# I'm frightened of you

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-of-you/57574>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 11, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-of-you/57574 "2001-03-11T20:44:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-of-you/57574/41 "2001-03-12T17:31:02Z")

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Wait a cotton-pickin’ minute here!! What’s all this “Don’t be afraid” nonsense?!?!? Fear is good! Fear is our friend! Fear keeps our senses sharp and our instincts in tune with our environment! Fear helps us survive!!

Well, it seemed like a good thought at the time. Welcome, **Fran** , and you might want to just ignore me when I get like this. It’s not my fault. I’m a product of my environment. The sun was in my eyes. It’s not my turn to feed them. I had a hangnail…  
Never mind. 🙂

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-of-you/57574/42 "2001-03-12T18:13:52Z")

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Frightened? Good. You’re supposed to be frightened of us.

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**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-of-you/57574/43 "2001-03-12T18:33:33Z")

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Ah, pish-posh. Don’t listen to **UncleBeer**. He talks a good game, but he’s just overcompensating for the fact that he spends his days arranging his collection of Hummel figurines and writing mushy songs about kittens and rainbows.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-of-you/57574/44 "2001-03-12T18:45:01Z")

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Further proof that Uncle Beer [is just a big 'ol pussycat.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=63167)

:not worried 'cause I’m wearing the tin-foil lined anti-moderator retribution hat: 😛

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**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-frightened-of-you/57574/45 "2001-03-12T19:50:01Z")

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[kind, yet instructive voice] I am less new than you, so heed my sage advice. The rules for numbers is very simple, it is not:

> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by LindyHopper \*  
> \*\* The rules I’m trying to abide by for now are: 1) Be nice. 2) Don’t post in the Pit for a while unless it’s harmless (like the “Your best insult in 25 words or less” thread). 3) Use the Preview button. The preview button is your friend. \*\*

but it is:

1. Be nice.
2. Don’t post in the Pit for a while unless it’s harmless (like the “Your best insult in 25 words or less” thread).
3. Hi Opal!  
[/kind, yet instructive voice]

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