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Posted:
So what is everyone scared of?
I'm phobic of balloons (Globophobia) and rabbits (Leporiphobia), God forbid anyone bringing in a rabbit-shaped balloon for my birthday
I also have a very strong dislike (almost to the point of discomfort) to feet
Anyone else got any unusual phobias? I know some people who are the same way about clowns, cotton wool and I saw a program on the telly box of a guy who was scared of baked beans!?
So what is everyone scared of?
I'm phobic of balloons (Globophobia) and rabbits (Leporiphobia), God forbid anyone bringing in a rabbit-shaped balloon for my birthday
I also have a very strong dislike (almost to the point of discomfort) to feet
Anyone else got any unusual phobias? I know some people who are the same way about clowns, cotton wool and I saw a program on the telly box of a guy who was scared of baked beans!?
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Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
4,219 posts
Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
Posted:
Beans again (oh lord)
I don't like creepy crawlies, small ones don't scare me, its big ones like earwigs, roaches and garden spiders and anything with more than four hairy legs that make me squeal. ones where you can count how many eyes its got or read its name badge.
"my name is
Ralph the Roach
and I will be dining with you tonight!"
yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk
Beans again (oh lord)
I don't like creepy crawlies, small ones don't scare me, its big ones like earwigs, roaches and garden spiders and anything with more than four hairy legs that make me squeal. ones where you can count how many eyes its got or read its name badge.
"my name is
Ralph the Roach
and I will be dining with you tonight!"
yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk
Always use "so's your face" and "only on Tuesdays" in as many conversations possible
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Macaque of all trades
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
erm....grounds.
erm....grounds.
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Location: playing with traffic
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Location: playing with traffic
Posted:
I've been seeing this mega-spider in my airing cupboard recently (it is MASSIVE) and everytime you get anywhere near it, it runs under the door.
I was lying in bed last night and I noticed another (quite big, but not AS big) mofo crawl along my wall! Obviously I asked it to leave, gave it three warnings then squashed it before returning to my pit.
Then about five mintues later, another (identical) spider ran along the same path and after getting over my deja vous, followed the same inhumane procedure - three more times I did this. I think I've got a real life spiders nest in my flat!
Arachnaphobia eat your heart out! (and they're big mofo's as well!)
I've been seeing this mega-spider in my airing cupboard recently (it is MASSIVE) and everytime you get anywhere near it, it runs under the door.
I was lying in bed last night and I noticed another (quite big, but not AS big) mofo crawl along my wall! Obviously I asked it to leave, gave it three warnings then squashed it before returning to my pit.
Then about five mintues later, another (identical) spider ran along the same path and after getting over my deja vous, followed the same inhumane procedure - three more times I did this. I think I've got a real life spiders nest in my flat!
Arachnaphobia eat your heart out! (and they're big mofo's as well!)
Pull my pin out, roll me in to a room and see what happens
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Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
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Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
Posted:
I'm not scared of moths, but they do unnerve me.
Moths are like HoPpers, lured by the flame only to get burnt!
I'm not scared of moths, but they do unnerve me.
Moths are like HoPpers, lured by the flame only to get burnt!
Always use "so's your face" and "only on Tuesdays" in as many conversations possible
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fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Posted:
ummm...scared of a lot of stuff,but no phobias as such.
Dont really like frogs, or horses though.
ummm...scared of a lot of stuff,but no phobias as such.
Dont really like frogs, or horses though.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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newbie
9 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
newbie
9 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Posted:
iv always been really scared of spontaneously combusting!!!
iv always been really scared of spontaneously combusting!!!
Life's journey is not 2 arrive @ the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather 2 skid in sideways, totally worn out shouting "Man, what a ride!"
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Posted:
.....boundaries....... i hate boundaries.....
oh and possibly not ever being able to spin a staff again
.....boundaries....... i hate boundaries.....
oh and possibly not ever being able to spin a staff again
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
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Macaque of all trades
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Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Strugz...your scared of running out...
Actually...so am I (prays for luck on friday)
Strugz...your scared of running out...
Actually...so am I (prays for luck on friday)
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Posted:
never been scared of that one mate - know too many people, that and being diverse helps
never been scared of that one mate - know too many people, that and being diverse helps
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
addict
422 posts
Location: London
422 posts
Location: London
Posted:
Stickers (they are sooooooooooo evil esp when they begin to peel, i do actully cry if someone tries to put one on me) and popping balloons Oh yey and needles
Stickers (they are sooooooooooo evil esp when they begin to peel, i do actully cry if someone tries to put one on me) and popping balloons Oh yey and needles
There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers...
