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lessons in futility (talking to roaches)
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lessons in futility (talking to roaches) |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738
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Did you really think me done? Sometimes I simply pity you. You really did. You thought you won. Come here, love and lick my shoe... Changing tactics, run and hide-- be very still in shadow's keep. Just know I've got my eye on you and patience will kill those who creep. Go ahead and stretch your wings. I will grant you one more flight. But know your days are done my friend-- know this is your final night. There is nothing that you did-- you lived your life accordingly. Yet you erred the day you dared to walk all over me. Nothing now but ritual. A paper towel is your shroud. I flush the toilet--victory-- I turn to greet the roaring crowd. Undefeated champ, I am! You will bother me no more. One by one--I count the dead-- six hundred thousand forty-four... |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Sounds like you need a BUGMAN!!!!!!  |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
Don't worry, she's not crazy. any questions, click here /pip/Forum29/HTML/001431.html (nice one, I'll cover for you) I said I'm going to buy a gun and start a war, |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Oh do I have roach stories...one across the dash of my car..almost wrecked....and another where I ran and got the spray and the thing took flight and landed on my chest!! Don't tell me they don't know what they are doing!! Creepy, sneaky, crunchy filth! Great poem though!! Susan |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
hehehe....oh God! I just busted the button off my jeans! |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
God i wonder what my score is? many a paper towel and many a flush grins |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Michael? I suppose you could help out, um, if your hose will reach new orleans, that is...  And actually it's a bit better now. We did have the house treated, but there's that part after spraying where they just go crazy before they die...hmmmm...IZZAT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME???? sighs and winks. I worry too much. Thanks for smiling with me folks.  |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
You realize of course that this has literally given me the heebie jeebies  I hate bugs of any kind, and since when do cockroaches fly? C'mon, say you were kidding. You were kidding right? If they fly they could land on you and now I KNOW for sure I will not sleep tonight. That is a given! Is there nothing you can not write about lady? |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
I remember seeing that pie chart of all the animals in the world....and the non-bugs were a little tiny slice at the top...... .....and it was calculated by body weight.... Nice poem, you! I love wit in verse.... ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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timothysangel1973
since 2001-12-03
Posts 1725Never close enough |
Well...now I got the creepy crawlies..., I'll be itchy all night long! But seriously, once when I was a kid we lived in a house that had roaches complete with wings. We were kids, and we had a ball at night after mama cut the lights out...we'd flick our flashlights, and get them critters to flying around, then we'd take turns with the bat.... Wasn't that mean? Oh well....mama appreciated it cause she never did have to call the bug man...us kids took care of that problem.... HaHa, thanks for the memory!  |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Hugging Sharon!!! Miss you lady! (um...Roaches don't fly...far)*chuckle* Still wanna come visit me? bwahahahaha  And ask Nan about the coffins that pop out of the ground too. to Nan.And now for the roach report. Balladeer you'd be proud. So far, bug activity is minimal to non-existant. And thanks to all--almost didn't post this--but I figured I write about everything else in my life, why not this?  Serenity is serene. [This message has been edited by serenity blaze (06-26-2003 10:17 PM).] |
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Skyfire
since 2000-12-27
Posts 3381Riding |
*shudder* roaches are gross... you have my deepest sympathy... long live the queen roach killer (don't ask where I came up with that one lol) It is said the Creator has taken a handful of South Wind and given each newborn Arabian the power of flight without wings |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Ahh! The palmettos are bloomin', eh? (1/4 pounders too, I'll bet!) ~yeti |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
you kill the bugs...i'll take care of that rat for ya...(evil evil grin)...i did live there 4 years and remember a few hiding places...h "i am out of estrogen and i have a gun" |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL, but I gotta tell ya, I DID see them fly! (the Los Angeles species) How am I supposed to sleep tonight? GRRRR all kidding aside, they are the meek, and... I hope that old tale is a joke |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
blazey --I am  @ going crazy before they die.... you!did I ever tell you I used to live in Hattiesburg? We could rope-em and ride em there too... I finally figured out how to get rid of them -- (move to Chicago) |
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cynicsRus Senior Member
since 2003-06-06
Posts 591So Cal So Cool! |
quote: According to radiologists: A lethal dose of radiation for humans is 800 rems. The American cockroach can withstand 67,500 rems. Which means, since it's very unlikely you'll kill them--even with a "Thermonuclear" Bug Bomb, your best bet is still the ol' shoe. Oh and make sure they're dead when you flush them. Otherwise, you're simply sending them to their "Happy Place" (the sewer). By the way; here in the LA area, I see the kids using them as skateboards. Sid |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Mysteria, we've got those flying suckers here in Florida, too!!! Sometimes they'll fly in the door when it's opened, if you're not looking. They like to get around oak trees. They're big boogers, too...but not as big as the ones Suthern talked about back in discussion.....She said that you could put a saddle on some of them she's seen. Doesn't she live in Texas? just picture that, folks...putting a saddle on a cockroach and riding it. LOL [This message has been edited by garysgirl (06-27-2003 01:09 AM).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
forty five forty six forty seven LOL... I love this!!! Get 'em, sen... kill with all diligence. *G* And gg... I'll have you know there's nothing funny about roaches big enough to wear saddles! LOL |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
and a little something just for fun: http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/roaches/ Hugs and gratitude.  |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
poor Ralph-the-roach. Serenity, that story was sad. Wait? how does a roach have 6 feet and AT LEASt 18 ellbos. how can you have so many ellbows? I said I'm going to buy a gun and start a war, If you can tell me something worth fighting for -coldplay [This message has been edited by Wind (06-27-2003 08:35 PM).] |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
LMAOOOO I just stopped itching yesterday after that post about bugs too . . . I swear to God I pictured you running about with a shoe . . . not a big boot or anything a slipper or something teeth grit sneering cmere you lil mother . . . I love your pictures . . . xxoo |
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