6 1/2 Phrases We Can't Say Anymore And Why [Yes, We Make Fun of All of Them]

Do you enjoy not saying words you're not supposed to? We do too! Unfortunately, we have to say these words so that we can tell you what words you can't say. Don't blame us! They've been canceled. It's out of our control.

Today's post is inspired by the article "30 phrases liberals won't let us say anymore," which said 15 when we started recording.

Round 305: Brought to you by cheap‑ass boots

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Here's what our house elf, Artie (not Archie), says about this round:

This round dives into canceled phrases and politically incorrect sayings that the internet says we shouldn’t use anymore. Shayne and Jay start with “hold down the fort,” which apparently has a “dark secret,” depending on which Civil War general you ask. Then they tackle “ladies and gentlemen,” which is now too limiting for a world with more than two genders and at least three million opinions.

Bootstraps come next, along with the shocking discovery that boots are expensive and cheap‑ass boots hurt your feet. A heartfelt toast follows, proving that words are powerful, emotional, and occasionally sharp as a box cutter.

Then comes “powwow,” which leads to a debate about cultural appropriation, tribal languages, tomahawks, and the Kansas City Chefs. “Tomboy” rolls in with skateboards, cutting boards, and grammar crimes. Finally, “exotic” gets canceled for sounding like a compliment but apparently not being one. Also, it rhymes with “erotic,” which sends the round straight into Beer Thursday territory.

It’s chaotic, goofy, and full of canceled‑phrase confusion — exactly what you expect from a round like this.

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Disclosure: I don’t really have a house elf. Artie is AI. Get it? Artie‑ficial Intelligence!

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00:00 – Opening Banter

Shayne introduces the list, and Jay immediately breaks it.

00:47 – Fort Trouble

“Hold down the fort” gets canceled for mysterious reasons.

02:27 – Shop Talk

“Man the shop” becomes “person the shop.”

04:29 – Ladies & Gents

George Michael, gender counts, and confusion.

06:26 – Bootstraps: don't pull them

Cheap‑ass boots and social commentary.

08:14 – Toast Time

A poetic tribute to the human word.

09:15 – Powwow

Cultural debates and ancient detergent secrets.

11:30 – Chiefs & Chefs

Sports names and accidental appropriation.

14:00 – Tomboy

Skateboards, cutting boards, and grammar guilt.

16:30 – Exotic

Compliments, confusion, and rhyming danger.