Wednesday, April 12, 2006

The Day in Visual Abominations

The Washington Post's The Day in Photos for April 12th has a content warning on it, which means at least one photo is potentially offensive for being particularly graphic or violent.

The Day in Photos

I was fine until I got to photo number 24, which is, indeed

horrific
adjective
Causing horror; terrifying.
[Latin horrificus : horrēre, to tremble + -ficus, -fic.]
"horrific." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 13 Apr. 2006. http://www.answers.com/topic/horrific