Trivia and other useless but interesting items

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

There are some interesting phobias in a book I bought.

Ecclesiophobia: Fear of church

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words

Scopophobia: Fear of being stared at

Carnophobia: Fear of meat

Pediophobia: Fear of dolls

Ombrophobia: Fear of being rained on

Ablutophobia: Fear of bathing

Ergophobia: Fear of work

Gamophobia: Fear of marriage

Cynophobia: Fear of dogs

Doomsday phobia: Fear of the end of the world

Nomophobia: Fear of losing mobile phone contact

Pogonophobia: Fear of beards

My favourite though, just because its a bit weird, is

Anatidaephobia: Fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you

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Most young ones these days have definitely got number 8 and 12...[bigsad][biggrin]

"The Atholl Highlanders is a Scottish ceremonial

infantry

regiment. They are the only remaining private

army

in Europe, and act as the personal bodyguard to the Duke of Atholl"

Atholl Highlanders - Wikipedia

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Originally Posted by scarry

Most young ones these days have definitely got number 8 and 12...[bigsad][biggrin]

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.... There it is again ! - a 'quack' !!!! [bigsad]

I wonder if there is a name for a phobia about chooks, because one of our roosters is definitely giving me the evil eye. [emoji15]

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I wonder if there is a name for a phobia about chooks, because one of our roosters is definitely giving me the evil eye. [emoji15]

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Stop wearing those feather boas on those late, Saturday nights, DM!

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Stop wearing those feather boas on those late, Saturday nights, DM!

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That's funny.
I think the rooster is nervous because we think one of our two young roosters has to go soon. I'm leaving that choice to the wife and daughter.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

That's funny.
I think the rooster is nervous because we think one of our two young roosters has to go soon. I'm leaving that choice to the wife and daughter.

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Running short on tucker? Going to roast it or stew it, or something more elaborate?

One too many roosters in the hen house.
The last batch of fertilised eggs the daughter bought turned out to have five roosters and three hens.
Roosters are a bit surplus to requirements - its a tough life for roosters - and just turn the backyard into a chook-fighting arena.
The previous time this happened the surplus roosters proved to be delicious. [emoji3]
This time we have already given away three good-looking young Wyandote roosters from the last batch to people on the Sunny Coast who seem happy with them.
One of the 2 remaining might soon be next to go. Fortunately for them, they don't crow much or they might have already gone to a better place.
There seems to be a thriving chook-swapping scene happening up here that the daughter has tapped into.
Sneaky meetings are arranged in quiet village car parks where cardboard boxes making interesting noises are hurriedly exchanged.

Oh Bugger- these are fun.

https://www.abc.net.au/cm/rimage/673...xlarge.jpg?v=2

Segway ends production of its namesake after two decades of high-profile falls - ABC News

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

That's funny.
I think the rooster is nervous because we think one of our two young roosters has to go soon. I'm leaving that choice to the wife and daughter.

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I think the rooster is nervous because we think one of our two young roosters has to go soon. I'm leaving that choice to the wife and daughter.

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Why? Are they in the"To Go" Mix?[bigrolf]