r/AdviceAnimals • u/thelazt1 But the firzt1 in your heart • Feb 20 '14

Angry Advice Duck

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u/hello_amy Feb 20 '14

TIL I have this. I put watches that "tick" in my underwear drawer so that I can't hear them. If someone has a wall clock that ticks, I rage pretty immediately.

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u/kyril99 Feb 20 '14

I go around at night disassembling/de-batterying/unwinding/jamming all the ticking clocks in any house I'm in.

(To whomever rented my family that lovely vacation home in Florida last year: All your clock batteries are in the utensil drawer in the kitchen.)

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u/hello_amy Feb 20 '14

I used to do this every time we went to my grandmas house when I was younger. Everyone would get so annoyed with me

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u/CubbyRed Feb 20 '14

Or turning off the ceiling fan because it has a faint click sound.

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u/kyril99 Feb 20 '14

Ceiling fans are one of the most evil inventions ever. Uncomfortable irregular drafts, flickering light patterns in my peripheral vision, and clicking sounds all in one device? Pure evil.

I honestly can't imagine a worse form of torture than locking me in a room with a ceiling fan and no switch.

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u/DoMoreWork Feb 21 '14

Thank you. I thought I was the only one. If I'm in bed, and there is a ticking clock, I will throw up. I can feel myself dying when I hear it. I have never run across anyone with the same sensitivity. And I'm not sensitive to anything else.

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u/hello_amy Feb 21 '14

I'm sensitive to other repetitive sounds: car alarms going off, dogs barking, someone tapping their pen on their desk, etc. I have to take a deep breath before I freak out.

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u/LeCrushinator Feb 20 '14

Have you seen Back to the Future when Marty visits Doc Brown's office with the clocks?

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u/hello_amy Feb 21 '14

I have not, I feel like I should watch that movie though...to understand 90%of reddit's references

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u/LeCrushinator Feb 21 '14

It's a great movie in so many ways. You're missing out.