AquaNet and a lighter. Pete was horrified when I told him about that trick.
I only use that on roaches. And only if they fly. And really only if the hairspray by itself fails to stick their little wings together so they plummet.
Eggs. The living legend needs eggs. Or maybe another milk.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Apr 27, 2005 11:47:28 am PDT #9388 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
JZ - Apr 27, 2005 11:47:47 am PDT #9389 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I never kill spiders because I am deeply, deeply imprinted with the belief that this is very bad luck. I don't know if it came from Charlotte's Web or Greek myth or a folktale or straight out of my preschool ass, but it's been a central arachnid truth in my brain for as long as I can remember.
So I do a lot of trapping - plastic tumbler, postcard, shaken out the window. Or I used to. The apartment in Berkeley was rather spiderful. The apartment in San Francisco, NSM, which is unfortunate, because instead we have mosquitos. Nasty little fuckers. Them, I kill, in the firm belief that it's not only not bad luck, but that every mosquito dead by my hand is another jewel in the crown I'll wear in heaven. Nasty little fuckers.
brenda m - Apr 27, 2005 11:47:56 am PDT #9390 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Although moths are pretty gross when you squish them.
tommyrot - Apr 27, 2005 11:48:42 am PDT #9391 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I don't know if it came from Charlotte's Web or Greek myth or a folktale or straight out of my preschool ass, but it's been a central arachnid truth in my brain for as long as I can remember.
When I was in first or second grade, the book Be Nice to Spiders had a big impact on me.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 27, 2005 11:48:48 am PDT #9392 of 10001
What is even happening?
No Lyra, it's bad luck to kill a Lady Bug. If you kill a spider, it rains.
§ ita § - Apr 27, 2005 11:49:13 am PDT #9393 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why are you squishing moths???
::reevaluates the bugs-must-die list::
Atropa - Apr 27, 2005 11:49:22 am PDT #9394 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I never kill spiders because I am deeply, deeply imprinted with the belief that this is very bad luck. I don't know if it came from Charlotte's Web or Greek myth or a folktale or straight out of my preschool ass, but it's been a central arachnid truth in my brain for as long as I can remember.
I don't want to kill them because deep down I KNOW that the spiders keep track of who kills them and who doesn't, and are planning their revenge.
brenda m - Apr 27, 2005 11:50:12 am PDT #9395 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I like to picture all the exponentially increasing number of descendants I've squashed at a remove or so whenever I kill a mosquito. Especially in the spring. Ditto for houseflies or (ugh) bluebottles.
sarameg - Apr 27, 2005 11:50:17 am PDT #9396 of 10001
Although moths are pretty gross when you squish them.
And leave dusty sploofs everywhere when the cat is playing with them. We could always tell when Thimble (our black cat) has feasted on a few because she had moth dust all over her face.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 27, 2005 11:50:20 am PDT #9397 of 10001
What is even happening?
Wait, -t. Some roaches fly? In America?
Hugs New England very, very tightly.