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Phobia of clowns
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 4:49 pm
(June 12, 2013 at 4:47 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Well... phobias can be rational too, phobia of knives, cars, snakes etc. They are afraid of them for obvious reasons

Snakes are cute. Cars aren't scary either, its just the idiots driving them.
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 4:50 pm
(June 12, 2013 at 4:04 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Does anyone have a phobia of clowns?
How would you react if we dressed you as a clown and then held a mirror in front of you?
Always been interested in that specifically for some reason, maybe because i'm studying phobias as part of my psychology course.

Yes which is why I don't watch Fucks News. I already kill enough brain cells with smoking and beer. 5 minutes of Fucks News would put me in a vegetative state with no working brain. So yea but I wouldn't call my fear of Fucks News unhealthy by deeming it a "phobia".

We are talking about fear of clowns right?
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 4:52 pm
(June 12, 2013 at 4:49 pm)Insanity x Wrote:
(June 12, 2013 at 4:47 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Well... phobias can be rational too, phobia of knives, cars, snakes etc. They are afraid of them for obvious reasons

Snakes are cute. Cars aren't scary either, its just the idiots driving them.

But its the fact that they could be dangerous: snakes can bite you, cars can crash etc
Some people have phobias of ridiculous things like pickles and feathers. Seriously, type 'pickle girl' or something like that into youtube. Really funny video
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 4:54 pm
(June 12, 2013 at 4:47 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Well... phobias can be rational too, phobia of knives, cars, snakes etc. They are afraid of them for obvious reasons
Last time I checked phobias were irrational by definition.
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 4:55 pm
(June 12, 2013 at 4:52 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Some people have phobias of ridiculous things like pickles and feathers.

My sister was scared of fluff. It was ridiculous. Out of nowhere you would just hear "Aaaaaaaaagh! FLUFF!" then see her sprint away.
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 5:04 pm (This post was last modified: June 12, 2013 at 5:06 pm by festive1.)
(June 12, 2013 at 4:54 pm)John V Wrote:
(June 12, 2013 at 4:47 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Well... phobias can be rational too, phobia of knives, cars, snakes etc. They are afraid of them for obvious reasons
Last time I checked phobias were irrational by definition.

The fear can be reality based, like fear of flying or cars. But it's the level of distress being incongruent to the perceived threat that's irrational.
(June 12, 2013 at 4:55 pm)Insanity x Wrote:
(June 12, 2013 at 4:52 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Some people have phobias of ridiculous things like pickles and feathers.

My sister was scared of fluff. It was ridiculous. Out of nowhere you would just hear "Aaaaaaaaagh! FLUFF!" then see her sprint away.

I have a cousin with food phobias... He is in his mid-20's and only eats a very limited diet (mainly pancakes and chicken nuggets). His sisters used to chase him around with crusts of bread... Which is mean, but damn, it was funny to watch a 12 year old running in terror of bread.
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 5:08 pm
We have nothing to fear but fear itself. And spiders.
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Fuck lawyers.

First, we kill all the clowns.

(Apologies to Mr. Shakespeare.)
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 5:16 pm
I am not coulrophobic, but I damn sure wouldn't be caught dead in the same zip code as The Gathering of the Juggalos. That concentration of stupidity is terrifying.
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RE: Phobia of clowns
June 13, 2013 at 4:35 pm
I'm shit-scared of clowns. They're terrifying.
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