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

By thingmeister | March 2, 2009

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

By thingmeister | February 21, 2009

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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