Phobias

[vancouver]

This sounds a bit childish but here goes... and you can laugh if you want to... but...

I have an irrational fear of birds, namely pigeons. Dont know why, probably because they look dirty and are known to spread vermin. It stems from childhood, I think. I'm 20 in April and I still get freaked.

I don't freak out totally - but I do get a little uncomfortable, shall we say,
when they are around.

I hate the way they hang out in the city centre. *shudders*

In Trafalger Square in London, they are known to sit on people's heads!! :saywhat:

Though I have no problem whatsoever with spiders -like most people.

What are your phobias?

Don't worry about being childish or embarrased. I think
I just set the tone with pigeons!

I know I have been posting a lot lately, but this semester is shorter than the last - so I have more free time where I have dont have to study as much.

[Sean O'Gorman]

Drowning, and having a kid. Pregnant women scare the hell out of me, and the thought of having to put my life aside for at least 18 years is pretty scary too. That is pretty much it.

[chop456]

... having a kid. Pregnant women scare the hell out of me, and the thought of having to put my life aside for at least 18 years is pretty scary too.

Good thing you'll never have to worry about that, huh? :p

[rocket]

I was thinking Thank God no offspring.....


Only thing I have right now is an issue with heights, only under certain (structural stabiltiy) conditions though. Yeah it is kinda funny, being that I'm 6'9"

There was a boat incident when I was younger, that caused me to be scared to death of them. Nobody could figure it out, I was a strong swimmer and had no problems with water, either lake or pool, no matter what the depth. I wouldn't even get on a boat if it was on land. I tried doing that a few times, and my heart would start beating so fast I would almost pass out, like a panic attack I think. Then one day when we were up in Wisc. fishing with grams and gramps, I asked him if I could go out in the boat by myself, a small 16 ft with a 25 hp evinrude outboard on it. He double checked it with me, I popped on a life jacket, climbed in and shoved off, rowed out to the deeper water, started it up and took off....no problem, from that day on I love boating. I was 13 when I did that.

[tllips]

I never really thought I had a fear of heigts. But it takes everything I have to step on that glass floor in the CN Tower in Toronto. I've been there three or four times and my knees go week every time I get near it. I step out on the floor and cannot wait to step back off. Something about looking down at your feet and seeing the ground a thousand feet or so below you. :eek:

Then you see these twelve year old kids jumping up and down on the thing. :saywhat:

[vancouver]

I'm 6'9".


6'9''! wow! :eek: says me who is barely 5'2''!

Where do you buy your clothes - Big and Tall?

[racer2c]

Ferris wheels, roller coasters and commercial airliners. :(

[RaceGrrl]

Heights and clowns. I hate clowns.

[vancouver]

Heights and clowns. I hate clowns.

Ah, then you suffer from joeyphobia.

[rabbit]

Only thing I have right now is an issue with heights, only under certain (structural stabiltiy) conditions though. Yeah it is kinda funny, being that I'm 6'9" Ditto, (6'8" here). I am ok with heights as long as I am away from the edge. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that railings typically hit me mid-thigh, rather than waist-high, where it would hit normal people.

[Ankf00]

I used to be afraid of roller coasters, then I discovered that Six Flags serves booze :gomer: Took care of that phobia right quick.

I don't like being near the edge of tall places, like when my sister took me to picnic at Legion of Honor park in SF at the edge of some multi hundred foot cliffs at the mouth of the bay :saywhat: crazy bitch was on her tip toes on the edge bouncing up and down, "we used to do this in Nepal" :saywhat:

[rosawendel]

onions. not that i'm afraid of them, just that they're evil.

still not a big fan of flying. there's a great picture around here, somewhere of me sitting in a six-seater turboprop, as white as a ghost (if i can find it, i'll post it). what i remember most about the flight was that i had no idea what anmy of the cockpit instruments were, except the radar. and that red on the radar meant turbulence. there was a lot of turbulence that day.

[Easy]

I'm afraid that Drew Tate will break the NCAA single season interception record next year.

