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The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 15, April 8, 2001, Article 14

ONIOMANIA 

   Doug Andrews writes: "I always enjoy reading E-Sylum, 
   especially this issue where you introduced me to the term 
   "Oniomania."  It perfectly describes my wife - including the 
   shoe thing - although she's not as compulsive as Imelda 
   Marcos. Quite." 

   You see, my wife is also from the Philippines. She has a 
   favourite saying about the former First Lady.  She says 
   Imelda was in the "mining business."  When someone asks 
   my wife what she means by that, she explains: "Whenever 
   Imelda went into stores (which was often), she simply 
   would walk through pointing at merchandise she wanted 
   saying "Mine, mine, mine!"  And that made it hers. 

   As a final note, when my wife goes on a shopping spree 
   (fortunately not TOO often) she earns her nickname. 
   You guessed it: "Imelda." If the shoe fits..." 

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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