Feb 17, 2009

Ten-Word Tuesday. The Eek Edition.

So one day in the fall Bossy found this bug, and what is it, a cricket? It’s not that Bossy is overly afraid of bugs, she just doesn’t like to be the one to decide what to do with them.

There are those people who crush bugs of all varieties, and there are those who feel a bug must be ushered back outside. Bossy is somewhere in between, depending on the bug and how much it’s bugging her.

Throughout Bossy’s childhood it was her brother who was called from adjacent rooms to resolve issues with things like city roaches, which Bossy has no problem wishing dead but oy, the crackle snap of their pressed bodies!

In the case of the cricket above, and hello entomologist, please don’t go telling Bossy it’s something weirder than that, Bossy thought it should be set free outside.

Which is what today’s Ten-Word Challenge is all about. In exactly ten words, can you tell Bossy what you do with bugs found in your house? Or, if not you, who has the job of racing to your aid when you scream?

And don’t forget to check back later today for the buggiest comments on the web.

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168 comments

1. 1
   on February 17th, 2009 at 10:58 am
   Kristin said:

   Hate them. Smoosh away, I say. Plug ears if necessary!


2. 2
   on February 17th, 2009 at 10:59 am
   Lisa! said:

   Spray from fair distance with anything aerosole until bug drowns.


3. 3
   on February 17th, 2009 at 11:04 am
   alissa said:

   Tequila. Eight magazines taped around shoe. Smash. Boyfriend cleans up.


4. 4
   on February 17th, 2009 at 11:05 am
   Caroline said:

   Bugs are part of nature. Nature belongs outdoors. And so…


5. 5
   on February 17th, 2009 at 11:06 am
   Tuli said:

   All but roaches get set free. Roaches get fire bombed.


6. 6
   on February 17th, 2009 at 11:08 am
   Julianne said:

   Two for Tuesday:

   That is a spricket. Combo of cricket and spider. Mutant.

   Dyson sucks those things right up and out they go!


7. 7
   on February 17th, 2009 at 11:15 am
   MariaV said:

   Smoosh, smoosh, stomp, smoos. Pretend I am poping bubble wrap.


8. 8
   on February 17th, 2009 at 11:20 am
   Domestic Goddess (in training) said:

   Hair spray plus lighter equals blow torch. Bye Bye bug!


9. 9
   on February 17th, 2009 at 11:21 am
   stuffanie said:

   A noble burial at sea…where sea equals the toilet.


10. 10
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:25 am
    corrie said:

    Is it really a bother to put in a glass with paper and deliver outdoors? Better that than clean up a squished, guts-splattered corpse!


11. 11
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:31 am
    Lara said:

    Two for you:

    Bossy, you have taken a photo of a camel cricket.

    In Austin, we have HUGE, screech-inducing flying cockroaches. Splat.


12. 12
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
    BH said:

    Zap them with tennis-racket shaped electric bug zapping device.

    BH


13. 13
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:39 am
    BH said:

    OH, and sometimes I release them back into nature!


14. 14
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am
    Carrie said:

    Hear squeal, mom to the rescue, tissue-squeeze, toss, flush.


15. 15
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am
    Shelley said:

    Put a cup over it until the husband gets home.


16. 16
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am
    3limes said:

    scream,call husband, listen to children laughing at pathetic mother.


17. 17
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:47 am
    wendy said:

    grab tissue, squeeze, POP, Yuck, walk to toilet, FLUSH sigh.


18. 18
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:48 am
    BOSSY said:

    Cover with glass. Squeeze magazine under. Take outside. Squash ants.


19. 19
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:52 am
    Jamie said:

    Big shriek. Shout HELP! Oh wait, I live alone. DAMMIT.


20. 20
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:53 am
    Jen W. said:

    Flush the stink bugs. They really do smell. Don’t vacuum!


21. 21
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:56 am
    Camille said:

    They die. If I am alone I hide upstairs.


22. 22
    on February 17th, 2009 at 11:58 am
    The Great Getzby said:

    Cool with a paper towel, hotter with a towel: SNAP!


23. 23
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
    ~annie said:

    I try to get our cat to eat the bugs.


24. 24
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
    Dharmamama said:

    Don’t like those cricketspiders – they jump toward you! Free them.


25. 25
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
    Liza said:

    Spiders ok, unless they are yooge–flys & cockroaches die!


26. 26
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
    Debby said:

    Bugs have been known to be frozen stiff with hairspray


27. 27
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
    Emily said:

    Heard creature in room. Tentatively searched. Stranded on Bed Island.


