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#195237 12/23/10 12:26 PM
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Are you sure this isn't fear of New York City?

EdW #195243 12/23/10 04:00 PM
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WELCOME, EdW


----please, draw me a sheep----
EdW #195250 12/23/10 10:30 PM
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Not as long as they keep some tiny lights on.

EdW #195252 12/24/10 12:36 AM
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Are you sure this isn't fear of New York City? HA! Welcome aBoard.

EdW #195255 12/24/10 03:54 AM
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And here I thought it was fear of blinking.

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scotophobia

is also the fear of darkness though it looks more like a fear of Scots......

Candy #195261 12/24/10 01:22 PM
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scotophobia

That's cuz Greek σκότος (skotos) 'darkness' is not the same word as Latin Scot(t)us 'a person from northern Britain; Scotsman'.


Ceci n'est pas un seing.

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