Blech. I seem to have picked up a dry cough that just will not let up. And I have to babysit tonight. I'd call off, but I got it from them in the first place. I put a splash of rum in my coke and hopefully that will soothe it a bit. Traditionally it should be whiskey in tea, but I'm all out of whiskey so I had to improvise. :)

Which kind of coke would this be?

I forgot to mention my morning adventure. So for those of you the know me fairly well you know that I am terrified of spiders. Like paralyingly so. So ok, We are in the car, driving to school. And having a firly decent time bee bopping to the music, trying to perk the morning back up. I turn the bend and the sun is shining very brightly. So I reach up and pull down the shade. And wouldn't you kow down comes a big...big...BIG spider. It was ugly and kinda a clear brown, and just a swinging from its web thingy, right in my face. This thing was the size of a quarter. I scream, naturally. And try to push away from it, back into teh seat. I don;t think I could have gotten any further back without going bck into teh seat. So, bravely, I reach up and put the sunshade back up, spider and all. Pull into the next parking lot, and grab a think paper. I get out of the car, pull down teh shade and SMASH!!! I killed it!!! I was so very proud of myself.

Well that was that..all within teh first hour of my day!

Dang... I shouldn't have deleted that ettercap alias... ;)

Solnes wrote:

Hello Taig, how are you this afternoon?

I'm doing OK, thanks. Waiting for this workday to be over. :)

I hope your afternoon is going better than your morning.

I am with Gworeth--I respect spiders, I like the fact that they kill other, less desirable critters, but I'm pretty squeamish about dealing with them.

When we lived in San Antonio, I was able to handle scorpions with no problems, but not the giant banana spider I almost walked face first into when I was mowing the lawn. Oh yeah, I also hated the fire ants (I'm highly allergic to their bites).

+1 spiders.

taig wrote:

Solnes wrote:

Hello Taig, how are you this afternoon?

I'm doing OK, thanks. Waiting for this workday to be over. :)

I hope your afternoon is going better than your morning.

I am with Gworeth--I respect spiders, I like the fact that they kill other, less desirable critters, but I'm pretty squeamish about dealing with them.

When we lived in San Antonio, I was able to handle scorpions with no problems, but not the giant banana spider I almost walked face first into when I was mowing the lawn. Oh yeah, I also hated the fire ants (I'm highly allergic to their bites).

See Spiders are evil. They lay their traps and get you when you unknowingly walk into them. I swear they are out to get you! We had a big spider in our first house, and it would sit every morning in teh hallway and block the way out the door, so I couldn't go to work. I couldn't pass it. Too Big. UGH!

Evil Evil Spiders.

Some friends of mine had two beautiful barn spiders in their front doorway whom they had named. I don't remember the names, but I do remember that one morning they found a praying mantis at the doorstep and one of the spiders was missing. It later turned out that it had just been hiding.

And let's be real... spiders don't have to be all that big to be disgusting...

Ants here in denmark are more of a bother than anything else... like when this special little orange sort digs up the flowerbed and flatly refuse to die when I spray them with "die-stupid-ants" poison... well, some die but not all of them ;-)

Aww... poor ants.

lynora wrote:

Gworeth wrote:

And let's be real... spiders don't have to be all that big to be disgusting...

Ants here in denmark are more of a bother than anything else... like when this special little orange sort digs up the flowerbed and flatly refuse to die when I spray them with "die-stupid-ants" poison... well, some die but not all of them ;-)

Orange ants? They come in extra colors besides black and red now? (shudder) Eeeew.

Oh and the BIG BIG Black ones!! They are like the size of a dime!!

Before I went vegetarian I used to eat those (they're called carpenter ants). They are kinda sweet, but you have to be careful not to eat this one part cause it's really bitter/sour.

Worst thing about bugs?

** spoiler omitted **

Same with every non-mammal... those poor, poor reptilians...

well... time to prepare the lunchboxes for tomorrow... and then it's bedtime... It's almost 23.00 here... You guys take care.... and remember... there's almost always a spider in the room you're in, even though you can't see it ;-) Just wanted to say... night y'all!

Eleven! O-clock! PM!!!

Sorry I had to put in my 2cp about spiders, I couldn't miss the chance to chime in on my area of expertise.

Shouldn't you be helping Solnes with this?

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

I'd rather be barefoot on a pile of dead hobgoblins than on a pile of dead cockroaches...

I concur... although maybe the hodgobs could have a german cockroach with two crossed stickbugs behind them on their sheilds? ;P

Demon roaches?

I laugh at people who don't love spiders...but I hate cockroaches with a blind, furious, burning disgust.

I'm only afraid of slugs, and I manage to stifle my intense desire to go into a barbarian rage and cut them all up (I did it when I was younger, ok?). I think cockroaches are kinda... alien. They are so amazing, but they're so... weird. I mean, being the survivors of life? Prolific reproducers? Impossible immunity to pesticides? I'm glad I don't have any more cockroaches at my house (previously I only had seen 2-3 little small ones which I smashed to prevent them breeding and taking over).

