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See anything wrong with the ad pictured here? Without those little circles the Post drew all over it, you might not know that it's filled with forbidden words. Laws like the Fair Housing Act explicitly prohibit the use of words like "exclusive," "private," or "family-friendly," in real estate ads, because they could be intended as discriminatory code to weed out buyers based on race, gender, occupation, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. In response to a number of recent lawsuits, real estate company Corcoran has now officially banned more than 200 potentially "offensive" words and installed new software blocking brokers from typing them into their ads. Unsurprisingly, the new naughty word enforcement has exasperated some in the real estate industry. Corcoran VP Christine Toes says, "By saying 'walking distance,' I would be discriminating against those who are unable to walk. Hopefully, I can still use 'close proximity to public transportation.' " Nice—way to discriminate against cyclists!

A pit bull named Tyrus is described by the New York Post as being "The Bitch of West 72nd St." and a 'Hell Hound.' Neighbors of the dog's owner at the former Olcott Hotel on the Upper West Side say that Tyrus is a menace who runs wild, poops in the hall and mauls other pets.

Famed New York realtor Barbara Corcoran chimed in on a matter of public aesthetics and the nature of our city by advising that homeowners would be best served by tearing up their lawns and gardens and paving them over as a suitable place to park their cars. We'll let her speak directly on the subject, as it seems too insane to try to rephrase ourselves. From Friday's Daily News:Q. My wife and I have...