tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post3725171638327037624..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: HippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobiaDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39407462829168997502007-11-09T14:30:00.000-05:002007-11-09T14:30:00.000-05:00This post is so funny!This post is so funny!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238458863432716902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66523773551398363852007-11-09T14:11:00.000-05:002007-11-09T14:11:00.000-05:00Sippycupunderthecouchforaweekophobia--I certainly ...Sippycupunderthecouchforaweekophobia<BR/><BR/>--I certainly have this one, even though my children are long off of sippy cups. When my daughter was little, she had a toy kitchen. I looked and looked forever for the lost sippy (like a month) until at long last, I found it in the toy refrigerator curdled and nasty (but it was once chocolate milk!). I couldn't make her understand putting it in the Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421713950020402708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16343165445216019122007-11-09T10:03:00.000-05:002007-11-09T10:03:00.000-05:00Okay, I don't have any creative phobias, but here ...Okay, I don't have any creative phobias, but here are a couple of words I've come up with over the years:<BR/><BR/>Nepotite: A beneficiary of nepotism<BR/><BR/>Pantstootitis: An affliction my husband is particularly prone to after eating a large meal, though I'm guessing we've all had it at some point in our lives.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931767594273361125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83108697409076772062007-11-09T09:59:00.000-05:002007-11-09T09:59:00.000-05:00I am a little slow this morning. Even though I kn...I am a little slow this morning. Even though I know what a palindrome is, it still took me a minute or two to get aibohphobia. Love it!Susan -https://www.blogger.com/profile/11410391487288211323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73118463044490353012007-11-09T08:53:00.000-05:002007-11-09T08:53:00.000-05:00I also, like quite a few other people, am very ner...I also, like quite a few other people, am very nervous around escalators. I wouldn't call it a phobia--it's just a healthy respect for something that has the potential to eat my shoelaces, drag me down, and tear up my face. Totally reasonable fear.<BR/>AshleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10597991430149063712007-11-09T08:46:00.000-05:002007-11-09T08:46:00.000-05:00Escalators - definitely a fear for my mom. I reme...Escalators - definitely a fear for my mom. I remember I was already at the top of one, turned around and there she was at the bottom trying to get on. Other phobias: bridges (makes sense now), car washes and car ramps. I have inherited the car ramp phobia - I can not drive into underground ones with low ceilings and pillars without getting seriously anxious. Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78292135291147762892007-11-09T01:32:00.000-05:002007-11-09T01:32:00.000-05:00I have a fear of balls. Yes, balls. The kind you p...I have a fear of balls. Yes, balls. The kind you play with. O.k., you know what I mean! LOL! I don't know where the fear came from, but you can just imagine the terror I had whenever we would play dodge ball at school. German dodge ball was the worst! When I taught 3rd grade and had yard duty, I would try to be cool and not let the kids know about my fear. It was very difficult, since balls were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81387042602433670802007-11-09T00:08:00.000-05:002007-11-09T00:08:00.000-05:00I don't know if anyone else commented on this:Call...I don't know if anyone else commented on this:Callingmybluffophobia, but my mom didn't have this! She had my dad pull the car over, when we lived in Germany, and we had to walk home! It was only a few blocks but she did it! I didn't think it was funny then BUT I do now:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77267826007885168472007-11-08T23:27:00.000-05:002007-11-08T23:27:00.000-05:00I was going to say that I have a fear of dirty dis...I was going to say that I have a fear of dirty dishes left in the sink... it makes my stomach knot up and I get all dizzy.<BR/><BR/>However... I now have a fear of the worlds longest comment and not understanding a darn thing that was said in it.<BR/><BR/>http://momoftheyear-not.blogspot.com/onthegomomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899118515327742159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82630684286038240872007-11-08T23:13:00.000-05:002007-11-08T23:13:00.000-05:00whyphobia - this one should speak for itself. "Why...whyphobia - this one should speak for itself. "Why?" "Why?" "Why?"<BR/><BR/>Love the blog. Read it every day.Saphrymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082730523687025874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73773057453791352632007-11-08T23:10:00.000-05:002007-11-08T23:10:00.000-05:00Ok. If that's what a palindrome is I can now add t...Ok. If that's what a palindrome is I can now add that to my phobias along with my slimy rag in the sink phobia. <BR/><BR/>It's kinda like fractions. I don't get it.