I came across the term "Siderodromophilia" recently and, not knowing
what it meant, did a Google search (it took me several attempts to get
the spelling right!).

I'm not going to comment on the results, except to say I'm stunned
that some medical experts have discovered this condition (?) and
created a word to describe it!!

Paul Harley

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"Paul Harley"  wrote in message
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> I came across the term "Siderodromophilia" recently and, not knowing
> what it meant, did a Google search (it took me several attempts to get
> the spelling right!).
>
> I'm not going to comment on the results, except to say I'm stunned
> that some medical experts have discovered this condition (?) and
> created a word to describe it!!
>
> Paul Harley
>
> -- 
> Remove "eeek" to contact me!



All I can say is "Oh my god"

Who's sadder, those who suffer from it or those who gave it a name??!!

Paul Harley wrote:

>I came across the term "Siderodromophilia" recently and, not knowing
>what it meant, did a Google search (it took me several attempts to get
>the spelling right!).
>
>I'm not going to comment on the results, except to say I'm stunned
>that some medical experts have discovered this condition (?) and
>created a word to describe it!!


It's just a compound Greek term:
Sidero = iron
dromos = course, road, route, track, way

You can also have 'siderodromophobia', the fear of trains.

Of course, what we really need is someone to create a word to describe
the morbid fear of ascii art.  :)


Neil Sunderland
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"Neil Sunderland"  wrote in message 
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> Paul Harley wrote:
>>I came across the term "Siderodromophilia" recently and, not knowing
>>what it meant, did a Google search (it took me several attempts to get
>>the spelling right!).
>>
>>I'm not going to comment on the results, except to say I'm stunned
>>that some medical experts have discovered this condition (?) and
>>created a word to describe it!!
>
> It's just a compound Greek term:
> Sidero = iron
> dromos = course, road, route, track, way
>
> You can also have 'siderodromophobia', the fear of trains.
>
> Of course, what we really need is someone to create a word to describe
> the morbid fear of ascii art.  :)
>
>
> Neil Sunderland
> -- 
> Braunton, Devon
> Please observe the Reply-To address.
>
> NP: Peter Green - Stones In My Passway (from the album 'The Robert Johnson 
> Songbook')

 One of the French terms for a railway enthusiast is 'ferrovipath', which 
certainly sounds as though it is describing a disease...( The normal French 
form for an enthusiast is ******phile, as in oenophile or bibliophile)
Brian

"Paul Harley"  wrote in message
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> I came across the term "Siderodromophilia" recently and, not knowing
> what it meant, did a Google search (it took me several attempts to get
> the spelling right!).
>
> I'm not going to comment on the results, except to say I'm stunned
> that some medical experts have discovered this condition (?) and
> created a word to describe it!!
>
> Paul Harley
>
> -- 
> Remove "eeek" to contact me!


"arousal from riding in trains"

I quite like trains, but not that much :-o
Mind you it would be very difficult get anything from riding in a Class
142 dmu  (last time I travelled from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester)
except a very sore arse :-(
(142s are 4 wheel dmus that give a ride worse than the top of a double
decker bus).

Regards  Mike.

"Paul Harley"  wrote


>I came across the term "Siderodromophilia" recently and, not knowing
> what it meant, did a Google search (it took me several attempts to get
> the spelling right!).


I came across the word 'sartistificucious' many years ago, but never did 
find out what it meant.

John.

Neil Sunderland wrote:


> Of course, what we really need is someone to create a word to describe
> the morbid fear of ascii art.  :)


Being a snide little arsehole as usual, I see.  I don't have a fear of
it, but I object to stupid and repetitious allegations of being a
troll.

IIRC, it was something started by, or popularised by, Ross 'Arsehole'
Hamilton = another reason to regret that the halfwitted fucker wasn't
killed.

Neil Sunderland  wrote:

> It's just a compound Greek term:
> Sidero = iron
> dromos = course, road, route, track, way


It's Greek pinching from French: it's a literal translation of 'chemin de
fer'.  French was the second official language of Greece in the early 20th
century.  Another example is the slightly archaic word 'aerolimenas' meaning
literally air-port.


> Of course, what we really need is someone to create a word to describe
> the morbid fear of ascii art.  :)


grammatechnophobia?

(lit. 'fear of letter art')

Theo

"Chippy"  wrote: 


> Being a snide little arsehole as usual, I see.  I don't have a fear of
> it, but I object to stupid and repetitious allegations of being a
> troll.
> IIRC, it was something started by, or popularised by, Ross 'Arsehole'
> Hamilton = another reason to regret that the halfwitted fucker wasn't
> killed.


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