the references page





1. The Riot Act
        - Have you ever found yourself so incredibly incensed at someone that you just wanted to read them the riot act? Well there's no need to ad-lib anymore; now you can read them the real Riot Act --  and you even have a choice of going with either the "classic" or the "modern" version!
 

   
The Riot Act of 1549
   
   
The Riot Act of 1714
   

 
 

2. Lesser-known Phobias
        - We're all pretty much familiar with the "garden-variety" phobias being bandied about in everyday conversation like that of acrophobia, the fear of heights; arachnophobia, the fear of spiders;  or claustrophobia, the fear of enclosed spaces.  Well, here is a short list containing some of the more "esoteric" of the phobias.