Editorial
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Letter from the Editor
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orking on this issue made me breathless (dyspnea), caused my heart to flutter (palpitations), and occasionally gave me butterflies in the stomach (anxiety). Fortunately, pursuing the relationship between body parts, medical terms, and literary conventions was not fatal (terminal). Although I encountered doppelgangers (autoscopy) along the way, I am hoping that you do not uncover any malaprops (psychosomatic disorders) as you read Issue 9.

My random thoughts on this topic led me to choose four body parts– eye, neck, knee, and ankle. I sought expert opinions from medical and literary dictionaries, and, of course, included excerpts and quotes from authors and comedians to complete the research.

From Expert Opinion, this issue moves on to another favorite topic, rhymes, with a little-known early 20th century game, entitled Hinky Pinky. This game was designed to help children learn how to create rhymes.

Since my readers are all adults, I’ve made the game work in reverse, giving the rhyme first, after which the reader creates the Hinky Pinky clue! This section is a quiz and hopefully you are mentally fit (positive state of mind) and will score 100% (perfection).

Finally, I have turned to my favorite librarian for Friends of Judy, unearthing some books that deal with Body Parts. In true librarian form, these entries are then categorized by art, classics, and mysteries.

So, here we go with Random Thoughts on Body Parts – issue 9 of Olive.

Judy Green
editor and contributor
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