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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 kleptomaniac #144170 06/20/05 10:34 AM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3 india V v_navneet OP stranger OP v_navneet stranger V Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3 india Had read Satyajit Ray's short story on this word. Found it absolutely fascinating until I met a guy in my class who has this obsession. Without wonder I found my pens and box of paints gone the next day. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kleptomaniac #144171 06/20/05 02:58 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome to you, Navneet. Um--I am guessing from your hobbies that you are male. (No need to respond to this unless you want to.) I like your description of your age! Your post made me go back to the e-mail, and I noticed this: [From Greek klepto-, from kleptes (thief) + -mania (madness).] I know there are a lot of -phobia words. Are there any other -maniac words, does anybody know? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: let me graph this one... #144172 06/20/05 05:06 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > other -maniac words megalo-? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Help! #144173 06/20/05 05:55 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Beatle-? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word! #144174 06/20/05 06:02 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont logomaniac formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word! #144175 06/20/05 08:35 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass klazomaniac.. melomaniac.. theriomaniac.. but maybe these are monsters? : ) -joe (logomaniac!?) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kleptomaniac #144176 06/21/05 06:25 AM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3 india V v_navneet OP stranger OP v_navneet stranger V Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3 india apart from those mentioned by the others..here's another... pyromaniac (pyros- fire) read it in one of the Tintin comics..no wonder it must have come from Captain Haddock. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kleptomaniac #144177 06/21/05 11:16 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Henmaniac. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kleptomaniac #144178 06/21/05 01:04 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky What's a henmaniac, please? (Hi, Dixbie!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kleptomaniac #144179 06/21/05 02:26 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park next thing, she'll be asking whatsa henway? what does a hen weight? oh, about 3 to 4 pounds my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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