A "Fluid" Situation

A few days ago I received an email at work concerning the employees that are out in the field in regards to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath that said the situation was "fluid". Seeing as how New Orleans is under 20’ of water, I found this choice of words little ironic. (Water being a fluid). Apparently, this is a common phrase as the handful of quotes below show:

"The situation is fluid and subject to change at any time"
Fred Stratmann - Ohio Emergency Management Agency

"This is a fluid situation"
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart

"My own sense is this is going to be a very fluid situation for a while"
Jim Morris - Missouri Department of Education

Since we have to be careful about the words we use (like "Refugee"), and the fact that somewhere between 50% and 60% of me is made of water, I’ve decided to be offended by this.

Here are my Top Ten suggestions for alternative words in alphabetical order. Use them in the following:

“The situation is…”
1. Capricious
2. Desultory
3. Dexterous
4. Lubricious
5. Mercurial
6. Permutable
7. Spasmodic
8. Vacillating
9. Vagarious
10. Volatile