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P50
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(In deference to the moderator's policy on recent thread hijacks, I purposely deleted this post in another thread and placed it here in its own thread. Please enjoy)
<I>Original topic and thread was on spending too much time on thoughts of tickling </I>
<B> The Scientific Truth </B>
By P50
You are discussing OTD, which means "Obsessive Tickling Disorder". This was recently covered in depth on major television news broadcasts (which means they gave it 90 seconds, and played tapes of three different guys each speaking two sentences apiece before finally fading out to commercials for dog food, pizza, and mutual funds).
OTD has occured throught history, the earliest recorded instances of it being in 2120 BC with ancient Egyptian basketball cheerleaders tantalizing crowds with their short skirts, sleeveless blouses, and Egyptian sandals. At that time, of course, P.F. Fliers had not yet been invented, so the cheerleaders couldn't run faster (or jump higher) than anyone else. Hence, they got caught.
Another piece of history which is universally left out of the textbooks in most schools is the role it played in the American revolution. Few people are aware of the coexistence of a major OTD event which was going on at the same time as the Boston Tea Party, and which many scholars believe was closely related. The Tea Party, in fact, was a diversionary tactic to distract the Brittish from the OTD problems in the colonies, and focus their attention onto the more pressing matter of lost tax revenues. You will notice that the colonists dressed up with feathers for the Boston Tea Party.
In the sixties, rock groups came from England to America and began another round of OTD activities. The massive noise and screaming from the youthful crowds was designed to mask the frequent OTD which was going on among the audiences. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis, Tom Jones, et.al. continued their concerts, with attendent screaming crowds for cover, and the fervor increased.
While OTD has been noted throughout the written history of mankind, it was the recent advent of the Internet which once again spawned renewed interest in its study. At its last meeting, the American Psychological Association instituted a committee to study and classify OTD within the nomenclature and structure of the DSM. Debate rages on whether or not OTD should be classified as a disease, a disorder, or if it should be assigned as a variant lifestyle.
If you think you have OTD, help is available. Anyone can overcome OTD, but you have to <I>really <B>WANT </B> </I> to overcome it. In order to eliminate OTD, you must have the emotional strength to take the needed steps, and be ready to live without certain things in your life. Among these things that one must be ready to remove are...
-- Laughter
-- Romantic love
-- Domestic comfort
-- Physical and emotional excitment
-- A spouse who provides the combo of all those elements
-- A good night's sleep,
The last of which is what I intend to get within an hour from now.
<I>Original topic and thread was on spending too much time on thoughts of tickling </I>
<B> The Scientific Truth </B>
By P50
You are discussing OTD, which means "Obsessive Tickling Disorder". This was recently covered in depth on major television news broadcasts (which means they gave it 90 seconds, and played tapes of three different guys each speaking two sentences apiece before finally fading out to commercials for dog food, pizza, and mutual funds).
OTD has occured throught history, the earliest recorded instances of it being in 2120 BC with ancient Egyptian basketball cheerleaders tantalizing crowds with their short skirts, sleeveless blouses, and Egyptian sandals. At that time, of course, P.F. Fliers had not yet been invented, so the cheerleaders couldn't run faster (or jump higher) than anyone else. Hence, they got caught.
Another piece of history which is universally left out of the textbooks in most schools is the role it played in the American revolution. Few people are aware of the coexistence of a major OTD event which was going on at the same time as the Boston Tea Party, and which many scholars believe was closely related. The Tea Party, in fact, was a diversionary tactic to distract the Brittish from the OTD problems in the colonies, and focus their attention onto the more pressing matter of lost tax revenues. You will notice that the colonists dressed up with feathers for the Boston Tea Party.
In the sixties, rock groups came from England to America and began another round of OTD activities. The massive noise and screaming from the youthful crowds was designed to mask the frequent OTD which was going on among the audiences. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis, Tom Jones, et.al. continued their concerts, with attendent screaming crowds for cover, and the fervor increased.
While OTD has been noted throughout the written history of mankind, it was the recent advent of the Internet which once again spawned renewed interest in its study. At its last meeting, the American Psychological Association instituted a committee to study and classify OTD within the nomenclature and structure of the DSM. Debate rages on whether or not OTD should be classified as a disease, a disorder, or if it should be assigned as a variant lifestyle.
If you think you have OTD, help is available. Anyone can overcome OTD, but you have to <I>really <B>WANT </B> </I> to overcome it. In order to eliminate OTD, you must have the emotional strength to take the needed steps, and be ready to live without certain things in your life. Among these things that one must be ready to remove are...
-- Laughter
-- Romantic love
-- Domestic comfort
-- Physical and emotional excitment
-- A spouse who provides the combo of all those elements
-- A good night's sleep,
The last of which is what I intend to get within an hour from now.
