# Things you find creepy (that probably nobody else does) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 6, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787 "2016-10-06T18:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/21 "2016-10-07T01:08:26Z")
Injured, diseased and dying animals. And road kill that isn’t quite dead yet. I don’t mind animals once they’re dead, it’s the dying ones that creep me out. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/22 "2016-10-07T01:10:00Z")
Mike Pence. I Swear that guy is hiding Leathery Wings and Horns… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/23 "2016-10-07T01:20:16Z")
> [@Turpentine](#): > > When people are parked, just sitting in their cars. Don’t they have somewhere to go or anything else to do? > > I know there’s nearly always some reasonable answer like “He’s waiting for somebody…”, but I can’t help but think of these people as downright creepy. I’m with you there. It’s one of the reasons I dislike Los Angeles, where people seem to do nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/24 "2016-10-07T01:57:59Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Put me out in a huge open space that is characterized by uniformity and lack of identifying characteristics and I’m not happy there either. Sort of the inverse of claustrophobia. I recall leaving Amarillo TX eastbound and everything is flat as a pancake and an almost featureless terrain of farmland fields stretches in every direction. \*\* [shudder](https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2217268,-101.482029,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s8c4czvXAmdJ3wpVp0MQHig!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D8c4czvXAmdJ3wpVp0MQHig%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D54.037342%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656) \*\* “That’s funny…plane’s dustin’ crops where there…ain’t no crops.” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/25 "2016-10-07T02:48:43Z")
> [@Miss\_Mapp](#): > > Tree roots torn up out of the ground. Like, if a large tree has fallen over during a storm, and afterwards you see the roots exposed and forming a sort of huge, dirty encrusted, rooty wall. The sight always frightened me as a child and still creeps me out as a grown-up. Similar sort of creepiness with large ships up out of the water with their barnacle-encrusted hulls exposed. Probably some deep psychological reason for it, but I couldn’t say what. Imagine a cluster of tentacles bursting out of the ground, writhing blindly towards the sky, growths forming on their skin that turn into more tentacles, the whole terrible mass reaching thirty feet or more into the air. Now slow that waaaaaaay down, and it’s basically a tree. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/26 "2016-10-07T02:58:18Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Imagine a cluster of tentacles bursting out of the ground, writhing blindly towards the sky, growths forming on their skin that turn into more tentacles, the whole terrible mass reaching thirty feet or more into the air. > > Now slow that waaaaaaay down, and it’s basically a tree. Nah, you’re missing subtext, here. See, the thing is that those horrible tentacle things are suddenly OUT and ON DISPLAY. Nothing to screen them from you. No protection. Previously, they were HIDDEN FROM VIEW. By, maybe, a pair of pants. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/27 "2016-10-07T03:01:42Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Imagine a cluster of tentacles bursting out of the ground, writhing blindly towards the sky, growths forming on their skin that turn into more tentacles, the whole terrible mass reaching thirty feet or more into the air. > > Now slow that waaaaaaay down, and it’s basically a tree. Well, thanks for ruining trees for me! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/28 "2016-10-07T03:16:54Z")
Baby monitor videos. My friend is always trying to show me how silly her son looks like he’s sleeping upside down or whatever, but it always reminds me of videos you see on the news or whatever where something terrible happens. Videos of people enjoying themselves make me uneasy to be honest. I was watching my brother take a little movie of his girls on a merry go round and I immediately thought “oh this is what they will show if one of the girls meets an untimely death.” Ugh. Super sad ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/29 "2016-10-07T04:02:40Z")
Really old drawing of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Something about them just gives me the willies. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/30 "2016-10-07T11:04:41Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Imagine a cluster of tentacles bursting out of the ground, writhing blindly towards the sky, growths forming on their skin that turn into more tentacles, the whole terrible mass reaching thirty feet or more into the air. > > Now slow that waaaaaaay down, and it’s basically a tree. Nope, it’s not tentacles. They don’t bother me. And it doesn’t explain the ship hull thing. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/31 "2016-10-07T11:53:10Z")
Selfies. Anytime someone sends me one or posts one on social media, it makes my skin crawl. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/32 "2016-10-07T12:25:54Z")
