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What Really Scares People: Top 10 Phobias
livescience ^
Posted on 10/30/2009 10:31:19 AM PDT by JoeProBono
10 - The Dentist
9 - Dogs
8 - Frightful Flight
7 - Thunder and Lightning
6 - The Dark
5 - Harrowing Heights
4 - Other People
3 - Scary Spaces
2 - Creepy Crawlies
1 - Slithering Snakes
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: halloween; jpb; napl; phobias
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To: JoeProBono
anyone else hate those horrible house centipedes?
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posted on
10/30/2009 11:32:28 AM PDT
by
MNDude
(The Republican Congress Economy--1995-2007)
To: Arrowhead1952
LOL
The first thing I did after opening the link was to scroll down to see if anyone had posted a picture of Helen Thomas.
To: Psalm 73
The original poster said Pelosi wearing a nightgown.
I just one upped the original poster.
63
posted on
10/30/2009 11:38:52 AM PDT
by
Califreak
(Obama's Purple Reign must be stopped!)
To: MNDude
Don't ever watch this movie then..
![](http://www.filmfiends.com/images/D/centipedehorror.jpg)
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posted on
10/30/2009 11:38:54 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(I refuse to "reduce my carbon footprint" all while Lenin remains in an airconditioned shrine)
To: JoeProBono
I forgot about that.
I guess that would be an awful good reason to be afraid of clowns.
65
posted on
10/30/2009 11:39:58 AM PDT
by
Califreak
(Obama's Purple Reign must be stopped!)
To: JoeProBono
Thunder and Lightning People are afraid of two of my kittehs?
66
posted on
10/30/2009 11:45:00 AM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Ram "Health Care Reform" down our throats in '09, and we'll ram it up your @ss in '10.)
To: JoeProBono
10 - The Obama administration
9 - The Obama administration
8 - The Obama administration
7 - The Obama administration
6 - The Obama administration
5 - The Obama administration
4 - The Obama administration
3 - The Obama administration
2 - The Obama administration
1 - The Obama administration
67
posted on
10/30/2009 11:50:24 AM PDT
by
Moltke
(DOPE will get you 4 to 8 in the Big House - HOPE will get you 4 to 8 in the White House.)
To: JoeProBono
Those of us who play bar trivia will notice that the real phobia names are not given in some of the articles. Here they are;
10 - The Dentist: Dentophobia
9 - Dogs: Cynophobia
8 - Frightful Flight: Aviophobia, Aviatophobia, or Pteromerhanophobia
7 - Thunder and Lightning: Astraphobia or Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Ceraunophobia, or Keraunophobia
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
6 - The Dark: Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Myctophobia, Nyctohylophobia, Nyctophobia, or Scotophobia
5 - Harrowing Heights: Acrophobia, Altophobia, or Batophobia
4 - Other People: Anthropophobia, or Sociophobia
3 - Scary Spaces: Agoraphobia
2 - Creepy Crawlies:
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Entomophobia or Insectophobia- Fear of insects.
Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
1 - Slithering Snakes: Ophidiophobia, or Snakephobia
BTW, if the trivia question ever shows up about what is peoples biggest fear then it's none on this list. That would be Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
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posted on
10/30/2009 11:54:09 AM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: JoeProBono
Last year at this time I had this awful phobia about Obama getting elected. When will my phobia go away?
69
posted on
10/30/2009 11:55:34 AM PDT
by
murron
(Proud Mom of a Former Marine)
To: Califreak
"The original poster said Pelosi wearing a nightgown."
Um, that would be me - but I could not fathom thinking anything beyond that (I have SOME scruples) - but YOU, oh man, that's just not right!!
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posted on
10/30/2009 11:56:01 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
10/30/2009 11:59:31 AM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(As government grows, corruption flows.)
To: JoeProBono
8 - Frightful Flight
72
posted on
10/30/2009 12:01:33 PM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(As government grows, corruption flows.)
To: SonnyBubba
73
posted on
10/30/2009 12:04:43 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(Brave amateurs....they do their part.)
To: Psalm 73
See.
There are worse things than Helen Thomas.
; )
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posted on
10/30/2009 12:13:33 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(Obama's Purple Reign must be stopped!)
To: a fool in paradise
75
posted on
10/30/2009 12:32:26 PM PDT
by
MNDude
(The Republican Congress Economy--1995-2007)
To: JoeProBono; a fool in paradise
![](http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/44e4a8ad1933404a66f575caa7e332b1/133306.jpg)
Didn't the Stones once opened for him around that time?
To: Psalm 73
Nancy Pelosi. In a nightgown.
#10 on the list. ;-)
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posted on
10/30/2009 12:41:01 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the occupation media.)
To: qam1
“I always heard public speaking is #1”
Is for me! that’s why I’ll never run for public office.
78
posted on
10/30/2009 12:41:40 PM PDT
by
antisocial
(Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
GAY ZOMBIES!
79
posted on
10/30/2009 12:43:38 PM PDT
by
Global2010
(Strange We Can Believe In)
To: Cincinatus
It is not the dentist.
It is the his bill.
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posted on
10/30/2009 12:53:53 PM PDT
by
Global2010
(Strange We Can Believe In)
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