I just have to say it...

** spoiler omitted **

thank you for letting me get that off my chest.

Wha?

taig wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

I just have to say it...

** spoiler omitted **

thank you for letting me get that off my chest.

There are millions of 10-15 year-old girls who would disagree with that. :)

I really don't like teenagers, I like bursting their bubble. ;)

Man... that hurt... I will now go and slit my wrists in the bathroom.

Yes! I am back on top! Im teh mann! Finnally broke the post barrier! Woot! I am a sexy shoeless god of war! (Well, shoeless and war, anyways, I can't testify concerning the other two unless I'm a bigot, which I'm not, right?)
Goes to sleep. Wakes up to 100 more posts. Damn!

Hi.

Wow, this thread has gooten so long, all the pages don't even show up on my screen. That's just crazy.

Did somebody call my name?

Weird, I was about to say the same thing.

....

Make luv, not war dudes.

How about "Make Hungry Jack® pancakes!"?

lynora wrote:

Blech. I seem to have picked up a dry cough that just will not let up. And I have to babysit tonight. I'd call off, but I got it from them in the first place. I put a splash of rum in my coke and hopefully that will soothe it a bit. Traditionally it should be whiskey in tea, but I'm all out of whiskey so I had to improvise. :)

Which kind of coke would this be?

Coke zero. You know, the beverage. :)

This thread was a real Gark-a-thon for a while. It goes to show you what happens when you let a goblin off the leash. ;)

As for spiders, I usually catch them and put them back outside. However, if they come for me (like the one that made a run at my foot the other night), I mash 'em flatter than a toad in Chicago rush-hour traffic. Gleefully, and without a qualm, I might add.

Yeah, I know, they bite you only when they're provoked, blah blah blah. That's why when I was 10 years old, I was getting a bite every night while sitting reading my evening comic book, and my parents couldn't figure out why until she saw a spider come out of the bathroom and crawl along the wall 30 feet through the house -- she followed it, and it went up onto the couch I was sitting on and headed straight for the arm that kept getting bitten. Clearly, I was just invading its personal space. I've seen plenty of examples of such provocation since then. ;)

"The smell of your blood provokes me, human! Muahahaha!"

taig wrote:

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

I swear I just saw a thread on population levels in Golarion, and now I see it nowhere! Clues? Losing my mind?

This 'un?

Edit: And why do the "hooded" aliases seem to be attached to very contentious folk? Or am I just being prejudiced against hoods?

You notice that to? I thought I was the only one who saw that. ;)

C'mon, guys...he already admitted that the lack of population numbers has him depressed, so of course he's wearing an inky cloak of morning.

Heh...heh...more avatar analysis.

Nice gifts! Hope you guys have fun with the Crypt of the Everflame.

This thread was a real Gark-a-thon for a while. It goes to show you what happens when you let a goblin off the leash. ;)

As for spiders, I usually catch them and put them back outside. However, if they come for me (like the one that made a run at my foot the other night), I mash 'em flatter than a toad in Chicago rush-hour traffic. Gleefully, and without a qualm, I might add.

Yeah, I know, they bite you only when they're provoked, blah blah blah. That's why when I was 10 years old, I was getting a bite every night while sitting reading my evening comic book, and my parents couldn't figure out why until she saw a spider come out of the bathroom and crawl along the wall 30 feet through the house -- she followed it, and it went up onto the couch I was sitting on and headed straight for the arm that kept getting bitten. Clearly, I was just invading its personal space. I've seen plenty of examples of such provocation since then. ;)

"The smell of your blood provokes me, human! Muahahaha!"

*Runs past with Kobie clinging to his leg*

This is fun.

Mmm. Hot tea and ginger cookies make a good breakfast. :)

Good grief. This thread exploded last night. I'm not reading all that...

What'd I miss?

zzzzz..... too tired... must sleep...

Nite all!

Ah...I still dream of the ginger cookies that I had in Williamsburg...

::shameless drooling::

What'd I miss?

Well, let me explain. No, let me sum up....

Catherine has been in love with Michael, but he was unwilling to commit to her because he was still married to Sasha. Then Sasha became lost and presumed dead when her boat trip in Africa was attacked by hippos. Meanwhile, Jeremy just found out that he's pregnant with an alien love-child, and Marjorie has learned that her dog is actually her father - his brain was transplanted into the dog's body by a mad scientist who also uses mind control on hippos....

No wait, that's my soap opera.

I wis that there was an ignore thread function. I hae one or two that I would like to ignore, before I get myself into trouble.

Ah...I still dream of the ginger cookies that I had in Williamsburg...

