BY THE BY, for any interested...in the term..."a-muk"
As in "running"...
This particular behavior is one of the KEY reasons the United States Military adopted our BELOVED (take your hats off in reverence) 1911 Model Colt Pistol in the revered and still Champion .45 ACP cartridge.
Here is the definition...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_amok
If one notices, many of the traditional fighters from this part of the world wears lovely "garters" at each joint of the body's limbs. This is so if one should be injured in an extremity, the "garter" which is actually a tourniquet, can be pulled tight to stop the flow of blood, and the fighter can continue to run "a-muk"
Henceforth and by proclamation, I hereby offer the following for ratification and approval by the body of membership herein. (does that sound official enough?).
The term "running a-muk" will by definition mean, "the semi-irrational, emotionally unstable, pacing/jogging/running accompanied by spasmodic twitching, spasms and uncontrolled muscle tremors as a result of the long term stress involved when the subject is required to:abide, anticipate, await, bide, bide one's time, cool it, dally, delay, expect, fill time, foresee, hang around, hang onto your hat, hang out, hang*, hold back, hold everything, hold on, hold the phone, hole up, keep shirt on, lie in wait, lie low, linger, look for, look forward to, mark time, put on hold, remain, save it, sit tight, sit up for, stall, stand by, stay, stay up for, stick around, sweat it, tarry, watch...
without gratification or hope of fulfillment for a distant and non-forthcoming object of desire for a particular form of cutlery pioneered by one, George Washington Sears.
See also: mentally strange, ape, barmy, bats in the belfry, batty, berserk, bonkers*, cracked, crazed, cuckoo, daft, delirious, demented, deranged, dingy*, dippy, erratic, flaky, flipped, flipped out, freaked out, fruity, idiotic, insane, kooky, lunatic, mad, mad as a March hare, mad as a hatter, maniacal, mental*, moonstruck, nuts, nutty, nutty as fruitcake, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, out of one's tree, out to lunch, potty, psycho, round the bend, schizo, screw loose, screwball, screwy, silly, touched*, unbalanced, unglued, unhinged, unzipped, wacky.
TREATMENT UNKNOWN, DIAGNOSIS TERMINAL IF LEFT UNTREATED.
May also be referred to as: "Crazy as an outhouse 'possum".
Please, let's watch each other for symptoms of this terrible affliction.
Symptoms include but not limited to: Uncontrolled rectal bleeding, severe and uncontrolled guttural vocal anomaly, blindness, wringing of the hands and rocking back and forth while repeating the following, "Precious, oh my Precious...we loves it...must haves it, Precious...Precious.." may be in concert with hissing and/or drooling, chewing of finger and toenails, rash affecting all parts of the body especially inside of ears and between toes, said to be the reason for subjects being naked when found after severe episodes of "running a-muk". Also look for blurred vision, hair growing on palms and soles of feet, aversion to water, particular thirst for beverages brewed from wheat and hops, and or beverages from the spirits derived form the malt of corn,wheat or barley.
Consult the CDC if outbreak spreads to immediate family members, or close relatives.
Shane Justice, M.D. (MUK Doctor)