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David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Snuitje on March 09, 2007, 07:54:14 am ---What? You make the best fried chicken in the whole US. Or so you say.... now I am starting to wonder if this is true... :D
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Yes, my fried chicken is very good! People love my fried chicken! People come all the way over from the UK to eat it! ;)
But there are so many other things I am awful at. I don't think my fried chicken is enough to designate me a good cook.
My Mother used to tell me I couldn't boil water, even if someone else filled the pot and put it on the stove for me! >:(
But I sure can fry up some tasty chicken! :D
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on March 09, 2007, 08:37:23 pm ---
Now, up in Western New York and by a lake, I saw spiders the size of small tarantulas. Didn't like those guys much. I also saw a couple of Praying Mantises (Manti?). Those things will freak you out. They're about as long as your forearm and look at you with a cocked head like they think they might have met you in the bar the other night but they're not sure.
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We have Praying Mantises here too Barb! Yeah, they are a bit weird looking, but they are quite friendly! They won't hurt you.
Kerry:
--- Quote from: David on March 10, 2007, 12:01:30 am ---She was a good spider. :)
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Ohhhhhhh, Daaaaa-viiiiiiiiiiid!!!!!! :'( :'( :'(
You have just traumatised me beyond belief! :o :'(
I really do have a morbid, irrational fear of spiders, and reading your story (it was very difficult for me to read it) brought on the old familiar gag-reflex I know so well! I literally (yes, literally - did I mention this phobia of mine is morbid and irrational?) jumped outa my seat when I scrolled down to the pic of that spider. Ugh! Cringe! Tremble! I think I'll go have a lie-down now! But I'll be checking under the bed first! I've already checked under the desk!
I might have a gin and tonic (or two or three!) before I take that nap! :laugh:
It was very thoughtful of you to post all those spider links, David. Alas, I did not click on any of them. But thank you for posting them for other members (more courageous than me) to view! :-\ :P (I think I'm still smiling . . .) ;) :)
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Kerry on March 10, 2007, 12:39:24 am ---Ohhhhhhh, Daaaaa-viiiiiiiiiiid!!!!!! :'( :'( :'(
You have just traumatised me beyond belief! :o :'(
I really do have a morbid, irrational fear of spiders, and reading your story (it was very difficult for me to read it) brought on the old familiar gag-reflex I know so well! I literally (yes, literally - did I mention this phobia of mine is morbid and irrational?) jumped outa my seat when I scrolled down to the pic of that spider. Ugh! Cringe! Tremble! I think I'll go have a lie-down now! But I'll be checking under the bed first! I've already checked under the desk!
I might have a gin and tonic (or two or three!) before I take that nap! :laugh:
It was very thoughtful of you to post all those spider links, David. Alas, I did not click on any of them. But thank you for posting them for other members (more courageous than me) to view! :-\ :P (I think I'm still smiling . . .) ;) :)
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Oh, I'm sorry Kerry! I didn't mean to do that to you! :(
But, just like Delalluvia said, spiders are very important animals. They help to rid the world of other nasty critters. So, they have a good side to them too.
But I don't blame you! I don't like spiders in my house or car either! (Unless it's a pet spider like Synergy) :)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: David on March 10, 2007, 12:31:19 am ---We have Praying Mantises here too Barb! Yeah, they are a bit weird looking, but they are quite friendly! They won't hurt you.
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A funny thing happened to me with a praying mantis many years ago. I was shopping at the local market and became aware that people were looking at me strangely (more strangely than usual lol!) and laughing. I checked my fly. Nope, no problem there. Gave myself a look up and down to make sure I hadn't spilt any food on myself. Nope again. And then I saw it! Just out the corner of my eye! This funny little bobbing green head, close to my right eye! It was a large, green praying mantis, sitting on my right shoulder, head bobbing, doing what praying mantis' do best . . . praying! That was what everyone was looking at! I have no idea how he got there. I may have brushed against some shrubbery on my way to the store. There was always some kid or other with a praying mantis as a pet when I was at school, so I wasn't scared by my new-found friend. I gently took him off my shoulder and took him outside. Yeah, I don't mind praying mantises. They're cool!
David, you can buy tarantulas at the pet shop at the local shopping mall near where I live. I read about it in the local paper. I haven't been to see them for myself! Gulp! Shudder! Cold sweat!
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