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This week, Tidbits continues with its lexiphanicism — showing off with big words! It’s time to learn more about these whatchamacallits and thingamajigs.•Thosewholovecatsareailurophilists,whilethosewholovedogsarecynophilists.Peoplewholoveall animals are referred to as philotherialists.• Misogamists andmisopedists often gohandinhand.Theyhatemarriageandchildren,respectively.Gamophobistsdon’thatemarriage;they’rejustafraidofit.• Stop, thief! Look at thewide variety ofterms used to describe these crooks — brigand, snaffler, kirkbuzzer, efter, ladrone or footpad.The snaffler ismainly a horse thief,while thekirkbuzzer robsonlychurches.Theefter stealsfrom theater customers while the performance is on, and ladrones and footpads are muggers who thievewhile on foot.A specializedpickpocketwhotargetsonlychurchgoersisreferredtoasanautemdiver.• TheLatinsuffix“-aster”referstoanythingwith a lesser status, for example, a musicaster is a mediocre musician, while a militaster is a soldier without skills or abilities. The theologaster is a shallow theologian who has no deep spiritual thinking.

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UNUSUAL WORDS (continued):•Pregnant women often have to endureallotriophagy, that craving for strange foods.Hopefully, theywill choose items that aresalutiferous,meaning conducive to health orwell-being.• If you shilly-shally, dodder, quail, haw,demur or shrink before making a decision, youmerelyhesitate.Let’ssayyou’rediffident,gelid, reticent, chary or delitescent—you’reconsideredratherreserved.Nowifsomeonecallsyouamiscreant,wastral,garmin,reprobateorvarlet,consideryourselfinsulted.You’vebeenlabeled a scoundrel!•Whatdothewordscoquelicot,tilleul,smaragdineandsmalthaveincommon?Theyareallnamesfor different colors!Coquelicot is a brilliantpoppy red; tilleul is a yellowish-green color;smaragdine is emerald green; and smalt is adeepblue.Speakingofcolors,thereisanactualname for those who fear the color purple — porphyrophobia.• Goodwordscomeinsmallpackages!Toabymeans tomake amends or atone for anoffense.Awenisanenormouslycongestedcity.Tosoftensomethingbysoakingistoretit.Thatbroad sash we see wrapped around a kimono isanobi.Andkirisadrinkcomposedofblackcurrantsyrupandwhitewine.• Don’tconfusephilalethistswithphilatelists.Theformerareloversoftruth,whilethelatterlovecollectingpostagestamps.•Howaboutthatreallyboringpersonyoumeetatapartywhohasabsolutelynoconversationalskills?Thisdulldudeisamacrologist,andhefrequentlyengagesinbattology—wearisomeredundancy and trifling talk. He’s enoughto give you a bad case of drapetomania, thatuncontrollableurgetorunaway!• Somefolksarefamousformentimutation—theactofchangingtheirminds.Somemightactuallyhavehypobulia,whichisaninabilitytocome to a decision. • Doyouhavebigfeet?You’resciapodous!Howaboutgreatbigears?You’remacrotous!Maybebuckteeth,too?You’reagubbertush!Isthereanoticeablegapbetweenthosebuckteeth?That’scalledadiastema.Let’saddabucculatothemix;that’sadoublechin.• Everyoneknowsabreedbate,anindividualwho seems to enjoy starting arguments andstirring up controversy. Breedbates areoccasionally suggilated—beaten black andblue!Andhowaboutthatlazyloaferyouknow?He’s a drotchel, scobberlotcher, ragabash, lobcock, lollard or sluggard. • Over thebaize and into the sidepocket!Baizeisthegreenfelt-likeclothcoveringyourpool table.

