Strange Google Phobias
Last night while writing This is True, one of the stories brought up the spectre of "mannequin phobia". Now, that's not something I had heard of before, so I thought I'd do some Google searches and see how many pages were devoted to the concept. The result: 327. Yikes!
Just like I checked out Freaky Google Deaths, I looked up a few other phobias, in quotes to get the exact phrase, and see just how scared people are of everyday things. As of this writing:
French fry phobia: 1
George W. Bush phobia: 2
Tricycle phobia: 4
Hot tub phobia: 6
Tuba phobia: 8
Hamburger phobia: 19
Blender phobia: 44
Vacuum phobia: 98 (You'd think more men would claim that one)
Bowling phobia: 119
Politician phobia: 145 (reasonable: phobia means irrational fear!)
Motorcycle phobia: 203
Google phobia: 209
Nudity phobia: 217
Credit card phobia: 242
Bicycle phobia: 258
Blog phobia: 429
Bathtub phobia: 563
Online phobia: 684
Cell phone phobia: 774
Obama phobia: 830
Banana phobia: 1,060
Internet phobia: 1,170
Car phobia: 1,310
Marriage phobia: 1,320
DVD phobia: 1,380
Fast food phobia: 1,530
Money phobia: 1,690
Fish phobia: 2,100
Sex phobia: 5,140
and...
Clown phobia: 8,240
Posted May 25, 2009 8:00 AM
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