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,666 posts
Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,666 posts
Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Posted:
I dont like spiders, there evil. Did you know that spiders dont have knees? They move there hollow legs by pumping blood in and out of them, how evil is that?! Also they breathe through there abdomens so its difficult to drown them, aaaaand to top it off a male spider has two penis' on the side of there....heads! lol
There evil creatures and I try to put the fear of god into there eyes, if they see god they will die. By god of course I mean me
I dont like spiders, there evil. Did you know that spiders dont have knees? They move there hollow legs by pumping blood in and out of them, how evil is that?! Also they breathe through there abdomens so its difficult to drown them, aaaaand to top it off a male spider has two penis' on the side of there....heads! lol
There evil creatures and I try to put the fear of god into there eyes, if they see god they will die. By god of course I mean me
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'Time goes by so slowly for those who wait...' - Whatever Happend To Baby Madonna?
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Location: In UK for now, but born an lived in ZIMBABWE and S...
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Spiders.The worst things eva!! eeew, they freak me out,the way they just run upsidedown and crwal and have 8......can't go on!! Real phobia,cry and shake when one is near me! (cant help it) and can u beleive i've live in Africa for 18years,never been bitten,been in UK 6months and i got bitten 3days ago!! Not good for my karma the way i cursed!
Spiders.The worst things eva!! eeew, they freak me out,the way they just run upsidedown and crwal and have 8......can't go on!! Real phobia,cry and shake when one is near me! (cant help it) and can u beleive i've live in Africa for 18years,never been bitten,been in UK 6months and i got bitten 3days ago!! Not good for my karma the way i cursed!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
spiders - dont mind the ickle mini ones but anything bigger than a garden spider makes me gringe and want to flatten it - dont like killing tho so tend to let em go -
spiders - dont mind the ickle mini ones but anything bigger than a garden spider makes me gringe and want to flatten it - dont like killing tho so tend to let em go -
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1 + 1 = 3
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Location: Bristol UK
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
Posted:
*takes deep breath*
Spiders
Wasps
In fact insects in general
Clowns
The future
The past
The present
strange places
Cauliflower (otherwise known as 'Albino Broccoli')
Baby sweetcorn (just plain wrong)
the skin that forms on custard or gravy
Dark, spooky hallways
Well, I think that's some of them anyway...
*takes deep breath*
Spiders
Wasps
In fact insects in general
Clowns
The future
The past
The present
strange places
Cauliflower (otherwise known as 'Albino Broccoli')
Baby sweetcorn (just plain wrong)
the skin that forms on custard or gravy
Dark, spooky hallways
Well, I think that's some of them anyway...
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
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Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
i am scared of heights more than anyone i have ever met!
I freak out when i'm standing on a chair,
Stairs are generally traumatic, esp if there is anyone else on them....*shudders* I really hate it when people bump into me on stairs, i really feel like i'm going to fall and die...seriously...its that bad. My boyfriend thinks i'm a freak because i get scared when i see him messing about on the stairs. I want to live in a bungalow!
I really want to get over it too because i have some spangly stilts just waiting to be used!
Anyone know how to conquer my fear?
I'm scared of cats too..they are evil
i am scared of heights more than anyone i have ever met!
I freak out when i'm standing on a chair,
Stairs are generally traumatic, esp if there is anyone else on them....*shudders* I really hate it when people bump into me on stairs, i really feel like i'm going to fall and die...seriously...its that bad. My boyfriend thinks i'm a freak because i get scared when i see him messing about on the stairs. I want to live in a bungalow!
I really want to get over it too because i have some spangly stilts just waiting to be used!
Anyone know how to conquer my fear?
I'm scared of cats too..they are evil
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Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
cats are evil
i dont think you can really get over a fear - and its not always a good thing to do - just learn to cope with it - get used to small heights and build from there
try standing on say the 5th step of the stairs on one leg or something like that
cats are evil
i dont think you can really get over a fear - and its not always a good thing to do - just learn to cope with it - get used to small heights and build from there
try standing on say the 5th step of the stairs on one leg or something like that
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
standing on the stairs on one leg! No way could i do that! seriously, even if i was to see someone else doing it i would freak out!
