The phrase WEASEL WORDS, used of vague or misleading language, is said to derive from the belief that weasels feed by sucking out the contents of birds’ eggs. According to one definition, weasel words “suck the life out of the words next to them, just as a weasel sucks the egg.” https://t.co/B5pRLyxDRb
It is extraordinarily hard to take the host of this podcast seriously about his statement of "I'm an old guy, I used to call BBSes" and 10 minutes later debate whether pronouncing ASCII as "assy" is correct or not, he's not entirely sure.