Diane’s comment on my previous post is bang on (groan…). With the exception of a couple of sign changes, “Guns don’t…” is an excellent analogy for what I’m talking about.

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Hugh Macleod at Gapingvoid drew a cartoon that I’m considering getting tattooed on my forehead:

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doesn’t sound anything at all like what it describes.

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From After Downing Street, via Brad DeLong, describing a radio call-in show discussing public accountability for the Iraq war:

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When I first heard the expression “Controlled flight into terrain” I added it to my euphemism collection as a fun way of saying “Somebody screwed up.” As I’ve read and thought more about CFIT accidents, I’ve noticed a common thread: They are not usually the result of simple “pilot error”. The typical incident involves a series of failures in policies, procedures, training, and human factors design that turn a pilot error into a tragedy.

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