Things that scared you as a kid that made no sense

[Johnny Unusual]

Here's mine: the tums jingle that sounds like the Dragnet theme.

 

[Lady]

I was always very nervous about stepping on an area of floor that had once supported a piece of furniture, as though I were likely to fall through.

 

[JBear]

The Peanut Butter Solution scared the shit out of me and independently made no sense, but I don't think that's what you mean.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

The Peanut Butter Solution scared the shit out of me and independently made no sense, but I don't think that's what you mean.

Your reaction and the reaction of all who viewed it are the only rational things about that movie.

 

[Octopus Prime]

Tiny Octo was terrified of the idea of being shrunk down to microscopic size, put into someone’s body, and killed by their immune system.

And even by this stage of my life, I’ve yet to have a chance to confront that particular fear.

 

[Juno]

I was scared of hot lava and I have no idea why

 

[Octopus Prime]

Well that stuffs dangerous! You’d be a fool not to be scared!

 

[Juno]

Yes, but I had no reason to believe it would ever be around, yet I was often preoccupied with the thought of it.

 

[Octopus Prime]

Dig down far enough, and you're going to strike lava

That's just science

 

[jpfriction]

Not that unreasonable, I suppose, but we saw a rather large buck on the way home from the park a bit back and my daughter wouldn’t go back outside for a week. My fault for telling her we should keep our distance until it wandered off.

 

[Felicia]

I was scared of hot lava and I have no idea why

One day, you will know why.