Fear of being tickled by The Great Mole Rat covered in peanut butter...

Generally, I don't link to many commercial sites, but every now and then there's one that's just too wonderful to ignore. Such is the case when I discovered a company dedicated to easing peanut-butter phobias.

From their site: "For anyone earning a living, the financial toll of this phobia is incalculable. Living with fear means you can never concentrate fully and give your best. Lost opportunities. Poor performance or grades. Promotions that pass you by. peanut butter phobia will likely cost you tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of your lifetime..."

I think that's true. Working in corporate America, I lost count of all the promising folks who failed to get ahead solely because being near crunchy Skippy made them shriek and flee the area. Even now, when I'm approached by some bum asking for spare change, as I pour hot pepper spray into their big sad eyes I can't help wondering how big a role peanut butter played in their downfall.

It's clear that they're doing great work here. But what about those of us without a peanut butter phobia? Have no fear! (get it? fear? that's a little joke) These same folks can also help you with your fear of Bolsheviks, being tickled with a feather, ventriloquists ' dummies, balloons, Walloons, and, of course, by popular demand, The Great Mole Rat.