Odd Phobias/things that Disgust You

[Tiki]

I forgot to mention that seafood grosses me out. I can't stand the way it looks or smells, I gag on the smell. Suffice to say I won't even consider eating it! I don't even like eating food that has been cooked on the same grill as seafood.

About snakes, I can't even stand to LOOK at a snake on tv or in a book, if I have to read something and there is a snake pic on the page I will cover it up. If there is one on tv, I will change the channel. I used to freak out at belly dance festivals when certain dancers would walk around with snakes.....BTW, snake dancing is NOT part of REAL Middle Eastern belly dance! I would literally RUN away from them. I don't like worms or any other squirmy thing either.

[The Outlaw]

Tiki and Jodi:

I can't imagine not liking seafood. However, it will make your visit to Maryland a whole lot cheaper. Heck, a dozen steamed blue fin crabs can cost over $40 in the early summer. And most folks traveling through just have to give them a try. In the summer, a good fried soft crab sandwich is divine. Just flour, salt and pepper, heat up a black iron skillet and fry til golden brown. Serve on some whole wheat bread with lettuce, tomatoe and mayo, and its heavenly. Of course it LOOKS like a fried tarantula, but that's another story (LOL).

I don't care for oysters, but I'm the only one around here who doesn't care for them. There's just something disgusting about slurping down a LIVING creature. I wonder just how hungry that first human was to think that a stoney-looking, dirty-shelled slimy creature would even BE food!

I can't imagine eating a roo either. Just suppose it depends on what you were raised on. Geesh, now I'm craving hard crabs. Hope you're happy!

THE OUTLAW

[Chariclo]

Spiders bug me - but not bats - I actually love being in the company of bats swarming around on a warm summer evening, dancing through the air in search of a great bug to devour. It is beautiful. (I think Michele might agree with me :icon_smil )

BUT- if I see one hair on a bar of soap - it sends me over the edge!! I have absolutely no idea why - it just does. I have dumped a few guys who were consistent "hair on soap fellows" - okay that wasn't the only reason - but it was at the top of their "negative" list.

I also hate LOUD EATERS!! This was a huge hurdle to overcome when I met my fiance and his 2 kids. I could hardly make it through a meal without shivers running up and down my spine. In our first "fight" I even blurted out that his kids "ate like pigs"! But we made up- moved in together and the darlings have now been taught proper table etiquette. :icon_smil

[Lynjupiter]

My senseless phobia is frogs. It seemed to build up over time. A Stephen King story about flesh eating frogs with big teeth, a nightmare or two about them got me hating them.
Then eight years ago I had a big cuban tree frog jump right down my V neck shirt into my bra and stick there. I hated touching them anyways and when this thing did not come out first tug I just freaked. I ran over to a male neighbor begging him to pull it out and he wouldn't. I think he had a phobia of my hubby LOL One of my kids heard my hysterics and came to relieve me of the frog. Now I see a live frog on the wall I run. LOL
My kids think it's funny and are always buying me gifts with frogs on them. Frog Tshirts, frog steering wheel covers. All of them with the kind of frogs that stick to things.
Lynda

[David S]

Phobia - Heights.... don't EVEN ask me to get up on a ladder

Fear - Snakes.... they give me the creeps

Odd habits - I'm also a hand washer and get wierd if I think my hands are dirty... won't even open the bathroom door in my own house without a tissue. I also won't drink out of a clean glass in my home unless I rinse it three times.......not two, not four... three times....... but hey, no one ever accused me of being normal!!!

[Elizabeth]

Ok, well let me see, I don't like smackers when they eat or talking with your mouth full. I am a neat freak and the only thing I want to walk over or around is the pups toys. I don't like dishes in the sink and I really hate walking on grit of any kind. I think flossing should be done in private (have had people floss in front of me uck!) If you smoke outside (no smoking inside allowed, hubby and I don't smoke) put butts in can, not on ground. That should do it.

[Elizabeth]

Fear - of dark places

Phobia - I could not have a clown or a human looking dummy in the bedroom. Would scare the bejesus out of me when waking up at nite.

