A long-haired Fort Hays University professor, William Shanahan, and U Pitt professor, Shanara Reid-Brinkley, recently duked it out at the 2008 CEDA, a debate competition, and four-letter words ensued.

Inexpicably, Poppa Shanahan waved his ponytail up and down like a Ribbon Dancer in a rhythmic gymnastics competition, while Reid-Brinkley justified her conduct by saying, "Yes! Because I'm a f*cking girl!"

Many onlookers pressed their palms down in the universal sign for "chill out, crazy people." The sign language was ineffective, and some kid by the camera could be heard getting weepy. Then after Professor ML Sandoz of Vanderbilt University broke out the diplomacy hit word "community," polite clapping followed.