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#82671 10/08/02 01:22 AM
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Minds-on – requiring mental attention and concentration.


#82672 10/09/02 12:32 AM
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Hillbilly heroin – slang term for the painkiller OxyContin, which has been abused in areas of poor, rural New England and Appalachia.

Well done, Alex.


#82673 10/09/02 01:34 PM
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Golden ghetto – an urban area with high-end stores and affluent housing.

I'm missing the Ghetto connection...


#82674 10/09/02 08:34 PM
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I think the PC term is "gentrification", if I'm reading it correctly...


#82675 10/09/02 11:16 PM
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Bed blocker

I should think that would be kids.


#82676 10/10/02 01:56 AM
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Wallet biopsy – the determination of a person’s ability to pay before admitting him for medical treatment.

Spot on again, Alex.


#82677 10/10/02 04:25 PM
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Metrosexual – a narcissist in love with both himself and his urban lifestyle.


#82678 10/13/02 01:01 AM
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Anus envy – a longing to emulate the behavior of obnoxious celebrities.


#82679 10/13/02 05:05 PM
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Bed blocker – a chronically ill patient who uses a hospital bed for a long period of time.


#82680 10/13/02 07:01 PM
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So, Rhubarb got the bedblocker one right!


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