The following memo was sent from a managing editor to the entire newsroom, no doubt the result of some serious (and likely justified) paper hating. Mark this down in the category of “things a managing editor never imagined he would have to tell his staff.”

To: NEWSROOM

Subject: Please do not use this term

Please avoid “tea baggers” in print and online, in stories and in places like NEWSPAPER FEATURE.

It’s more trouble than it’s worth.

If you want a graphic explanation, try the Urban Dictionary:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=teabagger