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From: burkett@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Edward W Burkett)
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Subject: Re: OUTDOOR Bird Plunder
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Date: 7 Dec 89 14:48:56 GMT
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I'm tired of talking about CATS and BIRDS .......

Let us talk about ohhhhh ..... how about CATS and BIRDS ..... no
Lets talk about CATS and BIRDS ... ok I got it!!!!
Lets talk about CATS and BIRDS.

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary (2nd Edition)

Ob-sess [L. obsessus] to haunt or trouble in mind, esp. to an abnormal degree;
            preoccupy greatly

Ob-ses-sion [L. obsessio] 1. orig., the act of an evil spirit in possessing or
            ruling a person  2. a) the fact or state of being obsessed with an
            idea, desire, emotion, etc., b) such a persistent idea, desire
            emotion, etc., esp. one that cannot be got rid of by reasoning.

Ob-ses-sive adj. of, having the nature of, or causing and obsession or
            obsessions

Neu-ro-sis any functional disorder characterized by anxiety, compulsions,
           phobias, depression, dissociations, etc.

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Obsessional Neurosis a psychoneurosis characterized by compulsive ideas or
            irresistible urges and often manifested in the ritualistic
            performances of certain acts.
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The title of this news group is rec.birds ... we, the readers, are suppose to be
obsessed with BIRDS.

Ed
[I wonder why there isn't a news group called rec.feral.cats]