Beware the poly-ticks

I was reminded the other day of a call I received months ago (before this blog had come to fruition) about the true definition of politics.
Sifting through my notes, I was able to find the quote I jotted down.

According to the woman who called, this was her husband’s definition of the word: “Poly comes from the Greek word many. Ticks are blood-sucking parasites. Hence poly-ticks - politics.”
No pun intended.