Or is “bitch” only offensive when it’s applied to your precious Pekingese?

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the offending image, from Tourism Victoria ^[3]

And just when you though NIMBYers couldn’t get any more ridiculous, the Seattle Times turns down an ad in their Northwest Life magazine because of the word “orgasm” and proves you wrong [Times Colonist ^[4]]. Now, we here at Seattle Metroblogging may sometimes be a little society matron-ish, but we would like to go on the record as being in full support of orgasms, in print or otherwise. (We also support strip clubs and are considering making a map for you of the migratory patterns of the hookers on Aurora, just because we love you.) “‘Corey Digiacinto, Seattle Times communications manager, said their advertising department regularly reviews ad content to meet high standards of integrity and quality. “We felt the content of this ad was inappropriate in its context and would be objectionable to a wide audience. In such cases, we work with the advertiser to find alternatives that meet their needs. That was the case here as well.”‘” The replacement headline reads, “Your lust for fine fare can now be satisfied.”

That is clearly a much, much less punchy line. I’d go to Victoria for orgasms of food, but a lust for fine fare is a little too prissy for me. Poor Tourism Victoria, who are just trying to point out that Victoria is a lot more fun than people think it is.

NIMBY: 2 Common Sense: 0