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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: jacko@nz Date: 13 Aug 00 - 05:33 PM 0nce in a while I'll waken into pitch darkness and have a panic attack.I put a light on for a few moments and then I can cope with what is, if anything, increased darkness. funny thing |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Amergin Date: 13 Aug 00 - 05:37 PM I'm afraid of spiders, especially the shiny black ones...and the big brown ones....not afraid of heights so much as I am afraid of falling from those heights, but I can deal with it (and have had to from time to time on oily decks and such). I am also afraid of buggering up a poem during a reading.... Amergin |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: thosp Date: 13 Aug 00 - 05:38 PM i'm deathly afraid of people with phobias! any and all kinds of phobias!peace (Y) thosp |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Susan from California Date: 13 Aug 00 - 07:46 PM Rodents, of all sizes. Sharks. I like a particular beach in SoCal because I almost always see dolphins/porpise (or whatever the heck the plural is-porpii? porpises-which reminds me of that Civil War thread and urea...) Singing in public. I figured out the other day that some people do extreme sports, I get my adreniline rush from singing in front of people. I get the same rush from public speaking, but it is not as intense because although people can disagree with my point, perspective, or politics, I wouldn't believe them if they said that I was flat or sharp or just off key. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Amergin Date: 13 Aug 00 - 08:20 PM I forgot to mention my phobia about banjo players.... |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Callie Date: 13 Aug 00 - 08:53 PM Banjo players? What about BANJOS?! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: GUEST,Rich(stupidbodhranplayerwhodoesn'tknowbetter Date: 13 Aug 00 - 09:53 PM Bob jr, Just remember that intelligent, talented people who like Oasis aren't real and therefore can't hurt you! Rich |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Mbo Date: 13 Aug 00 - 10:03 PM They are real, Bonehead. I'm one of them. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: John in Brisbane Date: 13 Aug 00 - 10:45 PM Everything grows really well in the sub-tropics, so we've got thousands (yes, thousands) around our house and garden, and in the hottest months an eight foot python sunbakes in a big mango tree just an arms length away from our rear deck. But thanks to these critters we have no slugs or snails, virtually no rodents and very few flies. Australia has a complete menagerie of potentially dangerous creatures, and it's great sport to regale visitors with tall tales - sharks, salt water crocs, sundry nasty spiders and snakes - but in truth the number of fatalities is very small with the odds probably of the order of a million to one. Smoking, drinking or driving are eminently more hazardous.
What really frightens me is insomnia. Put a few pythons in the room and I'd probably sleep mush better.
Regards, John |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: WyoWoman Date: 13 Aug 00 - 11:10 PM My bills. Companies that want me to meet their deadlines but are casual in the extreme about paying me. ww |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Chicky Date: 13 Aug 00 - 11:15 PM I'm scared of Callie (grin) - Chicky |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Little Hawk Date: 13 Aug 00 - 11:35 PM Lepus - it's perfectly normal for rabbits to panic when trapped or held down, so don't worry about it. What was that other string about thinning hair? That's serious trouble if you're a rabbit. Get medical assistance without delay! thosp - you're afraid of people with phobias? Ha! You must be in utter terror by now...have you yet run "shrieking from the room"? (for the derivation of that phrase, consult the writings of H.P. Lovecraft). I'm somewhat scared of insomnia too. Radio is a waste of time. Ditto for most TV.
