as i wrote, i can find something stupid by someone religious every single day...

[acroyear]

Texas town says goodbye to 'hello' | mndaily.com - Serving the University of Minnesota Since 1900:

In this friendly little ranching town, "hello" is wearing out its welcome. And Leonso Canales Jr. is happy as heck.

At his urging, the Kleberg County commissioners on Monday unanimously designated "heaven-o" as the county's official greeting. The reason: "hello" contains the word "hell."

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[tempest-gypsy.livejournal.com]

I don't have a "WTF?" icon good enough for this, so have a some kodama.

And in Other News...

[motherwell.livejournal.com]

...the town also outlawed the greeting "yo," because it contains the letter "Y" which, when pronounced "why," caused extreme fear and consternation among persons of faith...and also because it sounds black...

[thelongshot.livejournal.com]

I didn't realise that Ned Flanders actually existed...

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

there's dozens out there...though I *almost* though this was a Poe's law violation...

[pharmtoxgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm very very scared that this has happened....

[thatwasjen]

That story's more than 10 years old. How well do you bet they've lived up to the plan?