Category Archives: Fears

Fear of paper? Seriously?

Apparently so:
I am terrified/grossed out by wet paper. Ridiculous I know, but it just grosses me out! No, I’m not talking about paper towels or toilet paper, just wet writing paper/receipts/things of that nature.

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Easily the most unusual fear I’ve seen on a Random List

Bug, dirt, heights, falling, snakes, the dark — all of those are on lots of lists, But here’s a new one for me:
I admit to being deathly afraid of bananas. I hate them. I have been known to run screaming from someone who had a banana and chased me with it. I don’t know why [...]

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Here are some fears that are more entertaining than the tanking stock market

On the principle that we all need some distraction from the mega-fears afflicting us all — the economy, the stock market, Iran and the Bomb — here are a couple of fears I’d consider less usual:
I am terrified of large, rectangular pool drains. I think it is because I almost drowned in our swimming pool [...]

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Random Things: India edition

In honor of the Oscar victory of Slumdog Millionaire, here are Random Things from people who each said on their blog they have a connection to Mumbai:

I have an imaginary son. We’re doing good.
I used to scared of Bombay. (and I don’t call it Mumbai because if the politicians had any sense of nationalism they’d [...]

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What are *you* afraid of? People share their fears in the ‘Random Things’

One of the most common themes in the “Random Things” lists is scary stuff — what people are afraid of. For example:
I have a phobia of my nose and ears growing too big for my face
I am so afraid of sharks that I won’t go past knee-depth in the ocean.

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