Diversity notes

It was brought to our attention that some New Jersey readers do not like to be called "goon." Many in the field have been called "goon" so long, we call it macaroni. Pardon our cultural iggnernce.

Goons have their good side. In the immortal words of Montgomery Burns, "The telephone is so impersonal. I prefer the hands-on touch you only get with hired goons."

Apparently, some prefer the terms, "certified union goddess," "certified union truthsayer," "certified union genius," "certified union research queen," or "union editor extraordinaire."

We have not reviewed the certification requirements for those positions recently, as we have lapsed in our classification knowledge and theory.