I worked with a lady from thailand who had the same balloon phobia..oh man I had her in tears..just once though..hahahahahaha.. I didn't believe her till she started to cry
..oh and I scared sum other beezy at my work with a knife cuzz she said she was terrified of knives ..she cried too but I wasn't chasing her like chucky or mike meyers just whipin it out every time she was around and waited till she walk away then I'd follow ....oh man that was hilarious......