Comments on: The Face of Terror http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/ Stream of consciousness rambling about technology, theology, and "parentology" Wed, 09 May 2012 00:35:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: donstuff http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-12000 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:29:50 +0000 http://timthefoolman.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-12000 What a great post. I enjoyed it. Thanks.
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]]> By: zoe http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-11937 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:02:09 +0000 http://timthefoolman.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-11937 aquaphobia can be such a bummer. but i still applaud you for being brave to try snorkeling. Don’t know if i could do it myself knowing how much of a scaredy cat i am when it comes to the water. read some stuff about aquaphobia at http://www.aquaphobia.com

]]> By: Anne http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-3665 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:35:53 +0000 http://timthefoolman.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-3665 Ha ha… While I love snorkelling and truly do not understand why anyone would be that afraid of the water, it is very amusing to read about you horror experience. I really think you should get back into the water again, and write more about it! But that’s kind of a cruel wish, maybe.

]]> By: Laura http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1498 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:24:32 +0000 http://timthefoolman.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1498 I have to comment again…

When I read this post, I could totally envision the scene–so much so that it pains me to read it at all. That is a testament to your excellent writing ability. Keep up the good work, but please stop snorkeling!

]]> By: Bobby Caldwell http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1492 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:46:27 +0000 http://timthefoolman.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1492 Uh huh…And I thought the “terror of the seas” was Blackbeard. Didn’t know it was a transitive verb.

]]> By: Tiffany http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1483 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:59:32 +0000 http://timthefoolman.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1483 I’m pretty sure my reaction to the situation would have been almost identical. Whenever I see people snorkeling in movies, for example, I always wonder how they stay up on the surface — why don’t they sink to the bottom? Why don’t they tire out and start flailing around like shark bait? Why doesn’t water get in the snorkel and drown them? Why aren’t they terrified at seeing the crystal clear bottom so far below them, like Neo on top of the skyscraper in The Matrix? Thus, snorkeling is not in my future; I’ll stay on the boat, thanks anyway.

This reminds me, by the way, of the only time I’ve ever been on a glass-bottom boat. We were on Key West, and the glass-bottom boat ride was supposed to be The Thing To Do. I envisioned a boat whose entire bottom was made of glass; we’d sit and watch ocean life unroll under us like a documentary on the Discovery Channel. Instead, a glass panel about 4×6 feet was set into the hull. We had a nice ride into the Gulf, and then the boat stopped over a reef. Everyone on board crowded around the window, trying to get a glimpse of fish, crabs, or sharks, but this was made difficult by the bobbing of the boat — everything on the other side of the glass kept moving back and forth … up and down … and, um, I needed to go up on deck before I got sick. I don’t think underwater adventures are exactly my thing. :-)

]]> By: Laura http://timthefoolman.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1470 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:45:27 +0000 http://timthefoolman.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/the-face-of-terror/#comment-1470 You were undoubtedly entertaining to everyone there! Poor Tim! :)

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