The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive: “Euphemisms such as ‘slumber room’ . . . abound in the funeral business” (Jessica Mitford).

[Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein, to use auspicious words, from euphēmiā, use of auspicious words : eu-, eu- + phēmē, speech.]

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While not exactly disgruntled, he was far from feeling gruntled.

The statistics are shocking

* 1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 18.
* 1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 18.
* 1 in 5 children are solicited sexually while on the internet.
* Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children ages 17 and under.
* An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today.

Even within the walls of their own homes, children are at risk for sexual abuse

* 30-40% of victims are abused by a family member.
* Another 50% are abused by someone outside of the family whom they know and trust.
* Approximately 40% are abused by older or larger children whom they know.
* Therefore, only 10% are abused by strangers.

Sexual abuse can occur at all ages, probably younger than you think

* The median age for reported abuse is 9 years old.
* More than 20% of children are sexually abused before the age of 8.
* Nearly 50% of all victims of forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and forcible fondling are children under 12.

Most children don't tell even if they have been asked

* Evidence that a child has been sexually abused is not always obvious, and many children do not report that they have been abused.
* Over 30% of victims never disclose the experience to ANYONE.
* Young victims may not recognize their victimization as sexual abuse.
* Almost 80% initially deny abuse or are tentative in disclosing. Of those who do disclose, approximately 75% disclose accidentally. Additionally, of those who do disclose, more than 20% eventually recant even though the abuse occurred.
* Fabricated sexual abuse reports constitute only 1% to 4% of all reported cases. Of these reports, 75% are falsely reported by adults and 25% are reported by children. Children only fabricate ½% of the time.

Consequences of child sexual abuse begin affecting children and families immediately. They also affect society in innumerable and negative ways. These effects can continue throughout the life of the survivor so the impact on society for just one survivor continues over multiple decades. Try to imagine the impact of 39 million survivors.

Health and/or Behavioral Problems:

* The way a victim's family responds to abuse plays an important role in how the incident affects the victim.
* Sexually abused children who keep it a secret or who "tell" and are not believed are at greater risk than the general population for psychological, emotional, social, and physical problems often lasting into adulthood.
* Children who have been victims of sexual abuse are more likely to experience physical health problems (e.g., headaches).
* Victims of child sexual abuse report more symptoms of PTSD, more sadness, and more school problems than non-victims.
* Victims of child sexual abuse are more likely to experience major depressive disorder as adults.
* Young girls who are sexually abused are more likely to develop eating disorders as adolescents.
* Adolescent victims of violent crime have difficulty in the transition to adulthood, are more likely to suffer financial failure and physical injury, and are at risk to fail in other areas due to problem behaviors and outcomes of the victimization.

Drug and/or Alcohol Problems:

* Victims of child sexual abuse report more substance abuse problems. 70-80% of sexual abuse survivors report excessive drug and alcohol use.
* Young girls who are sexually abused are 3 times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders or alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, than girls who are not sexually abused.
* Among male survivors, more than 70% seek psychological treatment for issues such as substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide. Males who have been sexually abused are more likely to violently victimize others.

Teenage Pregnancy and Promiscuity:

* Children who have been victims of sexual abuse exhibit long-term and more frequent behavioral problems, particularly inappropriate sexual behaviors.
* Women who report childhood rape are 3 times more likely to become pregnant before age 18.
* An estimated 60% of teen first pregnancies are preceded by experiences of molestation, rape, or attempted rape. The average age of their offenders is 27 years.
* Victims of child sexual abuse are more likely to be sexually promiscuous.
* More than 75% of teenage prostitutes have been sexually abused.

Crime:

* Adolescents who suffer violent victimization are at risk for being victims or perpetrators of felony assault, domestic violence, and property offense as adults.
* Nearly 50% of women in prison state that they were abused as children.
* Over 75% of serial rapists report they were sexually abused as youngsters.

Most perpetrators don't molest only one child if they are not reported and stopped.

* Nearly 70% of child sex offenders have between 1 and 9 victims; at least 20% have 10 to 40 victims.
* An average serial child molester may have as many as 400 victims in his lifetime.