[LMPego]

I'm only afraid of spiders.
I can't stand to have closet doors open, I can't stand creepy dolls with realistic faces, and it grosses me out to no end when someone slurps soup!

[Dayna]

Cured Phobias: driving. I used to puke when I tried to drive. I did not get my license till I was 21. Going into a store alone. I cured that one a few months ago.

Current Phobias: Costco. I have a panic attack when i go there. All those rows upon rows of stuff. I am so afraid that one of those isles is going to fall down upon me!

Fears: Clowns. I hate clowns. The ocean and lakes. I can't go swimming where I can't see what is under me. Jelly fish (see last fear!). Being home alone after dark.

ZOMBIES. I saw dawn of the dead and now every week or so I can't sleep all night cause I am afraid that I will wake up to zombies. I am so freaking scared of zombies!!! Ewww Now I don't think i will sleep tonight.

Strange Habits:I gave up smoking and took up those crappy popcicles that have the otter on them. Otter pops. I eat like 20 of those a day. Sugar high is better than no high!

[Peregrine Harlequin]

Well, I've always been a rather finnicky eater. I'm the only one in the house who can consistently eat all kinds of food and get neither my hands nor my face dirty in the slightest. Sure, it can be fun to rip into a piece of fried chicken. But why do that when one can use a fork and a knife, thereby keeping one's hands free of grease?

But when doing yardwork, I refuse to wear gloves. Only wimps and old ladies wear gloves for stuff like that. If you're working outside, you're supposed to get a little dirt under your fingernails.

Another thing I CAN'T STAND is imperfect grammar and punctuation. Sure, I've been guilty of a few typos, missing words, and the like. But I've gone back on several occasions to edit a post after noticing one such mistake. And yes, I do correct people when they speak. :eusa_wall So if any of you want to get under my skin without using a knife, feel free to mix up verb tenses, and misuse words like your, there, and to.

Yet another thing I can't stand is stupid people. ESPECIALLY when it comes to protecting wildlife, natural areas, etc. It's one thing to be ignorant. But when one refuses to learn, or even to open one's mind to further possibilities or opinions, that makes me feel like smacking something (usually the offending party). So when the illustrious township committee voted unanimously last month and agreed to condemn Petty's Island so they can build a ritzy neighborhood, a hotel, and another golf course, that REALLY ticked me off. They refused to consider all their options, and they didn't even have all the information they needed to make the decision. The only reason nothing broke on the walk home from the school after I left was that there was nothing to throw. I could've thrown my pullover hat, but that's like throwing a balloon filled with air instead of one filled with water.

Still another thing that really ticks me off is overbearing religious zealots. Being a devout atheist, I'm fully aware that most people in this country believe in God. I'd prefer if things were different, but I wouldn't want someone else telling me what to believe so I keep my mouth shut. But when certain people insist that their beliefs are the only "correct" ones, I either close my ears or open my mouth. There's nothing wrong with religion; it just ain't for me. But people who exploit it and give it a bad name should have their right to free worship revoked until the time they can prove that they actually practice what they preach.

Wow. I haven't mentioned one phobia yet. Let's see..... I guess cockroaches can be pretty creepy. Nothing's worse than flipping on the kitchen light at 2:30 in the morning only to find a little black friend scurrying for cover. And when you don't even have a shoe, moccasin, or flipflop! Not that squishing them is any better, what with their hard outer shell and their snot-like innards. The tingle on the back of my neck is definitely not the same as the tingle I feel when I see a hawk.

But another fear I have is far more serious. I'm convinced that I will live to see the beginnings of extinctions in my life. With everything that people are doing to our planet, it's only a matter of time before we get to watch animal after animal join in the march to oblivion. So when it comes to people, I can be pretty cruel. I think that if people don't enjoy and treasure the world around them, they shouldn't be allowed to be a part of it. But I'm neither a demigod nor a serial killer, so they keep living, breeding, and multiplying.

But I think of extinctions alot. And I think that most people are either too stupid or too uncaring to stop the destruction of various creatures' habitats.

And judging by the scroll bar on the right of this box, I've just birthed a demon of a post. So I'll stop typing now before we have to hire a knight to slay it.