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  • T Todd Smith

    Having to write VB code ;P

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    leckey 0
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    I KNEW someone was going to say something about VB! I almost put it in my original post to not pick on VB! (Although I hate it myself...)

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      leckey wrote:

      I am afraid of spiders

      That reminds me of an old high school friend. He was terrified of spiders. It was definitely a phobia, because he was a strong guy. He went into the Marines and told us how we ended up getting over it. They often had to camp out in these areas and there were all of these holes in the ground. He found out soon enough that the holes had these big spiders. They would be crawling over him all night.

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      Goose bumps...all....over...must...vomit.....

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      • L Lost User

        As a kid I ws always scared of staircases that only have the horizontal tread and no vertical piece between them. I dont mind them so much now but I still dont like ladders

        System.IO.Path.IsPathRooted() does not behave as I would expect

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        My husband has a fear of heights. We can't take the escalator or an elevator in which you can see going up/down. As long as the ladder is steady, I have no issues. Hubby can't go past the second step.

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        • M Mike Gaskey

          Height - if I drive on the outside lane of a high bridge I have to close my eyes. Standing at the window of a 50+ story building isn't fun. Driving the road to Hana was a noghtmare. Fire - death by, has to be the most horrid thing going.

          Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. dennisd45: My view of the world is slightly more nuanced dennisd45 (the NAMBLA supporter) wrote: I know exactly what it means. So shut up you mother killing baby raper.

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          Mike Gaskey wrote:

          if I drive on the outside lane of a high bridge I have to close my eyes

          Like living on the edge, eh?


          I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:

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            I was just reading a short article on FoxNews about celebrities and their phobias. What are your phobias? I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out. I was afraid of fire for years and wasn't sure why. Turns out I mimicked my parents and took the hot car cigarette lighter to my lips as a toddler and hated all hot things after that. I didn't even try to light a match until college. I used to keep a car door open while starting the car in case the car started on fire during startup and then I could make a quicker getaway. I finally conquered that fear. I still hate spiders and will panic at packed places (like the mall during the holidays). Not sure if I will get over those. Anyone willing to admit your phobias? BTW, what would the fear of not being able to read CP be?

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            Vikram A Punathambekar
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            I'm not exactly *afraid* but I hate crowds.

            Cheers, Vikram.


            The cold will freeze our stares We won't care...

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              I was just reading a short article on FoxNews about celebrities and their phobias. What are your phobias? I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out. I was afraid of fire for years and wasn't sure why. Turns out I mimicked my parents and took the hot car cigarette lighter to my lips as a toddler and hated all hot things after that. I didn't even try to light a match until college. I used to keep a car door open while starting the car in case the car started on fire during startup and then I could make a quicker getaway. I finally conquered that fear. I still hate spiders and will panic at packed places (like the mall during the holidays). Not sure if I will get over those. Anyone willing to admit your phobias? BTW, what would the fear of not being able to read CP be?

              _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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              Chris Maunder
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              They are evil. Truly evil.

              cheers, Chris Maunder

              CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                I was just reading a short article on FoxNews about celebrities and their phobias. What are your phobias? I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out. I was afraid of fire for years and wasn't sure why. Turns out I mimicked my parents and took the hot car cigarette lighter to my lips as a toddler and hated all hot things after that. I didn't even try to light a match until college. I used to keep a car door open while starting the car in case the car started on fire during startup and then I could make a quicker getaway. I finally conquered that fear. I still hate spiders and will panic at packed places (like the mall during the holidays). Not sure if I will get over those. Anyone willing to admit your phobias? BTW, what would the fear of not being able to read CP be?

                _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                hiral_shah
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                I am afraid of questions asked by my seniors. I always forget everything while they started questioning :( . But now I am trying to not be afraid by this by giving answers to all my friends, my juniors and colleagues. And I know I can beat that thing.

                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiral Shah India If you think that my answer is good enough then don't forget to vote. :)

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                  I was just reading a short article on FoxNews about celebrities and their phobias. What are your phobias? I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out. I was afraid of fire for years and wasn't sure why. Turns out I mimicked my parents and took the hot car cigarette lighter to my lips as a toddler and hated all hot things after that. I didn't even try to light a match until college. I used to keep a car door open while starting the car in case the car started on fire during startup and then I could make a quicker getaway. I finally conquered that fear. I still hate spiders and will panic at packed places (like the mall during the holidays). Not sure if I will get over those. Anyone willing to admit your phobias? BTW, what would the fear of not being able to read CP be?

                  _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                  Dario Solera
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                  I have a phobia for this insect[^], which I don't know how is it called in English, nor I want to know. X| I don't like crowded places, but I wouldn't call it a phobia.

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    They are evil. Truly evil.

                    cheers, Chris Maunder

                    CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                    Dario Solera
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                    Are you serious?

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                    • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                      I'm not exactly *afraid* but I hate crowds.

                      Cheers, Vikram.


                      The cold will freeze our stares We won't care...

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                      Dario Solera
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                      Same here...

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                      • D Dario Solera

                        Are you serious?

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                        Chris Maunder
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                        It's a long story...

