Sleep-deprived humor
It is said that through repeated negative experiences, one produces interesting skills as a defense mechanism.
I do not think this is always the case, but I can't think of another way to describe what I jokingly refer to as my "spider sense". I'm terribly arachnaphobic but I tend to be the first person to notice a spider is nearby, and can sometimes guess where spiders are before I see them. This is easily explained, of course: Being terribly arachnaphobic makes me always on the lookout, and so if I catch sight of a spider in my peripheral vision, my consciousness might not notice it but my unconscious does and sends the message to my brain that Here Be Spiders.
Sometimes I will sit and point at a spider, describing its appearance and location, for a minute or two before the person whose attention I am trying to draw to it finally sees it.
One must wonder if I can make money off of this talent.
I do not think this is always the case, but I can't think of another way to describe what I jokingly refer to as my "spider sense". I'm terribly arachnaphobic but I tend to be the first person to notice a spider is nearby, and can sometimes guess where spiders are before I see them. This is easily explained, of course: Being terribly arachnaphobic makes me always on the lookout, and so if I catch sight of a spider in my peripheral vision, my consciousness might not notice it but my unconscious does and sends the message to my brain that Here Be Spiders.
Sometimes I will sit and point at a spider, describing its appearance and location, for a minute or two before the person whose attention I am trying to draw to it finally sees it.
One must wonder if I can make money off of this talent.