FabSwingers.com forum: Things we were afraid of as kids

By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

Things that I was led to believe during childhood would be far bigger problem than they are in real life

Quicksand

The Bermuda triangle

Abandoned fridges on waste ground

Piranhas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Strangers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Communists

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Daleks and Cybermen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Scorpions.. thankfully not many of them around north cork. Having my legs out from under the covers at night... as if the duvet was some kind of invisibility cloak

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Selafield,mad cow disease, being killed by a bull

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Selafield,mad cow disease, being killed by a bull"

You should still be afraid of being killed by a bull, dangerous bastards

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

I used to think that all the creepy crawlers lived at the bottom of my bed so I was afraid to sleep with my legs out stretched and slept in the fetal position.

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By *adame BWoman
over a year ago

C'est moi Boudoir

All of the above and under my bed as my sister convinced me that there were hands under there. Just a pair of hands but it scared the shite out of me!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths and Irish. Peig Sayers. The public dentist. Dirty uncle Donal. Jawbreakers

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By *adame BWoman
over a year ago

C'est moi Boudoir

"Maths and Irish. Peig Sayers. The public dentist. Dirty uncle Donal. Jawbreakers"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

God

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maths and Irish. Peig Sayers. The public dentist. Dirty uncle Donal. Jawbreakers

BTW.. I didn't get to post on your recent thread but in this guys opinion, you're smokin hot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Bogeyman

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Bombs, bullets and people wearing masks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The border Fox

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By *adame BWoman
over a year ago

C'est moi Boudoir

"Maths and Irish. Peig Sayers. The public dentist. Dirty uncle Donal. Jawbreakers

BTW.. I didn't get to post on your recent thread but in this guys opinion, you're smokin hot

Still a charmer I see

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By *adame BWoman
over a year ago

C'est moi Boudoir

"The border Fox

And the house searches!

Moving statues

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By *LUKCouple
over a year ago

Loughborough

The Killakee Cat.

The Hellfire Club.

Stepping on a comb and incurring the wrath of a banshee.

And the 1000s of superstitions me Ma drilled into me as a kid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The border Fox

And the house searches!

Moving statues

Yeah, the sheer terror

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Papa Thunderkiss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The ‘Man’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Id forgotten about Sellafield

and Nuclear war.

I was afraid of The Dark. and, for a while, toilets - cos I heard there were rats in drains and was afraid they would swim up and bite my bum.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Worzel Gummidge and Pajo the rat on RTE. Scared the bejayus outta me and still kinda does

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Satan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maths and Irish. Peig Sayers. The public dentist. Dirty uncle Donal. Jawbreakers

BTW.. I didn't get to post on your recent thread but in this guys opinion, you're smokin hot

Still a charmer I see

Don't you know it

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By *arajeanCouple
over a year ago

mayo

The dark and still don't like

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The dark and still don't like"

There used to.be a tag line years ago.. "are you afraid of the dark... Or what's in it".

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"The Killakee Cat.

The Hellfire Club.

Stepping on a comb and incurring the wrath of a banshee.

And the 1000s of superstitions me Ma drilled into me as a kid

I take it the cat is from the bottom of the hill underneath The Hell Fire Club

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I accidentally jumped feet first on a 3 pin plug in bare feet when I was younger and for years after I had fear of stepping on one again when walking in the dark

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By *uckoldDesiresMan
over a year ago

Dublin

As a kid I used to be afraid of the Dark

Now that I pay the electricity bill I'm afraid of the lights!

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By *anabecdTV/TS
over a year ago

Limerick/ tipp

O was always afraid of my MAM and the dreaded wooden spoon

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By *LUKCouple
over a year ago

Loughborough

I take it the cat is from the bottom of the hill underneath The Hell Fire Club "

That's the one

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

I take it the cat is from the bottom of the hill underneath The Hell Fire Club

That's the one"

Live a few mins away...masseys estate for the walks

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By *antra MassageMan
over a year ago

city

The Cigire who sat menacingly silent at the back of the classroom.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jimmy Saville

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By *eepixieWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

The jammie & the orkie!

They were huge orchard fields up a steep hill opposite my house. The Jammy so called as it used to be a jam factory. The orkie was the orchard. Guard dogs & men roamed around there constantly!!

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

Definitely the wooden spoon

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

A banshee

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

I wonder is the wooden spoon an Irish thing or did it reach other countries

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I forgot the fear of the wooden spoon. no wonder my inbox suddenly went quiet lol!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wonder is the wooden spoon an Irish thing or did it reach other countries "

The wooden spoon was the worst!

