> There still must be a phrase for 'male hysteria' that is not built on the > etymology of Greek wombs! Precluding the males among this executive branch > are not endowed with physical assets which are not self-evident! > > Stephen V Though still linked to a gynaecological reference, we have this self-description of a self-deposed COE of England: KING LEAR O, how this mother swells up toward my heart! Hysterica passio, down, thou climbing sorrow, Thy element's below! (II, iv) R.