                        cheers, Chris Maunder

                        CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                        • E Ed Poore

                          I'll be the first then: none Also odd in the fact that I have no allergies either.

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                          Bradml
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                          BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


                          Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                          • C Chris Maunder

                            It's a long story...

                            cheers, Chris Maunder

                            CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                            Chris Maunder wrote:

                            It's a long story...

                            Guys, gather around the fire! Maunder will tell a story.


                            Everybody wants to get admission in reputed institution, but it is not always possible. But other than reputed colleges there are many good colleges across India. Those colleges also play an important role in building up career. So we have come up with the site www.collegesearch.in which will help you not only search for the colleges but also build up your career.

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                            • C Chris Maunder

                              It's a long story...

                              cheers, Chris Maunder

                              CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                              Vikram A Punathambekar
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                              * comes around and sits near fire waiting for Maunder to begin story *

                              Cheers, Vikram.


                              The cold will freeze our stares We won't care...

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                              • J Judah Gabriel Himango

                                Christian Graus wrote:

                                at the MVP summit, I was happy to get up and play guitar/sing a couple of songs (talk dirty to me and Panama, FWIW )

                                Cool.

                                Christian Graus wrote:

                                but I have a hard time at dinner sitting with people I don't know

                                I hear you. I play guitar and sing at a small Bible study every week, no problem, but I feel awkward trying to talk with random people. Once I get to know people, I'm totally relaxed. My wife is the same way. We both actively avoid social situations where we have to talk to lots of people we don't know.

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                                Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                Judah Himango wrote:

                                I hear you. I play guitar and sing at a small Bible study every week, no problem, but I feel awkward trying to talk with random people. Once I get to know people, I'm totally relaxed.

                                I'm the same...I used to be very socially awkward, and even now I still struggle a bit until I get to know people a little. That said, I'm getting more and more involved in my Church (in such things as Congregational Care and the organisation of social events) so that can only help. :)

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                                  I was just reading a short article on FoxNews about celebrities and their phobias. What are your phobias? I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out. I was afraid of fire for years and wasn't sure why. Turns out I mimicked my parents and took the hot car cigarette lighter to my lips as a toddler and hated all hot things after that. I didn't even try to light a match until college. I used to keep a car door open while starting the car in case the car started on fire during startup and then I could make a quicker getaway. I finally conquered that fear. I still hate spiders and will panic at packed places (like the mall during the holidays). Not sure if I will get over those. Anyone willing to admit your phobias? BTW, what would the fear of not being able to read CP be?

                                  _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                                  Nic Rowan
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                                  Fear of large crowds. Cant stand crowded shopping centres and I battle at concerts. I usually have to get golden circle and stand at the back where there's space. Nothing else really bothers me except REALLY cramped spaces where I can't move.


                                  Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.


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                                  • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                                    I'm not exactly *afraid* but I hate crowds.

                                    Cheers, Vikram.


                                    The cold will freeze our stares We won't care...

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                                    Nic Rowan
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                                    Me too. It makes me very uncomfortable and puts me in a bad mood whenever I have to be in a large crowd.


                                    Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.


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                                      I was just reading a short article on FoxNews about celebrities and their phobias. What are your phobias? I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out. I was afraid of fire for years and wasn't sure why. Turns out I mimicked my parents and took the hot car cigarette lighter to my lips as a toddler and hated all hot things after that. I didn't even try to light a match until college. I used to keep a car door open while starting the car in case the car started on fire during startup and then I could make a quicker getaway. I finally conquered that fear. I still hate spiders and will panic at packed places (like the mall during the holidays). Not sure if I will get over those. Anyone willing to admit your phobias? BTW, what would the fear of not being able to read CP be?

                                      _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                                      hairy_hats
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                                      leckey wrote:

                                      I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out.

                                      You shouldn't worry, spiders have almost never been known to start fires in crowded places.

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                                        I was just reading a short article on FoxNews about celebrities and their phobias. What are your phobias? I am afraid of spiders and crowded places because I am afraid a fire will break out. I was afraid of fire for years and wasn't sure why. Turns out I mimicked my parents and took the hot car cigarette lighter to my lips as a toddler and hated all hot things after that. I didn't even try to light a match until college. I used to keep a car door open while starting the car in case the car started on fire during startup and then I could make a quicker getaway. I finally conquered that fear. I still hate spiders and will panic at packed places (like the mall during the holidays). Not sure if I will get over those. Anyone willing to admit your phobias? BTW, what would the fear of not being able to read CP be?

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                                        TrickyPhilbert
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                                        I don't really have any phobias - I'm a brave old soul. However I did used to know a mate who's Mom was absolutely petrified when she saw a feather!! Oh the fun I used to have with that one ;P

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                                        • D Dario Solera

                                          I have a phobia for this insect[^], which I don't know how is it called in English, nor I want to know. X| I don't like crowded places, but I wouldn't call it a phobia.

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                                          Nic Rowan
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                                          Dario Solera wrote:

                                          which I don't know how is it called in English

                                          It's called a stink bug. If you want a real scary bug try this[^] bad boy. Those things freak me out no end and they are agressive things.


                                          Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.


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