• Atonetimeoranother,everyonehashadthemisfortune of sitting behind amilver, apersonwhochattersnon-stopthroughamovie.Relatedtermsincludepleniloquent(onewhoisfulloftalk)andblatteroon(aconstanttalker).Manyofthemhaveacacoethesloquendi,thatunquenchabledesiretotalk.Nomatterhowyousay it, you justwish they’d shutup! (Severalof them are probably somniloquent aswell,meaningtheyeventalkintheirsleep!)• ThelongestwordintheEnglishlanguageis pneumonoultramicrosocpicsilicovolcanocon-iosis,adiseaseresultingfromover-exposuretoultra-microscopicsiliconedust.Inhalingthedustfoundnearvolcanoesisamajorcauseofthisdisease.Ifthiswordfrightensyou,youmayhavehippopotomonstro-squippedaliophobia,thefear of long words. • When the time comes to absquatulate, itmeans it’s time to pull up stakes, to decamp and flee.• Therearenumerouskindsofbeggars—Atoothless beggar is amumblecrust.Onewhopretends that his tongue has been cut out is a dommerer, while a female beggar who borrows orhiresseveralchildrentemporarilytoarousesympathy is an autemmort.There’s awholenew generation of beggars. The beggar whose parents are beggars is a palliard. If he bangs onadishorcuptoattractyourattention,he’sa clapperdudgeon.Nomatter howyou say it—mendicant, cadger, bezonian, panhandler,sponge,supplicantorgaberlunzie—He’sstilla beggar.But, only a beggarmonk can be agyrovague.•What are you afraid of? If you are anepistaxiophobic, you are afraid of getting anosebleed.Astrapophobicshideunderthebedduring thunder and lightning storms, while nosocomephobics have a fear of hospitals.Those suffering from pnigophobia are afraid ofchokingonfishbones,andkoimetrophobicsavoid cemeteries.Most peoplewouldn’t seeanythingunusualinbeingalittleselacophobicor afraid of sharks.• Whenthinkingofsomeoneyouknowwhois a workaholic, remember the technical term for someonewholovesworkisanergophile.• Pitythepoorfellowwho’smarriedtoanobjurgatrix! His wife is a nagging, carping, fault-findingbattle-axofawoman.Othertermsof endearment for this special lady includetermagant,shrew,beldam,virago,harridanandxanthippe.• Somethingthatcausescancerissaidtobecarcinogenic. Cariogenic items are much less serious—Theycausedentalcavities.

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Paincontrolsuggestionsaretechniquesthatcanaltertheperceptionofpain.Whenthepatientishypnotizedpaincanbediminished,eliminatedoritcanbefeltinsomepartsofthebodyandnotinanother.Directsuggestionsforpainreliefcanbedeliveredwhenoneisguidedintodeephypnosis.Analgesiasuggestionsreduceoreliminatethepain,buttheypermitothersensationstoremain.Youmayhaveapainfularm,andwithanalgesiathepainwillbeverymuchdiminished,butyou’llstillfeel the arm, be aware of it, know that it’s in somewaybotheringyou.You’llfeelthepositionit’sin,whetherit’shotorcold,andmaybesomepres-sure or mild discomfort. It’s the anesthesia, not analgesia,thattakesawayallfeelings.Whenyou’rehypnotizedandreallyfocusing,youhaveareducedawarenessofyourbody,anyway,evenbeforeyouare offered the analgesia suggestions of pain are alreadyreduced.Infuturearticleswewillexploremanyaspectsofpainmanagementwithhypno-therapy.

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To Your Good Health By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEARDR.DONOHUE:Willyoupleasesayafewwordsabouttheprognosisandtreatmentofcervicalcancer?Mydaughter,45,wastoldatarecentcheckupthat she has a few cells of this kind, and she is reacting asifshehasreceivedadeathsentence.Sinceitwascaught early, should her outlook bemore cheerful?--J.B.

ANSWER:All women are indebted to Dr. GeorgePapanicolaou,whodevelopedthePapsmearfor theearlydetectionofcervicalcancer.Thecervix,bytheway,isthenecklikeprojectionoftheuterusintothevagina.Itwasthesiteforthemostcommoncauseofcancer death inwomen before the Pap smear cameintowideuse.Thatwasintheearly1940s.Sincethen,deathsfromcervicalcancerhavebeencutinhalf,withabout 4,200 deaths occurring annually and 12,200newcasesdetectedeachyear.MostofthedeathsareinwomenwhodidnothavePapsmeartesting.I’mnotclearwhatyoumeanby“afewcellsofthiskind.” If the cells obtained on a smear show low-gradechanges,awoman’schancesofhavingcervicalcancer are close to zero. Follow-up smears are theonly treatmentneeded. If thecells showhigh-gradechanges, the doctor will perform a colposcopy.Colposcopyisanexaminationof thecervixwithaninstrument thathasamagnifying lens so suspiciousareas can be readily seen and biopsied. Resultsdeterminewhatthenextstepsshouldbe.However,at

