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March 18, 2005, 17:52
Kalleh
Panic Room
When CW was visiting us, we were teasing her that she needs to move to Chicago and buy this wonderful mansion that is on the market. After all, it is only $12 million, and the property taxes are really quite cheap...$63,000. Not bad, CW, right? I mean, I hear those librarians make a fortune! Wink

There was a comment in the article about a "panic room" in homes. What is that? I couldn't find it in Onelook or on Google.
March 18, 2005, 18:12
Sunflower
I believe a "panic room" is a safe room where a person can lock himself up if he suspects someone has broken into his house.
March 18, 2005, 18:25
jheem
Yup. There was also a movie recently called Panic Room. We invented paranoia here in the US even if we let Freud name it. Wink
March 18, 2005, 19:56
Caterwauller
Boy that house looked nice . . .

of course, considering that my hotel room had more bathrooms than my house has . . .


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March 19, 2005, 21:15
Caterwauller
Kalleh - I couldn't get that article to come up, even after registering at the site. Can you help?


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March 19, 2005, 21:17
Kalleh
CW, I e-mailed it to you. Did you get it? I suppose no one else could see it either then? I thought if you got something from Google news, others could see it. Is that not the case?
March 20, 2005, 01:10
arnie
The article link worked for me: "Just $12 million buys you this cozy Winnetka home".


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 20, 2005, 09:58
<Asa Lovejoy>
quote:
Originally posted by jheem:
We invented paranoia here in the US even if we let Freud name it. Wink


Aw, heck, jheem, I wouldn't be paranoid if everybody weren't out to get me! Now as for Freud, isn't that German for "joy?" Seems a bit ironic.
March 20, 2005, 10:20
jheem
I wouldn't be paranoid if everybody weren't out to get me! Now as for Freud, isn't that German for "joy?" Seems a bit ironic.

Just remember, because you're paranoid, doesn't mean that everybody is not out to get you. As for myself, I suffer from narapoia (i.e., that uneasy feeling that you are following people).

Yup. Ole Ziggy Joyboy and His Cigars have been taking the piss for years.
March 20, 2005, 23:51
neveu
quote:
As for myself, I suffer from narapoia (i.e., that uneasy feeling that you are following people).

Utterly brilliant. How do you pronounce that?

I suffer vuja-de, that strange feeling that you've never been here before (props to George Carlin).
March 22, 2005, 05:03
jo
...and insomniac dyslexics lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog.
March 26, 2005, 22:16
Hic et ubique
quote:
Originally posted by jo: ...and insomniac dyslexics lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog.
Consider the theological implications! For example ...