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Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Tyson's chicken?

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	Someone get the Zoloft -- quickly.

In case you missed it, Mike Tyson recently hugged a gay activist who was screaming, "No homophobia! No homophobia!" To which Tyson responded, "I don't believe in homophobia ... I don't believe in homophobia."

Good for you, Mike. In the spirit of that remark, here's a quick primer of the fears that the sharp-toothed slugger does and doesn't believe in.

DON'T LOOK AT ME Phobias Tyson doesn't have	THIS IS SO ME Can we talk about my Oedipus complex too?
Cholerophobia Fear of anger	Monophobia Fear of being alone
Caligynephobia Fear of beautiful women	Rhabdophobia Fear of being severly criticized
Liticaphobia Fear of lawsuits	Kakorrhaphiphobia Fear of defeat
Dishabillophobia Fear of undressing in front of someone	Medomalacuphobia Fear of losing an erection
Erotophobia Fear of sexual love	Lygophobia Fear of being in gloomy places
Doxophobia Fear of expressing opinions	Basophobia Fear of being unable to stand
Odontophobia Fear of using teeth	Epistaxiophobia Fear of nosebleeds
Ithyphallophobia Fear of thinking about having an erection	Deipnophobia Fear of dinner conversation
Poinephobia Fear of punishment	Athazagoraphobia Fear of being forgotten
Pteronophobia Fear of being tickled by feathers (trust us)	Phronemophobia Fear of thinking