[G.]

Heights.

And zombies.

Man, I hate zombies! :flame:

[Spicoli]

I am scared of David Hasselhoff. :gomer:

Clicky Clicky (http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=15042)

[Dr. Corkski]

I'm afraid that Drew Tate will break the NCAA single season interception record next year.That fear is perfectly rational. :cry:

[Elmo T]

onions. not that i'm afraid of them, just that they're evil.


That is how I feel about mushrooms. I don't think I've ever fully recovered from seeing the evil mushrooms on HR Puff-N-Stuff. :shakehead To this day I don't like to even touch them. :saywhat:

[Wheel-Nut]

Needles. The thought of giving blood with the needle in your vein for 20 minutes just freaks me out.

[Ankf00]

I'm going to second the syringe part. Novocaine shots to the jaw... :eek:

[TKGAngel]

Dentists...blame it on a root canal that turned into a tooth extraction when my tooth broke.

[IlliniRacer]

marsupials

[anait]

Spiders. If I see something scurrying that might be a spider, I'm recoiling/jumping/letting out an uncontrollable yelp. I think some of it stems from a Tintin book I read as a child, where they were on this island where radioactivity made a daddy-long-legs the size of a small room...brrrrrrr..... :eek:

When we saw Return of the King in the theatre, I nearly crawled inside mr anait's shirt, Aragog freaked me out so badly...the movements, the sound of it scurrying.....


:eek: :eek:

K, I need a drink now...

[skaven]

Pigeons are foul. I hate the green piss they'd leave on Chicago sidewalks as they'd cluck around. :mad:

I used to try to drive over them in the back alleys in my Jetta. I managed to clip quite a few of the foul buggers. :thumbup:

I had a phobia of tarantulas when I was a kid after seeing "Kingdom of the Spiders." Before we moved to Florida, I would have to say out loud to myself - "There are no tarantulas in Indiana. There are no tarantulas in Indiana. There are no tarantulas in Indiana. There are no tarantulas in Indiana. There are no tarantulas in Indiana. There are no tarantulas in Indiana. There are no tarantulas in Indiana...." until I would fall asleep.

I like 'em now though. You get used to crawly things when you live in Florida. :)

[vancouver]

[QUOTE=skaven
Pigeons are foul. I hate the green piss they'd leave on Chicago sidewalks as they'd cluck around. :mad:

I used to try to drive over them in the back alleys in my Jetta. I managed to clip quite a few of the foul buggers. :thumbup:QUOTE]

Nothing like a dead pigeon, eh Skaven?

Actually when I see em dead it makes me wanna throw up.

[Andrew Longman]

Off season :)

[JLMannin]

Bees, wasps, hornets. Anything big that flys and stings. And staris I can see through.

[Ankf00]

Pigeons are foul. :mad:


what are you on about? Pigeon's rock!

They just sit there, waddling and clucking in the middle of the night while you walk by and give 'em a swift kick... they plop over 3 feet down the street, and just stand there and get back to what they were doing again. for a bird that stupid to survive in such numbers... :laugh:

[Dr. Corkski]

Dentists...blame it on a root canal that turned into a tooth extraction when my tooth broke.Anti-dentite.

[vancouver]

what are you on about? Pigeon's rock!

They just sit there, waddling and clucking in the middle of the night that

middle of the night? I only ever see em in the day around lunch time.

They are a nuisance. Over here, we fine people up to £50 for feeding them.

Once I even saw 2 of them mating in broad daylight. :eek:

[rabbit]

Once I even saw 2 of them mating in broad daylight. :eek:
Pigeons? Or the people feeding them?

[Ankf00]

so kick them during the day then, you'll feel better, trust me :D

[skaven]

what are you on about? Pigeon's rock!

They just sit there, waddling and clucking in the middle of the night while you walk by and give 'em a swift kick... they plop over 3 feet down the street, and just stand there and get back to what they were doing again. for a bird that stupid to survive in such numbers... :laugh:

Some sorta convergent evolution must explain why they are so successful in urban environments. We need to re-introduce more falcons and hawks in our cities. :)

... or, pigeon saag on special every day. :D

Off season is right... it's a Friday too.

