Hair? Balloons? Clowns? It ain't silly, though. They used to be creeeeeepy. Thanks to Bill Skarsgård they lost their credibility. To me, that is.

Let's see, how about all objects colored yellow?

Beards?

Being watched by a duck? Oh, yeah. It's a thing.

Or according to Ross Geller Triscuits? "They have sharp edges'', after all.

Almost forgot! What if I told ya for some it's Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – Fear of long words! Can you imagine the internal monolog?

''Oh, my! That word's too long! I cannot bear it. Time for a blood curdling scream.''

Pshaw!

Mine's lookin' like the Hamburgler while I'm doin' my makeup. 

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    Urban Dictionary: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
    The fear of long words.
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    Dictionary.com also got frightened.  DUMBFOUND!


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