The Daily Prompt poses the following query:
Is there a place in the world you never want to visit? Where, and why not?
Why yes, yes there is. That would be any place where SNAKES slither wildly about and/or drop out of trees in a higgly piggly fashion.
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Photo Credit: http://www.lightstalkers.org
I am also prone to avoiding any place on earth that might be promoting a circus – especially ones infested with clowns…possibly holding snakes and trying to engage me in conversation.
That might put me off music forever….AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Photo Credit: tritontrouperscircus.com
Oh yeah, last place I would avoid like the snake-clown-plague…any place that FORCES you to wear the most dreaded notion (definition #4) in existence…buttons.
So basically, I think I’ll be living out my life in Antarctica – because according to this website: Absolutely no snakes: Ireland, Antarctica. Of course my first choice is Ireland, but I fear that they may have clowns and buttons about.
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Are there snakes in the desert?
Too many.
I was not aware of that.
Why is it that we have snakes in UK but not over in Ireland. Surly snakes can’t be indigenous to Britain if there are none in Ireland so I can only conclude that some crazy psycho actually brought snakes to the UK. Why would anyone do that?! I get creeped out by anything snakish – slow-worms, eels, slugs… ughhhh.
I love eels for sushi! But lamprey eels are scary looking as well as regular eels!
I find it hard to believe that Ireland has not one snake –
I know not WHY anyone would bring a snake anyplace!! Maybe to eat rats…
I’d rather the rats 😉
I’m with ya, sister!
Ok, snakes I get, clowns hmmm….. buttons! Really? Make sure you wrap up warm for Antarctica, zip up clothing or velcro of course.
I know – it’s weird… but it’s actually a legit ‘phobia’ that I’ve written about if you’re interested!
I will be all zipped and velcroed up!
Snakes I’m okay with. I do not like sad clowns. They freak me out! WHY? Why are they sad?!
Why! Why are ANY clowns around????
I’m with you!
Forget snakes and clowns. With the exception of Le Clown, of course!
Antarctica – here we come!
Swap those snakes for spiders and you’ve got my worst nightmare. A stampede of clowns chasing me down a narrow hallway while pulling handfuls of Brazilian Wandering Spiders out of their spider bags and throwing them at me and at the same time cackling dementedly is about the most terrifying thing I can think of.
Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the nightmares…
😉
Rohan.
My pleasure Rohan! Clowns throwing anything is bound to be warped or to warp another.
Spiders don’t bother me at all – my husband get a little freaky about them 🙂 – and bees…he loathes bees…I’m the official bee-killer in the pool.
Agreed! No thank you to any of this!!!
Finally – someone that understands! Even the button stuff???
There’s a small village in Shropshire that has just recently banned all snakes, clowns and buttons; they are quite fanatical about it; only yesterday a cardigan salesman with a large penis and a red nose due to the flu was set upon, stuffed in a suitcase and thrown down a well.
Are they actively seeking any Researching Mercenaries, per chance?
I would send a cardigan salesman there myself…
🙂
I don’t know….I was too busy getting stuffed into a suitcase and thrown down a well to ask.
Well, get yourself out – get rid of the buttons, get a codpiece (https://secure75.inmotionhosting.com/~twiggs5/Jester_Codpieces.php) and ASK AROUND.
I must confess, I don’t see the relevance of the codpiece….is it a researcher thing?
Well, you said something about a large…you know….um…John Thomas (I believe that’s the name-slang…like Dick here).
“…a cardigan salesman with a large penis …” Quoth the Researcher ~
Ah, I see what you mean…I shouldn’t just sling it over my arm next time?
That may bode ill
I’ve never heard of “button phobia.” Snakes and clowns? Yes. Buttons? No. How do you feel about velcro?
And of course I have a post about it….
It’s called Koumpounophobia… i love the name!
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Clowns I can handle, but then I haven’t met a conventions worth in one go though, buttons are just plain gorgeous!!! But that picture of the snakes will have me running for the hills – you’ll hear me from where you are if I see that many all at once! Good luck on the Ireland-Antarctic thing… you do like the cold don’t you?
I do like the cold!!
I would not like to live near a clown college… I’ll send you any buttons I come across.
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I have been to both places; I happened upon a clown convention in Mexico, and visiting snake dens used to be part of my job. Neither was very pleasant, although I would choose the snake den over the clown convention if I had to.
I would have had to commit myself to an institution if I had to been involved with EITHER of those activities!
So, do none of your clothes have buttons? I’m with you, I don’t like snakes either and definitely not a whole mass of them!
Correct – none of my clothes have buttons.
Snakes don’t really bother me. Maybe because my third grade teacher kept her Boa Constrictor in the classroom? True story. 🙂
TORTURE! My 6th grade student teacher was a part time clown…horror of horrors…but the snake teacher is probably worse!
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I understand the snake fear, I understand the clown fear, but what’s up with the buttons?
Defect of the brain, defect of the brain! https://themercenaryresearcher.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/time-to-label-the-crazy/
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Every time I hear of someone who hates clowns, I’m confused.
Explain why please.
Explain why you’re confused? I would say you are confused b/c it’s not clear in your mind.
This might explain it…
No snakes for Ladycakes?? Snakes don’t really bother me, although I’m not sure I’d want to be in a pile of them like in that photo. For me it’s bugs. So I refuse to go anywhere tropical with a lot of giant creepy crawlies. No. Uh-uh. You can’t make me.
No snakes for Ladycakes! no Weevils for Weebles!
But cannoli for all~
Cannoli.. I am in. Snakes and bugs– eh. I need to live squirrel free
I’m with you. No snakes, no clowns. I quite like penguins, though. I’s go to Antarctica with you. No snakes, no clowns, no buttons, no worries.
Let’s DO IT! I like penguins too
I’m with you on the snakes, Antarctica is too cold though. I’d suggest Hawaii-no snakes there!
How about the clowns and buttons?
I sort of like snakes, but only the ones I’ve known individually as the pet of a friend. I knew guy who had a one that he let roam about his apartment like a pet cat. That critter took a liking to me and would always come and wrap around my arm like a bracelet and just hang out there until I left. I can do without coming on them by surprise or in large numbers though. Yuck!
Trinity – you are a brave lass ~
I had some friends with snakes – but they put them in their cages when I came over b/c I’d just sit there completely rigid with FEAR. I’ve held snakes that people have owned – I can deal with that (sort of) – but not ‘surprise’ snakes!
You’re the snake-whisper!
Keep off of planes and you will be just fine.
That too..
I thought the snakes were bad. What could be worse? Clowns – you did it, something worse than snake.
Clown-snakes are the worst
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Okay, you know I’m going to need therapy now after seeing that image of snakes…
I KNOW!!!