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This is the old winter jargon website in it's original, untouched and somewhat neglected state - warts and all. For some reason, I can't bring myself to look through it and update it, nor can i bring myself to push the delete button. Could be because i'm lazy. Could be because i'm a hoarder. There will be dead links and causes of embarassment and disorganisation and things which are no longer relevant. Enter at one's own risk...

Compulsive hoarding (or pathological hoarding or disposophobia is the excessive acquisition of possessions (and failure to use or discard them), even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary. Compulsive hoarding impairs mobility and interferes with basic activities, including cooking, cleaning, showering, and sleeping. A person who engages in compulsive hoarding is commonly said to be a "pack rat", in reference to that animal's characteristic hoarding.