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mysophobia
n. - dread of dirt.
mysophilia
n. unnatural attraction to dirt.
Edit: Via Dr.Bill and a little research on my own:
" Pica: eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency"
Dr. Bill mentioned the connection between pica and magpies.
Second edit: "Pica is a Latin term for magpie, a bird that gleans all sorts of things for its nest."
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there is also a family of anti boitics, MYOsylins, (is that spelled right? one of the doctors here will quickly correct me) myosylins use chemicals first found in 'dirt'.
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Did you-all see that letter to what used to be Ann Landers' column, from the lady (who may have said she was pregnant; I can't recall) who said she eats 3 or 4 boxes of 64 crayons a week? They suggested she might have pica.
Speaking of phobias: I saw this horrible, evil-clown decal nearly covering the back window of a truck in front of me today. [shudder] A coulrophobe I am. (Did I spell that right?)
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> " Pica: eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency"
Yeah, there was an article in the NYT not so long ago about that. It spoke of how women in certain African countries can/have to improvise with various things like leather and dirt to make things to eat. The dirt cookies are sold on the street as something of a snack.
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http://www.ihateclowns.com/And no, Jackie, you don't have to register! :)
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I do not fear clowns. Really. I don't. They are just not nice people. They scare little kids, they cause neurosis in some adults, they have big floppy feet, they try to fit too many of their kind in a car, I could go on and on.
Anna, I am glad to know that site is there; rather, I'm glad to know that I have so much company! I won't be signing up with them, though; not only do I not have the time or desire to go to another chat/discussion place, I don't like looking at that sticker...
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We had this coulrophobics discussion a long time ago on this board. I think clowns are very scary, but had to play one in a show years ago. And I was pregnant! Ha! One of my dear friends said that I was the only clown she'd ever seen who hadn't frightened her. Curiously, they bother me more as an adult than they did as a child. Claribel on Howdy Dowdy didn't bother me at all.
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Me neither - can't stand clowns one bit. I've always hated 'em. even when I was young. It's like they try to push and push you to smile even though they are just not funny.
And why is it that parents insist of forcing kids to endure these jerks. The parents are always saying, "isn't he funny" while the kids are terrified of the huge blood-red mouth.
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> The parents are always saying, "isn't he funny" while the kids are terrified of the huge blood-red mouth.
Sounds like a real cliched clown. I've always thought circus clowns were very funny, especially when they let circus animals get the better of them.
If you're looking for scary ones though you can't go past the hardcore hiphop outfit, the Insane Clown Posse (www.insaneclownposse.com); I mean, they tick all the boxes, they're clowns, they're insane, and in a posse.
Then of course there's the 7th memeber of the band Slipknot who has an evil clown theme. Clowns and horror (and music apparently) mix very well. There are, of course, countless films which include weird or violent clowns. One very strange addition of late to the group of children's party guests from hell was the man-bunny rabbit in Donnie Darko (brill' film, btw).
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You've heard of Slipknot? I'm impressed! They created their own er, outfits, didn't they? A 15-yr.-old girl I know adores that band; I've looked up the lyrics to a couple of their songs but haven't gotten around to any more; should I be concerned for her? That is, do many/any of their songs celebrate violence, suicide (which I suspect this girl has at least thought of), or anything like that? (Sorry, people--I should have prolly sent this as a PM...)
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