Besides “Uterus”, What Other Dirty-Sounding Words Would the GOP Ban?

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Fresh on the heels of Uterusgate (and the hashtag meme #GOPnames4uterus), we wondered what other dirty-sounding non-dirty words Republicans would prefer that you not say on a legislature’s floor. So far we’ve got:

  • Uterus
  • Moist
  • Knickers
  • Penal
  • Caucus
  • Assonance
  • Ventricular
  • Annals
  • Panties
  • Titmouse
  • Gonad
  • Urethra
  • Screw Jack
  • Stimulus
  • Spotted Dick
  • Global Warming
  • Christian Fundamentalist
  • Equal Pay
  • Empathy
  • Public
  • Community
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Tort (unless followed by “reform”)
  • Racism (unless preceded by “reverse”)

Got others? Add ’em in the comments!

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