Good friend Deb, of Debcentral fame, says:

I have been meaning to mention to you that in modern Hebrew, the word for zion is pronouced “tsee-yone”. If you are to prounce the word zion, or “zee-yone”, this is very funny, as it is a slang term for the male stuffers.

By “male stuffers” Deb is avoiding use of the word “penis.” So sweet and innocent, such purity and light—that’s our Deb.

Regardless, I had no idea. How shockingly appropriate. Here I thought I was just having some pedestrian word fun with “cyanide” and the Mo’s name for Salt Lake City.

As I’ve discovered so many times before, penis is more involved in my life than I thought.