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CuddlySquig wrote:I carry a knife with me when I walk across the campus at night.

What's weird about that? I did (and will do) that every time I had a night class or had to go meet somebody.

Nerivant wrote:

CuddlySquig wrote:I carry a knife with me when I walk across the campus at night.

What's weird about that? I did (and will do) that every time I had a night class or had to go meet somebody.

Depends what kind of knife we're talking about here. A Swiss Army? Fine. A Small Climbing (>3 Inches)? Fine! A K-Bar? A bit excessive.

That being said, I do carry around a Gerber Multi-tool. 1.5 inch knife, screwdrivers, pliers, everything I need for sailing/work around the house.

i have a knife under my pillow....

I am terrified by glitter and salad dressing. Also, I have an awful dread of not doing the best at everything.

I don't really have any phobias. Not particularly keen on spiders (or bugs/incests in general) but if I see one I don't scream and run away....
And I love heights which is a common phobia, I also like walking at night/in the dark, it can be a little creepy/scary but something about the dark is fascinating...

lord commissar klimino wrote:i have a knife under my pillow....

I get the feeling that that wouldn't go well under my pillow....

I hate heights but I love falling.

Although i dont believe its a recognised phobia i have a severe fear of amusment park rides. Wont go near them, WILL NOT get on one. Even "harmless" ones like Ferris wheels or Dodgem cars get the better of me.
And while not a phobia by any stretch, i get the overwhelming and unrelenting urge to punch the crap out of things like sports team mascots and those guys at theme parks who walk around in oversized novelty animal/"thing" suits. Emperor help any fool in a MickyMouse costume because i will lay him out before he can do one of his rediculous laughs.

n0t_u wrote:As for stuff like spiders and snakes, like anyone else should be, cautious around them and maintain distance from the rather poisonous ones. The poisonous ones do mess with me though, if I spot one I need to remove it or know where it is.

Im like this too. While im not afraid of spiders if i see a Whitetail or something poisonous i have to know where it is at all times until i spray him. Huntsmans and stuff like that are fine though.

Deathly afraid of heights.

And here I am training to be a pilot. Love flying though, can't stand heights. Put me on a ladder and I'll wet myself, but at 3000 feet, I'm happy as a clam.

Still also a little afraid of the dark, never quite got over that one.

Blacksails wrote:Deathly afraid of heights.

And here I am training to be a pilot. Love flying though, can't stand heights. Put me on a ladder and I'll wet myself, but at 3000 feet, I'm happy as a clam.

Still also a little afraid of the dark, never quite got over that one.

Just remember: It's not the dark you should fear, but what's in it!!!

Snrub wrote:Although i dont believe its a recognised phobia i have a severe fear of amusment park rides. Wont go near them, WILL NOT get on one. Even "harmless" ones like Ferris wheels or Dodgem cars get the better of me.
And while not a phobia by any stretch, i get the overwhelming and unrelenting urge to punch the crap out of things like sports team mascots and those guys at theme parks who walk around in oversized novelty animal/"thing" suits. Emperor help any fool in a MickyMouse costume because i will lay him out before he can do one of his rediculous laughs.

I totally agree with that!

alarmingrick wrote:

Blacksails wrote:Deathly afraid of heights.

And here I am training to be a pilot. Love flying though, can't stand heights. Put me on a ladder and I'll wet myself, but at 3000 feet, I'm happy as a clam.

Still also a little afraid of the dark, never quite got over that one.

Just remember: It's not the dark you should fear, but what's in it!!!

...Exactly, don't be scared of the dark...be scared when I..um..I mean...be scared when you feel that hand clamp around your foot from under the bed.

FITZZ wrote:

alarmingrick wrote:

Blacksails wrote:Deathly afraid of heights.

And here I am training to be a pilot. Love flying though, can't stand heights. Put me on a ladder and I'll wet myself, but at 3000 feet, I'm happy as a clam.

Still also a little afraid of the dark, never quite got over that one.

Just remember: It's not the dark you should fear, but what's in it!!!

...Exactly, don't be scared of the dark...be scared when I..um..I mean...be scared when you feel that hand clamp around your foot from under the bed.

None of you are helping . Before I go to sleep I have close all the doors and arrange furniture so it doesn't look like the silhouette of a person/creature.

I hate little rodents when they are in my room.
Hasnt happened in a few years, but the sounds of them running around freaks me out
I used to keep a high powered pump pistol (shot those shaped metal pellet things) by my bed in case one got in so I could waste it

Also trash/trash juice. I wear gloves when I take out the trash and recycling, its so disgusting

Aussies don't have phobias about snakes or spiders.

