Well, at least they're cheap to feed...

itty (Sherry ) had some very interesting things to
say about Well, at least they're cheap to feed...:

Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as a
hobby after his wife died.
Breeding cockroaches for fun. Now I've heard it all. And I thought DH's
fascination with honeybees was weird.

Makes the tarantula my DH had when I met him seem like a downright
normal pet. :-)

--
"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing
(or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL

itty (Sherry ) had some very interesting things to
say about Well, at least they're cheap to feed...:

Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as a
hobby after his wife died.
Breeding cockroaches for fun. Now I've heard it all. And I thought DH's
fascination with honeybees was weird.

Makes the tarantula my DH had when I met him seem like a downright
normal pet. :-)

--
"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing
(or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL

itty (Sherry ) had some very interesting things to
say about Well, at least they're cheap to feed...:

Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as a
hobby after his wife died.
Breeding cockroaches for fun. Now I've heard it all. And I thought DH's
fascination with honeybees was weird.

Makes the tarantula my DH had when I met him seem like a downright
normal pet. :-)

--
"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing
(or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL

Duke of URL wrote:

Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as a
hobby after his wife died. It took health officials two hours to kill the
insects and disinfect the man's home.

I thought the Chinese regarded cockroaches as good luck - sort of
"kitchen gods" (especially Chinese of the older generations). I recall
a chapter in "Flower Drum Song" (the book, which was a series of short
stories about Chinese life in America, without the coherent plot of the
musical). One person's cook was thoroughly distressed at the state of
the American kitchen over which he presided, and searched dilligently
until he located a fellow cook who could provide him with a few roaches
to make the kitchen more "habitable"!

Duke of URL wrote:

Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as a
hobby after his wife died. It took health officials two hours to kill the
insects and disinfect the man's home.

I thought the Chinese regarded cockroaches as good luck - sort of
"kitchen gods" (especially Chinese of the older generations). I recall
a chapter in "Flower Drum Song" (the book, which was a series of short
stories about Chinese life in America, without the coherent plot of the
musical). One person's cook was thoroughly distressed at the state of
the American kitchen over which he presided, and searched dilligently
until he located a fellow cook who could provide him with a few roaches
to make the kitchen more "habitable"!

Duke of URL wrote:

Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as a
hobby after his wife died. It took health officials two hours to kill the
insects and disinfect the man's home.

I thought the Chinese regarded cockroaches as good luck - sort of
"kitchen gods" (especially Chinese of the older generations). I recall
a chapter in "Flower Drum Song" (the book, which was a series of short
stories about Chinese life in America, without the coherent plot of the
musical). One person's cook was thoroughly distressed at the state of
the American kitchen over which he presided, and searched dilligently
until he located a fellow cook who could provide him with a few roaches
to make the kitchen more "habitable"!

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:49:07 -0400, "Larry Osborne"
wrote:


"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the
man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as
a
hobby after his wife died. It took health officials two hours to kill the
insects and disinfect the man's home.
--
The One-and-only Holy MosesT



I guess it takes all kinds. Only two hours to kill them? I would've bet
that couldn't be done in that time withouth torching the whole building.
Larry Osborne

Maybe they used flame throwers.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:49:07 -0400, "Larry Osborne"
wrote:


"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the
man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as
a
hobby after his wife died. It took health officials two hours to kill the
insects and disinfect the man's home.
--
The One-and-only Holy MosesT



I guess it takes all kinds. Only two hours to kill them? I would've bet
that couldn't be done in that time withouth torching the whole building.
Larry Osborne

Maybe they used flame throwers.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:49:07 -0400, "Larry Osborne"
wrote:


"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted after a
lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of the
man's
house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding the cockroaches as
a
hobby after his wife died. It took health officials two hours to kill the
insects and disinfect the man's home.
--
The One-and-only Holy MosesT



I guess it takes all kinds. Only two hours to kill them? I would've bet
that couldn't be done in that time withouth torching the whole building.
Larry Osborne

Maybe they used flame throwers.

m. L. Briggs wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:49:07 -0400, "Larry Osborne"
wrote:


"Duke of URL" wrote in message
...
Peking, Red China (Peking Morning Post) -- Police were alerted
after a lonely widower was found to be keeping 200,000 cockroaches
as pets.
A horrified neighbor saw the insects swarming across the floor of
the man's house. The pensioner told police he had begun breeding
the cockroaches as a hobby after his wife died. It took health
officials two hours to kill the insects and disinfect the man's
home. --
The One-and-only Holy MosesT



I guess it takes all kinds. Only two hours to kill them? I
would've bet that couldn't be done in that time withouth torching
the whole building. Larry Osborne

Maybe they used flame throwers.

Or Napalm leftover from the 'Nam stockpile.

Jill