What creeps you out?

Cloud · 06-22-2007, 11:27 PM

a sampling:

-- cars that park themselves

-- closet monsters

-- overly earnest religionists

-- pink eyeshadow

Aliantha · 06-22-2007, 11:29 PM

overly friendly weird looking guys. They really creep me out.

wolf · 06-23-2007, 12:38 AM

I tend to have a pretty high tolerance, but ...

spiders
fire
spiders on fire typically make me feel better, though.
mimes
The French, especially French mimes

freshnesschronic · 06-23-2007, 01:59 AM

Like Aliantha said, guys who don't know American standard spacing in public. Yikes, gimme room, son!

Is it a different story for you Britons? You guys are considered European, aren't you? And I hear their public and intimate space is way different.

Jeboduuza · 06-23-2007, 02:06 AM

Old women who put on makeup.

It's like being around Pennywise.

Aliantha · 06-23-2007, 02:09 AM

Ahhh...we're generally considered to be Australian mate. You lot are closer to Europe than we are.

We like the wide open spaces here. There's no need for anyone to be standing too close without invitation.

There are always those who don't observe generally accepted distances though.

freshnesschronic · 06-23-2007, 02:14 AM

Sorry Ali, I forgot you were from down under but I was just generally asking the mass British populus that hangs around here. But sounds like you and your Australian mates like 3-5 feet of room comfortable as well.

High five!

lumberjim · 06-23-2007, 02:34 AM

it may seem silly, but i really fucking hate it when my scotch tape dispenser is low. i feel this unreal pressure that it's going to run out soon...but i don't want to just throw out the remainder of the roll.....i hate to waste .it...but you can't tell when it's really on its last lap or if it has 5 or 6 left....

i confessed this to a salesman today and he mocked me unmercifully. meh... prolly deserve it. but i really do get edgy about that for some reason.

cock

DucksNuts · 06-23-2007, 03:22 AM

Wiggy Thread here

Griff · 06-23-2007, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

The French, especially French mimes

Would it freak you out if I mentioned that I've only got 2 degrees of separation from Marcel Marceau?

Sundae · 06-23-2007, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Is it a different story for you Britons? You guys are considered European, aren't you? And I hear their public and intimate space is way different.

We're only technically European - our public space is 11 miles (Dover to Calais for those not in the know)

I think you'll find we're about the same as the Americans, if not even more cautious about getting close. Except on the Tube, and even then correct form is to pretend the person with their nose in your armpit isn't really there.

wolf · 06-23-2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Would it freak you out if I mentioned that I've only got 2 degrees of separation from Marcel Marceau?

Very much. The goats may help to redeem you, however.

You also drink whiskey and not wine.

monster · 06-23-2007, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

We're only technically European - our public space is 11 miles (Dover to Calais for those not in the know)

I think you'll find we're about the same as the Americans, if not even more cautious about getting close. Except on the Tube, and even then correct form is to pretend the person with their nose in your armpit isn't really there.

In my experience Americans have a smaller personal space and are way more touchy-feely than Brits.

I'm not keen on:

really pale blue eyes
the grids at the bottom of swimming pools
veins in roast beef

wolf · 06-23-2007, 01:02 PM

U.S. Personal Space is 1.5 to 3 feet.

I have to take a test for my Assault Training Cert every year. That's one of the first questions.

monster · 06-23-2007, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

U.S. Personal Space is 1.5 to 3 feet.

I have to take a test for my Assault Training Cert every year. That's one of the first questions.

1.5 is waaay too close. Unless we're having sex.

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06-23-2007, 12:38 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I tend to have a pretty high tolerance, but ... spiders fire spiders on fire typically make me feel better, though. mimes The French, especially French mimes __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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06-23-2007, 02:09 AM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Ahhh...we're generally considered to be Australian mate. You lot are closer to Europe than we are. We like the wide open spaces here. There's no need for anyone to be standing too close without invitation. There are always those who don't observe generally accepted distances though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-23-2007, 01:59 AM	#4
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Like Aliantha said, guys who don't know American standard spacing in public. Yikes, gimme room, son! Is it a different story for you Britons? You guys are considered European, aren't you? And I hear their public and intimate space is way different.

06-23-2007, 02:14 AM	#7
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Sorry Ali, I forgot you were from down under but I was just generally asking the mass British populus that hangs around here. But sounds like you and your Australian mates like 3-5 feet of room comfortable as well. High five!

06-23-2007, 02:34 AM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	it may seem silly, but i really fucking hate it when my scotch tape dispenser is low. i feel this unreal pressure that it's going to run out soon...but i don't want to just throw out the remainder of the roll.....i hate to waste .it...but you can't tell when it's really on its last lap or if it has 5 or 6 left.... i confessed this to a salesman today and he mocked me unmercifully. meh... prolly deserve it. but i really do get edgy about that for some reason. cock __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-23-2007, 03:22 AM	#9
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Wiggy Thread here

06-23-2007, 01:02 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	U.S. Personal Space is 1.5 to 3 feet. I have to take a test for my Assault Training Cert every year. That's one of the first questions. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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