Phobias are IRRATIONAL fears. Given how many of each can kill you here, our fears are entirely RATIONAL, and hence, NOT a phobia.

Clowns creep me out though.

chromedog wrote:Aussies don't have phobias about snakes or spiders.

Phobias are IRRATIONAL fears. Given how many of each can kill you here, our fears are entirely RATIONAL, and hence, NOT a phobia.

Clowns creep me out though.

...Honestly...this irrational prejudice against clowns that people tend to display has gotten way out of hand..

I don't really have problems with clowns, never had a reason to be scared of them.

Power outs ._.

I had a rather bad experience, I was watching the exorcist with a friend and we were pretty much alone. When the spirit was coming out of the girl...the power went out...I have never lit a candle faster in my entire life.

FITZZ wrote:

...Honestly...this irrational prejudice against clowns that people tend to display has gotten way out of hand..

When life gives you lemons... go murder a clown.

Seriously though, they radiate evil. They're like walking malevolence batteries.

Ma55ter_fett wrote:

Coolyo294 wrote:Spiders. Words cannot express the hate and loathing I feel towards the hairy little fethers.

Spiders I have found are eternal optimists and for this reason I like them, making their little webs in out of the way corners and behind the hot water heater.

They will never catch a darn thing back there, and the many many skeletons of spiders past attest to this fact.

But they still spin their webs there and slowly starve to death, and once a year I clear whats left of them out with a broom.


Actually maybe they arn't optimists, maybe they're just stupid.

Erm...they find heat sources in order to shed their exoskeleton so they can grow. Those 'skeletons' you brush out are just shrivelled husks, the spider would be twice the size and probably looking for a safe place to hide until the new skin hardens :3

StasisNid95 wrote:
Erm...they find heat sources in order to shed their exoskeleton so they can grow. Those 'skeletons' you brush out are just shrivelled husks, the spider would be twice the size and probably looking for a safe place to hide until the new skin hardens :3

Why does that sound so much like a xenomorph?

I need to find and kill some spiders now. To keep them from becoming more powerful.

Nerivant wrote:

StasisNid95 wrote:
Erm...they find heat sources in order to shed their exoskeleton so they can grow. Those 'skeletons' you brush out are just shrivelled husks, the spider would be twice the size and probably looking for a safe place to hide until the new skin hardens :3

Why does that sound so much like a xenomorph?

I need to find and kill some spiders now. To keep them from becoming more powerful.

Please don't, I have 4 beautiful tarantulas and a breeding pair of emperor scorpions. I can't see why people can't appreaciate their beauty...

I fear nothing!

StasisNid95 wrote:
Please don't, I have 4 beautiful tarantulas and a breeding pair of emperor scorpions. I can't see why people can't appreaciate their beauty...

I have a tarantula called Beatrice, Beatie for short.

I dislike scorpions and millipedes but I don't fear them, I think its just the exo skeleton that weirds me out.

I'm rather afraid of the stove burning the house down so that I have to check to make sure its off even when it hasn't been used in days.

StasisNid95 wrote:

Please don't, I have 4 beautiful tarantulas and a breeding pair of emperor scorpions. I can't see why people can't appreaciate their beauty...

The way spiders walk freaks me out. They also have a horrible habit of popping out of nowhere when I least expect them.

I dislike swimming and I really hate having my head under water. WE ARE NOT DOLPHINS DAMMIT!

Coolyo294 wrote:

StasisNid95 wrote:

Please don't, I have 4 beautiful tarantulas and a breeding pair of emperor scorpions. I can't see why people can't appreaciate their beauty...

The way spiders walk freaks me out. They also have a horrible habit of popping out of nowhere when I least expect them.

I had one start going up my leg while on the toilet the other day, scared the hell out of me. Good job was already there otherwise...

I hate heights with a passion, probably coz I feel 15ft out of a tree when I was younger, missed breaking myself on a wooden plank below the tree by inches. (surprisingly nothing more than bruises!)

I love water though, despite almost drowning twice. Once when I was younger in a swimming pool when they turned on the waves in the deep end, and I kept going under, and once when I was sailing a small boat after about 4 weeks of learning (about 15 hours of experience) and this storm came out of nowhere and flipped the boat. That was actually surprisingly fun. But then I'm strange like that.

Space Crusader wrote:I dislike swimming and I really hate having my head under water. WE ARE NOT DOLPHINS DAMMIT!

This too.

If my feet can't touch, I'm not going in.

...I love boating/fishing though...

mega_bassist wrote:

Space Crusader wrote:I dislike swimming and I really hate having my head under water. WE ARE NOT DOLPHINS DAMMIT!

This too.

If my feet can't touch, I'm not going in.

...I love boating/fishing though...

Pah. Swimming is as awesome as boating.