[IrishElk] Fowaslia

[irishelk]

I most commonly experience fowaslia when I need to buy something out of the ordinary, though I have also felt fowaslia while traveling or being entertained. Where does fowaslia hit you?

[GalFisk]

Is it pleasant? Is it an emotion? Can it hit you when you buy something extraordinary without needing to do do?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Is it pleasant? No. Is it an emotion? I'll say no, you could call it a "feeling." Can it hit you when you buy something extraordinary without needing to do do? No (or this would not cause the fowaslia).

[invisiblemimsy]

Is it the kind of feeling where you feel prickling at the back of your neck? Fear, foreboding, doom, trepidation, guilt, je-nais-ce-quoi (a feeling where you can't put your finger on it)? Might others get a similar feeling, a different feeling, no feeling at all? Is 'fowaslia' an acronym, anagram, or just a random word you made up?

[irishelk]

invisiblemimsy

Is it the kind of feeling where you feel prickling at the back of your neck? Fear, foreboding, doom, trepidation, guilt, je-nais-ce-quoi (a feeling where you can't put your finger on it)? Similar, in that it is not a feeling for which there is a standard English word. Uneasiness is likely, fear or doom would be a bit of an overreaction.
Might others get a similar feeling, a different feeling, no feeling at all? Definitely. Fowaslia describes the specific situation, but the emotional reaction to it will vary.
Is 'fowaslia' an acronym, anagram, or just a random word you made up? Sloppy acronym. =)

[invisiblemimsy]

Fear of what a silly lad I am?

[irishelk]

invisiblemimsy

Fear of what a silly lad I am? Ha, no.

[irishelk]

HINT: People probably never experienced fowaslia 150 years ago.

[Balin]

Is fowaslia related to technology? Electricity? Communication?

[irishelk]

Balin

Is fowaslia related to technology? DOYD, I'd say a certain innovation. Electricity? Not directly. Communication? No.

[GalFisk]

Does the feeling call for an action? Is it negative? Neutral? Is an innovation in travel relevant? Vehicles? Purchases? Is the price of the unusual thing relevant?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Does the feeling call for an action? No. Is it negative? A bit, for me. Neutral? Could be.
Is an innovation in travel relevant? Not directly, though it could be involved. Vehicles? No. Purchases? This is involved. Is the price of the unusual thing relevant? No.

[GalFisk]

Does the feeling contain an element of worry? Doubt? Are alternatives to whatever you're buying or doing relevant? Such as being worried about whether you found a good deal, or whether something is worth the money? Whether something is actually useful? Or of good quality? Is buying something out of the ordinary relevant because you are unfamiliar with it? If you experience it when buying something, must the thing you buy be an object? Can It be a service? An experience? Is the value of your time relevant?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Does the feeling contain an element of worry? Not necessarily. Doubt? Yes.
Are alternatives to whatever you're buying or doing relevant? In a vague sense. Such as being worried about whether you found a good deal, or whether something is worth the money? Not like this. Whether something is actually useful? Or of good quality? No to rest.
Is buying something out of the ordinary relevant because you are unfamiliar with it? No. If you experience it when buying something, must the thing you buy be an object? No. Can It be a service? Yes. An experience? Yes, definitely. Is the value of your time relevant? No.

[GalFisk]

Doubt about: the thing you bought? About an experience? About yourself? About the future? About the authenticity of something?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Doubt about: the thing you bought? About an experience? Yesish. About yourself? In a way. About the future? About the authenticity of something? No to rest.

[GalFisk]

Can you experience it when buying: a ride on an amusement ride? A theater ticket? A cruise? A train ticket? A circus ticket? Can you experience it while partaking in the experience you bought?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Can you experience it when buying: (I'll assume you mean buying these at the venue and not online. If online: unlikely for all.) a ride on an amusement ride? Unlikely. A theater ticket? Yes. A cruise? Unlikely. A train ticket? Possibly, depending on other factors. A circus ticket? Unlikely.

Can you experience it while partaking in the experience you bought? Yes.

[GalFisk]

Is the duration of the experience relevant? The time between buying and experiencing it? The effort put in by others in order to create the experience? Other people participating in the experience? Is the time after the experience relevant? Relevant whether you enjoy it or not?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Is the duration of the experience relevant? No. The time between buying and experiencing it? No, you needn't be buying an experience. The effort put in by others in order to create the experience? No. Other people participating in the experience? No. Is the time after the experience relevant? Not really, although this may be when you experience fowaslia. Relevant whether you enjoy it or not? No.

[GalFisk]

Can you experience it if you're getting the thing for free? Buying it for someone else? Buying it with a gift card? Can several people share the experience of fowaslia? Can you intentionally induce fowaslia in yourself? Would you ever want to? Can you intentionally induce it in others? Can children experience it? Toddlers? The blind? The deaf? Can you experience vague fowaslia? Strong fowaslia? Overwhelming?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Can you experience it if you're getting the thing for free? Yes. Buying it for someone else? Yes. Buying it with a gift card? Yes. Can several people share the experience of fowaslia? Yes, potentially. Can you intentionally induce fowaslia in yourself? It would be difficult. Would you ever want to? Probably not. Can you intentionally induce it in others? Noish.

Can children experience it? Yes. Toddlers? I don't see why not. The blind? Yes, although I wonder if they might be less susceptible to it. Not sure. The deaf? Yes. Can you experience vague fowaslia? Strong fowaslia? Overwhelming? Rather than it being stronger or weaker, you'd typically just experience it for shorter or longer periods of time.

[GalFisk]

Can it last for: seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? Months? Years? Decades? Can you experience it for more than one purchase simultaneously? If so, do you experience two separate instances of it? Just one? Does the experience of fowaslia stop abruptly? Fade away? Can you make it stop? Make it not start? Predict it? Is it uncomfortable? Unsettling?

[irishelk]

GalFisk

Can it last for: seconds? Yes. Minutes? More than a minute is unlikely. Hours? Days? Weeks? Months? Years? Decades? No to rest.
Can you experience it for more than one purchase simultaneously? Yope--you can experience it when purchasing multiple things, but I wouldn't say you are feeling it "for" the purchase. If so, do you experience two separate instances of it? No. Just one? Yes, I don't think you could feel multiple instances of it simultaneously.
Does the experience of fowaslia stop abruptly? Yes. Fade away? I suppose it could. Can you make it stop? Yes. Make it not start? You could take steps to make it unlikely to occur. Predict it? Possibly. Is it uncomfortable? Mildly. Unsettling? Mildly.

[irishelk]

Eh, maybe this one was too vague. I'm cutting it loose. =)

*********************SPOILER

Fowaslia: (n) the experience of forgetting what store location I'm at.

You experience fowaslia when you are in a chain convenience store, department store, hotel, movie theater, or any location that is one of a chain of identical stores/locations--and you forget which one you're in--"am I in the Target Superstore near my house right now, or the one downtown?" I usually experience this when Christmas shopping in malls and big box stores (buying something out of the ordinary), while riding the Metro (traveling), an especially in movie theaters (being entertained), where sitting in a dark room for hours tends to disorient me anyway. More than once I've left a movie theater to abruptly realize I was passively imagining myself at a different location.

Maybe this is just an issue with my defective brain.

[peter365]

This happens me all the time.