Common Diseases

Tripshaw's Disease Monty Python Sketch

cnfigsisphobia - disease suffered by programmers who have to work on user interface screens to a complex piece of hardware. While not contagious, it is physoc-somatic in that the sufferer falls asleep at his terminal and dreams that he is stranded on a tropical island and is being gently fanned by buxom native girls, while sipping pina coladas. The only known cure is to take a long liquid lunch and consume vast quantities of hot mexican food.

russbordederasm - a catyleptic seizure suffered by a bored Russian, highly contagious and the only known cure is for the victim to be strapped to a table and the victims feet to be tickled with duck feathers until the victim is helpless with laughter.

Stendhal syndrome - psychosomatic condition in which a person experiences rapid heartbeat, confusion, dizziness, and even fainting when exposed to artworks or phenomena of great beauty, especially in places like Florence. First described by the 19th-century writer Stendhal after he experienced overwhelming emotions in Florence, the syndrome involves a combination of physiological symptoms and intense emotional or psychological reactions triggered by art and cultural experiences.

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