Suspicious Pap Smear Isn’t Death Sentence

thesestages--longbeforethecancerhasspread--itisstillquitecurable.YourdaughtercantrustherdoctortotaketheappropriatestepsdependingontheresultsofherPaptest.Shedoesnot face a death sentence. If she has any questionsabout her diagnosis, she should call her doctor for an explanation of her test results.Thebooklet on cervical cancer andPap smears dealswith these issues indetail.Readerscanobtainacopybywriting:Dr.Donohue --No.1102W,Box536475,Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check ormoneyorder (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with therecipient’sprintednameandaddress.Pleaseallowfourweeksfordelivery.***DEARDR.DONOHUE:Myhusband and I are both28.Wehaveonechild,ason.Myhusbandfeltalumpinhistesticleandsawourfamilydoctor.Itturnedouttobecancer.Hewasoperatedon.Thedoctordiscussedmanythingswithus,butweneverdiscussedtheprognosis.Weneedtoknow:What’stheusuallifespanofsomeonewhohashadtesticularcancer?--L.R.

ANSWER:Ifyourhusbandhadaseminona,oneofthecommonvarietiesoftesticularcancer,andifitwasinitsearlystages,yourhusband’schancesoflivingalong,fulllifeareveryhigh,over95percent.Yourhusband’sstoryissomethingthatallyoungmenshould take to heart. Testicular cancer is a cancer of youngmen,mostoftenmalesbetween theagesof15and35.The earliest sign is a small, painless lump inthe testicle.***Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answerindividual letters, but hewill incorporate them in hiscolumnwheneverpossible.ReadersmaywritehimorrequestanorderformofavailablehealthnewslettersatP.O.Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475.

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DEARPAW’SCORNER:Afriendofminetoldmethatannualvaccinationsformycatandtwodogswereun-necessaryandatotalscam.HesaidIonlyhavetovac-cinatethemeverythreeyearsandthatveterinariansarejustpartofabigracket.Whatdoyouthink?--JanineH.,Knoxville,Tenn.

DEARJANINE:Ithinkyoushouldtalktoyourpets’veterinarianbeforemakingadecisionthatcouldnega-tivelyaffecttheirhealth,andmaybeyours.Vaccinationsdon’tjustprotectpetsagainstrabies.Theyalsoreceivevaccinations,particularlyaspuppiesandkittens,fordistemper,felineleukemia,parvovirusandanumberofotherseriousandpotentiallyfataldiseases.There are diseases that can also pass between pets and humans,andvaccinationscanpreventthem.“PetscaneasilycontractGiardiaandLeptospirosisfromstandingwaterordampgrass,”saidDr.MegCon-nellyoftheWillardVeterinaryClinicinQuincy,Mass.“Manydogsloveswimminginwater,sniffingaround

in the mud or rollinginthewetgrass.Unfortunately,withoutimmu-nizationprotection,thesepetsareatriskforcontractingaseriousorevenfatalillnessthatcaneasilybespreadtohumans.”Keepingshotsuptodateisoneofthebestwaystopreventbothyourpetsandyoufrombecomingill.Andeventhoughtheyseempriceyupfront,theyarenothingcompared to the cost of medical care if a pet should becomeillfromadiseaseitcouldhavebeenvaccinatedagainst. Again,talktoyourpets’vetaboutwhichshotstheyneedregularlyandwhentheyneedtogetthem.Ifcostisafactor,manycitiesandtownssponsorlow-orno-costvaccinationclinicsthatwillgetpetsuptodatewith their shots for a reasonable price.

Sendyourquestionsorcommentstoask@pawscorner.com,orwritetoPaw’sCorner,c/oKingFeaturesWeeklyService,P.O.Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475.Formorepetcare-relatedadviceandinformation,visitwww.pawscorner.com.

