May 4, 2008

Scotomaphobia, noun
Fear of blindness, or fear of blindness in visual field

"So, when exactly are Bitch Ass Builders Ltd coming round to install that Ikea purchase to cover this very window?" Nipper enquired casually, peering over his copy of Avian Weekly.

"I don't know. Soon. Why?" Zeds replied, ferreting through a heap of un-ironed shirts.

"Well, the beaming sunlight is giving me strobe light eyes here... So, is it called a blind to stop you going blind? Or to make you blind when its dark? And do blind people need blinds?" asked the inquisitive, if a little unkempt, buzzard.

"Shall we just get curtains instead?"