From the "Just Get OVER It" File
NewsFromRussia.Com Potato farmers want 'couch potato' expelled from dictionary: "British potato farmers become experts in linguistics - they want the term 'couch potato' be banished from the Oxford English Dictionary. They argue that the description of slothful TV addicts harms the vegetable's image. In their fight for the image of potato about 30 farmers took to the streets, demonstrating outside Parliament and carrying signs that read 'couch potato out' and 'ban the term couch potato.' A similar rally took place in Oxford, central England. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term 'couch potato' as 'a person who spends leisure time passively or idly sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes.' The British Potato Council wants the expression stripped from the dictionary and replaced in everyday speech with the term 'couch slouch.' Farmers believe that the phrase 'couch potato' makes the vegetable seem unhealthy. "
(Via Pravad.)