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->'''Interviewer:''' What's your biggest fear?\\
'''Danny:''' I'M NOT AFRAID OF ''SHIT!''' ''[beat]'' ...Except snakes.
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheTourettesGuy''
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->''(the light goes out; [[FromBadToWorse cue panic attack]])

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->''(the light goes out; [[FromBadToWorse cue panic attack]])attack]])''
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->''(to failing light)'' I'm sorry, but that's absolutely unacceptable! I'm under enough strain as it is: I can't have you quitting on me! ''(to himself)'' Get a hold of yourself, Garak. After all, you haven't had one of these attacks in years. Yes, this is a tight, enclosed space, yes, there's not a lot of room to move, but a [[HeroicWillpower disciplined mind]] does not allow itself to be sidetracked by niggling psychological disorders like... {{claustrophobia}}. Besides, this isn't like Tzenketh: the walls won't collapse in on you. Your friends are nearby, there's plenty of air, [[TemptingFate so there's nothing to be concerned about]].
->''(the light fades a little further.)''
->Focus on the job. You're the only one who can contact the Runabout. People are depending on you. Ziyal is depending on you. You promised you'd come back... and [[TheWoobie that young lady]] has had ''quite'' enough disappointments in her life without you adding to them. So... control yourself. [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You're stronger than this]]. A disciplined mind-
->''(the light goes out; [[FromBadToWorse cue panic attack]])
-->--'''Garak,''' ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "By Inferno's Light"
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->''I'm not afraid of ghosts\\
I'm not afraid of sharks\\
I'm not afraid of cancer\\
I'm just afraid of snakes\\
They really creep me out\\
Where are their arms and legs?\\
It's not okay!''
-->-- '''Gene's "Snake Song"''', ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', episode "It Snakes a Village"

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->''"Today we're talking about geese. I hate them a lot. And it's not important why, just keep that in mind: that I, sincerely--they're probably the only animal that I hate. Geese mate for life. I had no idea that such jerks could attach for that long. It's unknown to us whether or not if one of them dies from being an asshole, that the other one gets a new asshole mate. And to know they have ''anything'' in common with something as adorable as penguins [[SuckinessIsPainful hurts]]. ...Now here's something that makes perfect sense: good poop is poisonous, yup. Their poop contains e.coli, so when they're poopin' in your lakes and water and stuff, then...you swim in the water, and you could get e.coli, so don't do that. And our final fact from our in-house goose expert, me: They're dicks."''
-->--Animal lover '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFBGQrLkdg Catee Wayne]]'''

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->''"Today we're talking about geese. ->''"I can handle anything but snakes. Well, I hate them a lot. And it's not important why, just keep that in mind: that I, sincerely--they're probably can handle the only animal that I hate. Geese one in [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda}} "Kinda"]] but pretty much no other."''
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-magicians-apprentice-written-by.html Joe Ford]]'''

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mate for life. I had no idea that such jerks could attach for that long. It's unknown to us whether or not if one of them dies from being an asshole, that the other one gets a new asshole mate. And to know they have ''anything'' in common with something as adorable as penguins [[SuckinessIsPainful hurts]]. ...Now here's something that makes perfect sense: good hurts]].... goose poop is poisonous, yup. Their poop contains e.coli, so when they're poopin' in your lakes and water and stuff, then...you swim in the water, and you could get e.coli, so don't do that. \\\
And our final fact from our in-house goose expert, me: They're dicks."''
-->--Animal lover -->--[[EvenNerdshaveStandards Animal lover]] '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFBGQrLkdg Catee Wayne]]'''
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->'''Indiana Jones''': Snakes. [[TropeNamer Why'd it have be snakes?]]
->'''Sallah''': Asps. Very dangerous. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny You go first.]]

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->'''Indiana Jones''': Snakes. [[TropeNamer [[TropeNamers Why'd it have be snakes?]]
->'''Sallah''': Asps. Very dangerous. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments You go first.]]



-->-- '''ComicBook/AtomicRobo''', reassuring himself.

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-->-- '''ComicBook/AtomicRobo''', '''Comicbook/AtomicRobo''', reassuring himself.
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-->'''Robo''', ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'', reassuring himself.

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-->'''Robo''', ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'', -->-- '''ComicBook/AtomicRobo''', reassuring himself.
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->Okay, don't panic. They're not ''actual'' bugs that can crawl into your body and die and get their disgusting bug guts all over your internal systems and make your body incredibly gross forever. They're just [[EldritchAbomination hyperdimensionally divided intersections of a monster outside time and space.]] You can fight that. You ''have'' fought that. It's ''not bugs.''
-->'''Robo''', ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'', reassuring himself.
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-->-- ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' film

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-->-- ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' film



-->-- ''[[TotalWar Medieval 2: Total War]]'' Pre-battle speech ([[RPGElements enabled by a general's acquired character trait]])

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-->-- ''[[TotalWar Medieval 2: Total War]]'' ''VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar'' Pre-battle speech ([[RPGElements enabled by a general's acquired character trait]])



-->-- ''HeartbreakRidge'' during a parachute jump into a warzone.

