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David Innes

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Hi all!
In several other threads participants have commented on an irrational fear certain European peoples have about knives. I thinking about the UK and France in particular... Just for your future use (*tip* - this is a good one to show off with) There is a particular psychological diagnosis for this 'un. It is 'aichmophobia', an irrational fear of sharp or pointed objects.
You heard it here first!

Cheerily yours,

Brit punk David


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"Old too soon, smart too late"

Uncle Bill M, 2000
 
Wow, I'd never heard of aichmophobia before. But I see in Dorland's Medical Dictionary it's described not just as an irrational fear of sharp-pointed objects, but that this fear often centers on the aichmophobe's concern that he might use the object to stab someone. Hmmm. In the future I will be wary of seething Anglo-Franco upwellings of emotion that focus on pointy metal. But if avoidance breeds anxiety, as the psychologists say, then perhaps the solution to this particular mental disorder is for Bill to ship mass quantities of khukuris to the Olde Sod and nearby Continent.
 
Wow! Mochiman1, I am impressed by your research. I didn't bother to look any further at it, just thought it was a funny thing to talk about...

Thanks my friend, nice post.

David

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"Old too soon, smart too late"

Uncle Bill M, 2000
 
It seems most American politicians suffer from this malady.

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To know and to act are one.

To get away with it is fun.
 
To repeat what I've already observed here before:

Marijuana will never be legalized. Not because the politicians are afraid of people smoking it to have a little fun, rather instead they will keep it illegal as hemp can be used to make rope, which all politicians quickly become violently allergic to.

Why you'd almost think they have a fear of what people might do if they ever found out the truth!

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"The dumbest question is the one you didn't ask." JKM
Himalayan Imports Website
 
Never fear Rusty, there's always polypropylene, thanks to our pals and theirs in petroleum.

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To know and to act are one.

To get away with it is fun.
 
Ha-ha! Rusty I think I have (finally) caught your drift... I once heard a comedian in London who made the same aliteration about rope, politicians, and all the *vacant* lamp posts down 'The Mall'. Allergic to hemp? I think I would prefer a neck shot from Yvsa. Quick, clean and honorable.
David

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"Old too soon, smart too late"

Uncle Bill M, 2000
 
"Let us start by killing the lawyers"
W. Shakespeare.
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David

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"Old too soon, smart too late"

Uncle Bill M, 2000
 
Oh, by the way, if you are MI5 or MI6, me and Tom are just having a laugh. At no point have either Tom or I ever encouraged revolutionary activities. Neither have we considered (seriously) mass murder of political figures in the UK... Well, often, anyway.

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"Old too soon, smart too late"

Uncle Bill M, 2000
 
Re: Grandiose delusions.

An Innes in front, a Holt on the right, Yvsa on the left and a Martino behind, Just pick the country you want. It's ours.
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David
(Bye the bye, my family warcry is "AN INNES!" I like that).

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"Old too soon, smart too late"

Uncle Bill M, 2000

[This message has been edited by David Innes (edited 10-07-2000).]
 
"Chairman Jeff", that is Jeff Cooper, credited as father of modern pistolcraft, used to call people afraid of weapons "hoplophobes" ( having hoplophobia ) after the Hoplite warriors.

Sigmund Freud said that "... a fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."

In the case of our government, I disagree. I thing they've shown a superb degree of sanity considering what the public would do to them if their deeds became known. Especially after watching what happened in eastern Europe. I firmly maintain that the CNN coverage of Cseaucescu's demise is to blame for the realization in Washington DC that they might be next. And that is what gun control is all about - they aren't afraid of guns, they are afraid of their constituents. You and me. The average Joe.

Just watch how suddenly your scoped bolt action 4 or 5 shot deer rifle you sighted in at 200 yards becomes becomes a 400 or 500 yard sniper rifle.

Faugh.

(Incidentally, linguists, if *faugh* is anything other that a expressive non-word that sounds like you are trying to spit something foul out of your mouth, please email me privately ( if necessary ) to keep the forum clean. I am quite interested in this area. In fact I detest the widespread demeaning of the traditional anglo-saxon profanities by overuse. When I use profanity, I want people to dive for cover or run. They SHOULD be considered borderline fighting words!!! When I use them I'm giving "them" fair warning that verbal violence is about to escalate into physical violence.

Ahh, the good old days. Reminds me of the time I was getting obscene phone calls 'cause my voice is higher pitched like a womans. Around the fourth call I held my Colt SAA next to the mouthpiece, cocked it "CLICK, CLICK, click-CLICK" and then said "Come on over!" )

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"The dumbest question is the one you didn't ask." JKM
Himalayan Imports Website



[This message has been edited by Rusty (edited 10-07-2000).]
 
Rusty,

I heard that word on public tv one time.
All I can remember is a fat guy with a beard said it.

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"To know and to act are one."

To get away with it is fun.
 
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