I’m not sure who started this whole “___fail” craze – maybe the Twitter Fail Whale concept is to blame – but I really wish they’d end it. I cringe at every little use of the term, be it #twitterfail, #facebookfail, #obamafail, #titansfail or the new favorite, #balloonboyfail.

I hate the world “fail” and hope it dies a slow death.

It’s even worse when you see it in an email, such as, “I would have emailed you back, but I’m dealing with an Epic Outlook Fail.” (sigh)

For the love of Pete, folks — it’s not funny. It’s not clever. Yet, “fail” has its own blog. It must be stopped.

Who’s with me?

Someone please, please be with me.