On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 12:27:26 +0000, Ashley Moran <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>> I think a reframing is in order.  The word "fat" has too many  
>> meanings.  We should start calling them "Lipid Fuels".  Ask your  
>> mum: "Have you had your lipid fuels today?"
>
>I can just see the reaction: "so do you think I should replace all  
>the fat in my diet with lipids?"

This reminds me of an episode on Penn Jillette's show where he had someone get
signatures on a petition from people who were at an environmental demonstration.
The petition was to "Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide" (aka H2O, water).

People were told a number of true facts like "The government puts a huge amount
of dihydrogen monoxide in our drinking water reservoirs" and "an excess of
dihydrogen monoxide can be harmful", etc.

IIRC, not one person failed to sign the petition.