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posted March 17, 2001 10:00 AM               

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A common phobia you'll want to remember...

Pseudocoitoxenohematomysonecropyrobestio-acroclaustro-ochlohydrophobia:

The fear of being forced to pretend to have sex with the unfamiliar bloody infected corpse of a flaming animal at 15,000 feet in a small crowded wading pool.

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posted March 17, 2001 02:38 PM               

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What the f... Where did you find/come up with that?

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posted March 19, 2001 12:11 AM               

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/me gapes behind Tal.

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posted March 19, 2001 02:46 PM               

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break down the word: the definition is right, with a bit of imagination....

Pseudo- A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious

coitophobia- fear of coitus (sex)

xenophobia- fear of strangers or unfamiliar

hematophobia- fear of blood

mysophobia- fear of germs or contamination

necrophobia- fear of death or dead things

pyrophobia- fear of fire

bestiophobia- fear of animals

acrophobia- fear of heights

claustrophobia- fear of confined spaces

ochlophobia- fear of crowds or mobs

hydrophobia- fear of water

That's the breakdown. for more fun fears, go to www.phobialist.com

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posted March 20, 2001 12:31 AM               

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/me afraid of holy water

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posted March 20, 2001 03:36 AM               

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I think that falls under hydrophobia... holy-hydrophobia?

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posted March 20, 2001 09:42 AM               

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Fear of holy things is Hagiophobia...you use greek root words, since phobia is greek...which would make "television" wrong...(tele is greek, vision is latin(or the other way around...))

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