From Merriam-Webster's Dictionary: Tourette's syndrome : Etymology: Georges Gille de la Tourette died 1904 French physician a rare disease characterized by involuntary tics and by uncontrollable verbalization involving especially echolalia and the use of obscene language (Cartoon from the Red Baron series by Ool, see `red_baron' for more!) Red Baron No. 19 (b) __ *ROAR!* /,-- ,-.__/// / . ############|+____/o/_); o//o/ /_/ # ###### # ##### #### ### # # ## # ## # # # # # # # #### # ############### # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # ### # # ################ # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # ######## ###### /`. # # ,'\\\o ,' \o\/ / *ROAR!* \o\\\ /\ \\\ ~~\''' ____ _( )__ __ (_ ) __ | _--( ________) (__\-. =#= _- \ (_____)--' `--' " *Roar!* `.__ / ,' / / . #$@%&!!%~%$** ' /\ _ /\ ___ /\ _ /\ ___ ||_ / \ /__\ /\ \ ||_ / \ /__\ /\ \ __| |_| |___||___|| |__| |_| |___||___|| |_ __ __ ____________ ('__`> _ --__`. ,' `.____ /=(66) ______\ -'_--`. / Occasionally ,-' `\_-/ |()|::::)= '_`. . | I suffer from | _____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. \ Tourette's. / `-------' \-` , `.___________,' & , . & , . & , | ' _\' `/_\' `/_\' | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | |\ __________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ -- -