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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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