Tulsidas on 10/5/2006 at 03:22

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That was infact: Prefer water to fire :)

And that smile was genuine, as in requesting.

I never insulted anyone, just presented views. But maybe views emanating from someone from the third world is considered an affront here.


Heh, but that seemed like a necessity here. You don't come off as someone one would care to thing about these things when dealing with.

I'm done here. Anticipating the usual *get out* and/or a *never come back again* now.

Rug Burn Junky on 10/5/2006 at 03:40

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Necessity? Your convictions are so weak that merely running into someone who is mocking you on INTARNET leaves you with an irresistable compulsion to toss off insults which break your own supposedly deeply held beliefs, in the process undermining the very argument you've spent 20+ posts making in this thread?

Wow, with the courage of your convictions being as strong as it is, it's a wonder everyone here thinks you're a dink.Then you aren't paying attention. Because while you may disagree with me or even find me distasteful, I can assure you, that my views are very deeply thought out, and I do not ever place myself in positions where I contradict them willingly. In dealing with me, I'd say that consistency is the one thing you should most be concerned with, for nothing else will cause you to lose credibility faster.

A trait which you appear to be lacking if you're so ready, willing and able to throw away your piss poor veneer of self righteousness.

Oh btw, keep it coming: another pigeon dies tomorrow.

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P.S. Scots is just angry that I won't be his brother-in-law someday.

Agent Subterfuge on 10/5/2006 at 03:46

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How'd this story go from spiders to a heinous rejection of third-world opinion? Someone get mister Inferiority Complex the fuck outta here - my cornflakes're smelling shittier by the minute.

Eurodog on 10/5/2006 at 04:22

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I'm astonished that no-one in this thread has mentioned (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnophobia) Arachnophobia.

I'm a semi-rational modern human adult but encountering a spider unexpectedly causes me to react as if my life was in imminent danger. Before any rational thought can intervene I'm dealing with my fight or flight response as masses of cold adrenaline amp up my senses, reactions and heartrate.

The first, unexpected picture of a spider in this thread triggered the response.

I've had it as long as I can remember. I'm not unusually afraid of any other creature. I'm not afraid of wasps despite pissing off a nest full of them as a kid and ending up with stings all over my body (and wasps in my ears ).

It's getting better with age. I can tolerate their presence if I know where they are or if they have the decency to go and hide and avoid the ceiling and wall above my bed. There also seems to be a 'size' threshold that triggers the fear; I can happily pick up and examine very small spiders.

I still actively avoid areas where spiders are likely to be present. In my travelling days I never even considered anywhere tropical or Antipodean. Anywhere with webs makes me very careful. If I have to venture into a cluttered cupboard or garage i'll do it with the utmost care (and possibly with gloves on).

A huge purple spider lurking in the garage? I'd either stop using the garage or call someone in but who do you call?

EDIT : Gingerbread Man : You could try asking (http://whatsthatbug.com/spiders.html) this guy.

Turtle on 10/5/2006 at 04:25

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I'm sad that this thread has managed to move from hilarious retardation to droll ignorance in such a short amount of time.
We need to keep our adversaries confined to separate threads.