Three things that are raising my blood pressure
October 21, 2008
1) Have you seen the commercial for Leapfrog, where the frog asks the kid which one he likes better: the nicely illustrated but old-fashioned book, or the plastic Leapfrog thingie that “talks” to you?
2) What do you call the people who walk into your library? We used to call them patrons, but now the director has decided that is too old-fashioned (do you see a trend developing here?) so we now have to call them “members.” She thinks they will feel more of a sense of belonging and responsibility if we call them a member. Ha!
3) I keep seeing these commercials (maybe I’m watching too much TV) in which they say “do you owe the IRS money? If so, we can help you get off with paying way less than you owe.” As someone who paid my share, this makes my blood boil.