I've always been scared of heights but its only the last year or so that it got so crazy.
standing on the stairs on one leg! No way could i do that! seriously, even if i was to see someone else doing it i would freak out!
I've always been scared of heights but its only the last year or so that it got so crazy.
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217 posts
Location: USA
paranoid of gov't conspiracies
217 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
i'm afraid of big open empty spaces, spiders, heights and of choking to death on a slug (don't ask about that one, i dont know where it came from)
my sister is seriously afraid of little paper balls like from gum wrappers.
i'm afraid of big open empty spaces, spiders, heights and of choking to death on a slug (don't ask about that one, i dont know where it came from)
my sister is seriously afraid of little paper balls like from gum wrappers.
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Macaque of all trades
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Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
shouldn't be scared of heights it's grounds tht hurt you....i love heights.
shouldn't be scared of heights it's grounds tht hurt you....i love heights.
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,666 posts
Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,666 posts
Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Posted:
omg gravy skin! ah you made me laugh back in shcool (not so long ago) everyone allways made a fuss about gravy skin on our chips (because everyone knows chips and gravy are what you have in school EVERYDAY up until year 11 then you go on to sandwiches hehe) just imagne an entire plate full of gravy skin! lol
You reminded me, im not afraid of wasps, im afraid of getting stung. Ive never been stung by a wasp or a bee before and I plan on never being stung ever. Im like a girl if I have a wasp flying toward me in the street I immideiatly turn and run the other diretion and make a funny 'uuuarg' noise, worst experiance I had with a wasp was when I was about 14 and I had ice cream all over my face, of course a wasp just HAD to fly past and end up landing on my lips and staying there for like 5 minutes while it fed off me.
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*takes deep breath*
Spiders
Wasps
In fact insects in general
Clowns
The future
The past
The present
strange places
Cauliflower (otherwise known as 'Albino Broccoli')
Baby sweetcorn (just plain wrong)
the skin that forms on custard or gravy
Dark, spooky hallways
Well, I think that's some of them anyway...
omg gravy skin! ah you made me laugh back in shcool (not so long ago) everyone allways made a fuss about gravy skin on our chips (because everyone knows chips and gravy are what you have in school EVERYDAY up until year 11 then you go on to sandwiches hehe) just imagne an entire plate full of gravy skin! lol
You reminded me, im not afraid of wasps, im afraid of getting stung. Ive never been stung by a wasp or a bee before and I plan on never being stung ever. Im like a girl if I have a wasp flying toward me in the street I immideiatly turn and run the other diretion and make a funny 'uuuarg' noise, worst experiance I had with a wasp was when I was about 14 and I had ice cream all over my face, of course a wasp just HAD to fly past and end up landing on my lips and staying there for like 5 minutes while it fed off me.
Chief adviser to the Pharaoh, in one very snazzy mutli-coloured coat
'Time goes by so slowly for those who wait...' - Whatever Happend To Baby Madonna?
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c",
199 posts
Location: Ireland
c",
199 posts
Location: Ireland
Posted:
Dentists
Doctors
Clowns
Preists ( i dont believe in god but theres something about them i fear )
Hospitals
I was afraid of wasps until my friend and i started to fly wasps. Basically you catch a wasp in a jar and put it in the freezer for about 5 mins. The wasp will be all curled up like its dead so you tie thread to it and put it in the sun to revive it.
Then you can take your new wasp friend for a walk and introduce it to your friends hahaha
Dentists
Doctors
Clowns
Preists ( i dont believe in god but theres something about them i fear )
Hospitals
I was afraid of wasps until my friend and i started to fly wasps. Basically you catch a wasp in a jar and put it in the freezer for about 5 mins. The wasp will be all curled up like its dead so you tie thread to it and put it in the sun to revive it.
Then you can take your new wasp friend for a walk and introduce it to your friends hahaha
Toe Poking Bad Boy
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
Posted:
needles and dogs
needles and dogs
Remember.........YOU LOSE!!!
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
Ya gotsa do a [Old link]
Ya gotsa do a [Old link]
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Toe Poking Bad Boy
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
Posted:
lightning for mod!!!
*ducks and covers*
lightning for mod!!!
*ducks and covers*
Remember.........YOU LOSE!!!
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