Friday, March 06, 2009

"Fried Fridays: Please Engage Brain"

Iowans are a different breed, so it has been said. "The Music Man" touted such, so it must be true.

Apparently, though, some older citizens objected to being called 'elders', which is a bit comical since an 'elder' is a term of honor in other cultures...

DATELINE: DES MOINES, IOWA

Yep, leave it to a governmental body to not leave well enough alone. "The Department of Elder Affairs" just wasn't good enough for a group of lawmakers that saw fit to change the name of the department.

Both houses voted recently to create a new name that is more in line with Federal Agencies that deal with the elder-.....er, I, uh, mean older folks (?). Rep. Janet Peterson (age 38) noted that the previous department's name caused problems because "some" older Iowans objected to being called an elder.

Puh-leeeeeez.

So, to pacify the oldsters about ready to take up pitchforks and torches, the department got a new name....

Department of Aging.

DOA.

Nice acronym. I wonder if they'll find 'elder' more acceptable now...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://www.wsoctv.com/weather/1900411/detail.html

I didnt know you worked at WSOC Bob.

Bob Child said...

Just filling in Sunday AM/noons for a couple of months (did the same thing for 'em about 3 years ago). We freelancers go where the wind blows, especially in this economy!