[Ankf00]

off-Friday over here :D

UT lent the city some falcons to get rid of the flying rats downtown, so the rats just moved north a couple of blocks to campus. Then UT released the falcons around campus, and so the cycle continues :rofl:

[TKGAngel]

Anti-dentite.

If you're a dentist, then I apologize, its nothing personal. I went from having a relatively simple procedure to one that caused 2 teeth (the one in question and a wisdom for good measure) to be removed. I'm just not a happy camper at the dentist.

[RHR_Fan]

Spiders used to really scare me. I still don't like them, but I can tolerate them. Clowns freak me out a little bit. Hair in the bathtub used to freak me out. I could NEVER take a bath unless there was no hair and if I'd find one I'd have my mom come and take it out.

One I still kind of have are fire drills. I don't know why, but they always freaked me out. I think since I used to have a hearing problem and once that was taken care of and I could suddenly hear that they freaked me out. I'm better now, but even senior year (which was only last year) whenever I knew there was going to be a drill I'd get tense a for the few minutes before it would happen. If I don't know about the drill and the alarm goes off, I'm fine.

~Nicole

[Sean O'Gorman]

If you're a dentist, then I apologize, its nothing personal. I went from having a relatively simple procedure to one that caused 2 teeth (the one in question and a wisdom for good measure) to be removed. I'm just not a happy camper at the dentist.

Dentist? :laugh:

Cork drives a zamboni for a living.

[Easy]

Corkski DDS

[KaBoom21]

Howard Dolan.

[oddlycalm]

Large groups or really stupid people.

oc

[G.]

Large groups or really stupid people.

ocFOR GOD'S SAKE, STAY AWAY FROM NASCAR RACES!!!

[TrueBrit]

FOR GOD'S SAKE, STAY AWAY FROM NASCAR RACES!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[trish]

I'm afraid of insects and bugs. I won't step on them. Someone else has to do it. And I'm afraid of getting lost. I won't travel long distances unless someone is riding shotgun.

[Stu]

I'm afraid of insects and bugs. I won't step on them. Someone else has to do it. And I'm afraid of getting lost. I won't travel long distances unless someone is riding shotgun.


You know you are bigger than the bugs. I think you can take them.

[trish]

You know you are bigger than the bugs. I think you can take them.

Goo comes out when you squish them. Plus I've had feelings of guilt. :(

[Ankf00]

And I'm afraid of getting lost..

I love driving with only the faintest idea of a destination, lost but not quite, fun times :)

[Sean O'Gorman]

I love driving with only the faintest idea of a destination, lost but not quite, fun times :)

I believe they call those "DUIs."

[B3RACER1a]

Chuck Norris

http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/

[Stu]

I believe they call those "DUIs."


You should know. Thats your type of woman.

[Rob]

I hate vertical ladders. Ladders that are angled aren't too bad, but I can't go more than two steps up a vertical one before I freeze. I'm also afraid of accidentally stepping on a snake, especially copperheads. Going into the woods is an ordeal for me.

I dated a girl that was afraid of moths. :laugh:

[Ankf00]

You should know. Thats your type of woman.

#2

[Ankf00]

Dentist? :laugh:

Cork drives a zamboni for a living.

#1 :rofl: <---especially considering how he'll hate on everyone, but never take pride in his own team/people.

[Wheel-Nut]

off-Friday over here :D

UT lent the city some falcons to get rid of the flying rats downtown, so the rats just moved north a couple of blocks to campus. Then UT released the falcons around campus, and so the cycle continues :rofl:

UT should trap a bunch, dye their feathers orange and release them in College Station!!

[Sean O'Gorman]

You should know. Thats your type of woman.

Shut up, that was only three of them!!

[vancouver]

Pigeons? Or the people feeding them?

Ha ha! the pigeons!

