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Now they call it an "oopsie whoopsie automobiley dealy"
The official new word is "collision".
Also "accident" is being phased out in recognition of the fact that crashes should be prevented, not considered an unavoidable or acceptable downside of automobile use.
Accident implies there is no culpability.
I think the poster was making a joke based on this image (or similar ones):
Oopsie, I just had a collision in my underwear.
While I suspect you're just trying to be funny, this could be read as an attempt to trivialize car-related fatalities by comparing automobile accidents to bowel malfunctions.
People don't usually die from pissing themselves.
Edit: I'm not trying to shit on anyone's fun, but I leave comments like this because I don't like the idea of some hypothetical lurker even accidentally walking away with misinterpretations.
It's like how you can make fun of bigots using sarcasm, but sometimes they just take you seriously, and walk away thinking you're one of them. I hate when that happens, and sometimes you wont even know if it did.
It's not trying when you nail it.
Ok, then it's succeeding at two things.
I wasn't commenting on the comedic merit.
You're right but it's very clearly just a thread where everyone shits on the UK
Shites*
That doesn't mean people who'd read that comment and go "yeah, you tell em" won't wander in.
They'd not even have to interact to walk away thinking they got their word in, and that others agree with them.
You're right, but it comes off as finger wagging/buzzkill
There goes the automobile industry's last bits of influence on the public at minimizing the mechanical death machines
/s for those browsing all
No sarcasm
Huh? You are genuinely claiming that the word "accident" was the only remaining lever capital had to influence the public??
In your head, is the whole country Mr Bean?
No, there's also the violent mobs with no teeth but only literally, the queen(?) and mold
So long as you have a balanced and fair view
PS. Its spelt mould, ignorant colonist
Well, there are Mrs Beans too, I'm sure.