It seems a new day is dawning at the Los Angeles Times. No, it's not another thinning of the staff herd– it's new language. Well… new for the Times, at least.
As is traditional, it's the appearance of a cock that heralds the new day. Kevin Roderick at L.A. Observed explains:
Times language a-changing
Last week a womanizing UCLA professor was described in a quote as a “cocksman.” In today's Bob Pool story about Oscar preparations disrupting Hollywood Boulevard (chasing our post from yesterday) a woman jokes about the bent-over workers: “Get a picture of all those butt cracks.”
Cocksmen and butts in the Times? Will wonders never cease? Well done, Spring Street scribblers. Pony rides for everyone!
