# Claustrophobia..  (spelling?)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 16, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768 "2003-03-16T08:27:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![moc.liamtoh\_rorrim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@moc.liamtoh\_rorrim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moc.liamtoh_rorrim)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/1 "2003-03-16T08:27:06Z")

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If a person is claustrophobic… and doesnt tell anyone, does that make them a closet claustrophobic? And when they realise they are still IN the closet, do they have a claustrophobic attack?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/2 "2003-03-16T09:06:41Z")

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Funny. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![moc.liamtoh\_rorrim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@moc.liamtoh\_rorrim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moc.liamtoh_rorrim)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/3 "2003-03-17T06:33:56Z")

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hey, dont give me that look… i thought it was funny… its not offensive is it?

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**Author:** ![NoNameForMoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@NoNameForMoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoNameForMoi)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/4 "2003-03-17T06:54:34Z")

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I thought it was funny, but I can see how it would be offensive.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/5 "2003-03-17T07:37:37Z")

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It was a clever play on words, **moc.liamtoh@rorrim** , I’ll give you that.

But I don’t see humour in jokes that poke fun at those with phobias or other disabilities, sorry. Maybe it’s just me getting closer to fossil-dom. My “wet-blanket” sensors going into over-drive. I’ve known people striving for a normal life with claustrophobia, so your joke hit a little too close to home.

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**Author:** ![moc.liamtoh\_rorrim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@moc.liamtoh\_rorrim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moc.liamtoh_rorrim)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/6 "2003-03-17T08:51:31Z")

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ok, well im sorry for the offence…

_Disclaimer_ The OP you have just read may be offensive

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**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/7 "2003-03-17T11:00:54Z")

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Too late!

I don’t find it offensive, but I don’t think it was funny.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claustrophobia-spelling/161768/8 "2003-03-17T15:58:07Z")

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Santaclaustrophobia - the fear of being trapped in a chimney.