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: PoohBear Date: 14 Aug 00 - 12:44 AM afraid of losing myself.... |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Lepus Rex Date: 14 Aug 00 - 04:49 AM Little Hawk, the thinning fur must be from the stress of being held down, eh? Not to mention the time I spent in that little cage at Medtronic... *twitch* ---Lepus Rex |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Liz the Squeak Date: 14 Aug 00 - 05:02 AM HEy, I want a picture of Lepus, I like bunnies.... (got any gooseberry sauce?) LTS |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 14 Aug 00 - 07:31 AM I'm scared of SPIDERS earwigs bulls dentist noises on tv bone sawing/drilling noises leeches (never met one yet though - and not likely to - lol) Those are all minor ones. But most of all..... I have a huge fear of tight small spaces deep underground with water in them... Ie I would never go potholing, the fear of the dark, unknown depths and the knowledge of thousands of tonnes of rock above me. A rather healthy fear I think. There we go, all rather silly. Spider one gets me going with a funny reaction the most... ooo and snakes. oooo and gerbils - y uch I'm not at all neurotic... lol honestly Ella |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 08:53 AM I've thought of yet another thing. Failing my GCSEs. I get the results on August 24.... AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!! Especially Maths cos if I fail that (by failing I mean getting less than a C) I've gotta retake it. AAARRRGGGHHH!!! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 14 Aug 00 - 10:08 AM Firecat... Don't worry you'll be fine I'm sure. I got a D (ooo about 12 years ago now - sob sob) at my G.C.S.E's and retook 2 times and maintained a rather consistent D again and again. So at least I know I am definately mathematically crap. But it is NOT the end of the world as we know it. I went on to start A levels - only got one of those. And then did excellently at Uni where I matured and came away with a 2:1 (BA Hons). So don't despair, there is happy endings. Good luck, let us know how you get on. Slan Ella |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Kim C Date: 14 Aug 00 - 10:10 AM The only thing that really frightens me is the uncertainty of serious weather --- bad storms, tornados, ice on the road, stuff like that. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 10:29 AM Thanks Ella! I'll send you a PM when I get the results to tell you. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: GUEST,Rich(stupidbodhranplayerwhodoesn'tknowbetter Date: 14 Aug 00 - 10:56 AM My brother actually listens to Eminem. AAAARRRRGGGHH!!! Rich |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 12:52 PM Oh dear! mind you, I do like Guilty Conscience! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Mbo Date: 14 Aug 00 - 02:18 PM Ick? How could you? It's got some sort of BLLLLEEEEEEEP- out every 2 seconds. Tip: check out The Old '97's! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 02:51 PM Who??? |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Mbo Date: 14 Aug 00 - 03:19 PM They are an alternative country band, with some big punk drums and guitars like The Pogues. But they don't have the nasty snarly voices--these boys are from Texas! --Matt |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Little Hawk Date: 14 Aug 00 - 03:51 PM Ella - scared of gerbils, eh? How about hamsters, mice and rats? I've had pet hamsters, and they're kind of fun, except they racket around all night long! A friend of mine, Heidi, has a whole bunch of pet mice and a couple of rats, and they are SO friendly and cute. Another friend had a rat he used to carry around in his jacket pocket. Its name was Pestilence...nice little creature. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Bernard Date: 14 Aug 00 - 04:27 PM I'm often asked if I'm scared of heights - am I afraid of falling? Well, no, but I'm scared stiff of hitting the floor! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Mbo Date: 14 Aug 00 - 04:32 PM Like Andy M. Stewart says "It's not the falling, but the landing that'll alter social standing..." |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Wesley S Date: 14 Aug 00 - 04:48 PM I'm scared to death of drunk drivers. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Bernard Date: 14 Aug 00 - 04:49 PM He also said 'Donald, where's your troosers'...
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Bernard Date: 14 Aug 00 - 04:59 PM 'Dumb' drivers are equally as dangerous as drunks. A drunk 'dumb' driver - now THERE'S a scary thought! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Wesley S Date: 14 Aug 00 - 05:56 PM A drunk, dumb driver on a car phone - the worst! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Liz the Squeak Date: 14 Aug 00 - 06:02 PM A dumb, drunken driver on a car phone in a white van.... too scary for words...... LTS |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 06:10 PM Thanks, Mbo! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: p.j. Date: 14 Aug 00 - 06:44 PM Okay, this is gonna creep everybody out... My job in the last 20 years has involved tracking and collecting rattlesnakes, handling many varieties of snakes as well as rodents in education programs, and training dolphins. If you'll permit me a moment of indelicacy, here's the deal with dolphin penises: they're prehensile. Yep, it means "grasping", as in primate hands, giraffe tongues, and dolphin 'love snakes', as otherwise stogy scientists are prone to say. Once, when my job description included the improbable task of warning nubile grad students about how to predict the impending amorous advances of our research dolphins, I had the occasion to be part of the following conversation... p.j.: "...and so, when you become aware that one of the males has an erection, you should swim over to tankside and end the session..." Grad Student: "What did you say about his penis?" p.j.: "It's prehensile. You know, grasping." (Long, thoughtful pause.) Grad Student: "I don't know whether to puke or propose..."
