In reply to FactorXXX:
> (In reply to Jim C)
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> It is quite easy to train yourself not to be ticklish .. I'm sure people without a sense of humour have learned this very simple mind trick.
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> Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
Boy am I weak, occasional gamble on the lottery/nationals, other than that I 'abstain' from alcohol, and cigs, but they were never pleasures I can assure you (I have tried both)