When a stranger insists we’ve met before. Then, even after ruling out any possibilities, they don’t wanna let go of it. They just _know_ they’ve met me. Fuck you, doppelgänger, wherever/whoever you are. ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/33 "2016-10-07T12:30:56Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > One that was probably intended as creepy, but I don’t know how many people other than me got it: In the video game _Portal 2_, there are sections where you’re deep in the ancient bowels of Aperture Labs, with tubes and tanks full of various chemicals. All of them bear hazard placards labeled [sub]0[/sub][sup]0[/sup][sub]0[/sub]. > > I mean, I know that in a place like that, any kind of chemical they’re working with is probably hazardous as Hell. That doesn’t bother me. But the labeling? That does. Isn’t that part of the joke? Nope, nothing hazardous to see here! Just good old wholesome moon dust! Move along, safety inspectors, move along. There are plenty of [Cave Johnson quotes](http://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Cave_Johnson_voice_lines) in that vein: “Oh, in case you got covered in that repulsion gel, here’s some advice the lab boys gave me: DO NOT get covered in the repulsion gel.” “We haven’t entirely nailed down what element it is yet, but I’ll tell you this: it’s a lively one, and it does NOT like the human skeleton.” ---
**Author:** ![Totenfeier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/34 "2016-10-07T13:14:38Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Imagine a cluster of tentacles bursting out of the ground, writhing blindly towards the sky, growths forming on their skin that turn into more tentacles, the whole terrible mass reaching thirty feet or more into the air. > > Now slow that waaaaaaay down, and it’s basically a tree. (Sigh). Have you been performing loathsome, blasphemous rites and awakening Lord Cthulhu _again_? Ia! Ia! Serves you right. ---
**Author:** ![weef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@weef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weef)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/35 "2016-10-07T13:17:02Z")
I don’t like antique furniture and won’t have it in my house. The only exception is if it was passed down by someone related to me. It’s irrational I know. Billy Bob Thorton shares this same problem. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/36 "2016-10-07T13:25:41Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I don’t know anyone else who is creeped out by baby sloths, finding shed hairs on counters etc., and/or bake sales. I’m not making fun of you, believe me, but I had to laugh when I read this, because I thought you meant the baby sloth was shedding hairs on counters and at bake sales. Then I realized you meant three different things. No criticism or judgement. I can’t think of anything _unusual_ that creeps me out–I was watching an episode of “The Blacklist” and they showed a graphic scene of a tracking chip being taken out of James Spader’s shoulder. I turned my eyes. And I used to love reading about gore and monsters and true crime. The gorier the better, until I got to Albert Fish. Then I stopped. The closest I can think of though right now is the same as the above about wooden ice cream spoons or tongue depressors. I hate the feel of wood on my tongue. Also, the smell of seafood. I’m not sure if it creeps me out or grosses me out, but I hate seafood. Although I love the water, and have been sailing numerous times. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/37 "2016-10-07T14:02:23Z")
Flip-flops. > [@kayaker](#): > > When a stranger insists we’ve met before. Then, even after ruling out any possibilities, they don’t wanna let go of it. They just _know_ they’ve met me. > \. You keep denying it, but I’m sure we met at that tractor pull in Amherst back in `02. ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/38 "2016-10-07T14:04:05Z")
> [@Leo\_Krupe](#): > > \ > The closest I can think of though right now is the same as the above about wooden ice cream spoons or tongue depressors. **I hate the feel of wood on my tongue.** (my bolding) I agree about the feel of wood on the tongue, but I really hate the way those wooden spoons feel if they touch my teeth! Also, totally unrelated, there is a man who frequently rides the same bus as I do, that seems to stare at me every time he sees me. I know there aren’t many directions to look when you’re on the bus, but he has even gotten up and moved to a different seat with a better line of sight. I’m probably just imagining it, but he really creeps me out! Anyone else who may happen to fix their eyes on me, I just ignore, but this guy kind of looks like a character from the Simpsons (the shape of his face and head; he doesn’t have yellow skin!) ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/39 "2016-10-07T14:35:27Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > It bugs me, too. I was raised in southern California, where we were always in view of some encircling, comforting mountains. Once my husband and I were thinking of moving to Colorado, and we flew there to check out the area where had a job offer. The place was a flat, featureless prairie in all directions and it gave me the heebie-jeebies. My husband hated it, too - said it was the kind of place where you could look straight ahead and see the back of your own head. > > He turned down the job offer. I thought it was just me! I grew up in Utah, Nevada, and California, where there are always mountains around you. Then I spent six months in the Dallas area last year, and I kept saying to my wife that it felt like I was sitting on top of a ball waiting to roll off the edge. She said it didn’t bother her, but added that if I had driven through WEST Texas (like she had, to come visit me), I probably would have gone completely nuts. And now, seeing **AHunter3** ’s link … yes, that is disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787/40 "2016-10-07T15:53:27Z")
When parents & children kiss on the lips. Skeeves me right out, probably because I see little kids as little wee germ factories. Baby showers before the baby is born. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-creepy-that-probably-nobody-else-does/767787.md?page=3)