By the way, I'm off today to a local vivarium to pick up a tarantula which I'll be using in a series of upcoming presentations next month. He'll live in the kitchen next to the Arizona Mountain Kingsnake. Honest. I guess if any Mudcatters are planning a visit to the Bay Area and want to stay, you should probably know this... pj p.s. By the way, after 20 years of peacefully working with tigers, killer whales, attack dogs and every species of that which creeps and crawls, I am ABSOLUTELY DEDICATED to the proposition that bees are out to get me. It's completely irrational, and totally irrefutable. They are hideous, malevalent creatures who must be destroyed. We'll figure out some other way to pollinate things. I'll help. Just get rid of the bees!!! AAAAUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Melani Date: 14 Aug 00 - 06:49 PM Heights--so I joined BALCLUTHA's topsail crew, and now I get to climb 60 feet into the rigging and balance on a rope about two inches in diameter. Of course, it took me about eight months to get up there, and I'm still inching my way higher. A friend observed that I shouldn't worry so much--after about 20 feet, I'd be killed if I fell anyway, so what difference does another 40 or so make? Fortunately, the ship is tied up and doesn't move much. I still can't walk over the Golden Gate Bridge. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Bernard Date: 14 Aug 00 - 06:49 PM Ever noticed the White Van's ability to jump sideways? How DO they do that? A dumb, drunken driver on a car phone in a white van going the wrong way down a one way street IN REVERSE... Your turn... |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Amergin Date: 14 Aug 00 - 06:55 PM In one of my bouts with depression I was afraid of shaving.... |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 06:56 PM Are people obsessed with dumb, drunken drivers on mobiles in white vans or summat? :-) |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Bernard Date: 14 Aug 00 - 07:01 PM Whatever gave you that idea? |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Diva Date: 14 Aug 00 - 07:22 PM Getting my heart broken,its been dented but always stayed whole. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 07:36 PM Bernard, just the fact that people kept on going on about them! I've just found another thing I'm scared of. I just saw an earwig crossing the kitchen floor and freaked out. I think this fear stems from when I was at Chester FF and one got into my tent. I came to bed and it was on my pillow and I thought it was a cockroach. One more word about earwigs, youv'e guessed it:- AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Mbo Date: 14 Aug 00 - 07:47 PM Aw, FC, just when I was about to tell you that I was the premier earwig-wrangler in 1st grade! When other kids ran away and called then "pincher bugs", I brought in helpful books with whole article about then, and urged them that the correct term was "earwig", NOT "pincher bug"! Mr. Intellectual at 7 years old! BTW you should see then roaches in Japan where we were! Big palmetto bug lookin' thangs. I used to keep a tally of how many I single-handedly squelched.. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 08:39 PM Mbo, you've just made me shudder!!! BTW you can squash all the earwigs in the world as far as I'm concerned. Less earwigs = a better world!! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Sorcha Date: 14 Aug 00 - 08:42 PM Well, I have remembered a few more, but they aren't as bad as slugs. Needles, but I am better than I used to be about them. Heights, even when it is Other People on them (falling thing, I think) and I have a lot of trouble crossing swinging foot-bridges. I'll bet I could not drive across the Golden Gate or the Key West bridges. Maybe not even the Verrazzano bridge in NY, and it is fairly short. Think it is the falling thing again. Stoopid part is that slugs can't really hurt me, the others could........duh. |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: Mbo Date: 14 Aug 00 - 08:50 PM Smash earwigs? But pouquoi, my good knight? They are very helpful bugs? Did you ever wonder why they called them earwigs? I got three words for you. Wrath Of Khan. :-o
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 08:56 PM EHHHHHH? You are REALLY confusing me now, Mbo!! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: IvanB Date: 14 Aug 00 - 09:00 PM Just to digress a moment - Lepus Rex discussed the fish which swims up the urethra in a much earlier post. Ironically, I had just read a fiction book which had a passage about this fish and had assumed it was fictional. However, a web search for it (it's called the candiru) proved that it is indeed a real creature. Although some of the comments raised doubts about reported amputations and deaths caused by the candiru, others maintained the veracity of such reports. Apparently, since the fish is parasitic and attaches itself normally to the gills of larger fish, sensing their location by the water flow through the gills, the act of urinating in the water can set up enough of a flow to attract them. The rest is history.
One interesting poem about the situation is here: |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 09:06 PM Ugh! Eww! Gross! Yuk! |
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Subject: RE: AAAARGH!!!! From: P05139 Date: 14 Aug 00 - 09:08 PM Might as well make it 100! |
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