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Cybersprings 03-20-2023 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 2199148)
Closed-minded people.
Doesn't apply to everyone but I usually find that people referring to closed-minded people are referring to people who disagree with them no matter how many times they they are told they are wrong and explained to that they are wrong, and may even try to convince you of the error of YOUR ways.

New Englander 03-20-2023 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2199714)
I have been hit by lightning - twice. Caught in a rope underwater at 30 ft. And ended up upside down on a moving motorcycle to avoid a direct hit by a car. ......And I would be glad to do those same activities again, no problem.
You're like Batman.

jimjamuser 03-20-2023 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Cybersprings (Post 2199721)
Doesn't apply to everyone but I usually find that people referring to closed-minded people are referring to people who disagree with them no matter how many times they they are told they are wrong and explained to that they are wrong, and may even try to convince you of the error of YOUR ways.
It appears that as we all age, we tend toward being more closed-minded. The pharma companies have yet to develop an open-mind pill. Timothy Leary tried but encountered some resistance - probably it is for the better. We should NOT take any trips "without our luggage".

chicksinger 03-20-2023 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Fullbird (Post 2199193)
Bath water? Try a toilet!!! During our Lifestyle stay, our agent took us to Rec pool, it was empty. I looked on the stairs going into the pool and there were 3 TURDS! Guess the depends get loose when wet. There is a silver lining though, they were solid.

OMG...that's disgusting...hope you reported it!

Nucky 03-20-2023 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2199662)
Nucky, I completely understand. But I certainly would not categorize it as a phobia. It just makes good sense to me.

I don’t know how it was in other places in the country, but in my part of the Midwest, it seems like some of us boomers (and beyond) went through a stage in the 90s, and the early 00s, when if we were building houses or remodeling bathrooms, we thought we had to have a Jacuzzi bathtub…..

I was among ‘em. (sigh) But, at least, we had sense enough to put in a big water heater.

Later sold the house with the giant Jacuzzi in the bathroom, bought another house from some boomer who had been like-minded back in our salad days of those damned jets……

BUT THEN, I perused plumbing websites until I found that same size, same shape, exact same tub — but without somebody else’s jets — that had been there for 20 years……

Had the old tub very carefully gouged from the nice, neutral tile that surrounded it (a Sawzall is your friend) — and new jetless version was plumbed in.

AND when we sold that house, that “soaking” tub was definitely a feature.

So, Nucky, not only do I get what you are saying, but I have played out the same aversion to jetted tubs of any kind. But please, please, promise me that you will not get so grossed out thinking about that hot tub on the historic side that you will go and take a Sawzall to it.

Persnickety, but not phobic, Boomer
I definitely don't think I'm a total germaphobe but I've been opening public doors in libraries, churches, etc with my pinkie finger if possible my entire life. Pre Covid when everyone started worrying I had them beat. I could be talking to someone on the phone and catch their cold. :pepper2: I've read on TOTV'S that a person wouldn't swim in a public pool because of germs. Not me. I'm a Poolaholic. But hot tubs, never ever never.

That Hot Tub isn't my problemo anymore. Nicest people in the world at Southside Pool but we have departed for points south. When I heard about the Turnpike Noise and the Coleman Facilty I just had to move down that way. It's great and anyone who says it isn't drunk the water in the Southside Hot Tub! Take Care Boomeroonski! Don't forget to check the direction of the screws on your outlet covers! East & West only! :a20: I'll never forget the day you answered that post. We had just had a catastrophe in N.J. and you made me laugh, thanks!!!! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Worldseries27 03-20-2023 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2199719)
what if you were in a nursing home with 2 or more people per room? And then they wheeled in a person that you hated from your previous active life. And you were there together for years until one of you died?
.........that would be close to the only phobia that i might have.
for some, aka spouse

NavyVet 03-20-2023 05:03 PM
Just off the top of my head:
Crowds
Public speaking
Flying
All bugs/spiders
Snakes
Roundabouts
Thunderstorms
Pain
Death
Hospitals
Darkness
Drowning
(Yes, I have an anxiety disorder.) LOL

jimjamuser 03-20-2023 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by New Englander (Post 2199722)
You're like Batman.
Just light up the Batsignal if you have any crime problems. I will call Robin. I have been getting too old and my arthritis has been acting up.

jebartle 03-21-2023 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2199231)
A friend take a couple of "babe-ruth" candy bars when know one was
looking, drop them in the pool.

He had the whole pool to himself. :1rotfl:
It's a dooo-dee

jimjamuser 03-21-2023 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jebartle (Post 2199836)
It's a dooo-dee
So, that means that we have a duty to dooo-dee.

Salty Dog 03-21-2023 09:03 AM
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Eg_cruz 03-21-2023 09:34 AM
Bridges and overpasses
When I was younger had to drive over the SF Golden gate thought I was going to pass out 😂🤣

Eg_cruz 03-21-2023 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by oneclickplus (Post 2199578)
mRNA shots.

And flying in a plane with a pilot that had an mRNA shot.
Good one

Smalley 03-21-2023 07:12 PM
I agree with the solitary confinement phobia......generalized to include all prisons. The thought of being in prison is terrifying!

fdpaq0580 03-22-2023 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Smalley (Post 2200077)
I agree with the solitary confinement phobia......generalized to include all prisons. The thought of being in prison is terrifying!
I would prefer solitary to being in the general population.

JMintzer 03-22-2023 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2200332)
I would prefer solitary to being in the general population.
https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/4/53/...extension_.jpg

Nucky 03-22-2023 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2200384)
Just have a question for you. I may be enlightened with an honest answer. What is the reason you do this with other peoples posts? Is a an good thing, are you happy about what they have posted or is it an insult of some kind.

