If you take your humor with a double shot of cynicism, check out “Euphemism Watch” and “Euphemisms (Continued) on the Web site Rate Your Students. Readers were asked to translate the PR schlock on their colleges’ Web sites. Here’s a sample:
“We have a great location.” No we don’t. It’s in Wisconsin, for [blank's] sake. There’s winter and then there’s mosquito.
“Urban campus.” Junkies sleep on the benches in front of your dorm.
“Rural campus.” Meth heads sleep in their cars in the parking lot.
“Suburban campus.” It’s so much like a … shopping mall that you’ll wonder where the Foot Locker is.
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