Spiders?

monster · 10-15-2009, 10:14 AM

Yesterday's IOTD brought out the spider-stomper in jinx, spudcon and the arachnid-adorer in zen and pie. Cloud, Shawnee and slothboy also seemed less than keen on our eight-legged friends -how do all y'all feel about them? imagine there was one weaving a web on your monitor right now......

glatt · 10-15-2009, 10:36 AM

Perfectly okay in their own right, perform many useful functions, I squish them unless they are outside.

fargon · 10-15-2009, 10:48 AM

My cat eats them. Keryx says YUK!!!

kerosene · 10-15-2009, 11:06 AM

I like them. I am forced to squish them when my step daughter hears about one being withing 50 yards of her. She screams and hollers and acts like she is possessed. I feel bad for the spider, though. He wasn't doing anything wrong!

bbro · 10-15-2009, 11:19 AM

Hate them! Especially now that it is colder, they are trying to take over my house. I will kill them on sight!

lumberjim · 10-15-2009, 11:26 AM

My main complaint is that they make the women in my house lose their shit.

Scriveyn · 10-15-2009, 11:27 AM

If they're in a room's corner somwhere, I leave them to do their job. When they sit in some other place I need to access, I'll take them outside. Useful little buggers and many of them beautiful to look at.

Shawnee123 · 10-15-2009, 12:00 PM

I have an irrational fear of them. I think I know why...but it doesn't change it.

To kill them, I rarely can get near enough. I've thrown shoes from afar, usually missing. I really don't like to kill them, I feel badly for them, but how the heck am I going to escort them outside when I can't get near them?

If you think they're minding their own spider business when they are across the room in their happy little corner, you're dead wrong. They're plotting their course of action for later, when you're asleep, when they will crawl all over your face. :p

SamIam · 10-15-2009, 12:21 PM

My cat also enjoys the occasional spider snack. The ones she misses, I place out-of-doors. I prefer 8 legs to 6 such as are found in ants, cockroaches, etc. The 8 legged crowd keeps the 6 legged one in control.

My only exception is the black widow, and I kill them without a second thought should I encounter one.

Oh, BTW, its time for the great tarantula migration here in the Southwest. You can see many of them marching across highways and scuttling over the landscape in general. Its high season now, so ya'll come.

regular.joe · 10-15-2009, 12:59 PM

I agree with someone who once told me that spiders are a sign of femininity.

Pie · 10-15-2009, 01:20 PM

I like 'em, and will take them outside for their own protection (we have predatory cats).
I'll kill mosquitoes, ants, flies, silverfish, earwigs etc. without a second thought.

Shawnee123 · 10-15-2009, 02:18 PM

Oh gawd I hate earwigs. Nasty little effers.

Any bug in my house will bother me, but I don't freak like I do with spiders.

Trilby · 10-15-2009, 02:55 PM

I have a new black kitty cat and I named her SpiderMan. Is that relevant?

dmg1969 · 10-15-2009, 03:03 PM

From little on up, I was terrified of them. I used to have my brother kill it when I found one. Now that I'm married, I'm often called upon by my wife to save her. So, I have learned to not be so irrational about not liking them. Having said that, if one catches me by surprise, I still react of out fear.

Funny story. My Mom and dad have a shed out back of their house. They had a ground hog underneath it digging holes causing the shed to sink a bit. So, we were using a piece of chain to level out the ground underneath it. We got the chain through from one side to the other and used a sawing motion to even out the dirt. Well, when we got to the end, I was on my stomach using my arm to scoop out the excess dirt. One of the armfuls of dirt pulled out a spider as big around as a can of vegetables. I about shit myself. You've never seen someone go from horizontal to vertical in such a short time. LOL!

wolf · 10-15-2009, 03:13 PM

Spiders and I have a deal. They aren't paying rent, so they are taking the risk on themselves. I'm a squisher and flusher, in case I didn't squish them well enough.

