DEBATE, n. What goes on de hook. In politics and philosophy, the process of conflict resolution through a reasoned public discussion of the outstanding issues. Unknown in the United States, where disputes are obfuscated by politicians seeking votes, misrepresented by reporters seeking ratings, protracted by lawyers seeking fees, and settled by gunfire.

DIVERSITY, n. What results from the merger of two universities. In sociology, the different colors of the little boxes that all look just the same, or else. CELEBRATE DIVERSITY: the politically correct way to practice "divide and rule".

  - O Ceallaigh

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