I was watching the news a couple of weeks back when that plane crashed near Biggin Hill and all I could think of was why were they calling a fire engine an appliance? Has the world gone mad?

It was, and always will be, a fire engine. I found these examples too to show how the world truly has gone mad. Words in a before (real world) and after (mad world) order.

Retard - Mentally Impaired.

Handicapped - Physically Challenged.

Midget - Little Person.

Indian - Native American.

Oriental - Asian.

Stewardess - Flight Attendant.

Waiter/Waitress - Food Server.

Mankind - Humankind.

Postman - Letter Carrier.

Unemployed - Job Seeker.

Boob flash - Wardrobe Malfunction.

Rubbish Man - Sanitary Engineer.

And lastly (for now)… Focus Group - On-Demand Customer Collaboration.

(I think I may have found some of these via AdRants. Image.)