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Fear Of Poles
Contributed by David Dunn on Feb 22, 2026 (message contributor)
There was this man who’s afraid of telephone poles.
Why is he afraid of telephone poles?
Because when he was at a bus stop a car accident occurred right in front of him while he was standing next to a telephone pole. When he heard the crash of the accident, he felt his life was in danger. He comes away from there not being afraid of accidents but being afraid of telephone poles.
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