 In November 1982 , Globe editorial page editor Kirk Scharfenberg wrote an op-ed piece discussing his creation of the phrase and the use of " wimp " as a popular political insult afterwards . "I meant it as an in-house joke and thought it would be removed before publication," he explained.
<meaning-changed>  In November 1982 , Globe editorial page editor Kirk Scharfenberg wrote an op-ed piece discussing his creation of the phrase and the use of " wimp " as a popular political insult afterwards . "I meant it as an in-house joke and thought it would be removed before publication," he explained.
 In November 1982 , Globe editorial page editor Kirk Scharfenberg wrote an op-ed piece discussing it. Scharfenberg had felt that Carter's speech was " wimp " as a popular political insult afterwards . "I meant it as an in-house joke and thought it would be removed before publication," he explained.