Australia bans word 'drought' as too upsetting for farmers

The word "drought" makes farmers feel depressed and should be replaced with "dryness", a panel of Australian government experts has said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/3246178/Australia-bans-word-drought-as-too-upsetting-for-farmers.html

10/23/2008 12:28:05 PM

....What?

10/23/2008 12:28:26 PM

somewhere, crocodile dundee is turning over in his grave

10/23/2008 12:30:55 PM

Are we talking about farms or vagines?

10/23/2008 12:38:12 PM

I thought there was going to be a picture of about 200 farmers peeing in harmony.

10/23/2008 1:19:00 PM

In other news, Raleigh just lessened their water restrictions the other day. You can now wash your car whenever you feel like it.

10/23/2008 1:30:58 PM

Idiots. Call it what it is. Does it make them feel better to not use the word? Not saying the word "drought" doesn't stop it from happening

Same with the use of the word "depression" and "recession" here in the US. Nobody wants to call it that.

10/23/2008 1:57:35 PM

BTTT

10/24/2008 12:21:14 AM