So those who are experiencing the pain and trauma of the black experience in this country don't want their rallying cry to be watered down with a generic feel-good catchphrase.

CNN: Why 'All lives matter' misses the point

They now appear - and we still don't know the full details - to have accepted a watered-down version of that.

BBC: How the leaders reached Leveson deal

The good news was that four of them are in sound working order, a shock given that I don't even know where they are, and thus haven't watered them lately. (In Western medicine-speak, Bramham detected imbalances in my thyroid, thymus and adrenal glands.) To address such afflictions a client would be prescribed two spa treatments and two hours of exercise daily, all custom-tailored, plus a nutritional consultation.

FORBES: Wave the White Towel