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Phobias
« on: January 11, 2008, 09:31:13 am »
Article on phobias.
Including hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, the fear of long words - classic

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=QGJIQOZFXDC5BQFIQMGCFF4AVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/10/nphobia110.xml
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2008, 10:46:58 am »
Very interesting................

Members of this Forum cannot possibly suffer from EPISTEMOPHOBIA or PHRONEMPHOBIA.

But how the devil can you suffer from LINONPHOBIA?

Me? I suffer from MARTINWRATHPHOBIA!

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Re: Phobias
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2008, 01:36:10 pm »
RipSlder might have a use for Lutraphobia shortly.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2008, 11:20:08 pm »
Now what's the word for having a phobia about phobias - phobiphobia, maybe?  ???
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2008, 09:28:54 am »
I Beleive it is Fobophoia...
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2008, 01:00:33 pm »
Now I'm worried about not knowing the name for it..... ::)
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2008, 01:50:54 pm »
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias

See:

http://www.phobialist.com/index.html#P-
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2008, 02:45:20 pm »
Quote from: norry on January 12, 2008, 09:28:54 am
I Beleive it is Fobophoia...

Is this the fear of being fobbed off with some lame excuse.

Welcome to life in China
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Welcome to Noo Labour.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2008, 11:19:22 pm »
Hi All,
       How about this one LOBSTERISAMUSBUMBAKISSAMUS

Yes you got it it's the fear of crabs!!!! ;) ;) might not be a phobia now I think of it, it might be a medical term He He :angel: :angel:
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