Or in 2005, when we were suddenly afraid to eat a hamburger for fear of Mad Cow disease?

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I'm suddenly afraid we've done him in.

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Is it just me or are you suddenly very afraid of the state of Minnesota?

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"A few years ago, when fashions got slimmer but I hadn't, I suddenly became afraid for the first time of looking my age, " Kennedy addresses customers on her Web site.

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