The United Nations has cautioned that there may soon be no new phrases left to distract from what is happening in Gaza, with thesauruses across the globe stretched to breaking point.
“Terms such as ‘military presence’, ‘voluntary immigration’ and ‘bombs are falling’ have done a lot of heavy lifting since the ‘conflict’ started. But as reporting on the ‘humanitarian crisis,’ continues, people may be looking for new terms,” a UN spokesperson explained. […]
Ouch…
Guys, who is your editor?
Punchline goes at the end.
UN warns world is running out of euphemisms for Gaza genocide?
Correct.
Even better would be “UN warns that Gaza is running out of euphemisms for genocide,” since that further delays the left turn, but it kinda sounds like Gaza’s the one that needs the excuses. You’d workshop this if your site was serious about jokes.
