# So I seem to be scared of whales.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-be-scared-of-whales/173967 "2003-05-08T20:53:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Faerie\_Nuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/76d3ee/32.png) [@Faerie\_Nuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faerie_Nuff)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-be-scared-of-whales/173967/21 "2003-05-09T17:06:27Z")

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**Finagle** : Holy crap, you’re right! I’ve been to Mystic many times. I’ve seen all their whale-killing paraphenalia. Those whales are so gonna get their revenge.

**Eve** : I was so happy the last time I went to the Museum of Natural History and that room with the big whale was closed. I otherwise _love_ that museum. The last time I was in that room, I was doing well avoiding looking up at the big whale, and I was looking at an interesting diarama of a squid. I said to my friend Alex, “Hey, that’s a funny looking submarine that squid’s attached to.” And he said, “That’s not a submarine, that’s a whale.” Suddenly, I realised that the eye of the _fake_ whale was looking at me and I ran away screaming. I really shouldn’t be allowed out in public.

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**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-be-scared-of-whales/173967/22 "2003-05-09T19:15:32Z")

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I’m with you Faerie Nuff, I’m afraid of whales as well. Especially Right Whales, those things are just freaky looking. I have no idea why, I don’t live near the sea, and I will never likely be in any situation where I will have to see a right whale…but still…_shudder_.

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**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-be-scared-of-whales/173967/23 "2003-05-09T19:54:52Z")

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As long as we’re telling about how nuts we are…

Put me in a building with ANY large item, and I go **insane**.

I went to a museum that had a large whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling. Went…absolutely…crazy.  
Sweating like a looney. Looking at the floor to avoid staring at the thing.

It isn’t whales. Just any large object inside.

Anyone else like this?

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**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-seem-to-be-scared-of-whales/173967/24 "2003-05-09T20:45:18Z")

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You’re not alone, many people are concerned about Water Mammal Disorder these days. Talk to your pharmacist, or call 1-800-ISHMAEL for our brochure.

I have channeled Dr. Freud, and he says that it comes from a fear of pregnancy, which implies loss of youth and therefore fear of old age and death. How do you feel about cigars?

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