exec* exiting?

[Thorsten Roskowetz]

"Alex Martelli" <aleax at aleax.it> wrote:

> some exhibition of hubris in that realm might also show
> you exactly why the very use of the word 'lame' as a generic
> insult, while alas all too common, is also insensitive and
> degrading to people who have problems walking...

Using "lame" as a way of describing something as "lacking
needful or desirable substance" <a lame excuse> is not only
common but a perfectly acceptable use of the word (Webster
does not list this as slang).  Might not fit everyones taste
for political correctness though...

Cheers,

Thorsten