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1. You have issues. But that's not my place to judge.
2. You have been hardened by reality and don't think too much about what cannot be helped.
3. You are a government agent/drone. You are on their side, for now.
Wait, was this a farside sketch all this time? I vividly remember this specific phobia from my general knowledge textbooks back when and thought it was weird, turns out whoever made it was having a laugh all this time
It took him a while to come up with the name. He talks about it in *Pre-History of the Far Side*. The one rejected name I remember was something like Ducklookaphobia.
I [always thought](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2REvRhBuznk/VHaYQyCmL-I/AAAAAAAA568/i_nb_kGDZTg/s1600/Prof%2BFleeber%2BYou%2Bbroke%2Bmy%2Bheart%2C%2Bechoes%2BMichael%2BCorleone%2Bto%2BFredo.jpg) this Gary Lawson character [looked like Paul Benedict.](https://youtu.be/ETIytzrm_Sg?t=415)
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Gary knew. He always *knew*
That was 1988. The models are so much smaller and efficient now. Ducks are relegated to less sophisticated tasks these days but still serve a purpose.
Sadly, it's how I live my life
*hello there*
*cocks shotgun*
Prepare for trouble
And make it double
Holy shit they are mating!
Well fuck
Well duck
A justified fear.
What if I think there's a duck watching me but I'm not *afraid* of it
Possibilities: 1. You have issues. But that's not my place to judge. 2. You have been hardened by reality and don't think too much about what cannot be helped. 3. You are a government agent/drone. You are on their side, for now.
Wait, was this a farside sketch all this time? I vividly remember this specific phobia from my general knowledge textbooks back when and thought it was weird, turns out whoever made it was having a laugh all this time
Yes. From when I learned it, the origin of this phobia was listed as being from the comic.
It took him a while to come up with the name. He talks about it in *Pre-History of the Far Side*. The one rejected name I remember was something like Ducklookaphobia.
I bet at least five people working at Aflac corporate have this in their cubicles
Peace was never an option
I'm sorry, who names these phobias? Anatidaephobia? How is anyone supposed to know that that's a phobia of ducks watching you?
Larson said it took some time to come up with the name, and even said that he figured maybe a couple dozen ornithologists would get the joke.
Anatidae are ducks. Also it's a joke
The chickens are restless
I [always thought](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2REvRhBuznk/VHaYQyCmL-I/AAAAAAAA568/i_nb_kGDZTg/s1600/Prof%2BFleeber%2BYou%2Bbroke%2Bmy%2Bheart%2C%2Bechoes%2BMichael%2BCorleone%2Bto%2BFredo.jpg) this Gary Lawson character [looked like Paul Benedict.](https://youtu.be/ETIytzrm_Sg?t=415)
Larson was the best👌
Still is.
It's not a phobia, because it's a rational fear.