LJ Idol #2: What Terrifies Me

[bangdrum]

OK, here goes

Comments

[bangdrum]

Ooh, condescension! Apology accepted (begrudgingly) for the original post, but that doesn't mean you follow it up with an insult to my intelligence! Don't worry, I find humor in plenty of things. The subject never said "write about your biggest fear and make it a funny or crazy post." I did what it said. Sorry if it's too weird for you.

[rdfreak]

wow, what did the deleted comment say? just curious. you'd think all us people from LJ idol would show a bit of compassion.

[bangdrum]

I promised the person that we'd forget it and try to start over, but since it's anonymous here... basically, they said it was a hilarious fear and they were laughing all the way through it, and then I responded, and then they said I should find more humour in life, and, as a law student, I would hopefully know the difference between seeing humour in something and mocking someone, since I'd need that sort of reasoning in my career. Roughly something like that.

I'm going to cobble something together for you. :)

[n_decisive]

Rad- Latin, prefix used for words involving "ray." Radiator is included in the list.

Fumo- Latin for steam.

So, I'm thinkin' you're a radiafumophobic.

Regardless, I didn't find this funny at all. I really felt for you, because this isn't a fear that's common and it must be difficult for you.

Well done.

Re: I'm going to cobble something together for you. :)

[bangdrum]

Thanks. :) That's actually a pretty good word!

not funny at all

[baxaphobia]

This is not funny at all. When I was a kid, I used to have a recurring dream about a vacuum cleaner that became a monster. I'm sure this stemmed from my noise sensitivity due to my visual impairment. Well, to this day, even though they are a necessity of life, I have in the back of my mind that vacuum cleaners are monsters.

Re: not funny at all

[bangdrum]

That's understandable - vacuums make a lot of noise. Besides, you share your fear with cats (cats are very intelligent!). Thank you also for not laughing. :)

Re: not funny at all

[baxaphobia]

That is probably the only trait I share with the feline. I'm much more dog like. smile. but my dog is afraid of the vacuum too!

[amber_n_teal]

I totally understand being afraid of something other people think is humorous.
I'm scared of grasshoppers. That was the original fear (I found out we had a 'plague' of them when I was 5) but it moved to include crickets, katydids, all those hopping sort of bugs.
I'm well enough now that I don't totally freak out. I can even buy crickets for my lizard. But ew ew ew ew. One hopping in the house suddenly and I have no warning. Yeah, I'll amuse everyone. Including probably myself. But I can't help the reaction.

[bangdrum]

I don't think that fear is so insane. I wouldn't laugh at you for it. Glad you're getting more comfortable with it! And lizards are cool. :)

[aerama]

Dude, those things are scary. They even LOOK mean. But I'm talking about the old-style ones particularly and you seem to be okay with them, so that's good.

I hate phobias. Well, some of them. Some of them I seem to be comfortable with, if that makes any sense, because they're just a part of me, I guess. That nobody else understands! :(

[bangdrum]

I'm OK with the old style ones as long as I'm fairly far away from them and they're not making any noise or attracting attention. When I lived in Wien sophomore year at Columbia, the old former mental institution-turned-dorm, I had one in my room. I put a towel over it at all times so I could stand being in the room with the door closed.

Yeah, not all phobias are created equal...