Oderint dum metuant (Atreus) Let them hate me provided they fear me

Phobia of the day:
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.



I intimidate the customers of my banking institution. Allegedly. It could simply be my aggressive sales approach, but then again, it could be my thigh highs and black pumps. ;) I had a strange thing happen at work today. I overheard a customer seeking help about CD's and I began walking over to him for some assistance. As he took a glance at me, a "once over" if you will, he darted to another representative out on the platform. Talk about dissing a sister... Damn.

I was told by a fellow employee that the customer had a serious case of Venustraphobia. I couldn't believe that people who suffer from this strange phobia actually exist in the USA. (and in my 'hood) I mean, countries who lack the necessities of running water, thongs, and great hair accessories should surely have men (and some women) running amuck. More so for the simple fact they've never seen anyone beautiful before. Yet, here in our great nation, we have people getting nose & boob jobs on their lunch breaks. There are "hot" women just about everywhere you look. It's getting to the point where all the beautiful women aren't so unique anymore. Which is why I can't understand why one would have such a phobia. Not here and certainly not in my town. And definitely not involving me. I'm usually the woman the "drunk" men hit on because I look like Christy Turlington or Swan Lady (whatever floats your boat, really) after 8 shots of Grand Marnier. This kind of phobia is usually present in the patient from a very long time and has a lot to do with his experiences in love and early dealings with the opposite sex. Hell, if these are some symptoms, then all the men I have encountered in my life have "VENUSTRAPHOBIA".

Phobia Treatment & Prevention
Stay away from places where beautiful women will frequent (obvious isn't it?). Join a Bachelors Club and spend most of your time there. Marry an ugly woman or turn Gay. Attend a job where girls or women are not allowed to join. The best bet is to settle down on a deserted island or live on a secluded hill in India where you won't find anything but monkeys and snakes.

Risky Career Options for People with this Phobia
- Hairstylist
- Girls School Teacher
- Aerobics Instructor or Dance Trainer
- Psychiatrist or Marriage counselor
- Talent Scout/Modeling Manager

Good Career Options for People with this Phobia
- Mining
- Bachelor Club Manager
- Forest & Hilly Regions Research Scientist
- Dungeon & Dragon's Gaming tester
- Gorilla Armpit Scratcher (Yes, this is an actual job)

I thought these were fun phobias:

Cacophobia: Fear of ugliness. (Now, if someone ran away from me with this fear, I would definitely be more understanding...)
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words. (Now, that's a long word.)
Anemophobia: Fear of air.
Anglophobia: Fear of England. (What a bloody shame! I like England. Never been.)
Phronemophobia: Fear of thinking. (Uh duh)
Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Parthenophobia: Fear of virgins. (Ha, so you've been to my old high school...)
Coitophobia: Fear of sexual intercourse. (See above, perhaps?)
Phallophobia: Fear of penises. (Lesbies & Nuns top this category.) Would the fear of any interaction with little penises count in this category? If there was a different phobia for that, I'd own it! ;-p
I'd call it "IsThatAnExtraBellyButtonphobia".

--Only moments after reading Andrea Mackris's sexual harassment complaint against Bill O'Reilly, (courtesy of the smoking gun) I had to take a shower to quickly "wash" off the ICK. I've never felt so disgusted. I may NEVER read again. The link is a quick jump to the ICK. Ugh.

--Ellise, glad we got to hang out aftwer work. Nothing like after work drinks at Happy Hour. Honestly, who goes to Wal-Mart to purchase boxes of "fun size" peanut M&M's that'll last at least 10 years?? (We do.) That's why we needed the drinks, sister. Delicious, delicious alcohol. Wine is our savior, no? Let us pray...

LIEZELism of the day:
HAPPY HOUR= Period of time at the bar when the drinks are 80% water, and 20% overpriced. Now, that's 100% bullshit. ;)

*Thank god for bloody good shiraz, particularly the Grant Burge Barossa Miamba Shiraz. (Classic Barossa red.) Now, this is a great night cap. One bottle, and only one of me. :) Now that's an awesome drinker/wine ratio. Actually, it helps with the insomnia.

I am counting down the days to the weekend, folks... It's been a LONG work week.