I recently received this e-mail from a friend: Today Joseph asked me, “What is whack?”  If something is out of control, you want control.  If something is out of alignment, you want alignment.  If something is out of sync, you want it to be in sync.  If something is out of commission, you want it to be in commission.  If something is out of tune, you want it to be in tune.  So, if something is out of whack, do you want whack?  And, what is whack?

I have to admit I had never thought about the actual meaning of “whack” used in this way.  I have frequently referred to something being “out of whack,” but no one ever asked me, “What do you mean, ‘out of whack’?” Read more…