Stargate SG-1 follows and expands upon the Egyptian mythologies presented in [the film] Stargate. In the Stargate universe, humans were enslaved and transported to habitable planets by the Goa'uld such as Ra and Apophis. For millennia, the Goa'uld harvested humanity, heavily influencing and spreading human cultures. As a result, Earth cultures such as those of the Aztecs, Mayans, Britons, the Norse, Mongols, Greeks, and Romans are found throughout the known habitable planets of the galaxy. Many well-known mythical locations such as Avalon, Camelot, and Atlantis are found, or have at one time existed.

Presently, the Earth stargate (found at a dig site near Giza in 1928) is housed in a top-secret U.S. military base known as the SGC (Stargate Command) underneath Cheyenne Mountain. Col. Jack O'Neill (Anderson), Dr. Daniel Jackson (Shanks), Capt. Samantha Carter (Tapping) and Teal'c (Judge) compose the original SG-1 team (a few characters join and/or leave the team in later seasons). Along with 24 other SG teams, they venture to distant planets exploring the galaxy and searching for defenses from the Goa'uld, in the forms of technology and alliances with friendly advanced races.

The parasitic Goa'uld use advanced technology to cast themselves as Egyptian Gods and are bent on galactic conquest and eternal worship. Throughout the first eight seasons, the Goa'uld are the primary antagonists. They are a race of highly intelligent, ruthless snake-like alien parasites capable of invading and controlling the bodies of other species, including humans. The original arch-enemy from this race was the System Lord Apophis (Peter Williams). Other System Lords, such as Baal and Anubis, play pivotal roles in the later seasons. In the ninth season a new villain emerges, the Ori. The Ori are advanced beings with unfathomable technology from another galaxy, also bent on galactic conquest and eternal worship. The introduction of the Ori accompanies a departure from the primary focus on Egyptian mythology into an exploration of the Arthurian mythology surrounding the Ori, their followers, and their enemies — the Ancients.


Stargate SG-1 proved to be very popular. Each year from Seasons 5 to 8 the show was repeatedly expected to end, but ratings continued to be high, allowing the show to break records and enter its tenth and final season (surpassing The X-Files as the longest running United States science-fiction series).

Guinness World Records recognized Stargate SG-1 as the longest currently running consecutive sci-fi series in 2006. The show is second only to the Doctor Who series, which holds the title for longest running sci-fi show overall.

Dom, a seasoned professional to the last, does a good job as Urgo.

Whenever he's on camera, his energy and playful wit keep the show moving, while son Peter DeLuise (best known to science fiction TV fans as an actor on the lamented Space: Above and Beyond) directs with a relaxed but enthusiastic touch.



Although "Urgo" featured a lot of plot development and a particularly convoluted storyline of its own, the episode still worked well as an isolated 45 minutes of science fiction entertainment.

"Are we having fun yet?" This non sequitur utterance by the clown-suited philosopher/media star Zippy the Pinhead has become so oft-quoted that it is now in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Zippy has in fact become an international icon, even appearing on the Berlin Wall

YOW!! ( all purpose exclamation)

Are we having fun yet?


If you can’t say something nice, say something surrealistic.

I just accepted provolone into my life.

I think I’m having a mid-week crisis.

Laundry is the fifth dimension.

Remote keyless entry, remote keyless entry, remote keyless entry! (Zippy often gets stuck on an interesting word or phrase and repeats it over and over.)

You can’t hurt me, I entered the Twilight zone.

I am protected by the power of stain-reistant Scotchguard

Make my modem!

Stop in the name of Warren Beatty (or other famous celebrity)

I’m demographically correct.

I just became one with my browser software.

Virtual reality isn’t what it used to be.

I want a mega-meal in a mega-mall.

Adopt my lifestyle or I’ll have to press charges.

I’m afraid! I need something in a heavy cream sauce.

I can silence Joan Rivers with a single slice of Kraft cheese.

Zombies rule Belgium.

Frivolity is a stern taskmaster.

I’m Zippy the Pinhead and I’m totally committed to the festive mode.

I just felt a paradigm shift.

My boxer shorts just went on a rampage through a Long Island bowling alley.

Feelings are cascading over me.

Glazed donuts are the building blocks of the universe.

Consciousness is vastly overrated.

I hope my sensitive female side is wearing sensible leather pumps.

Reality distorts my sense of television.

America. I love it, I hate it, I love it, I hate it. When do I collect
unemployment?