View Poll Results: Imagine there's a spider in your house....
You bitch you put the S word in a topic title	3	9.09%
I squish the nasty yucky little cannibals bastards	8	24.24%
Perfectly okay in their own right, perform many useful functions, I escort them outside	16	48.48%
I find them beautiful and fascinating and keep them as pets	3	9.09%
Afraid of those little things? Where I come from they’re so big I ride them to work	3	9.09%
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10-15-2009, 10:14 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Spiders? Yesterday's IOTD brought out the spider-stomper in jinx, spudcon and the arachnid-adorer in zen and pie. Cloud, Shawnee and slothboy also seemed less than keen on our eight-legged friends -how do all y'all feel about them? imagine there was one weaving a web on your monitor right now...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-15-2009, 10:48 AM	#3
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	My cat eats them. Keryx says YUK!!! __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

10-15-2009, 11:26 AM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	My main complaint is that they make the women in my house lose their shit. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-15-2009, 12:00 PM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I have an irrational fear of them. I think I know why...but it doesn't change it. To kill them, I rarely can get near enough. I've thrown shoes from afar, usually missing. I really don't like to kill them, I feel badly for them, but how the heck am I going to escort them outside when I can't get near them? If you think they're minding their own spider business when they are across the room in their happy little corner, you're dead wrong. They're plotting their course of action for later, when you're asleep, when they will crawl all over your face. :p __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-15-2009, 10:36 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Perfectly okay in their own right, perform many useful functions, I squish them unless they are outside.

10-15-2009, 11:06 AM	#4
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I like them. I am forced to squish them when my step daughter hears about one being withing 50 yards of her. She screams and hollers and acts like she is possessed. I feel bad for the spider, though. He wasn't doing anything wrong!

10-15-2009, 11:19 AM	#5
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Hate them! Especially now that it is colder, they are trying to take over my house. I will kill them on sight!

10-15-2009, 11:27 AM	#7
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	If they're in a room's corner somwhere, I leave them to do their job. When they sit in some other place I need to access, I'll take them outside. Useful little buggers and many of them beautiful to look at.

10-15-2009, 12:21 PM	#9
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	My cat also enjoys the occasional spider snack. The ones she misses, I place out-of-doors. I prefer 8 legs to 6 such as are found in ants, cockroaches, etc. The 8 legged crowd keeps the 6 legged one in control. My only exception is the black widow, and I kill them without a second thought should I encounter one. Oh, BTW, its time for the great tarantula migration here in the Southwest. You can see many of them marching across highways and scuttling over the landscape in general. Its high season now, so ya'll come. Last edited by SamIam; 10-15-2009 at 12:33 PM.

10-15-2009, 12:59 PM	#10
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	I agree with someone who once told me that spiders are a sign of femininity. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

10-15-2009, 01:20 PM	#11
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I like 'em, and will take them outside for their own protection (we have predatory cats). I'll kill mosquitoes, ants, flies, silverfish, earwigs etc. without a second thought. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-15-2009, 02:18 PM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh gawd I hate earwigs. Nasty little effers. Any bug in my house will bother me, but I don't freak like I do with spiders. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-15-2009, 02:55 PM	#13
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I have a new black kitty cat and I named her SpiderMan. Is that relevant? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-15-2009, 03:03 PM	#14
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	From little on up, I was terrified of them. I used to have my brother kill it when I found one. Now that I'm married, I'm often called upon by my wife to save her. So, I have learned to not be so irrational about not liking them. Having said that, if one catches me by surprise, I still react of out fear. Funny story. My Mom and dad have a shed out back of their house. They had a ground hog underneath it digging holes causing the shed to sink a bit. So, we were using a piece of chain to level out the ground underneath it. We got the chain through from one side to the other and used a sawing motion to even out the dirt. Well, when we got to the end, I was on my stomach using my arm to scoop out the excess dirt. One of the armfuls of dirt pulled out a spider as big around as a can of vegetables. I about shit myself. You've never seen someone go from horizontal to vertical in such a short time. LOL! __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

10-15-2009, 03:13 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Spiders and I have a deal. They aren't paying rent, so they are taking the risk on themselves. I'm a squisher and flusher, in case I didn't squish them well enough. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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