He asked him knowingly

It's Sunday, and I leave home tomorrow.

You know what's strange? I came here on Friday, and go home on Monday. That's the exact thing I did for my Fall break. And I took the bus then, so I was home for even less time. Yeh, Cornell- vacation fail. But I probably don't need to tell you that (assuming that you go to Cornell, I guess).

Another ugly day. But I shall not call it that, for in doing so I would only be adding to the pessimism so ingrained in our society. I shall call it... green! Because all of the ugly rain makes the trees green. I like euphemisms. They're fun.

Euphemisms are
Fantastic for both kids and
Cynical adults

That's right, you're never too old or young for a euphemism. Whether you're telling your kid that their fish "went to a better place," even though you flushed it down the John, or telling you're not unemployed and are just "between jobs." Euphemisms really are great for use in everyday life, even though in most cases they're just a way of avoiding saying the real word. For instance, when you refer to Tiger Woods' "putter," we know what you mean. Sadly, since I'm here I missed the linguistics class on "magic words (taboo, swear, naughty, etc) and how we avoid them. I think I know enough though, hopefully.

The title quote is from a Monty Python sketch. Shame on you if you don't know it.