The Lake Superior State University Unicorn Hunters have released their annual list of words that should be banned due to overuse or uselessness. This year's list:
* Fiscal cliff -- this one should be obvious.
* Kick the can down the road -- what happened to "postpone?"
* Double down -- let's get back to "reaffirm" before this morphs into "quadruple down."
* Job creators -- euphemism for "employment minimizers."
* Passionate -- food tastes like sawdust unless it is cooked with passion?
* YOLO, You Only Live Once -- legitimizes risky behavior.
* Spoiler alert -- proclaims one has trivial information to be shared no matter what.
* Bucket list -- a grim and selfish way to look at the world.
* Trending -- "trend" isn't a verb and needs a direction.
* Superfood -- food is either healthful or it isn't.
* Boneless wings -- how about "chicken pieces"?
* Guru -- this is not a generic term for "expert."
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