#72 Goosebumps

What gives you goosebumps? Do you like scary stuff? What else gives you goosebumps?

I think most people fall into a natural or super-natural mode when a topic like this is mentioned. I am not afraid of ghosts or goblins, nor do I find scary movies regardless of the tension or gore scary. I actually enjoy all of that stuff, and I love going to haunted houses. I guess this answers the second question. I love stuff that people would traditionally think of as scary. I find it funny instead. If you can manage to scare one of the people placed to scare you, you have done a good job and it will be a story for years to tell. Once as a child I went to a haunted house (I was about 12 so don't get all politically correct on me) and I went into a room with the group where a large spider oversaw the room and said it could answer any question. I was chosen randomly to ask the question. This was a person, not some lame device. I asked "Does you mother know how gay you are?" Being a yes or no question, both implying homosexuality, the spider didn't answer and we all laughed. I was a kid so this was not okay, but I would never do that now just in case people are wondering. I have lots of homosexual friends and I am totally cool with it. Anyways, that's an example of enjoying things that are supposed to be scary.

Now with the first and third parts. I was (to make up my own word) insect-a-phobic, but then I had a pet lizard and fed him crickets until I got over that. I am not really likely to get goosebumps unless it's literally a chill from cold weather. Now on the other hand, I don't like watching real violence. I would not say it gives me goose bumps or grosses me out, but it does put my adrenaline into overdrive and I get the traditional fight or flight response. I am not big on flight. I am more likely to call the cops, get involved where I don't need to, and make an idiot of myself. When I think back on many of those experiences I do get goosebumps so I guess that sums it up. Had fun with this one.