Xenophobia

Posted by Jabberwock on Nov. 16, 2007, 12:18 a.m.

WHAT I SAID

Confession time: I'm xenophobic. And I don't mean I'm afraid of creepy guy who hasn't seen soap, toothpaste or a razor in months and probably hasn't engaged in any act of hygiene in his entire life (though I am afraid of that guy. We all are). I mean like I'm afraid of anyone I pass on the sidewalk, even middle school girls. I kid you not, the first thought that goes through my head whenever I see anyone I don't know is, "can I take this guy/girl?" It's really very distracting, and it gets in the way of more pertinent things, like enjoying the natural beauty of a cookie-cutter neighborhood. And the fact that the answer to that question is usually "no" doesn't help. So if you say "hi" to a guy you don't know, and he suddenly screams and runs away, that guy might have been me.

GAEM MAEKR

I'm making a screensaver in GM. It's gonna be awesome. It'll also be customizable. It's a fireworks show sort of thing. It's better than it sounds.

I don't know if I'm entering this big, cash-money prize YoYoGames contest yet or not. For one thing, I don't really like YoYoGames, and the contest's restrictions (no fullscreen? no resolution changing? honestly!) really chafe me. But those cash-money prizes sure are a temptation.

(Yes, I know "cash-money" is not acceptable usage in any language, English least of all. But I think it's funny, and I know my rights.)

ALSO

I've taken to printing all my school assignments on lined paper. I started because I didn't have any normal paper, and now I can't stop.

I think that will be all. Good day to you, sir. (Or madam, though I think that rather unlikely.)

Comments

Jabberwock 17 years ago

@kikko - it can be either. And I like foreigners better than Americans for the most part, so in my case only one definition applies.

@Maxcore - get a life, moronhead.

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Or in really creepy neighborhoods
I don't think that's phobia; that's just the survival instinct. =)

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And they all want to kill you…
Thanks, that helps a bunch.

melee-master 17 years ago

Irrational fears suck.

poultry 17 years ago

I'm afraid of bottles of cough syrup

Tasm 17 years ago

^me too. The way they just sit there and stare at me, watching as I cough.

"Come on, Mike, you know you want a little…"

Shork 17 years ago

I have a confession to make:

I'm Dr. Rockso, the Rock and Roll Clown, I do cocaine!

mixahman 17 years ago

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Confession time: I'm xenophobic
Oh… so your an American?

Tasm 17 years ago

^Grammar fail

Cesque 17 years ago

How's that working for you in social or official situations? I wouldn't say I have a phobia like this, but sometimes I tend to get panicked when somebody "catches me unprepared" - say, an electricity bill guy ringing on the door or a bank lady jumping at me with a new credit card proposal when all I wanted was to check how's my account doing. And then I get all confused and start talking random nonsense like I have Broca's aphasia. :(

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Irrational fears suck.

Keep on talking - I have koumpounophobia, a fear of buttons. Except that for me, being disgusted by those little ugly round things is as rational as being disgusted by excrements or dog drool.

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^me too. The way they just sit there and stare at me, watching as I cough.

"Come on, Mike, you know you want a little…"

Lmao.

Jabberwock 17 years ago

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How's that working for you in social or official situations?
It's not like that. I don't mind meeting new people, so long as I know beforehand that they don't want to kill me. =) I'm mostly just afraid of people that I see walking down the street or coming to my door and stuff like that. For some reason my automatic assumption (even though I live in a pretty good neighborhood in a pretty safe town) is that anyone I don't know wishes me harm.

An example: the other day I was out for a walk and I passed this house where there were a couple of guys outside. I averted my eyes and gave them the obligatory half-wave, and then one of them asked me my name and if I lived in the house next door. There could be a lot of reasons to ask this question, of course, but I just said "noidon'tlivehere" and started running as soon as I rounded the corner.

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a fear of buttons
Like shirt buttons, or computer-type buttons (somehow I don't think you'd play many games if it were the latter)?

@mixahman - you're a scream. If you'd actually read anything beyond the first sentence, you wouldn't be saying that.

Jabberwock 17 years ago

Also, if you're not American, what's the deal with the New-York-Timesian assery presented in your avatar?