About a year ago (in fact, this Friday will be the one year anniversary of the event in question), I was taking my kids to a local playground and while heading down a nearby path which is quite heavily overgrown with trees, vines and so forth, we walked through an enormous spider web strung up across the way.

While picking pieces of spider web out of my daughter's hair, I felt a tickle on my arm, which upon closer inspection turned out to be an enormous spider. Well, not enormous by tarantula standards, but large compared to spiders typically seen around these parts.

At this point, a high pitched girlish scream emerged from my mouth; I shook my arm to rid myself of the spider; and heard a ping as my wedding ring (which had always been a size or two too big) bounced on the path on its way into the bushes.

Every time I walk along that path now I stop to have a look for it, but I doubt I'll ever find it.

Anyway, just thought I'd "share".

Every time I walk along that path now I stop to have a look for it, but I doubt I'll ever find it.

Don't give up hope!

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With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

This is the one I thought of. It does happen!

Do you know any treasure seekers? With really big and powerful metal detectors?

...on a stick!? ;-)

Cheers, Sören

Créateur des bugs mobiles - let loose once, run everywhere.
(hooked on the Perl Programming language)

I used to about kill myself to get away from spiders. And if one were to land on me, I would lose it completely, slapping myself all over doing more damage to myself than most spiders ever could. Then an office mate did a little Neural Linguistic Programming on me one day, and I no longer freak! I still don't like or trust them, since a brown recluse put my hubbie in the hospital, but I can maintain my composure most of the time. Good luck finding you wedding ring!

I fear spiders for sure. Even reading your comment made me shiver...


Sparky
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Perl 5 being retired in favour of Perl 6

*shudder*

Bankers, Banksters, Rich people.

People not subjecting to or respecting law nor human rights.

Cheers, Sören

• The fear to lose my next-of-kin (wife & kids) due to something fatal.

update 2013-10-04: Savage chickens - "we have nothing to fear but fear itself" (phobophobics anonymous)

That's because we never do that. I fear only things that exist (like seaweed touching my leg).

None of the above. My wife.

"I fear no man... and only one woman."

Even the internet has forgotten what TV show that is from - tye        

Of all of the items on the list, only one has the power to LEGALLY take your life, liberty and property, at the point of a gun if needed.

No, two do. One does in one place, one does in another, neither does in most places. I recommend staying in those most other places.

Bacon ice cream. Indeed, I quiver with fear (or disgust) each time I hear that term.

I most fear some of those in equal measure. I can't choose which instills more fear in my heart.

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On a less serious note, I fear I am out of my favorite flavor of yogurt, which means I will have to choke down the strawberry impregnated stuff again... how fickle is fear...

my wives (lol)

But Tutoberg Forest was over a millennium ago!?!!

Wait ... you're not Dutch, are you? (shudder)

            I kid! I kid!

Sometimes I can think of 6 impossible LDAP attributes before breakfast.

I would have to agree with you on that one as Arminians are scary.