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• All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy

  Jack Torrance never won any "father of the year" awards.  Torrance, as you may recall, was the author in Stephen King's "The Shining," who, having moved his family to a deserted hotel to write the great American novel, loses his mind and, ultimately, his life. The fate of his son, Danny, varies from book to movie, but let's just say that papa Jack won't be getting any "World's Greatest Dad" coffee cups. Ever wonder what happened to Torrance's novel, immortalized in the book/novel as page after page of, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," repeated ad infinitum? Read More... Posted Jan 10 2009, 02:32 PM by KeriF with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: jack nicholson, Stephen King, Keri Fisher, novel, the shining

• "What Am I A Clown? Do I Amuse You?" No, You Scare Me To Death.

  Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is one of the most searched-for phobias on the internet right behind Lockiocoulrophobia, which is a fear of giving birth to a clown, Claustrocoulrophobia, which is a fear of being trapped in a confined place with a clown and Glossocoulrophobia, which is a fear of speaking in public to an audience of clowns. Over 1 Billion people on Earth, a number that does not include Russian cosmonaut and outspoken Coulrophobe Michael Tyurin who is currently serving aboard the International Space Station, suffer the crippling paralysis associated with Coulrophobia; symptoms that include panic attacks, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea and feelings of dread. Alright, I may have made up that number up, but here’s one I didn’t make up. Read More... Posted Dec 26 2007, 02:28 PM by makeitadouble with | with no comments Filed under: hospital, research, Stephen King, clowns are scary, Coulrophobia