What the hell is sesquipedalophobia? - Democratic Underground

LincolnMcGrath

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Fri Jul-11-03 11:30 PM
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What the hell is sesquipedalophobia?

Fear of long words.

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Systematic Chaos

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Fri Jul-11-03 11:37 PM
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1. I thought it was either

* a fear of five-wheeled bicycles or

* a fear of children with five feet

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LincolnMcGrath

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Fri Jul-11-03 11:41 PM
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3. lol

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I AM SPARTACUS

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Fri Jul-11-03 11:40 PM
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2. fear of one and a half feet...

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Systematic Chaos

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:01 AM
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4. Oh, yeah.

I'm mixing up sesqui- with penta-

Oh, well. It's 90 degrees in this place. Wonder my brain hasn't leaked out my ears.

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Elidor

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:01 AM
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5. I'm a triskaidekaphobe, myself

But I could get into being afraid of long words. Sounds like a cool neurosis. Onomatopoeia could drive someone insane.

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I AM SPARTACUS

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:04 AM
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6. you could try picking up a hobby like quadropilectomy...

we encourage a mix of obsessions and neuroses...

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Elidor

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:13 AM
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7. Tell me more - I can't find it in my fuckin' wagnalls

Sounds like a cool obsession. I gotta try them all at least once. Does it have it's own medication?

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I AM SPARTACUS

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:26 AM
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9. "splitting a hair four ways"...(sound like any folks you know???)

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MoonGod

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:23 AM
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8. How about Ithyphallophobia?

:freak:

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JackSwift

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:26 AM
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10. Fear of 150 bicycles

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I AM SPARTACUS

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:48 AM
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12. something like sesquicentumbipesrotaphobia...

kinda...

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leftist_rebel1569

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Sat Jul-12-03 12:31 AM
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11. hmm...

i like this phobia - Arachibutyrophobia. Fear of peanut butter being stuck to the roof of one's mouth

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