Two Lumps meet a Texas Roach

Victor Martinez wrote:
http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html

Heheh, looks like the Palmetto bugs from the Carolinas. Scary as hell.

Jill

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:47:43 -0600, "jmcquown"
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Victor Martinez wrote:
http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html

Heheh, looks like the Palmetto bugs from the Carolinas. Scary as hell.

Jill

Or Florida. They jump out at you, the size of a Volkswagen, wings
spread. Like a medieval beast. ICK.



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:47:43 -0600, "jmcquown"
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Victor Martinez wrote:
http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html

Heheh, looks like the Palmetto bugs from the Carolinas. Scary as hell.

Jill

Or Florida. They jump out at you, the size of a Volkswagen, wings
spread. Like a medieval beast. ICK.



Yep. Florida. SC may have these but I have never seen one in NC.
If I did I might have to move.

Kreisleriana wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:47:43 -0600, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Victor Martinez wrote:
http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html

Heheh, looks like the Palmetto bugs from the Carolinas. Scary as
hell.

Jill

Or Florida. They jump out at you, the size of a Volkswagen, wings
spread. Like a medieval beast. ICK.

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

We have them in Tennessee, too. When I was visiting my parents a few years
back (South Carolina) I got into bed and looked up at the ceiling. There on
the ceiling, right above me, was a HUGE one. I immediately regressed to
childhood: "MOM!" She came running. Got any bug spray?! We both got the
willies after spraying that ugly critter and trying to figure out where it
had gone after it fell from the ceiling.

Persia caught and ate one once. I was looking at her, trying to figure out
what on earth... EWWWWW! Legs dangling from her mouth.

Jill

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:00:15 -0600, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Kreisleriana wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:47:43 -0600, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Victor Martinez wrote:
http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html

Heheh, looks like the Palmetto bugs from the Carolinas. Scary as
hell.

Jill

Or Florida. They jump out at you, the size of a Volkswagen, wings
spread. Like a medieval beast. ICK.

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

We have them in Tennessee, too. When I was visiting my parents a few years
back (South Carolina) I got into bed and looked up at the ceiling. There on
the ceiling, right above me, was a HUGE one. I immediately regressed to
childhood: "MOM!" She came running. Got any bug spray?! We both got the
willies after spraying that ugly critter and trying to figure out where it
had gone after it fell from the ceiling.

Persia caught and ate one once. I was looking at her, trying to figure out
what on earth... EWWWWW! Legs dangling from her mouth.

Ughhhhhh. Too big to smush, to small to strangle. :P



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Victor Martinez wrote:
http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html

Looks to be just about the right size to feed two bits....

--Fil
DP doesn't eat bugs so why do his "children?"

My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that
there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the
tables at outdoor restaurants.

I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me


Kristi
(who saw Eight Legged Freaks with her roommate from the fourth row)

"Mischief" wrote in message
oups.com...
My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that
there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the
tables at outdoor restaurants.

I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me



It's true. I saw one last summer with a cigar in one hand
and an apple martini in the other.

On 14 Mar 2005 15:58:18 -0800, "Mischief"
wrote:

My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that
there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the
tables at outdoor restaurants.

I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me


I didn't see it myself, of course, but back in the fifties there was
an epidemic of huge mosquitoes in eastern South Carolina. There was a
story going around that one landed on the runway at Sumter Air Force
Base and the ground crews poured 3000 gallons of aviation gasoline
into it before they figured out it wasn't an airplane.

Well, I did see the mosquito epidemic, and they were large and thick
in the air.

--
T.E.D. )

Victor, that cartoon roach looks like the palmettos we left behind in the
Sunshine State; my cats were so bored with them there they didn't even play
with them anymore, and I had to buy the "larger" size Roach Motels - in
packs of 4 - to keep the population down. Have been here in MileHigh since
June and haven't seen ONE roach yet.....great change; also: no fleas up this
high!
Sure hope life's been good to you, Tom, and your short furry kids down there
in the Lone Star capital.


"Ted Davis" wrote in message
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On 14 Mar 2005 15:58:18 -0800, "Mischief"
wrote:

My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that
there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the
tables at outdoor restaurants.

I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me


I didn't see it myself, of course, but back in the fifties there was
an epidemic of huge mosquitoes in eastern South Carolina. There was a
story going around that one landed on the runway at Sumter Air Force
Base and the ground crews poured 3000 gallons of aviation gasoline
into it before they figured out it wasn't an airplane.

Well, I did see the mosquito epidemic, and they were large and thick
in the air.

--
T.E.D. )