28. 28
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
    Julie said:

    If hubby is home, play wimp. Else kill and cringe.


29. 29
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
    Stacey Ball said:

    Daddy long legs I leave be, all others magazine squash.


30. 30
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
    Mel said:

    I let them go or feed them to the cats.


31. 31
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
    Shelley said:

    Bugs? Let them free. Scorpions? Husband’s domain. Sigh. Texas.


32. 32
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
    Lizzy said:

    Take outside. Run free, little one! Please don’t come back.


33. 33
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
    K said:

    I study spiders, so set free critters. Except centipedes – gross!

    Camel crickets aren’t bad – but, centipedes, venomous and ewww.


34. 34
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
    TanyaK said:

    Didn’t give birth to it, it doesn’t pay rent…BYE!


35. 35
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
    Owengirl79 said:

    Roaches, mosquitoes…dead. Others go outside unless they refuse cooperation.


36. 36
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
    chocolatechic said:

    Scream for husband, yell ‘die…die…die’ whilst he murders.


37. 37
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
    Auds at Barking Mad said:

    Scream loudly and then squish and squash until completely DEAD!


38. 38
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
    Kris said:

    Kids and husband call for me to squish them dead.


39. 39
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
    Reeb said:

    Cup, cup-cover, chase, outdoors. Even yellow jackets. We’re nature huggers.


40. 40
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
    Scottsdale Girl said:

    The cats are my exterminators, no bugs here.


41. 41
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
    Reeb said:

    Giant subtropical cockroaches: leave the room. They fly at you. Creepy.

    (Sorry, eleven. Good thing I’m being restrained to eleven. Could write an essay on those tree roaches. Ew. In Houston, I did NOT hug them.)


42. 42
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
    Tricia said:

    The House spiders can stay mostly. They live here, too.


43. 43
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
    Gina said:

    I capture/kill most bugs, but spiders make me cry.


44. 44
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
    Little Miss Sunshine State said:

    Ants and roaches get RAID.
    All others tolerated or relocated.


45. 45
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
    Jean said:

    Slam shoe down hard enough so sound overwhelms bug crunching!


46. 46
    on February 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
    Bobbie said:

    Used to love, love, love to scare arachnophobic older sister!


47. 47
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
    SnowWhitemommy said:

    Call youngest child…….our animal planet lover with bug tools!


48. 48
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
    Shawn/Lifeatbuttercupfarm said:

    Montessori taught kids to love all bugs husband hires exterminator!


49. 49
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
    Peg said:

    Can’t kill crickets, that’s bad luck. Usher them back outside.


50. 50
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
    hollygee said:

    Out, out, damn bug.
    He does it if home, otherwise me.


51. 51
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
    Catherine McP said:

    I live in the desert. No species can be inside!


52. 52
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
    Franca Bollo said:

    1. Very few Buddhists among Bossy’s commenters. Franca passes no judgment.

    2. Spiders: shown the door. Ants: ignored. Flies: flattened. Franca: conflicted


53. 53
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
    POD said:

    Suck it up. Release outside unharmed. Could be the Buddha.


54. 54
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
    Andi said:

    Raid or anything in aerosol, even lysol. Goodbye, clean bug.


55. 55
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
    Acher said:

    Bugs have no chance with crazy cat and hound dogs!


56. 56
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
    bdaiss said:

    Be very glad to live in area with few bugs!


57. 57
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
    Maren said:

    bees=hairspray, flyswatter. Magazine, loud humming/singing to mask crunch.


58. 58
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
    David said:

    Solo or in groups? Solos are repatriated. Groups are eliminated.


59. 59
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
    kate said:

    i calmly step away, call u-hail, and then move.

    (it’s a katydid) (just saying)


60. 60
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
    Tracy said:

    If possible, call husband to save the day. Otherwise, splat.


61. 61
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
    carson said:

    My cats appreciate the little extra protein in their diets.


62. 62
    on February 17th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
    Grandma J said:

    freeze with hairspray, take outside, other bugs eat dead-like bug.


63. 63
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
    Bluebelle said:

    Capture in glass, realise door is closed, open door – throw!


64. 64
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
    Jill said:

    Distract my toddler daughter, then throw a heavy shoe. Hard.


65. 65
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
    Steph said:

    Leave or set free. Exceptions: roaches, mosquitos, ants, poisonous spiders.


66. 66
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
    Lo said:

    Name bug and keep for pet. (you don’t believe me?)


67. 67
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
    The Cheap Chick said:

    Must kill all bugs dead, dead I say, dead. DEAD.


