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Things that give you the willies

569 replies

Isshebeingserious · 15/11/2018 21:24

Inspired by another thread, what are things that give you the willies?

My biggest one is houseboats.

desperately hoping other people get the willies too

OP posts:
ruleofthree · 16/11/2018 02:04

Microfiber. Just thinking about it will make me rub my fingers together for hours!!

SuperLambBananas · 16/11/2018 02:06

@thighofrelief

Frogs are amphibians so perhaps you're fine with reptiles? or perhaps I've pointed out another willy-giver for you. Apologies if the latter!

thighofrelief · 16/11/2018 02:09

bananas you've made everything much worse Grin

Any slimy animal - fish, snakes, frogs, geckos. Toads ugh! Give you warts too, probably genital warts.

thighofrelief · 16/11/2018 02:12

Oh and witches, big dolls and the thought of caves or potholing, just why?.

SuperLambBananas · 16/11/2018 02:13

depends where you're putting them...

thighofrelief · 16/11/2018 02:14

Haven't seen a willy in so long willies probably give me the willies too.

thighofrelief · 16/11/2018 02:15

They do jump.

notavictim36 · 16/11/2018 02:17

thighofrelief willies do not give me the willies as such but I do find them weird looking and not at all appealing. Same with bollocks.

Jamiefraserskilt · 16/11/2018 02:17

Pylons close up
Cliffs that want to pull you forward
Stuff that moves underneath you like on bridges and the sea
Greasy hair...talking of which...
The childcatcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

notavictim36 · 16/11/2018 02:17

they do jump Willies jump?

notavictim36 · 16/11/2018 02:19

JamieFrasersKilt agree re: pylons. they look horrid. Wasn't helped by being a schoolkid in the 80s and early 90s and being shown scary PIFs on how pylons kill kids

Bahhhhhumbug · 16/11/2018 02:21

Fish, can't look at them, can't swim in the sea, only the pool on holiday. Once out with group of friends in restaurant and one friend ordered sea bass complete with head etc obv. and she was sat opposite me. As her plate was put in front of her l leapt out my seat, screamed, nearly knocking my chair over backwards and knocking person next to me wine over. Why oh why do people want to look at a dead fish, just why?

thighofrelief · 16/11/2018 02:22

Frogs and toads jump and give you warts. Therefore if they jump high enough they could give you genital warts. Unless you are cross trained in genital warts and frog/toad jumping behaviour I'm afraid we have only my theory to go on.

LoudJazzHands · 16/11/2018 02:22

When my fingertips brush against the towel wrapped around my wet hair when I'm applying moisturiser.

avamiah · 16/11/2018 02:24

thighofrelief,
Hahaha
Yes I’m with you on Big dolls and some willies can be scary looking .😳

thighofrelief · 16/11/2018 02:26

avamiah especially dolls with big weird blinking eyes, gross!

avamiah · 16/11/2018 02:35

thighofrelief,
Hahaha , and those large fur unicorns are scary looking.

1forAll74 · 16/11/2018 02:35

Another one here for Deep Water and submarines.
Slugs. clown or horror masks.

notavictim36 · 16/11/2018 02:38

thighofrelief therefore if they jump high enough they could give you genital warts

hahaha lol! I don't mind toads personally but they are very warty, so I see what you mean. They kind of scream "genital warts" when you look at them, don't they.

also willies can give you GW, so willies are potentially things that could give you the willies

notavictim36 · 16/11/2018 02:40

Bahhhhhhumbug I once ordered prawns but they turned out to have their heads still on!!!! I had to rip them off or go hungry. I prefer my food not to have an obvious face on it

notavictim36 · 16/11/2018 02:42

Sesame Street sometimes gave me the willies as a child.

Bert and Ernie (those eyebrows!), the Yep Yep monsters and Snaffleophagus I found terrifying.

avamiah · 16/11/2018 02:44

notavictim36,
I find cooked fish served with its head on very disturbing .
Lol

CanuckBC · 16/11/2018 02:44

I have loved reading this:)

thighofrelief · 16/11/2018 02:45

nota forgot all about bollocks, yes - no thanks.

avamiah · 16/11/2018 02:46

notavictim36,
OMG , hahahahaha ,yes especially the one who lived in the bin .lol