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-->-- ''HeartbreakRidge'' ''Film/HeartbreakRidge'' during a parachute jump into a warzone.

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->''"No! [[MemeticMutation COVERED WITH SCORPIONS!]] Get them off me!''
-->--'''Wolverine''', ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' ("Captive Heart")




->''That was a small army, this is a big spider!''


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->''That was a small army, this is a big spider!''
-->'''Gilgamesh''', ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''
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'''Marge:''' Well everyone's afraid of ''something''.\\
'''Homer:''' Not me!\\

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'''Marge:''' Well everyone's afraid everybody's got a fear of ''something''.\\
'''Homer:''' Not me!\\everybody!\\



'''Homer:''' WHERE?! WHERE?!

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'''Homer:''' WHERE?! WHERE?!WHERE?! AAH! AAH! ''[runs off]''
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->''"Today we're talking about geese. I hate them a lot. And it's not important why, just keep that in mind: that I, sincerely--they're probably the only animal that I hate. Geese mate for life. I had no idea that such jerks could attach for that long. It's unknown to us whether or not if one of them dies from being an asshole, that the other one gets a new asshole-mate. And to know they have ''anything'' in common with something as adorable as penguins [[SuckinessIsPainful hurts]]. ...Now here's something that makes perfect sense: good poop is poisonous, yup. Their poop contains e.coli, so when they're poopin' in your lakes and water and stuff, then...you swim in the water, and you could get e.coli, so don't do that. And our final fact from our in-house goose expert, me: They're dicks."''

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->''"Today we're talking about geese. I hate them a lot. And it's not important why, just keep that in mind: that I, sincerely--they're probably the only animal that I hate. Geese mate for life. I had no idea that such jerks could attach for that long. It's unknown to us whether or not if one of them dies from being an asshole, that the other one gets a new asshole-mate.asshole mate. And to know they have ''anything'' in common with something as adorable as penguins [[SuckinessIsPainful hurts]]. ...Now here's something that makes perfect sense: good poop is poisonous, yup. Their poop contains e.coli, so when they're poopin' in your lakes and water and stuff, then...you swim in the water, and you could get e.coli, so don't do that. And our final fact from our in-house goose expert, me: They're dicks."''
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->''"Today we're talking about geese. I hate them a lot. And it's not important why, just keep that in mind: that I, sincerely--they're probably the only animal that I hate. Geese mate for life. I had no idea that such jerks could attach for that long. It's unknown to us whether or not if one of them dies from being an asshole, that the other one gets a new asshole-mate. And to know they have ''anything'' in common with something as adorable as penguins [[SuckinessIsPainful hurts]]. ...Now here's something that makes perfect sense: good poop is poisonous, yup. Their poop contains e.coli, so when they're poopin' in your lakes and water and stuff, then...you swim in the water, and you could get e.coli, so don't do that. And our final fact from our in-house goose expert, me: They're dicks."''
-->--Animal lover '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFBGQrLkdg Catee Wayne]]'''

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->''I have fought a Grizzly Bear, tracked a Cobra to its lair,''
->''Killed a Crocodile who dared to cross my path''
->''But the thing I really dread, when I've just got out of bed''
->''Is to find that there's a Spider in the bath...''
-->-- Music/FlandersAndSwann, "The Spider"



->''I have fought a Grizzly Bear, tracked a Cobra to its lair,''
->''Killed a Crocodile who dared to cross my path''
->''But the thing I really dread, when I've just got out of bed''
->''Is to find that there's a Spider in the bath...''
-->-- Music/FlandersAndSwann, "The Spider"



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->'''Homer:''' Kids, your mother has a fear of flying.\\
'''Bart:''' So much for the days when I could say "[[OnlySaneMan at least my mother's normal]]".\\
'''Marge:''' Well everyone's afraid of ''something''.\\
'''Homer:''' Not me!\\
'''Marge:''' ''[irritated]'' Sock puppets!\\
'''Homer:''' WHERE?! WHERE?!
-->--''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E11FearOfFlying Fear of Flying]]"
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-->-- FlandersAndSwann, "The Spider"

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-->-- FlandersAndSwann, Music/FlandersAndSwann, "The Spider"
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->'''[[TheBigGuy Swede]]:''' Don't make me do it, Gunny, I'm afraid of heights!
->'''[[SergeantRock Highway]]:''' So am I, kid.
->'''Swede:''' You are?
->'''Highway:''' Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft is not a natural act. Now let's do this right and enjoy the view.
-->-- ''HeartbreakRidge'' during a parachute jump into a warzone.
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->...And at the last, I say to you, look to your [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU5XNL6nBbY -Snakesnakesnakesnake-SNAKE!-SNAKE! OH MY GOD TAKE IT AWAY!]]

