THE COLLYER BROTHERS SYNDROME Público Deposited
DISPOSOPHOBIA
The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 1, January 4, 2004, Article 26
DISPOSOPHOBIA: THE COLLYER BROTHERS SYNDROME
Here's another new word for our vocabulary mavens:
disposophobia - the fear of throwing anything away.
The following links leads to some interesting stories
about the infamous Collyer brothers.http://www.humanracetheatre.org/production.html
http://www.wfmu.org/Playlists/Charlie/char.010430collyer2.html
http://www.theplan.com/clutter/brothers.htmThere is also a new book on the subject: "Ghosty Men:
The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers,
New York's Greatest Hoarders, An Urban Historical"
by Franz Lidz, released October, 2003. I'd buy it, but
where to put it....?- 2004-01-04
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