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68. I'm not afraid of them either, but they drive our policy decisions and public discourse

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #65)

Sun Jan 26, 2014, 08:54 PM

Jan 2014

And they do it because millions of other people are terrified of them.

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11 Things You're Terrified Of, But Shouldn't Be [View all] Logical Jan 2014 OP

You say that ... frazzled Jan 2014 #1

OK, now I am nervous. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #2

I was doing fine 'til we got to the sharks pscot Jan 2014 #3

Sharks are fine. BadgerKid Jan 2014 #61

They've really evolved; laser beams! pscot Jan 2014 #69

The first two things should probably be 1.Terrorists and 2.Your neighbors Taitertots Jan 2014 #4

So true, especially terrorists. They want us scared. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #12

Not so sure about 2. Mika Jan 2014 #51

Nope. Not afraid of those two either. femmocrat Jan 2014 #65

I'm not afraid of them either, but they drive our policy decisions and public discourse Taitertots Jan 2014 #68

I think when your plane is plummeting towards earth in a smoky spiral rustydog Jan 2014 #5

I think it is because of not being in control for some people. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #10

I like the explanation one comedian gave some years ago. He acknowledged that tblue37 Jan 2014 #13

That's basically pretty much the reason I don't like flying. Mike Daniels Jan 2014 #82

Not to spoil the joke, but you're also more likely to be involved in a *fatal* auto... Silent3 Jan 2014 #88

True--but in terms of how humans *perceive* risk, the tblue37 Jan 2014 #100

That is exactly pipi_k Jan 2014 #15

Now, that's just silly... Squinch Jan 2014 #6

Badda BING! rustydog Jan 2014 #7

lol. nt Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2014 #8

I understand that a large gas bag may be capable of spontaneous combustion. Pugs quiver over it lonestarnot Jan 2014 #9

DUzy Rec and thread win! I had to edit... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #41

Well, thank you! Squinch Jan 2014 #57

That was hysterical! nolabear Jan 2014 #62

WIN. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #73

Well then tell me why the spider seems to... Phentex Jan 2014 #11

I am not afraid of any of those things nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #14

How about the apocalypse, the rapture, or "the end of the world" of whatever variety bhikkhu Jan 2014 #16

^^^THIS GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #85

Kidnapping should have been at the top of that list. obxhead Jan 2014 #17

I confess to having that one, although I am better now that the kids are older. Too much crime TV GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #86

OK so for someone pipi_k Jan 2014 #18

"The urban legend of cell signals lighting gas fires" - spread by gas stations, in the UK at least muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #19

Wow, that is funny. People are gullible. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #20

I'm going to tell you first-hand... Chan790 Jan 2014 #35

"usually the result of an overcharged battery and a old-and-damaged phone" muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #42

No. I saw it first hand. Chan790 Jan 2014 #46

But that doesn't mean you know it's "usually the result of ..." muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #49

Because they explained it before they did it. Chan790 Jan 2014 #52

"Also, no." That means I can't understand what you're saying muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #55

Perhaps some electrical engineering & chaos theory can help explain this as a possibility: bobalew Jan 2014 #78

This isn't about 'theory', it's about a demonstration at a university muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #83

It's sounding a bit like an episode of Mythbusters when a myth is "busted"... Silent3 Jan 2014 #95

Well, that's the thing - Mythbusters tried the 'igniting by phone' thing, and couldn't muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #97

Well thanks a LOT. I never worried about the swallowing a spider thing until you mentioned it. WillowTree Jan 2014 #21

LOL, me too. I had never heard that one. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #26

I have no worries at all about 3,4,5,6,7,8 or 9 Motown_Johnny Jan 2014 #22

The only thing on that list I've ever given ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #23

If you have a phobia of heights, reason doesn't sooth you all that much. OnionPatch Jan 2014 #25

It's safe until it isn't safe. ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #27

Funny, I was never afraid of flying, either. OnionPatch Jan 2014 #70

Number 1 still gets me. ananda Jan 2014 #24

I used to hitchhike all the time during the mid to late 1960s. MineralMan Jan 2014 #28

Great story...... Logical Jan 2014 #29

I haven't thumbed a ride in many many years, MineralMan Jan 2014 #30

And helped a lot of people also. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #31

Giving a stranger a lift is a good thing to do. MineralMan Jan 2014 #32

Now a days it is done.... Springslips Jan 2014 #60

In the 60s, the risks were the same, but incidents were MineralMan Jan 2014 #67

I tried thumbing a ride last fall here in a tiny town. I am a fat middle aged lady, but GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #87

Yes. People are far less likely to stop these days. MineralMan Jan 2014 #94

I hitch hiked while in college thucythucy Jan 2014 #39

I can certainly understand your fear of it. MineralMan Jan 2014 #40

"They were safe with me." thucythucy Jan 2014 #53

I am terrified of flying ... but, I realize it is irrational etherealtruth Jan 2014 #33

And this... zappaman Jan 2014 #34

Icky bacteria covers it etherealtruth Jan 2014 #44

Thanks! zappaman Jan 2014 #50

If I could fly the plane, I'd love it. a la izquierda Jan 2014 #36

That's a young people's list - and none of those things are on my old timer list KentuckyWoman Jan 2014 #37

+ 1000 femmocrat Jan 2014 #66

Good point! GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #89

Only thing for me is sharks. CFLDem Jan 2014 #38

#11 - Sharks. I personally know three people who have been severely bitten by sharks. Atman Jan 2014 #43

I would put terrorism on the top of that list. rug Jan 2014 #45

The Republican list of some of their fears doc03 Jan 2014 #47

+1000 GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #91

30 seconds of my life I'll never get back. GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #48

Ahhhh....whining about the DU. Nap time? n-t Logical Jan 2014 #54

I'm not afraid of any of those things. Just zombies. Marr Jan 2014 #56

It's NOT the Zombie Apocalypse, it's the METH HEAD apocalypse. bobalew Jan 2014 #80

helpful infographic!! -Here's A Fact About Sharks And Humans That I hope you will remember -> stuntcat Jan 2014 #58

I'm still scared of teflon. And I'm still a little leery about the microwave oven. reformist2 Jan 2014 #59

I retired from the global zabet Jan 2014 #74

Scary! reformist2 Jan 2014 #75

I didn't work for them.... jeff47 Jan 2014 #77

This is generally true for new products.... zabet Jan 2014 #99

Shoot. Most of my cookware is nonstick. GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #92

Not one of those things scares me. femmocrat Jan 2014 #63

Those things are all fine by me. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #64

Others: Dash87 Jan 2014 #71

I'm incredibly afraid of bees tabbycat31 Jan 2014 #72

Great points! nt Logical Jan 2014 #79

Being shot MO_Moderate Jan 2014 #76

Sharks should be terrified of us nt Tree-Hugger Jan 2014 #81

Numbers 2 and 3 for sure. I know people who are coping with MRSA. It's bad. And I have personally GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #84

Add Pit Bulls baldguy Jan 2014 #90

Or whatever breed of dog is the scary one of the day. GreenPartyVoter Jan 2014 #96

Still Not Hitchhiking ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #93

Hitchhiking is NOT a good idea B2G Jan 2014 #98

Not really worried about any of those things, and I've had MRSA. Shrike47 Jan 2014 #101