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Barton Biggs is so bearish on the economy that he's growing fur. He doesn't walk, he lumbers, and the closest thing to a smile he'll offer is a small grin--a smirk, really. I got one for noticing the GRIZZLY BEAR CROSSING sign on his wall, near a swollen bookcase burdened with such cheery titles as Blown to Bits, Cleaning Up the Mess and Debt Shock. No question: Biggs, chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, is Wall Street's ranking pessimist. As such, being right--as he has been lately--is a mixed blessing...
...decidophobia: ... making decisions defecaloesiophobia: ... painful bowel movements deipnophobia: ... dining dementophobia: ... insanity demonophobia: ... demons dendrophobia: ... trees dentophobia: ... dentists dermatophobia: ... skin lesions didaskaleinophobia: ... school dikephobia: ... justice dinophobia: ... dizziness diplophobia: ... double vision dipsophobia: ... drinking dishabiliophobia: ... undressing in front of someone domatophobia: ... houses doraphobia: ... animal fur or skins dromophobia: ... crossing streets dysmorphophobia: ... deformity dystychiphobia: ... accidents...
...Fur hat finally answers, "Yup. Just the wheel," as he points to his carry-on suitcase...
...Were you able to fix it?" someone asks. My head snaps to the right. A man in a fur hat and red ski parka pauses before answering. That's it, I think. There's some mechanical problem with the plane. My mind races ahead, spinning out of control. I hate 737s. They have bad rudders, right? Maybe there's another flight home. Or even better, I could take the train...
...noise. Like a little pussy - like a little puppy dog." She releases him, and he gasps. Now it's time for the whip. "I must be careful," she says, "since he has had surgery on his back." She alternates the lashes with nuzzles from a soft fur. She steps back and takes aim, this time hitting his upper back with six strokes. "His skin reddens easily. I know it very well...