to figure out where 'loony' came from, but I've never seen it considered offensive so I suspect you're okay.
Loony? As in "loony bin"? How could that possibly be considered less offensive than 'lame'? It is a huge deprecation of those with mental health problems. Of course mental health problems are lower status than physical ones - and for something to be 'offensive' the insulted group has to have social power.
Social consequences of an intense version of concern about insults. More
It's not the same at LW-- we've got civility rules which forbid personal attacks-- but this might be of interest.
We're excited to have a second Phoenix meetup. As always, absolutely anyone is welcome. This time we'd like to change the location to the Barrett Honors College Dining Hall at ASU (It's extremely nice and has excellent food). I'll be there from 5 to 7 on Saturday and have a copy of Godel, Escher, Bach on the table.
The address is 698-798 Apache Blvd E, Tempe, AZ, and here it is on a map. The parking garage on Lemon is probably ideal, Barrett is south of that.
My phone number is 602-501-9420, feel free to call or text me.