I admit I'm not up to date with all the fast lane lingo and meaning of things like you doing this constantly. Maybe you or someone else can school me? Thank You for your anticipated cooperation in clarifying why you do it.

It won't be funny at all if you answer my request for an answer by reposting this post that way!

fdpaq0580 03-22-2023 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2200384)
I prayed for a friend.

fdpaq0580 03-22-2023 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 2200431)
Just have a question for you. I may be enlightened with an honest answer. What is the reason you do this with other peoples posts? Is a an good thing, are you happy about what they have posted or is it an insult of some kind.

I admit I'm not up to date with all the fast lane lingo and meaning of things like you doing this constantly. Maybe you or someone else can school me? Thank You for your anticipated cooperation in clarifying why you do it.

It won't be funny at all if you answer my request for an answer by reposting this post that way!
Sometimes it is meant as an insult. Other times a playful off color jab/joke. I have had a lifetime of humor and insults from squeaky clean to down and dirty. How I interpret the intent depends on the source. How I respond depends on my sense of humor at the moment. I am fairly immune to insults. The more scathing, the funnier I generally find them. My responses are generally never intended to really hurt others, but in the harsh reality of the real world, often, some may be offended.
I know you didn't address me, but I occasionally find myself target or ally for some regulars. For me, it's mostly fun conversation. What I most enjoy is when someone let's me know they got a laugh from something I said.
It's only TOTV. Don't take it too seriously.

OrangeBlossomBaby 03-22-2023 08:09 PM
A big shiny cockroach crawling on the floor heading toward me - while I'm in the bathroom and unable to jump up at the moment.

fdpaq0580 03-22-2023 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2200445)
A big shiny cockroach crawling on the floor heading toward me - while I'm in the bathroom and unable to jump up at the moment.
Just thought you would like to know, cockroachs can fly!
Bwaaahahaha!

Sorry! I couldn't resist.

fishon 03-23-2023 05:09 AM
Old people driving.

JMintzer 03-23-2023 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 2200431)
Just have a question for you. I may be enlightened with an honest answer. What is the reason you do this with other peoples posts? Is a an good thing, are you happy about what they have posted or is it an insult of some kind.

I admit I'm not up to date with all the fast lane lingo and meaning of things like you doing this constantly. Maybe you or someone else can school me? Thank You for your anticipated cooperation in clarifying why you do it.

It won't be funny at all if you answer my request for an answer by reposting this post that way!
Because "a picture is worth a thousand words..."

It's a silly little "prison joke" regarding "dropping the soap"...

A response to the poster who had a phobia about "prison"...

No insult intended... They make me (and from the responses I've received, others as well) laugh...

OrangeBlossomBaby 03-23-2023 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 2200431)
Just have a question for you. I may be enlightened with an honest answer. What is the reason you do this with other peoples posts? Is a an good thing, are you happy about what they have posted or is it an insult of some kind.

I admit I'm not up to date with all the fast lane lingo and meaning of things like you doing this constantly. Maybe you or someone else can school me? Thank You for your anticipated cooperation in clarifying why you do it.

It won't be funny at all if you answer my request for an answer by reposting this post that way!
That particular meme is a homophobic insult, combined with a "criminals suck" insult, combined with a "I have nothing to contribute to this conversation so I'll post someone else's insulting thoughts" contribution.

Some folks on this forum think this is funny. Some are insulted. Some roll their eyes, and some pity the poster who does this because - they are not capable of contributing to discussions and always resort to backhanded insults or insulting memes.

Not everyone is like that, and I'm not singling anyone out on this. More than one member does this kind of thing.

fdpaq0580 03-23-2023 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2200581)
That particular meme is a homophobic insult, combined with a "criminals suck" insult, combined with a "I have nothing to contribute to this conversation so I'll post someone else's insulting thoughts" contribution.

Some folks on this forum think this is funny. Some are insulted. Some roll their eyes, and some pity the poster who does this because - they are not capable of contributing to discussions and always resort to backhanded insults or insulting memes.

Not everyone is like that, and I'm not singling anyone out on this. More than one member does this kind of thing.
My only disagreement is that, IMHO, criminals (career types) usually do kinda suck.

JMintzer 03-23-2023 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2200581)
That particular meme is a homophobic insult, combined with a "criminals suck" insult, combined with a "I have nothing to contribute to this conversation so I'll post someone else's insulting thoughts" contribution.

Some folks on this forum think this is funny. Some are insulted. Some roll their eyes, and some pity the poster who does this because - they are not capable of contributing to discussions and always resort to backhanded insults or insulting memes.

Not everyone is like that, and I'm not singling anyone out on this. More than one member does this kind of thing.
And a certain particular post is a "look at me, look at how self righteous I am!" insult...

Some folks on the forum feel the need to put down others by showing how saintly they are. Some roll their eyes, and some pity the poster who does this because - they are not capable of contributing to discussions and always resort to backhanded insults...

Not every post is like that and I'm not singling anyone out on this. More than one member does this kind of thing...

Michael G. 03-23-2023 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2200384)
I'm the guy who just so happens to start this post and thinks this picture of his phobia
is dam funny. :pepper2: :thumbup:

Thanks for the belly laugh. :BigApplause:

Gigi3000 04-06-2023 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bobmarc (Post 2199317)
Claustrophobia....hate elevators. If one ever got stuck I'd have a heart attack. Once walked down 9 flights of stairs because the elevator got so crowded on way down.https://giphy.com/gifs/animated-gif-...fb6CvKk7gnsFoY
I'm claustrophobic too. I havent been to The Villages yet and i'm afraid of the houses being too close together...LOL. Silly, i know. Or maybe this fear is called something else.


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