One time Mama TK got so mad at her Little Manbeast that she broke the spoon over his well sculpted bottom!

"So sorry Mama...."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Worzel Gummidge and Pajo the rat on RTE. Scared the bejayus outta me and still kinda does

Pajo the rat.. nearly forgot about him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I forgot the fear of the wooden spoon. no wonder my inbox suddenly went quiet lol!!

Oi Where's you're arse gone?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A banshee

Finding a banshees comb.. the feeling of dread was immense..

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

Gremlins, I was young and impressionable and still scarred to this day

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"Gremlins, I was young and impressionable and still scarred to this day"

Gizmo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gay Byrne

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being told to stop making faces because you could get a fright and stay like that... oh yeah and earwigs crawling into your ear to nest..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh here, if we are going to things on TV - The Incredible Hulk, The Triffids, Fog.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gremlins, I was young and impressionable and still scarred to this day"

Mad bast@#ds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The ghost of Sister Mary Aikenhead.

The reality of Sister Agnes and her bunch of keys!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Terrified of getting lost in a crowd.

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

[Removed by poster at 18/03/21 15:51:53]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Midgets

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 18/03/21 15:51:53]"

You said girls.... You said girls

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

There was always some mad fucker on a bike singing going around the place

He was called mad George where I grew up

He was like a character from a horror film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine would have to be my food touching. I'm not sure what would have happened!

Watership down, not just as a child its fecking terrifying

Grown ups

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"[Removed by poster at 18/03/21 15:51:53]

You said girls.... You said girls

I deleted it because i wasnt sure if you could say the word....you obviously can so yes....Girls

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 18/03/21 15:51:53]

You said girls.... You said girls

I deleted it because i wasnt sure if you could say the word....you obviously can so yes....Girls

Sheep don't make the BP feel uneasy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Long division

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 18/03/21 15:51:53]

You said girls.... You said girls

I deleted it because i wasnt sure if you could say the word....you obviously can so yes....Girls

Sheep don't make the BP feel uneasy

Definitely hot under the collar

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

If you didn’t eat your carrots you would go blind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pet cemetery the movie.. the truck/boot scene.. scared the shite out of me for years

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

The Gardai

Now the kids don't give a fuck

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By *quinnMan
over a year ago

Limerick

My mothers slipper

I swear she could make that thing bend around corners and go through walls when she threw it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The fundamental basis of the space time continuum and man's purpose in an ever expanding unchartered universe

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Leaving the immersion on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The fundamental basis of the space time continuum and man's purpose in an ever expanding unchartered universe

Sheldon is that you?

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By *quinnMan
over a year ago

Limerick

"Leaving the immersion on

Similar, leaving any unneccessary lights on anywhere in the house at any time

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"Leaving the immersion on

Similar, leaving any unneccessary lights on anywhere in the house at any time

Ohh yeah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The fundamental basis of the space time continuum and man's purpose in an ever expanding unchartered universe

Sheldon is that you?

Who?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The fundamental basis of the space time continuum and man's purpose in an ever expanding unchartered universe

Sheldon is that you?

Buzzinga

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

When the tv went off and then weird colour bars came on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mine would have to be my food touching. I'm not sure what would have happened!

Watership down, not just as a child its fecking terrifying

Grown ups"

yep Watership Down

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By *oserMan
over a year ago

where the wild roses grow

The witch in Wizard of oz and the child catcher in chitty chitty bang bang

Oh and that fooker that jumped out of the coffin in Salems lot

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By *urvySingleLadyWoman
over a year ago

Limerick/Galway

Eating vegetables. My Dad used to say “they’ll put hairs on your chest”

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Eating vegetables. My Dad used to say “they’ll put hairs on your chest”

I can confirm that you never ate your vegetables

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Eating vegetables. My Dad used to say “they’ll put hairs on your chest”

Both of them?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The qware uncle

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By *ctoboyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

The Boogie Man...or was it The BogMan??

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

Rabies.....you dont hear of rabid dogs anymore

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"The Boogie Man...or was it The BogMan??

Both

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By *iss3BWoman
over a year ago

north down

Dirty old men now I love them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Sacred Heart picture at the top of the stairs with the stupid red bulb underneath. It literally frightened the bejesus out of me.

