Gah, it's incredibly annoying to try to talk about something without being too explicit. The more explicit I get in my head, the more ridiculous this whole charade seems to me.

FWIW, it seems pretty ridiculous to me too. It might be funny - were it not so negative.

I'm participationg in the "that which must not be mentioned" dance out of both respect and precaution, but honestly, it's mostly just respect.

Plus, if you don't do the dance just right, your comments get deleted by the moderator.