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Phunny Phobias

Phunny Phobias



If you met someone who was afraid of paper or wax statues, wouldn't you tell them to stop being so ridiculous and get over it? Every Monday, Null editor Hayley hand-picks another bizarre phobia and tries to work out whether it's real or rubbish.





This week:

Genuphobia:
fear of knees


What's so scary about it?
Well, knees look pretty odd I guess... especially if you stare at them for too long.  They're also the first bit of you to go green if you happen to be frolicking around in a field and can deliver an astonishingly painful blow to a man's sensitive areas.  That said, I don't find them the least bit scary.

What do the scientists say about it?

Another well web worn phobia turns to dust when it comes under the scrutiny of the scientists.  There's not a word written about genuphobia by anyone who even knows what a stethoscope is.  Try not to develop a morbid fear of knees because a shrink won't give you the time of day.

Hayley says:
"About as genuine as a silicon implant in a Barbie doll. 
Rubbish."


So far: Real 6½  Rubbish 8
½

Find phunny phobias from other weeks here.

Null's other regular features:

Tuesday: Nutty Nomenclature
Wednesday: Doctor Doctor
Thursday: Peculiar Periodicals
Friday: End of week timewasters
Erratically: The World in Brief

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