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  • C Chris Maunder

    They are evil. Truly evil.

    cheers, Chris Maunder

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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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        Are you serious?

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        Chris Maunder
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        It's a long story...

        cheers, Chris Maunder

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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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          BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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          • C Chris Maunder

            It's a long story...

            cheers, Chris Maunder

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            jhaga
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            Chris Maunder wrote:

            It's a long story...

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


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            • C Chris Maunder

              It's a long story...

              cheers, Chris Maunder

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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?

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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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                      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?

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

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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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                            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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                            Nic Rowan
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                            hahaha! - Do I smell a new movie title? "Arsonist Spiders in crowded places."


                            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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                              Sebastian Schneider
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                              I am uncomfortable around strangers. I make up excuses to not have to go to parties where I know less than 40% of the guests. I also have a great deal of respect for high-voltage installations. Had that ever since I poked around in a power supply to get the fan back going.... I was afraid of heights as a kid, but that has changed since I became a firefighter. I love being high up now (I moved into the top floor of a high-rise building for that reason). I absolutely love climbing "our" tower-ladder in full gear, with just a few inches of girder to keep you from falling off, then climbing into the basket on top. You can SEE so much stuff from up there. Like, replaced roof-tiles spelling "I (heart) U" to someone :)

                              Cheers, Sebastian -- Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.

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                                BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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                                Jealous are we? ;P

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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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                                  pdohara
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                                  I have a fear of falling, not a fear of heights. What's the difference? The top of the Sears Tower in Chicago is no problem, two steps up a wobbly step ladder is. Like many people here I don't care for crowds and groups of people. I don't think of it as a phobia however. No fear response, just don't care for it.

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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.

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                                    Marcus J Smith
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                                    Mike Gaskey wrote:

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

                                    I hope you're the passenger in that case... :~


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                                      Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                                      Since my first car accident about 4 months back, I am afraid to drive in the left lane in a non-divided highway.

                                      I think that happens to a lot of people. My husband's grandma was hit by a drunk driver when she was going to WalMart. She always took the 'back road' after that. People here don't know how to merge onto the interstate. A couple months ago I was almost in an accident because someone STOPPED on the merge lane. It was one of those neiher of us breathed or talked for a couple miles because we knew how close we were to a MAJOR accident. I still hate that exit to merge to the interstate.

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                                      Marcus J Smith
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                                      leckey wrote:

                                      A couple months ago I was almost in an accident because someone STOPPED on the merge lane.

                                      That really sucks when you're looking at the freeway to merge instead of the car in front of you. I feel your pain. :rose:


                                      CleaKO

                                      "I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that." - Tommy Boy
                                      "Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)

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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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                                        I'm afraid that companies in my country will abuse the H1B visa law, and replace American workers in their home land. Oh, wait. It's already happening.

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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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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          stupid people.

                                          -- Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.

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