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From: "John Poxon" <>
Subject: Re: [DBY] Genealogy - an obsession?
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:16:46 +1000
References: <200309301456.45838.jthorpe@island.net> <001401c387e0$d7d9b8e0$0b01a8c0@Robinet>


Dear All,

There is a condition called Asperger's Syndrome. One of the characteristics
of this condition is the development of obsessions with hobbies or interests
that require the collecting and ordering of objects or data, due to an
underlying need to make sense of the surrounding envuronment and make it
'ordered'.

Maybe there are some in our ranks who have this condition.

Regards

John Poxon
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Genealogy is an ideal candidate for obsessions
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aileen Howard" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [DBY] Genealogy - an obsession?


> Oh dear, is there an inoculation available?
>
> Aileen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Thorpe" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:56 PM
> Subject: [DBY] Genealogy - an obsession?
>
>
> > No, Aileen, it's an illness. That's why it is an 'alogy' not an 'ology'.
> > An 'ology' indicates a science and a science Genealogy is not.
> >
> > Jim T.
> >
> > Seeking THORPE. BOWER, BRADLEY, and others in Nrth East Dby.
> >
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