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->...And at the last, I say to you, look to your [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU5XNL6nBbY -Snakesnakesnakesnake-SNAKE!-SNAKE! OH MY GOD TAKE IT AWAY!]]AWAAAY!]]
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->...And at the last, I say to you, look to your [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU5XNL6nBbY -Snakesnakesnakesnake-SNAKE!-SNAKE! OH MY GOD TAKE IT AWAY!]]
-->-- ''[[TotalWar Medieval 2: Total War]]'' Pre-battle speech ([[RPGElements enabled by a general's acquired character trait]])

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This trope is when a character is shown to be afraid of something vastly trivial to what s/he has dealt with before. As for Fluttershy, dragons are on a completely \'\'bigger\'\' scale (not that it stopped her from staring it down to submission).


->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' But Fluttershy, you have a wonderful talent dealing with all kinds of animals.\\
'''Fluttershy:''' Yes. Because they're not dragons.\\
'''Rainbow Dash:''' Oh, ''come on''! We've seen you walk up to a horrible manticore like it was nothing!\\
'''Fluttershy:''' Yes. Because he ''wasn't a dragon.''\\
'''Pinkie Pie:''' Spike is a dragon! You're not scared of him!\\
'''Fluttershy:''' Yes. Because he's not ''a huge, gigantic, terrifying, enormous, teeth-gnashing, sharp-scale-having, horn-wearing, smoke-snoring, could-eat-a-pony-in-one-bite, totally-all-grown-up'' dragon.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
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->'''Ronald Weasley''': (''talking in his sleep'') Spiders! They want me to tap-dance! I don't want to tap-dance!\\
'''Harry Potter''': You tell those spiders, Ron.\\
'''Ronald Weasley''': Yeah, tell them. ... I'll tell them.
-->-- ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' film
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->'''IndianaJones''': There's a big snake in the plane, Jock!

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->'''IndianaJones''': ->'''Franchise/IndianaJones''': There's a big snake in the plane, Jock!
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-->'''Gilgamesh''', ''GirlGenius''

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-->'''Gilgamesh''', ''GirlGenius''
''Webcomic/GirlGenius''
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-->-- '''O'Chul''', ''{{Order of the Stick}}''

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-->-- '''O'Chul''', ''{{Order of the Stick}}''
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->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' But Fluttershy, you have a wonderful talent dealing with all kinds of animals.\\
'''Fluttershy:''' Yes. Because they're not dragons.\\
'''Rainbow Dash:''' Oh, ''come on''! We've seen you walk up to a horrible manticore like it was nothing!\\
'''Fluttershy:''' Yes. Because he ''wasn't a dragon.''\\
'''Pinkie Pie:''' Spike is a dragon! You're not scared of him!\\
'''Fluttershy:''' Yes. Because he's not ''a huge, gigantic, terrifying, enormous, teeth-gnashing, sharp-scale-having, horn-wearing, smoke-snoring, could-eat-a-pony-in-one-bite, totally-all-grown-up'' dragon.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
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-->-- ''RaidersOfTheLostArk''

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-->-- ''RaidersOfTheLostArk''
''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''



-->-- ''RaidersOfTheLostArk''

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-->-- ''RaidersOfTheLostArk''
''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''



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->'''[[IndianaJones Indy]]''': Snakes. [[TropeNamer Why'd it have be snakes?]]
->'''Sallah''': Asps. Very dangerous. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny You go first.]]

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->'''[[IndianaJones Indy]]''': Snakes. [[TropeNamer Why'd it have be snakes?]]
->'''Sallah''': Asps. Very dangerous. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny You go first.]]
->'''IndianaJones''': There's a big snake in the plane, Jock!
->'''Jock''': Oh, that's just my pet snake Reggie!
->'''Indiana Jones''': I hate snakes, Jock! I ''hate'' 'em!
->'''Jock''': Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya?


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->'''Indiana Jones''': Snakes. [[TropeNamer Why'd it have be snakes?]]
->'''Sallah''': Asps. Very dangerous. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny You go first.]]
-->-- ''RaidersOfTheLostArk''

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-> Sharks. Why did it have to be sharks?

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->'''[[IndianaJones Indy]]''': Snakes. [[TropeNamer Why'd it have be snakes?]]
->'''Sallah''': Asps. Very dangerous. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny You go first.]]
-->-- ''RaidersOfTheLostArk''

-> Sharks. Why did it have to be sharks? sharks?
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->''That was a small army, this is a big dog!''
-->[[Tropers/StongRadd Stong Radd]]

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->''That was a small army, this is a big dog!''
-->[[Tropers/StongRadd Stong Radd]]
spider!''
-->'''Gilgamesh''', ''GirlGenius''
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->''That was a small army, this is a big dog!''
-->[[Tropers/StongRadd Stong Radd]]

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