68. 68
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
    The Cheap Chick said:

    Because I really and truly hate all bugs. Sorry, folks.


69. 69
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
    Avitable said:

    It probably laid eggs in your brain while you slept.


70. 70
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
    Steph said:

    Never squash spiders. Might have baby sac. Then millions. Eeeeeeew!


71. 71
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
    Ris said:

    Not even kidding, I put a cup over them and wait for someone else to take care of them. When I moved in by myself this became somewhat of a problem, but luckily my best friend (and former roommate, thus she was aware of this problem) would come over and take care of them. Now it is my boyfriend’s job. If you see a cup turned upside-down in my house, don’t pick it up unless you want to be on bug-removal duty.


72. 72
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
    Emily said:

    College days cricket plagues pushed me to cricket crunching. Oy vey.


73. 73
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
    Michelle said:

    My fiance puts them outside, against my pleas for death sentences.


74. 74
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
    BOSSY said:

    Oh, and Bossy can’t handle bees. They wait for husband.


75. 75
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
    Chrissy said:

    That there looks like a cave cricket.


76. 76
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
    christina in the middle said:

    Spiders cohabitate happily; ants squished. All others: husband transports outside.


77. 77
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
    Kait said:

    In my house – must die!
    Put outside – they come back!


78. 78
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
    Beth said:

    Chubby Hubby Huffs to Rescue. Shakes head in absolute disgust.


79. 79
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
    jp said:

    TICKS, Always die painful death, all others, no Prob!

    YAK!!!!!


80. 80
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
    amberstar said:

    Giant soaring roaches and spiders splat all the rest outside.


81. 81
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
    jeri said:

    yell for dog and point..she eats everything..even mice..


82. 82
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
    jeri said:

    for the record she just catches mice then we take away..


83. 83
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
    Trenches of Mommyhood said:

    I have boyz. They stomp bugs even with bare feet!


84. 84
    on February 17th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
    Alissa said:

    Survival of the fittest. Sometimes the cats get them.


85. 85
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
    Heide said:

    Mosquitoes, roaches, centipedes, black widow spiders: crunch. Others get liberated.


86. 86
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
    Joie said:

    I am not afraid but they get sprayed with Raid.


87. 87
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
    Cathy said:

    I am the big bad black bug bully that bites. (not really)


88. 88
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
    ali the lazy dog said:

    Scorpions caught on glue trap, take a picture and blog it!


89. 89
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
    karen l said:

    hairspray flying bugs (smells nice!) – AW – just call me bigfoot!


90. 90
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
    Aimee said:

    Michigan’s too cold for gross bugs. Big dog eats most bugs.


91. 91
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
    Jacqui said:

    Lecture children on value of life. Kids distracted? Stomp stomp.


92. 92
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
    rockle said:

    We have cats. “Found” bugs are usually “semi digested” bugs.


93. 93
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
    Suzanne said:

    Scoop onto paper, set free outdoors. Hop Cricket Hop quickly!


94. 94
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
    ritabby said:

    Spider on laptop. Night. Freak out. Throw laptop across room.


95. 95
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
    heyjoe said:

    Squash, mash, crunch, smunch, sploosh, splat, munch, blot them dead.


96. 96
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
    Kristine said:

    Stomp roaches, with someone else’s shoe. Other bugs go outside.


97. 97
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
    Andrea's Sweet Life said:

    Scoop into pringles can, give live present to Chickens. Yum!


98. 98
    on February 17th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
    Sharon said:

    Roaches and flies killed. Everything else set free. That’s all!


99. 99
    on February 17th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
    Amanda said:

    Gasp. Squish. Smack. Squeel. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Scoop. Fling. Sigh.


100. 100
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
     Stimey said:

     I’ve been known to call in neighbors to help me.


101. 101
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
     Florida Liz said:

     Colorado used to squish. Now Florida: remove with front loader.


102. 102
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
     rebekah said:

     Five year old son: feed them to his venus flytrap.


103. 103
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
     other Wendy said:

     Since cat’s death, bugs wait for husband. Westie’s not interested.


104. 104
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
     Liz said:

     Crickets are good luck. They, and they alone, are spared.


105. 105
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
     Eliza said:

     I flush or crush, but husband wants me to vaccuum.


106. 106
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
     merrymishaps said:

     It depends. How scary the bug. How far the door!


107. 107
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
     Cecily said:

     When I catch camel crickets in my house I run.


108. 108
     on February 17th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
     JenKneeBee said:

     Depends – I release spiders and squish or spray nastier bugs.


109. 109
     on February 17th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
     Sarah S said:

     I squash the sucker and hope he has no friends!


