Snake? Snake? Snaaaaaaaaaaake?
Propellers.

Those big, heavy dealies that you find on boats and submarines. I've had nightmares about them before, and I came close to passing out from just seeing one propped up against the wall in a museum. It's more an irrational fear I guess, but they still freak me the hell out. I even got the shivers from just seeing one in Medal of Honor; Frontline. I don't like dirty dock/river water either, so if there's a propeller half submerged in a dock, that just gives me the case of the heebie jeebies.

And why? I have NO idea. I fail to remember any childhood incident that would have me scared of these things.

Also, snakes. Not Snake, because I'd tap that any day of the week, but the slithery creatures. I don't think they're slimy or anything, heck, as a young Miss Wheeler, I held a boa constructor around my neck. It's more that some of the feckers can chose to poison you, blind you, squeeze you to death or even freakin' EAT you. That's not right. We saw a pit of adders on a school walk once, and I had nightmares for weeks about falling in there. I can trace back this phobia though, when I was young, I remember a huge ass snake (musta been a slow worm) stretched out in the grass when I was playing, and my mum freaked and yanked me away from it, even though it was harmless.

Cheers, mum. Now snakes on teh internets give me the creeps. Except that happy snake macro, I'm fine with that.
(Wheeler back off Amazon, she's mine!, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 14:42, 2 replies)

propellers
For some reason they give me the creeps too.

I don't like 'em when I'm scuba diving on wrecks.

Snakes? Snakes rule.
( scoshi pretending to diet since, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 15:06, closed)

Indy
I predict it's because you were scarred from watching Indiana Jones movies. He is terrified of snakes and in one of the films he wins a punch-up with a much bigger guy by letting him get ever so slightly mangled by some aeroplane propellors.

Be afraid this summer!
( djtrialprice, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 12:00, closed)