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A lot of you probably know this but there is a condition called "essential tremor" which manifests itself as shaking. There are no other symptoms, people just shake. Sometimes the tremors are minor but sometimes they make doing everyday tasks such as drinking liquid very difficult. There aren't really any treatments, other than (strangely) alcohol consumption. Anxiety, nervousness and lack of sleep (as well as Parkinson's) can also lead to shaking. A neurologist could probably list several other conditions. Alex Trebek (a last name as likely as Rehtom ;) can be pretty annoying, he is a know-it-all. At least Regis feels sorrow for you when you blow that million-dollar question. Alex corrects you as if he were a schoolteacher that knew every answer! On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:42:59 -0500, Bill Lawless <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ivan, I saw the 10 seconds of broadcast. The game was asking for the ICE Hockey Term demonstrated by Mr. Trebek. There was no mention of any illness and the statement was self deprecating, alluding to his own inability to demonstrate "Stick Handling ". Is a long leap to feel threatened or insulted by the word "shakes". I am not aware of any effort to change the language in order that PWP will never hear a word that offends them. > > When we do that I have some candidates: Stiff, clumsy, depressed, useless, restricted, ignored, patronized, desperate, angry, marginalized, incompetent, burden, drooling, and sensitive. Not to mention disabled and handicapped. > > Regards, Bill Lawless DX 1997 > [Post hoc, ergo propter hoc!] a logical fallacy. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ivan M Suzman > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 8:16 AM > Subject: "It's just the shakes, that's all " > > Hello PIENO friends, > Did anyone else see the episode? > I think it happened at 7:55 PM on Thursday, Oct. 14. > > Ivan Suzman > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinson send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > In the body of the message put: signoff Parkinson > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn