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My reason for starting this thread is because in the near future I will be overcoming one of my worst fears-
ZOMBIE MOVIES (go ahead laugh)
I am deathly afraid of zombie movies(no pun intended). Whenever I enter a room where one is playing I get naseous, shaky and then I start crying. Most likely I end up have nightmares for the following week. I don't know what made me so afraid of these kinds of movies. The funny thing is I can sit and watch gory flicks but as soon as I see zombies and/or people eating people I freak out.
On March 19 a remake of Dawn of Dead will be out and my brother has talked me into going to see it. I'm getting the shakes just talking about it right now. Just a few minutes ago I went to the DOD website just to "Test" myself. Sure enough, as soon as I heard the sound effects from the site tears started welling up and I ran away from the computer.
I don't know if I'm gonna make it to the theater but I will do my best. I'm 25 y.o, to old to be afraid of something like this.
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I won't laugh. I will, however, recommend not ever visiting me. ;D My sister collects those darned movies. She's got like every zombie movie ever made. :P

While on the topic of your fear of zombie movies, my cousin is terrified of Chucky from the "Child's Play" series. My drugged out aunt used to tell her that if she didn't behave, Chucky was going to get her. Eleven years old and she STILL can't walk past those movies or even hear sound from them. So maybe someone told you something about zombies when you were little to scare you, which sucks. :-/

As for my fears, I fear death (who doesn't?) and dying before I actually fulfill some things in my life. I'm trying to get over it though, but it's kind of hard.

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I'm really scared of birds.  I don't know why.  Today I walked by a tree and I heard a bird's wings and so I ran.  I'm just weird. :)
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I would not what to have your phobia.  I own a few of them, they make great pets.  

I am scared to death of cockroaches...the large, flying ones.

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I am scared to death of cockroaches...the large, flying ones.
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Eww!  Hate those gross things!  >:(

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That's terrible. :-/

I'm very scared of spiders, any size, any kind.  I will freak out if I see one in a certain room of the house and then I will not be in that room for the rest of the day.  Also, I hate mice... ewww!

Hmm, another one of my fears is being stuck in an elevator.  I prefer using stairs, I just feel safer that way.  Probably sounds stupid, but I would prefer walking nine flights of stairs rather than taking the elevator.  At least if there's a fire in a building, I will be in shape when I have to take the stairs 8)

Minor things are clowns (weird ones) and losing my wallet, keys, or other items (I constantly check my pockets).

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Steve Austin's glass shattering

Howard
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Steve Austin's glass shattering !?!

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Steve Austin's glass shattering !?!
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You know the entrance theme that he comes out to? The sound of the glass shattering. ;D


Howard

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You know the entrance theme that he comes out to? The sound of the glass shattering. ;D


Howard
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I know. I was just wondering why it scared you? Though about 17 years ago, when I was little, I got scared of a certain Price is Right mini-game called Cliffhanger. When the man fell off the mountain he screamed a blood curdling scream and I ran out of the room!

I was also scared of Worzell Gummidge in the end credits when he screamed falling off his perch!

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I know. I was just wondering why it scared you? Though about 17 years ago, when I was little, I got scared of a certain Price is Right mini-game called Cliffhanger. When the man fell off the mountain he screamed a blood curdling scream and I ran out of the room!

I was also scared of Worzell Gummidge in the end credits when he screamed falling off his perch!
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That's ok,Bob,No problem there.glad you asked. ;)


Howard

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Having no money scares me! :o
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I hear you!!

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Having no money scares me! :o
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Doesn't scare me one bit! I have other sources for money! :)


Howard

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I know. I was just wondering why it scared you? Though about 17 years ago, when I was little, I got scared of a certain Price is Right mini-game called Cliffhanger. When the man fell off the mountain he screamed a blood curdling scream and I ran out of the room!

I was also scared of Worzell Gummidge in the end credits when he screamed falling off his perch!
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                                                                                   Wasn't Worzell a scarecrow? And wasn't he played by Jon Pertwee of Dr. Who fame? I heard about this show but never saw it since it was never shown in America. :( The only British kiddie show we had here was "The Uncle Bobby Show" and even that was shown on a Canadian channel.  I grew up in a suburb of Detroit, and we picked up tv shows from Windsor,Ontario. :) Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve.

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When I was younger, I would always run to my room screaming and crying whenever one of those old Afrin commercials came on, with the big nose that crawled out of bed (who knows what I'm talking about here?).
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Sad to say, I remember those  :-[

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When I was younger, I would always run to my room screaming and crying whenever one of those old Afrin commercials came on, with the big nose that crawled out of bed (who knows what I'm talking about here?).
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I think I know what you're talking about.  Wasn't that some kind of sinus relief commercial...where the person's whole head was a giant nose?

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I think I know what you're talking about.  Wasn't that some kind of sinus relief commercial...where the person's whole head was a giant nose?
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Back in the 1980's, there was a woman who sued the Coca Cola company because a 32-ounce bottle of Coke® had exploded as she walked past it in a grocery store aisle.

In her testimony, she said that since the incident, she was having nightmares in which she was being chased by a giant Coke® bottle.

;D

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Back in the 1980's, there was a woman who sued the Coca Cola company because a 32-ounce bottle of Coke® had exploded as she walked past it in a grocery store aisle.

In her testimony, she said that since the incident, she was having nightmares in which she was being chased by a giant Coke® bottle.

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Oh good grief!  ::) ;D

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Back in the 1980's, there was a woman who sued the Coca Cola company because a 32-ounce bottle of Coke® had exploded as she walked past it in a grocery store aisle.

In her testimony, she said that since the incident, she was having nightmares in which she was being chased by a giant Coke® bottle.

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LOL!!! :D

Frivolous lawsuit aside -

That's Awesome! 8) Exploding bottles of Coke!!

If I ever had a dream where I was being chased by a giant Coke bottle, I would stop right there, turn around, look at it, grin from ear to ear and chase it in order to drink it. ;D

A giant bottle of Coke is, like, my dream come true, man. ;)

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LOL!!! :D

Frivolous lawsuit aside -

That's Awesome! 8) Exploding bottles of Coke!!

If I ever had a dream where I was being chased by a giant Coke bottle, I would stop right there, turn around, look at it, grin from ear to ear and chase it in order to drink it. ;D

A giant bottle of Coke is, like, my dream come true, man. ;)
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But what if the giant Coke bottle were empty?  or actually filled with that most vile liquid known as Pepsi?

A nightmare indeed.  :P

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But what if the giant Coke bottle were empty?  or actually filled with that most vile liquid known as Pepsi?

A nightmare indeed.  :P
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Hey, Pepsi rules!  :P

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When I was younger, I would always run to my room screaming and crying whenever one of those old Afrin commercials came on, with the big nose that crawled out of bed (who knows what I'm talking about here?).
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That was one dumb commercial but funny.Who ever thought of a talking nose for christ sakes? ::) ;D

Howard

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I am surprised no one has said this one yet, but I cant stand to talk in front of a large group of people, I always go brain dead because I get nervous.  I can talk in front of small groups but you get over 20 people and I freeze up.  How I became scared of talking in front of people, I have no idea I just always have been.  I have tried taking public speaking classes hoping it would help me talk in front of groups better, but so far its been of no use.
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This is so me.  :(

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drowning(bad experience as a child at the beach)
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I almost drowned at the beach too Lanie  :(
I was boogie boarding and a huge wave came so i went to duck dive and a boy with a boogie board next to me did too, but when he did the cord of his boogie board wrapped around my neck and pulled me under with him. He came up fine but didnt realize that i was still under the water. I wasnt scared at all, in fact it was very peacful. It didnt make me scared of water though. Just wary of other boogie boarders   :-/



SmithsGirl

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Being disconnected. All forms. Oh, and the fact that I will live to see the deaths of all that I care about. :'(
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Me too,NeoMatrix,Me too. :'(


Howard

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Being disconnected. All forms. Oh, and the fact that I will live to see the deaths of all that I care about. :'(
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Yeah that really bites.  In my family, the life expectancy is really long.  My Mom is 83 years old and she has outlived almost all of her friends.

She has 3 friends of her "generation" left.  Two are in nursing homes, :'(  and one lives next door.  Same thing happened to my Dad.  By the time he died at 86, almost all his friends were either dead or in nursing homes.  :-/

Fortunately Mum has me and my 2 brothers to check in on her and aggravate her.   ;D

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Yeah that really bites.  In my family, the life expectancy is really long.  My Mom is 83 years old and she has outlived almost all of her friends.

