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Post by Terry Y » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:27 am

Noticed it's kinda dead in here.  So let's all talk about our worst fears!

http://www.phobialist.com/#A-

Anyone a pantaphobic?
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Re: Something to do

Post by Stretch_Dude » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:19 am

Heh, pantophobia...

LUCY: Maybe you have pantophobia.
CHARLIE BROWN: What's pantophobia?
LUCY: The fear of everything!
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Wow, there really is such a thing as arachibutyrophobia?

Oh, I'm definitely cynophobic.

"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words." ;D

"Phobophobia- Fear of phobias." Gotta wonder how that one works...
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Re: Something to do

Post by Ekko » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:21 am

No. But I do have a crippling fear of Friday the 13th. I can't believe that's a medical condition!  Paraskavedekatriaphobia? Indeed...

Wow. How does one live with phronemophobia?
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Re: Something to do

Post by Sheana_Molloy » Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:30 am

Phew, that's a lot.

Anuptaphobia and vague Arachnephobia here, I guess.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Hokay then...

Also:  what the hell is a Walloon?
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Re: Something to do

Post by Meteorite » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:05 am

What about Fear of long lists?


Guess I have Acrophobia/Altophobia- Fear of heights.


Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
"Sorry Miss, I couldn't do my Maths homework due to my Arithmophobia."
Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
I think it's safe to say no-one here has this...
Epistemophobia/Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.
"Oh my God, I just found out I have Epistemophobia, also known as Gnosiophobia!  That just made it worse!"

Molloy the Catburglar wrote: Also: what the hell is a Walloon?
From Dictionary.com:
One of a French-speaking people of Celtic descent inhabiting southern and southeast Belgium and adjacent regions of France.
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Re: Something to do

Post by SirMustapha » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:48 pm

Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
I'll never refer to "Fear Of Music" by its real name again.
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Re: Something to do

Post by C.Victoria » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:44 pm

@@ Oh gosh, I can't imagine what it must be like to have pantophobia...how the heck do you live?!

My Phobias..
Cancerophobia - Fear of Cancer
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects
Apiphobia - Fear of Bees
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words
Oh my....o.o
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Re: Something to do

Post by Sheana_Molloy » Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:12 pm

Dark Mage wrote:From Dictionary.com:
One of a French-speaking people of Celtic descent inhabiting southern and southeast Belgium and adjacent regions of France.
That's a pretty darn specific fear!
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Re: Something to do

Post by diamond » Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:47 pm

I've read this list on russian 2 years ago =) very funny  ;) unfortunately i didn't save it  :( I'd like to compare them...
Sorry for mistakes! :)
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Re: Something to do

Post by Tigersrock144 » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:25 pm

well i have a phobeia of wasp, can't stand them :P I go mental if one lands on me or goes by my ear *shudders* I was stung before ages ago and hated them ever since.
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Re: Something to do

Post by djwhitaker2004 » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:03 am

Here the list I say about this:
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place
In the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad", one of the character named Dave suffer this phobia.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying
Marge has that in episode "Fear of Flying".
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school
Scolionophobia- Fear of school
Kids would be happy if they have that.
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven
See you in Hell.
Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women
If men has that, that mean their gay, or they don't want to be in love.
Chionophobia- Fear of snow
Best way is live in the South, it never snow.
Cibophobia- Fear of food
Phagophobia- Eating or swallowing
You will die if you have that, you need food to live.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter
Don't watch sitcom shows if you have that.
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Re: Something to do

Post by Tigersrock144 » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:50 pm

found it! :D I have  Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.
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Re: Something to do

Post by Marco » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:46 pm

Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
of which i'm having a strong attack right now.


oh, and the bees.
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Re: Something to do

Post by Hera_Potter » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:31 pm

Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field.
Melissophobia- Fear of bees.
I've got these. I'm surprised they don't have one for going deaf, though.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs.
I might have these...
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
"I told you! I don't know! Don't make me decide!! Please! I beg you!"
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia)
Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
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Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Well, I didn't have it before...
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Re: Something to do

Post by Evilmoo » Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:32 pm

Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.

Hmm maybe I can co-incidentally develop that one and tragically never go to school again  :D

No, lol :)
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