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Censorship
Use of excessive force by society's thought-police in both lanes of the political highway. On the right: the squelching of provocative art, language, ideas or manners in an attempt to protect the public, which is generally oblivious to the squelchees until the precise moment they are squelched. On the left: the suppression of politically incorrect writers or campus speakers who threaten to expose the dogma du jour as so much piffle. In either case: the dream of every struggling troublemaker who aspires to instant fame. |
CEO
Corporate Ego in Overdrive |
Chameleon
A small reptile that can change its colour to suit its environment. |
Chanteuse
A female cabaret singer whose fame and panache are such that she needn't worry about hitting all the notes. |
Character
Steadfast personal integrity combined with an unostentatious decency of conduct; now considered maladap-tive behaviour by influential members of the psychiatric profession. |
Charisma
An electromagnetic force that commonly attracts voters, bedmates, autograph seekers and assassins. |
Checkout Counter
A foretaste of hell at the supermarket: a place where one stands immobilized with secret fury while watching the patrons on other, longer lines move through the proceedings with supernatural swiftness. |
Chemotherapy
A medical bargain that allows cancer patients to buy some extra time in exchange for their hair and vitality. |
Chess
A cerebral wrestling-match in which the object is to pin your opponent's ego to the mat. A slow-motion spectator sport that enables its fans to break for cocktails, enjoy a five-course dinner, and return to the arena without having missed any of the action. |
Chewing Gum
Television for the teeth. |
