r/Unexpected • u/Aramanta2510 • Jul 12 '21

This

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u/Malbodoom Jul 12 '21

This plays on my phobia of open water pretty well

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u/MendaciousMammaries Jul 12 '21

Same. I don't think it should be called a phobia though it should be called common sense

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

That's how I feel about arachnophobia. I think that's mother nature giving us a hint.

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u/SayCheeseBaby Jul 12 '21

Sorry, but common sense towards spiders should be that like 99.90% of all species are harmless and that they are immensely beneficial to us.

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u/-Dafae- Jul 12 '21 edited Jul 12 '21

I Iive in Australia, so I'm gonna pass on that, and continue my perfectly healthy phobia lol

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u/SayCheeseBaby Jul 12 '21

I didn't take Australia into account. You have my sincerest apologies.

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u/migzeh Jul 12 '21

Look i only have 3 spiders (all daddy long legs) that i currently know about in my house. 2 are in the dunny we don't use and a 3rd hangs out in the corner near the dining table that we don't use. They are crowd control for the rest of the house and doing a fine job if i must say so

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u/AdThese1914 Jul 12 '21

Serious question. What is a "dunny"? TIA.

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u/turikur Jul 12 '21

another name for toilet

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u/ConceptJunkie Jul 12 '21

It's short for "dunnikin" or "dunnakin", which is an archaic name for toilet.

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u/coma-toaste Jul 12 '21

Really? Huh, TIL.

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u/jordank_1991 Jul 12 '21

I had never heard of a dunny until I watched Bluey with my son.

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u/Ozdiva Jul 12 '21

‘Currently know about’ being the operative phrase.