Date: January 30, 2009
To: letters@globeandmail.ca
From: Geoffrey Smith
Subject: He shoots, he scorns?

We need to recognize that the word "pansification" which, as used by CBC Hockey Night in Canada commentators, offends the nation's gay and lesbian communities, in fact refers to one of the toughest flowers known to man or woman. My winter pansies have incredible staying power and would be a match for Mike Milbury or Don Cherry.

Not pansies, but still surviving...