They sorta started off kissing eachother... then rude things started to occur... ;)

The innocent children nearby were asking their mums '' Mum, why are they doing that?'' :rofl:

[EDwardo]

Pigeons covered with spiders outside the window of a dentist's office located at the top of a skyscraper......... :eek:

[Stu]

Shut up, that was only three of them!!


3 of 3

[Ankf00]

Nothin' says sweet lovin' to an O'Gorman like a rap sheet.

[Sean O'Gorman]

They could probably outdrink you, Sally.

[Spicoli]

They could probably outdrink you, Sally.

Hewy? why you not going skiing with us you nancy boy? :gomer:

[Sean O'Gorman]

1) never skiied
2) no $$$
3) i hate Ank

[Sean O'Gorman]

3 of 3

Pfft, what about that homely broad your girlfriend tried to set me up with? I'm pretty sure she didn't have any DUIs.

[Stu]

Pfft, what about that homely broad your girlfriend tried to set me up with? I'm pretty sure she didn't have any DUIs.


Oh well if you are gonna count girls that you talk to for less than 1 hour, then fine, make the count 3 for 5.


And remember, it was my idea to set you guys up. I thought it would be :rofl: and it was in fact :rofl: I just can't believe you guys agreed to do it.

[Sean O'Gorman]

And remember, it was my idea to set you guys up. I thought it would be :rofl: and it was in fact :rofl: I just can't believe you guys agreed to do it.

I just needed an excuse to drink and make an ass out of myself in a new environment. :gomer: :gomer:

[Stu]

I just needed an excuse to drink and make an ass out of myself in a new environment. :gomer: :gomer:

Whats your excuse every other night of the week?

[Dr. Corkski]

3) i hate Ank+1

[Stu]

x 2

[vancouver]

So what are we saying...

Sean'O has a phobia of blind dates set up by Stu and his girlfriend? :D

Wtf is a ''homely broad''?

[Stu]

Wtf is a ''homely broad''?

Must resist temptation to post facebook picture. :eek:

[vancouver]

OK is it someone who breeds within the blood family? ;)

[RaceGrrl]

Oh, yeah, I forgot this phobia of mine: people who turn perfectly good threads into college boi in-jokes.

Fortunately there is a cure for this phobia- take it to PM.

[Stu]

Oh, yeah, I forgot this phobia of mine: people who turn perfectly good threads into college boi in-jokes.

Fortunately there is a cure for this phobia- take it to PM.

Sounds more like a pet peeve than a phobia. ;)

[nrc]

Sounds more like a pet peeve than a phobia. ;)

Sounds more like a friendly warning to me.

[vancouver]

I had a list of phobias ranging from fear of heights to sticky tape.

[Sean O'Gorman]

Sounds more like a pet peeve than a phobia. ;)

Sounds more like you should've taken the hint.

Sorry bosses. :o

[TKGAngel]

I had a list of phobias ranging from fear of heights to sticky tape.

Sticky tape? Like scotch, masking or duct?

[Lizzerd]

I have a phobia about being irrationally afraid of something mundane.

But seriously, I cringe at bugs that fly and sting.

I'm not really afraid of heights, but I have this recurring dream (no kidding) about being in a place very high up and not being able to get down. Like stuck in the top of a tall tree, or at the top of a 1000 foot ladder leaned up against a tall building or something, and the ladder is six feet short of the top, or I'm in a tower of some sort with a hole in the floor and the only way down was to the top of a ladder that is also about six feet short. I'm 5'9". No kidding. These are dreams that I've had, and I could go on and on about others that are similar. Any shrinks out there?

[vancouver]

Sticky tape? Like scotch, masking or duct?


Clear Sellotape. A common fear is clowns - shrinks believe that this is because there is something sisnister underneath all that happy exterior.

Personally, I think people have been watching that movie It way to many times. ;)

[RaceGrrl]

There is something sinister under the makeup and wig: John Wayne Gacy.

[indyfan31]

Funerals :shiver: