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#176610 - 05/05/08 06:31 PM Re: kalopsia [Re: zmjezhd]
tsuwm tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 8573 Loc: this too shall pass	>What's a tenth of a score amongst lexicographers? plenty, when you're an old lexicographer. -joe (olde) friday
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#176613 - 05/05/08 07:15 PM Re: kalopsia [Re: tsuwm]
The Pook The Pook addict Registered: 02/20/08 Posts: 468 Loc: Tasmania	Originally Posted By: tsuwm I did find this recent usage, from The Times, Apr 24, 2006 China can bring on serious bouts of kalopsia in otherwise intelligent observers, but this visit [sc. Hu's] was significant because it was mundane. (changed colour because that blue is unreadable on a grey background) Other countries suffering from official collective kalopsia include North Korea and Burma. President Bush also seems to suffer from the problem when looking at reports from Iraq. But his case is nowhere near as severe as that of Robert Mugabe. zmjezhd is right about it not being a classical word but a modern coining from Greek roots. If an ancient Greek did use the term at all, as he points out, it would refer to the appearance of the eyes themselves, not to what is perceived through them. Edited by The Pook (05/05/08 07:19 PM)
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#176623 - 05/05/08 09:51 PM Re: kalopsia [Re: tsuwm]
Jackie Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 9598 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	plenty, when you're an old lexicographer. $\:D$
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#176653 - 05/06/08 10:22 AM Re: kalopsia [Re: tsuwm]
BranShea BranShea Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 1854 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Your fifteen minutes of fame are still worth congratulations and treating us all on strawberry sherbert.
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#176688 - 05/06/08 10:10 PM Re: kalopsia [Re: BranShea]
The Pook The Pook addict Registered: 02/20/08 Posts: 468 Loc: Tasmania	...or sherbet
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#176703 - 05/07/08 08:37 AM Re: kalopsia [Re: The Pook]
of troy of troy Carpal Tunnel Registered: 10/17/00 Posts: 5362 Loc: rego park	am i indulging in kalopsia when i wear my eye glasses with rose tinted lenses? they really do make things (weeds for example) look prettier.. I like that! _________________________ my other obsession
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#176724 - 05/08/08 12:12 AM Re: kalopsia [Re: of troy]
The Pook The Pook addict Registered: 02/20/08 Posts: 468 Loc: Tasmania	No that's called dyslexia isn't it? $\:\)$
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#176734 - 05/08/08 10:15 AM Re: kalopsia [Re: The Pook]
Jackie Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 9598 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Hey, Helen? It's nice to see you posting again.
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#176777 - 05/09/08 03:51 PM Re: kalopsia [Re: hcasanova]
Zed Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 1661 Loc: British Columbia, Canada	Originally Posted By: hcasanova does one suffer from kalopsia, falls into kalopsia, or feels kalopsia. can one be kaloptic?<br><br> I suggest just enjoying it. If you are going to have de-/il-lusions kalopsia would be one of the better ones. Definitely beats pink snakes or "I can fly" wouldn't you think?
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#176785 - 05/09/08 06:20 PM Re: kalopsia [Re: Zed]
Faldage Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 11418	Lookin' Better Every Beer
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