Seizure
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| The seizure of persons is often precipitated by the shouting of "[[Seize Him!]]" | The seizure of persons is often precipitated by the shouting of "[[Seize Him!]]" | ||
| - | The seizure of consciousness is often accompanied by tremors, deja vu, and visions of [[God]]; practitioners are sometimes mistaken for narcoleptics or prophets, though medieval{{an|2}} folklore described demons seizing one's soul. (Excessive masturbation was a second popular theory.) These beliefs have been helped along by [http://my.epilepsy.com/?q=node/961018 the frequent religious fixations of epileptics] -- even a quick Googling of the topic turns up names like Muhammad, Saul/Paul, Joan of Arc, Black Elk, Buddha, and Ellen White. | + | The seizure of consciousness is often accompanied by tremors, deja vu, stank, and visions of [[God]]; practitioners are sometimes mistaken for narcoleptics or prophets, though medieval{{an|2}} folklore described demons seizing one's soul. (Excessive masturbation was a second popular theory; a third invokes the ''primum mobile'' and the ''aural detritus'' -- the stuff of nonsense, to be sure.) These beliefs have been helped along by [http://my.epilepsy.com/?q=node/961018 the frequent religious fixations of epileptics] -- even a quick Googling of the topic turns up names like Muhammad, Saul/Paul, Joan of Arc, Black Elk, Buddha, and Ellen White. |
| [[Hyram Solomon Addisson]] suffered from terrific epileptic bouts. Though he never remembered the actual fits, he claimed that their onset (aura) was accompanied by a vision of shivering [[pants]]; some have speculated that he sought relief amoung the pantless Huastec deep in the jungles of Mexico. Hyram's vision was the basis for a [[Lil' AA]] strip{{an|3}} which featured [[Lil' Dacusse]] unmasked as [[The Chameleon]]. | [[Hyram Solomon Addisson]] suffered from terrific epileptic bouts. Though he never remembered the actual fits, he claimed that their onset (aura) was accompanied by a vision of shivering [[pants]]; some have speculated that he sought relief amoung the pantless Huastec deep in the jungles of Mexico. Hyram's vision was the basis for a [[Lil' AA]] strip{{an|3}} which featured [[Lil' Dacusse]] unmasked as [[The Chameleon]]. | ||
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| ''...the main function of the brain is the transmission of electrical impulses'' -- eMedicine.com | ''...the main function of the brain is the transmission of electrical impulses'' -- eMedicine.com | ||
| - | ''...Ping-Pong-ball halves taped over my eyes ... [I] summoned up visions, and lacked the sense of metaphor ... technically speaking, what's about to happen is simple.'' -- [[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.11/persinger.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set= Wired.com]] | + | ''...Ping-Pong-ball halves taped over my eyes ... [I] summoned up visions, and lacked the sense of metaphor ... technically speaking, what's about to happen is simple.'' -- [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.11/persinger.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set= Wired.com] |
| == See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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| - | '' | + | ''Ten to one,'' Tourette's ain't that. -- ''Why I Laugh When You Fall Down'' (''Unpublished Thoughts'' -- my wife. circa 2006.) |
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seizure n. 1. The sudden and forceful confiscation of property, persons, or consciousness. 2. A Gnomic wrestling maneuver.1 3. Brainstorms; cerebral fritzing.
ExtrapolationThe seizure of property is often the work of government officials barking words like "progress" or "justice". The seizure of persons is often precipitated by the shouting of "Seize Him!" The seizure of consciousness is often accompanied by tremors, deja vu, stank, and visions of God; practitioners are sometimes mistaken for narcoleptics or prophets, though medieval2 folklore described demons seizing one's soul. (Excessive masturbation was a second popular theory; a third invokes the primum mobile and the aural detritus -- the stuff of nonsense, to be sure.) These beliefs have been helped along by the frequent religious fixations of epileptics (http://my.epilepsy.com/?q=node/961018) -- even a quick Googling of the topic turns up names like Muhammad, Saul/Paul, Joan of Arc, Black Elk, Buddha, and Ellen White. Hyram Solomon Addisson suffered from terrific epileptic bouts. Though he never remembered the actual fits, he claimed that their onset (aura) was accompanied by a vision of shivering pants; some have speculated that he sought relief amoung the pantless Huastec deep in the jungles of Mexico. Hyram's vision was the basis for a Lil' AA strip3 which featured Lil' Dacusse unmasked as The Chameleon. Non-Canonical TextPartial ‘seizure’ took place at times between the ram and the U-leather. -- Cooper-Key (Rep. Explos. Lowwood 7. 1903) ...the main function of the brain is the transmission of electrical impulses -- eMedicine.com ...Ping-Pong-ball halves taped over my eyes ... [I] summoned up visions, and lacked the sense of metaphor ... technically speaking, what's about to happen is simple. -- Wired.com (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.11/persinger.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set=) See AlsoNotesNote 1: James Tiberius Kirk was once taken down by a Klingon who'd mastered this move. Note 2: See, for example, Dexter's contriversial Pro-fits threw Midevil (1984). Note 3: Lug Nut 27 |
 DesiderataTen to one, Tourette's ain't that. -- Why I Laugh When You Fall Down (Unpublished Thoughts -- my wife. circa 2006.) |