::shameless drooling::

Depends on how Ginger looks. On Gilligan's Island she was OK, but Maryann was much hotter.

Is there another Ginger? Are her cookies better than Lillith's? That might be bordering on blasphemy.

Ah...I still dream of the ginger cookies that I had in Williamsburg...

::shameless drooling::

I'd offer you one, but a virtual ginger cookie just isn't the same. And they're so good. All soft and chewy with little bits of candied ginger in them. ^.^

Don't hate me. :) Besides, you can order these ones if you want. AFAIK they'll ship this stuff anywhere. zingermansbakehouse.com I'm fortunate enough that they're right down the road from me, but if we ever move you can bet I'll still get these things shipped to me. :)

I wis that there was an ignore thread function. I hae one or two that I would like to ignore, before I get myself into trouble.

David, I seem to recall that you're a conservative... I'm a liberal. Can we agree that the new political thread might be the worst thread these forums have ever seen?

Yay for bipartisan agreement!

David Fryer wrote:

I wis that there was an ignore thread function. I hae one or two that I would like to ignore, before I get myself into trouble.

David, I seem to recall that you're a conservative... I'm a liberal. Can we agree that the new political thread might be the worst thread these forums have ever seen?

Yay for bipartisan agreement!

I concur that this is an issue that we can both agree on. I think I'll start calling myself David "McCain" Fryer, beause I can reach across the aisle.

We should do one of those commercials, like the ones featuring Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich, or the one featuring Pat Robertson and Al Sharpton...

Maybe it is time to lobby again for a political subforum that we can turn off? Or even a Controversial forum, where a variety of things can get moved and then those who want the undisturbed bliss of their forums can have them, while those who want to argue and get all riled up can? I know that the creation of certain forums in the past sure added to my quality of life.

I find it an exercise in self-control. I look in, decide that a thread is nothing I want to do with, and force myself to never look at it again.

Also, I know I flirt with it on the "political alias" thread, but I try to steer that thread as far into the "silly" arena as I can. It makes me sad whenever someone tries to strike a serious note there...

I find it an exercise in self-control. I look in, decide that a thread is nothing I want to do with, and force myself to never look at it again.

Well...that's just GREAT for YOU! You're an angel. But there's rumors going round in my family that there may not only be something fey back there, but perhaps something fiendish as well...

David Fryer wrote:

I wis that there was an ignore thread function. I hae one or two that I would like to ignore, before I get myself into trouble.

David, I seem to recall that you're a conservative... I'm a liberal. Can we agree that the new political thread might be the worst thread these forums have ever seen?

Yay for bipartisan agreement!

Yay!

I find it an exercise in self-control. I look in, decide that a thread is nothing I want to do with, and force myself to never look at it again.

I'm Kim Jung-Il and I approve this message.

I find it an exercise in self-control. I look in, decide that a thread is nothing I want to do with, and force myself to never look at it again.

I wish I had your Will save my friend. I always tell myself I won't get involved in these threads but I always do.

How did politics leak in here? Let's get back to spiders and BttH! ;)

In the interests of putting my money where my fangs here, here's another contribution to the main topics of this thread ;) .... in the form of a gross story about spiders from about 10 years back ....

WARNING! If you have squeamishness about spiders, this story may be extremely disturbing to you. ;) Arachnophobe discretion advised -- reading further may result in permanent mental scarring, waking with a yowl and a cold sweat in the middle of the night, and/or extreme prejudice against spiders. Just so ya know.

One morning, about 10 years ago, I woke up after a good night's sleep and my nose felt a bit stuffy. I got up, got dressed, got a tissue, blew my nose ....

.... and a crooked, hairy spider leg came out.

I sat there, looking at it for a good ten seconds, and then I was blowing my nose frantically, even though it didn't feel stuffed up any more. Two more spider legs came out, but nothing after that. I rinsed my nose out with water as best as I was able, but no go. The rest of the beast remained out of sight, so I wasn't sure if it was still up there, or if just some of the legs got up there without the rest of the spider being involved.

Then, the next morning, when I woke up, I sneezed .... and there was the rest of the spider, a smallish wolf spider, dead as a doornail of course, and missing three legs. I've got a pretty strong stomach most of the time, but with the implications of that, I admit to a retch on that occasion ....

Thankfully, thus far, it seems to have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience .... and I sure do hope it stays that way! =)

How did politics leak in here? Let's get back to spiders and BttH! ;)

You mean

Anybody looking for me, I'm closing off topic section for a day or two; I'm not ignoring "you" specifically...

Anybody looking for me, I'm closing off topic section for a day or two; I'm not ignoring "you" specifically...

That's not a bad idea Heathy. I don't know how I get sucked into these discussions ...

I was just in it for s%~@s'n'giggles, cause I didn't think it was serious enough to warrant anything; now I'm bailing before I can't escape the event horizon of the thing.