Scenario Rewrite (Pejorative) Scenario Rewrite (Euphemistic)
To what might the following 10 euphemisms be referring?
(HINT: They're generally about unpleasant things that people are uncomfortable saying bluntly)
1) She bought the farm. ----or---- He kicked the bucket.
2) He's a few fries short of a Happy Meal. ----or---- She's not running on all cylinders.
3) He has turned his face to the wall. ----or---- The eternal footman is holding her coat.
4) She's joining the orange army. ----or---- He's visiting the greybar hotel.
5) I've been shouting groceries. ----or---- Praying to the porcelain god.
6) I think you deserve a knuckle sandwich. ----or---- Did you order a fist sub?
7) You've got Windows on your laptop. ----or---- Your barn door is open.
8) He has a face for radio. ----or---- She has a great personality.
9) I'm going to go see a man about a horse. ----or---- I'm going to go catch up on some reading.
10) She's between jobs. ---or---- He's in the process of making some career transitions.
Choose FIVE of the topics below and write ORIGINAL euphemisms for them.
1) Getting old
2) A mean person
3) A lazy person
4) Renaming an unpleasant job
5) War
6) Anger
7) Lack of intelligence
8) Getting fired from a job
9) Children
10) Having no money