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Nowthatsummerishereandwe’realloutandaboutmoreoften,weneedtofindwaystocutourexpenses.Therearediscountsavailableinmoreplacesthanyou’dsuspect.Askingfordiscountslocallycanbeabitdif-ficultifyou’veneverdoneit.Noonewantstostand in a checkout line talking with a cashier aboutyouragewhileothersarewaiting,butI’vediscoveredtheeasiestwaytogetstarted:Makealistofalltheplacesyougenerallygo:grocerystores,retailshops,theaters,restau-rants,hairsalons,bookstoresandanywhereelse. Callthemallupandaskwhethertheyofferaseniordiscount.Askwhatthespecificdiscountageis,becausesomeplacesuse55,or60,or62oreven65.Askifthereareanyrestric-tions.Forexample,grocerystoresoftenlimittheseniordiscountstoonedayaweek.Movietheatersmightgivethediscountonlyduring

Age Has Its Rewards

matineesoncertaindaysoftheweek.Onceyouhaveyourlistofplacesthatoffera senior discount and know what to expect, you’llbemorewillingtoaskforit.Ifyou’reabouttotravel,askaboutdiscountsforvariousmodesoftransport,aswellasforrental cars and motels.Ifyou’reamemberofAARP,theopportu-nitieswiden.Goonlinetodiscounts.aarp.organdclickthroughtheofferings.You’llfindshopping,dining,entertainment,home,technology,travelandmore.BesuretoclickonLocalandputinyourZIPcodeforoffersnearyou.Fiftypercentdiscountsaren’toutoftheordinary.Onceyoustartusingthediscountsyou’veearned,besuretoaskeverywhere.You’veearned them!

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1. Is the book of Dan in the Old or New Testa-ment or neither?2. Prudence, courage, temperance, justice, faith, hope and charity are the seven “what”? Deadly sins, Archangels, Virtues, Horsemen3. From Genesis 31, who told Laban that he had gone 20 years without a decent sleep? Adam, Jacob, Moses, Noah4. Which book of the New Testament (KJV) is divided into three parts (books)? Corinthians, Timothy, Peter, John5. From Numbers 22, what prophet had a talk-ing donkey to ride on? Nimrod, Rehoboam, Balaam, Zimri6. What did Abraham name his son whom Hagar bore? Herod, Joshua, Asa, Ishmael

1.Entering2012,howmanyconsecutiveyearshaditbeensincetheNewYorkYankeeshadalosingseason?2.Whoistheonlyplayertobelt four home runs in two differentWorldSeries?3.NamethelastoffensiverookiebeforecenterMaur-kicePounceyin2010tostarteveryregular-seasongameforthePittsburghSteelers.4.Whoholdstherecordformost3-pointfieldgoalsmadeintheNCAAmen’sbasketball championship game?5.NametwoNHLgoaliestohavescoredagoalinbotharegular-seasongameandaplayoffgame.6.WhenwasthelasttimetheU.S.wonagoldmedalinmen’strack5,000me-ters?7.WhoheldtherecordforbiggestmarginofvictoryintheLPGAChampionshipbeforeCristieKerrwonby12shotsin2010?

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1. Nineteen seasons.2. The Dodgers’ Duke Snider (1952, 1955).3. Wide receiver Ron Shanklin, in 1970.4. Indiana’s Steve Alford (1987), Oklahoma’s Dave Sieger (1988) and Kentucky’s Tony Delk (1996) all hit seven in a championship game.5. Philadelphia’s Ron Hextall and New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur.6. It was 1964 (Bob Schul).7. Betsy King won by 11 strokes in 1992.

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Virtues; 3) Jacob; 4) John; 5) Balaam; 6) Ishmael

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�* To soothe minor burns in the kitchen, use the cut side of a raw potato pressed into the burn area for a minute or two.

�* “Personal appliances can get very dirty and can harbor many species of bacteria. One of the worst, in my opinion, is the cell-phone. Make sure you clean it regularly by wiping front and back surfaces with a soft cloth dampened with alcohol. We touch our phones with our hands, and press them into our faces. It’s just smart to keep them clean.” -- W.D. in Indiana

�* Grilling season is in full swing. A great way to clean the grill surface is by using a wad of aluminum foil. It can be pressed into the grate to get all the gunk off, both before or after grilling.

�* “I love my windowbox planters, but I would always get dirt splashed on my win-dows or the sill when it rained. My friend advised me to put a shallow layer of small gravel over the dirt. It looks nice and there is no splatter after watering or rain.” Ð R.L. in Washington

�* To remove sticky residue from photo frames, try hairspray. Spray on, let sit for just a minute, then wipe off.

�* “When you have small children, always hang a hand towel over the door of the bath-room so they can’t lock themselves in and get scalded with hot water.” -- J.R. in Virginia

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