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What's Your Biggest Unsubstantiated Fear? |
Alnshely
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 974
From: Oceanside CA
|  Posted: 2004-08-01 4:53 pm Permalink
Dogbytes wrote I dont even like looking at photos.
Then don't look at these.
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dogbytes
Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 2242
From: seattle, wa
| Posted: 2004-08-01 5:26 pm Permalink
have i mentioned lately that i hate you?
love
elicia
ps: my husband came a runnin' when he heard me wail..
hate you. and snails. damn you all..
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Formikahini
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 1504
From: Houston, Texotica
| Posted: 2004-08-01 9:00 pm Permalink
I fear that Big Brother Bong started this thread in order to know precisely what our "Room 101" fear is.
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My biggest fear, which is NOT unsubstantiated, is that a flying roach will land on me. And that it will crunch. They are big, airborn, and crunchy 'round these parts.
Poisonous spiders? No prob.
Venomous vipers? Cool.
Cockroach?
I am outta there.
Oh, and it is BULLSH*T that there is a difference between roaches and "palmetto bugs" or "waterbugs." They are all f***ing ROACHES.
*shudder*
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Shipwreckjoey
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Joined: Nov 29, 2002
Posts: 1794
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2004-08-02 01:16 am Permalink
Old age...dementia...painful death...eternal damnation.
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Tiki_Bong
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 0 | Posted: 2004-08-02 09:10 am Permalink
Hey Shipwreck,
I'm with you bruddah, I just know my demise won't be dispatched quickly, but rather over a long and gloriously painful measure of time...
(actually, I'm afriad of dementia also; I fear being gone mentally and doing weird things to myself in public...)
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Geeky Tiki
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Joined: Oct 15, 2002
Posts: 533
From: Las vegas
| Posted: 2004-08-02 10:35 am Permalink
Man, I forgot about the brain part.
I always had a way of approaching situations regarding this that actually helped reduce my worries.
One day as a youngster, I asked myself about the worst thing that could happen to me. I came up with: "I suffer some grave and horribly painful injury that renders me unable to move or communicate, but my brain is still intact. I would be able to feel the horrible pain as I rot in some nursing home but would not be able to do anything except endure until I waste away and die, only to find out that there is a Vengeful God and He/She thinks it would be amusing to make the situation last for eternity."
The helpful part:
Whenever I think about doing something socially stupid or some normal activity that I should be worried about, I always ask myself, "Self, what's the worst thing that could happen?"
Well, the answer is always, "Painful injury, incapaciated, suffering, Vengeful God..."
See?
Instead of being worked up about how some talk or presentation will turn out, the outcome of those things pales in comparison to "Paralyzed, terrible pain, rotting, Vengeful God..." and I relax. No matter how things turn out, it is always way better than my worst case scenario and I am happy.
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An even deeper fear: Knowing te above to be the worst thing possible changed when I had kids. Now THERE is a situation rife with fear - that something could befall the kiddos. But keeping this on a totally self-absorbed level, the "Pain, rotting, Vengeful God" thing still ranks.
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One thing you should keep in mind should this fear/coping thing seem to apply to you: Tell all your friends and family that if you are ever totally paralyzed and rotting in terminal care that they have to slip you some acid or ecstacy, put pot in your ventilator, or administer your drug of choice on a regular or daily basis to make the situation a little better. Securing that promise from whoever can be very reassuring.
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 2061
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2004-08-02 11:50 am Permalink
I am terrified that I will not be able to repair my time machine and return to my home in the distant future.
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Tiki-bot
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1345 | Posted: 2004-08-02 2:28 pm Permalink
King Kuke's facial hair....
But seriously, for some reason I hate when drawers are left open. Not really a fear as such, more of a mild OC disorder. I just have to close an open drawer when I see one. Maybe it's some kind of repressed superstition?
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Humuhumu
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3636
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2004-08-02 2:35 pm Permalink
The smell of (artificial) green apple. No, seriously. It doesn't bother me as much as it used to, but I still get a general fear-based unease if I smell green apple.
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Unga Bunga
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
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From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2004-08-02 2:42 pm Permalink
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On 2004-08-02 14:28, Tiki-bot wrote:
for some reason I hate when drawers are left open. I just have to close an open drawer when I see one. Maybe it's some kind of repressed superstition?
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Here TikiBot. Have fun!
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purple jade
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Joined: Feb 19, 2003
Posts: 1450
From: New Orleans
| Posted: 2004-08-02 2:47 pm Permalink
Mentioned it here:
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=4954&forum=6&vpost=45730
And according to this site, maybe it's not unsubstantiated after all!
http://www.uncoveror.com/potty.htm
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KAHAKA
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Joined: Mar 03, 2003
Posts: 831
From: San Jose, CA
| Posted: 2004-08-02 4:18 pm Permalink
Cucumbers and watermelon. YUCK!
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Satan's Sin
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Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Posts: 729
From: Imperial Beach, CA
| Posted: 2004-08-02 4:49 pm Permalink
M O T H E R ! ! !
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TNTiki
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Joined: May 15, 2004
Posts: 464
From: Knoxville, TN
| Posted: 2004-08-02 5:08 pm Permalink
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purple jade
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Joined: Feb 19, 2003
Posts: 1450
From: New Orleans
| Posted: 2004-08-02 5:12 pm Permalink
Can you think of anybody who'd know MORE about toilets?
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