She has 3 friends of her "generation" left.  Two are in nursing homes, :'(  and one lives next door.  Same thing happened to my Dad.  By the time he died at 86, almost all his friends were either dead or in nursing homes.  :-/

Fortunately Mum has me and my 2 brothers to check in on her and aggravate her.   ;D
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same thing LB,My Mother has mostly all of her friends and as for my Father his friend Marvin who died last year at 70 but who now has an aggravating friend named Mark who bothers him every Sunday. ;D

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same thing LB,My Mother has mostly all of her friends and as for my Father his friend Marvin who died last year at 70 but who now has an aggravating friend named Mark who bothers him every Sunday. ;D

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You know Howard, my dad had a similar friend who came around on a Saturday afternoon. He would bore me to death talking about trains and the latest bargains he got from charity shops but he was alright.

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You know Howard, my dad had a similar friend who came around on a Saturday afternoon. He would bore me to death talking about trains and the latest bargains he got from charity shops but he was alright.
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But this friend is My Father's friend who smells like a smokestack with ciggarettes,constantly worries about the stockmarket and is a coin collector. :D


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But this friend is My Father's friend who smells like a smokestack with ciggarettes,constantly worries about the stockmarket and is a coin collector. :D


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Er . . . I haven't told anyone on the board, Howard, But I'm a bit guilty of collecting a few coins as well. I have British old pennies and threpenny bits and stuff. I don't go a bundle on it but I keep them for when they may become valuable.  :)

Is your dad's friend a businessman? I can understand it if he has put money into the stock market. Though investing money loses it's point when you lose your health through stress over investing it!

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Er . . . I haven't told anyone on the board, Howard, But I'm a bit guilty of collecting a few coins as well. I have British old pennies and threpenny bits and stuff. I don't go a bundle on it but I keep them for when they may become valuable.  :)

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Same here Bobby. I have quite a collection-not just of coins but also paper money too from all over the world.



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Same here Bobby. I have quite a collection-not just of coins but also paper money too from all over the world.



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Very nice. I bet they will be worth a bob or two in a few years time.

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Er . . . I haven't told anyone on the board, Howard, But I'm a bit guilty of collecting a few coins as well. I have British old pennies and threpenny bits and stuff. I don't go a bundle on it but I keep them for when they may become valuable.  :)

Is your dad's friend a businessman? I can understand it if he has put money into the stock market. Though investing money loses it's point when you lose your health through stress over investing it!




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I don't think he's a businessman.He used to be a hair stylist in the past.But anyway you should hear the 2 of them screaming at each other's throat about The Stock Market.It's annoying. ;D

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Very nice. I bet they will be worth a bob or two in a few years time.
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That's what I am hoping for but I suspect that the money I have from Afganistan STILL won't be worth too much.  ::)



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I almost drowned at the beach too Lanie  :(
I was boogie boarding and a huge wave came so i went to duck dive and a boy with a boogie board next to me did too, but when he did the cord of his boogie board wrapped around my neck and pulled me under with him. He came up fine but didnt realize that i was still under the water. I wasnt scared at all, in fact it was very peacful. It didnt make me scared of water though. Just wary of other boogie boarders   :-/



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Mine was a little on the comical side. I was in the water next to my cousin. All of a sudden this HUGE wave topples us and the undertow tried to drag me out to sea but I managed to grab ahold of my cousin's bathing suit. When we got back to shore she was in tears...I asked her why. She said when I pulled on her bathing suit,I pulled on her strap and it broke. The whole top part came undone! Not to mention there were like 5 or 6 surer guys not too far from us! I felt really bad.

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Yeah Lanie. I was fished out of a swimming pool after losing my float when I was little - very scary. I've got into a swimming pool since but it's quite unnerving sometimes, especially when I can't touch the ground with my feet.
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Oh,I know what you mean. After the beach incident,I went to a birthday pool party. I was,to say the least,petrified with fear. My friends managed into talking me into going into the shallow part. I was fine. Then my best friend asked me to go to the deeper part. I said no. She told me I could hold onto the edge. After alot of begging,I finally gave in. We got half way when she told me to let go. I said no,that I was so scared and I wanted to go back. She begged me again. So I said okay. As soon as I let go,she let go! I went straight to the bottom and was struggling to get back to the top. She just watched me the whole time.  :o Then she decided to help me. When we got out,I was SO mad at her. All she could say was that she thought I was faking.  :-/