Warbler said:

to be honest, until that incident with David Howard, I hadn't ever heard of the word niggardly. To use such an unusual word, knowing how similar it sounds and is spelled to the n-word, and not immediately explain the difference between the two words is asking for trouble. David Howard(unless he is real stupid) had to know that what is said was going to be misinterpreted.

No, no, no, Warb! That's terrible logic! Again, see my mention of the word "snigger." Should we remove any word that sounds remotely like other offensive words just because we're afraid IGNORANT PEOPLE (not an insult, just a statement of fact) are not familiar with certain words and will take them the wrong way? I'm sorry, but I don't feel comfortable censoring myself just because other people don't know better.