For those on the UK tech scene during the first 1990s dotcom bubble, my favourite misuse of this was in the infamous NTK newsletter [0], where in-person events where listed under the heading “Event Queue: GOTOs considered non-harmful”.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_to_Know_(newsletter)

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Considered Harmful

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