Folks, it's no secret that I'm a skittish bloke. I feel no shame in admitting this. It is what keeps me alive in the face of my overwhelming lack of common sense. A generalized fear of everything around me is my Yin. The complete absence of good judgement is my Yang.

Those around me see this dichotomy as a frustrating character flaw. I see it as the source of quirky charm.

As a rule, I'm generally mistrustful and somewhat nervous about everything I come in contact with. Some things, however, scare me in a special kind of way. You know, it's that deep seated fear that leaves your stomach rolling and your anus clenched tighter than…than…well, really, what's tighter than a clenched anus?

It's these things that I strongly believe are a danger to us all. Some are obvious. Some are obscure. All have been carefully distilled through years of abstract paranoia.

Below, is a complete list of these frightful things. Find in it Wisdom. Be fairly warned. Use it as you see fit. And keep this crap the hell away from me.

Things That Scare The Pants Off Flip

  • Spiders
  • Snakes
  • Monkeys
  • Clowns
  • Pretty girls
  • Americans
  • Relative time
  • An Infinite universe
  • Technology unguided by a sense of ethics
  • KFC Popcorn chicken (see above)
  • Balloons (see above)
  • Empty elevator shafts
  • Abandoned houses
  • Swimming in dark water
  • Sinking in dark water
  • Things that explode on impact
  • Things that explode for no good reason
  • The thought of ever reaching terminal velocity
  • The thought of ever watching Terminal Velocity
  • Lighting BBQs
  • "Killer" Viruses
  • "Killer" Bees
  • "Killer" anything
  • More than 5 people chanting in perfect unison
  • More than 5 people doing anything in perfect unison
  • Prostate exams
  • Using outhouses at night
  • Japanese Anime as a form of Pornography
  • Double jointedness
  • Falling
  • Followed by landing
  • Prohibition
  • Atheists
  • Communists
  • Capitalists
  • Anybody identifying with a group that ends with "-ists"
  • Weddings
  • People with teaspoon collections
  • Identical twins that marry more identical twins
  • The X-files
  • Baywatch
  • Things that end abruptly.
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