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"The Sacred Heart picture at the top of the stairs with the stupid red bulb underneath. It literally frightened the bejesus out of me.

we still have one in the living room at home

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Sacred Heart picture at the top of the stairs with the stupid red bulb underneath. It literally frightened the bejesus out of me.

we still have one in the living room at home "

Trauma...and long lasting. Does yours stare at you when you walk past. Because the one in The Ma's house did. I swear the Sacred Heart learned from the Aul Dear the 50 yard stare

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"The Sacred Heart picture at the top of the stairs with the stupid red bulb underneath. It literally frightened the bejesus out of me.

we still have one in the living room at home

Trauma...and long lasting. Does yours stare at you when you walk past. Because the one in The Ma's house did. I swear the Sacred Heart learned from the Aul Dear the 50 yard stare

Yeah it does and don’t get me started on the last supper picture in the kitchen

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

What about the picture of the crying girl

Her eyes definitely followed you around the room

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"What about the picture of the crying girl

Her eyes definitely followed you around the room "

The one with the lassie dog

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gargamel!

He was just so mean to those Smurfs

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By *he James gangCouple
over a year ago

NEWTOWNABBEY

Sesame Street seriously freaked me out as a child. My tiny mind couldn’t understand what was going on - Big Bird was the worst

J x

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By *he James gangCouple
over a year ago

NEWTOWNABBEY

Oh and pylons or anything else in public information films

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By *0ndayMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

The words" wait till your father gets home"

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By *ubcouple99Couple
over a year ago

dublin

That little bollox from Salem’s lot who floated outside the window ,still fucking haunts me ,Danny flick was his name

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Undertaker

You cannot kill whats already dead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"That little bollox from Salem’s lot who floated outside the window ,still fucking haunts me ,Danny flick was his name "

Still one of the scariest films I ever saw.

Didn't help that I watched it on a stormy night in the wilds of Scotland in a room with big windows and no curtains. The shadows outside were

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bats and banshee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Incredible Hulk, mice and cows.

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By *quinnMan
over a year ago

Limerick

Probably just me still terrified of mice

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By *LUKCouple
over a year ago

Loughborough

"That little bollox from Salem’s lot who floated outside the window ,still fucking haunts me ,Danny flick was his name "

That's a good shout, that whole movie freaked me out as a kid.

The above scene, the bit with the guy in the rocking chair (Look at me teacher!), and the bit where the Master wakes up. I remember it was on over 2 nights on BBC1 in the mid 80s. The only reason I watched it was because the guy from Starsky and Hutch was in it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hard work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ghosts oh and never to mess with an oujai Bord probably wrong spelling

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By *ubcouple99Couple
over a year ago

dublin

"That little bollox from Salem’s lot who floated outside the window ,still fucking haunts me ,Danny flick was his name

That's a good shout, that whole movie freaked me out as a kid.

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yes me too lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The wooden spoon lol.

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By *ka ..Agent k ..Man
over a year ago

"The border Fox

..& his owl aunt Kate..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glenroe's end theme song

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

A Jack in a box

I had a duvet cover that was covered in them

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By *eepixieWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

The krankies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Glenroe's end theme song "
....oh god I still remember the fear... School tomorrow

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By *quinnMan
over a year ago

Limerick

"Glenroe's end theme song ....oh god I still remember the fear... School tomorrow

'School around the corner' always gave me that fear. Sunday evenings... The song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The dentist

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By *omtom7Man
over a year ago

Tralee

The canon.

And not because "priest" but he used to come to our national school and we were fucking terrified. I blame the teachers, they talked him up as if he was coming to judge our souls.

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By *elfastDMan
over a year ago

belfast

"The dentist"

I still hate the dentist

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"The canon.

And not because "priest" but he used to come to our national school and we were fucking terrified. I blame the teachers, they talked him up as if he was coming to judge our souls."

You just reminded me of confessions in the storeroom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blood - anytime myself or my siblings had a wound I was the first who fainted

The fear gone one evening when mich taller guy took my younger sister new diary and started to read her secrets, etc

No time to think bing bang and he was down

The priest seen that and told our parents

They asked us to tell the truth. We did. The priest smiled and came to the house in other estate to talk with that older boy's parents

That was the way boys in the primary school learnt how to respect girls

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

Salem's Lot scared the hell out of me and, at a younger age, the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I never took sweets from a stranger but I've read every Stephen King book since we and love them

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By *attooYouMan
over a year ago

just about northside

The AntiChrist

Hell

Piles from sitting on radiator

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bombs, bullets and people wearing masks"
I could imagine as my mother went through the same thing, fair play... anyway mine was the dag at the top of my street every time I went out the door it went for me.

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