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654975341043528431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75343903139979972922007-11-08T22:58:00.000-05:002007-11-08T22:58:00.000-05:00How about breakaboneinkidsroomaphobia? This is th...How about breakaboneinkidsroomaphobia? This is the fear that you'll trip and break a bone trying to navigate the mess in your kid's room.Fizgighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09844919537859410502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32992507369548135052007-11-08T22:09:00.000-05:002007-11-08T22:09:00.000-05:00thanks for the laughthanks for the laughAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127117920950698656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70068372777030846302007-11-08T22:02:00.000-05:002007-11-08T22:02:00.000-05:00Dawn... first of all, I'm a lurker coming out on a...Dawn... first of all, I'm a lurker coming out on a night when comments are low. I just love to read your blog! <BR/><BR/>My best friend has 6 kids. I lived in her shoes for 2 weeks while she was in the hospital... I was nearing nervous breakdown by the end! My firstborn was 20 months old then, and I had her 2 mo, 14 mo, 3 1/2, 1st grader, 2nd grader and 4th grader. The oldest four are all Hands-Free Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297140309003225719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45557191667285292062007-11-08T20:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T20:55:00.000-05:00My favorite is still the fear of teenagers. ;) But...My favorite is still the fear of teenagers. ;) But the fear of clear blue skies would suck if you lived where I live...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330491422773682544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68512650237384030742007-11-08T20:49:00.000-05:002007-11-08T20:49:00.000-05:00I agree that marie lee has just a little too much ...I agree that marie lee has just a little too much time...a link would have saved me a good ten minutes! I'm still laughing at myself for reading it! Dawn you're part of my daily routine...I've been following since ebay. I wish you much success! Thanks for bringing a smile to my face and the many laughs!Grandmother Goddess of the Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561858166668539282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-19500606544694566892007-11-08T19:58:00.000-05:002007-11-08T19:58:00.000-05:00Thanks for another great blog, Dawn! Okay. I did...Thanks for another great blog, Dawn! <BR/><BR/>Okay. I didn't have a fear of palindromes until I tried to read that gargantuan posted by marie lee at 10:49 am! Ack!<BR/><BR/>The escalator thing is so true! It is perfectly reasonable to have a fear of those things. They are not natural...<BR/><BR/>One of my phobias is messyfoodsplotchingmyoutfitphobia. I won't touch a meatball sub, and I eat Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36165921522937169932007-11-08T19:14:00.000-05:002007-11-08T19:14:00.000-05:00I am afraid of escalators too! I used to work in a...I am afraid of escalators too! I used to work in a store and our counter was at the foot of the escalater. I can tell you some horror stories! But I won't, though I really wanted to say something to the parents who would take their kids while they were still in their strollers on the escalators! All they needed to do was walk a few feet to the elevators. Just accidents waiting to happen!<BR/>I Theresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33348134485834028492007-11-08T18:22:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:22:00.000-05:00I have been reading your blogs daily since the pok...I have been reading your blogs daily since the poke'mon post on ebay, and 1st I just want to say you are awesome and I am a huge fan of your writings being a single mother myself. Now just to add to your phobia's I found it funny because a while back I had actually been browsing and you can go to google and type in phobias and they actually have websites listed alphabetically with phobia's lol. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58516878187704594032007-11-08T18:08:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:08:00.000-05:00OK Marie Lee, you just gave me aibohphobia!OK Marie Lee, you just gave me aibohphobia!Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24663021394334537512007-11-08T18:07:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:07:00.000-05:00Marie Lee, just one questionWhat kind of drugs are...Marie Lee, just one question<BR/><BR/>What kind of drugs are you on and where can we all get some? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36601931634481618492007-11-08T15:54:00.000-05:002007-11-08T15:54:00.000-05:00I think maybe marie lee has just a little too much...I think maybe marie lee has just a little too much time on her hands. For a minute there while I was reading that post, I thought perhaps it was a virus. What was that? Shakesphere undone or what?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28060081244232983602007-11-08T13:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T13:55:00.000-05:00This was really funny!!!!! The esculator comment ...This was really funny!!!!! The esculator comment made me think of the Movie Mall Rats (Director Kevin Smith) If you have seen it you know what scene(s) I'm thinking about.The Salesman's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344938548159723066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70890546228641193782007-11-08T13:11:00.000-05:002007-11-08T13:11:00.000-05:00So many smart people out there!!! I feel so uncrea...So many smart people out there!!! I feel so uncreative it hurts!!!justmylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374379802087502624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27610392735995880742007-11-08T13:10:00.000-05:002007-11-08T13:10:00.000-05:00hi Dawn... it's probably a GOOD thing you're afrai...hi Dawn... it's probably a GOOD thing you're afraid of escalators, since your favorite shoes have a tendancy to melt to them because of the friction, resulting in loss of toes (yikes!) i avoid escalators just because i see so much potential for Murphy's Law in them...<BR/><BR/>keep on writing! i check your blog every day : ) i love it! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com