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• “Tourette is characterized by tics, which include things like eye-blinking, head-jerking, eye-darting, shoulder-shrugging and yelling or throat-clearing -- all of it uncontrolled, according to the Mayo Clinic.”

  The Huffington Post: Thera Sanchez Develops Mysterious Tourette-Like Illness -- Along With 11 Other Girls From School

• “The number of rap-based tics is disproportionately large compared to the amount of time I actually spend listening to it. posted by Slimbolala link”

  My Name Is Slim D and I Beat Dead Horses

• “Any­way, your point on the rel­e­vance to more recent pol­i­tics is def­i­nitely more interesting.”

  A Landmark, Controversial Film Starring Bernie Mac « Snarkmarket

• “Not the insect but a series of repeat involuntary muscle movements we call tics so this week let me tick off some information on this important topic.”

  WCAX - Local News

• “I don't include any athletic "tics" -- pounding home plate X number of times, not shaving during the World Series, etc. -- because these actions might actually help an athlete get "set" for the game.”

  Gerald Bracey: Correlation and its Discontents

• “It also said there had been less "tics" - which stands for "troops in contact", essentially fire fights - than in an average day in Helmand.”

  legitgov

• “All because of a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements, or muscle spasms, and vocalizations called tics.”

  Simon & Schuster: Betrayed

• “Giving people the bird is another one of my involuntary movements, called tics, that pop up exactly when they shouldn't.”

  The Wall Street Journal: 'Against Medical Advice'

• “Like Durbin, Brandon has Tourette's syndrome, the mysterious neurological disorder that triggers involuntary movements and/or vocal outbursts called tics.”

  The Seattle Times

• “I love foot­ball and this is all about tac­tics, which is even more awe­some.”

  Anime Nano!

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