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A great word I found!

#1 goldenratiophi

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Posted 13 June 2005 - 10:05 PM

Anatidaephobia - the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you...

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#2 dan

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Posted 13 June 2005 - 10:19 PM

Haha, thanks.. I actually have a use for that word!

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#3 Uppy

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Posted 13 June 2005 - 11:49 PM

Wow, that's uh.....long! Hehe that's a funny word. I'll probably use it with some of my friends. Lol.

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 05:02 AM

Haha, a duck is watching you.

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 06:44 AM

I think I have got anatidaephobia right now... :axeman:

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 12:04 PM

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it exists though ...

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#7 Lorian

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 04:39 PM

Lolol, nice pic :axeman:

#8 Centurion_13

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 04:43 PM

thats such a great word, I have decided to put it randomly into normal conersation sometime tomorow

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#9 Red_08

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 09:44 PM

Uppy, on Jun 13 2005, 05:49 PM, said:

Wow, that's uh.....long!

How about this?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

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#10 goldenratiophi

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 10:03 PM

Red_08, on Jun 14 2005, 09:44 PM, said:

How about this?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Yes, that's the fear of long words!

I knew that one...

Here's a cool word: Aibohphobia, the fear of palindromes (read the same forwards and backwards)

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#11 King Tutankhamun

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Posted 15 June 2005 - 12:50 AM

Althaiophobia is the fear of marshmallows.

Muahahahah, http://www.phobialist.com/reverse.html

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Posted 15 June 2005 - 02:58 AM

goldenratiophi, on Jun 14 2005, 05:03 PM, said:

Here's a cool word: Aibohphobia, the fear of palindromes (read the same forwards and backwards)

I kept trying to think of that one - you beat me to it :axeman:

I wonder who came up with that - it's perfect!

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Posted 30 June 2005 - 01:07 AM

i think that santaclaustraphobia is the fear of santa claus

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