The 59th Annual Great Latke Hamantash Debate
The University of Chicago has turned out some intellectual giants, including Milton Friedman and Saul Bellow. You don't have to agree with them, but you would be hard pushed to argue that their writing, whether literary or economic, did not influence the 20th Century.
It therefore came as a shock to discover that for the past 58 years, the finest minds at the University of Chicago have been debating which is better: latkes or hamantashan. Personally, I don't really see where the argument lies. One is a prune with sweet pastry around it, the other is golden, deep fried potato and onion. Latkes win every time. Tomorrow night, this bizarre debate is set for its 59th anniversary.
Nonetheless, our academic brethren across the pond clearly enjoy this - just for the hell of argument - so who am I to berate them? They've even brought out a book dedicated to the issue.
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