110. 110
     on February 17th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
     anne marie in philly said:

     set them free, unless they are bees/wasps – get raid!


111. 111
     on February 17th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
     Unemployed Susan said:

     Scary-ness of bug determines method of extermination and who exterminates.


112. 112
     on February 17th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
     SLP said:

     Red hourglass…SQUASH…all others get to live another day.


113. 113
     on February 17th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
     sarah said:

     If my son is watching, outside, if not, sqush em!
     Sarah
     Seattle, WA


114. 114
     on February 17th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
     Asthmagirl said:

     I kill all bugs, except for moths, then sceam loudly…


115. 115
     on February 17th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
     kristin said:

     This is one reason I got married. Yay, gender roles!


116. 116
     on February 17th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
     Just Jamie said:

     Use husband’s section of newspaper. Smush. Then put back unknowingly.


117. 117
     on February 17th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
     steph said:

     Swat flies. Free crickets. Leave spiders to do their job.


118. 118
     on February 17th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
     Amber said:

     Kill them, except spiders, unless they’re big enough to crunch.


119. 119
     on February 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
     Manic Mommy said:

     Unidentified beetles get ziplocked for the hub’s “possible roach” comparison.


120. 120
     on February 17th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
     Baby Favorite said:

     Paralyze bug with can of hairspray; move in for the kill.


121. 121
     on February 17th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
     Jami said:

     I take them outside – except roaches. They get squished flat.


122. 122
     on February 17th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
     Dharmamama said:

     Except for fleas and roaches (spray), they get escorted outside.


123. 123
     on February 17th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
     linda said:

     Carefully place 1972 tupperware glass over bug causing slow death.


124. 124
     on February 17th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
     Shmoo said:

     Dyson, never loses suction, dump in trash, get a drink


125. 125
     on February 17th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
     heels said:

     The Exterminator sprays every month. I’m clearly not a Buddhist.


126. 126
     on February 17th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
     Lisa said:

     Scared of bugs, must run away, to gross to stay.


127. 127
     on February 17th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
     Bush Babe of Granite Glen said:

     Look, assess, not deadly, ignore, Deadly, back up and yell!


128. 128
     on February 17th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
     Sven said:

     If you’ll go without a fight, fine. If not: Mortein.


129. 129
     on February 17th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
     Bonnie said:

     Spiders are lovingly escorted outside and the gnarly cockroach DIES!


130. 130
     on February 17th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
     kay said:

     All uninvited guests are destroyed. Bipeds only in our house.


131. 131
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
     Jillian said:

     I pin them for my insect collection for entomology class.


132. 132
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
     Laurie said:

     Non-deadly spiders always put outside. Insects – depends on species.


133. 133
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
     Anne said:

     Apologize to the dreaded bug and then smash it dead!


134. 134
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
     Jadielady said:

     I set them free to save them from cat Tripsie


135. 135
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
     Emily said:

     Dog used to eat crickets, but now I kill them.


136. 136
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
     The Domestic Goddess said:

     Camel Crickets! We get them by the DOZENS in our basements. There’s nothing like stumbling down there first thing in the morning to switch the laundry, flip the light on and have them start jumping all over the freaking place. Ewww….*shiver*

     Oh, yeah, ten words: Dog eats them if the husband doesn’t rescue them first.


137. 137
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
     jenn said:

     Ants, I smash without remorse. Anything vaguely cute like ladybugs or crickets, I take outside on a sheet of paper.


138. 138
     on February 17th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
     Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

     1. I try to be humane, after I scream bloody murder.
     —–
     2. Even so, there’s a special place in hell for ants.


139. 139
     on February 17th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
     swistle said:

     I don’t like saying I flush them. So I won’t.


140. 140
     on February 17th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
     hana said:

     Bugs are forever; unfortunately in the news, Saturns are not
     


141. 141
     on February 17th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
     Donalyn said:

     Spiders
     crushed to death
     by me
     husband not motivated enough.


142. 142
     on February 17th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
     Heidi said:

     Bugs get smothered in whatever cleaning product I have near.


143. 143
     on February 17th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
     Tenntrace said:

     Scream loud.
     Hubby comes to rescue –
     Knows that’s his job!


144. 144
     on February 17th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
     Christina said:

     Roaches must die, if I must do it I will.


145. 145
     on February 17th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
     Jeri said:

     usually take outside but sometimes suck them up with vaccuum


146. 146
     on February 18th, 2009 at 2:47 am
     HAGERDASH said:

     Never ever do I squash non-ant crawly critters. Even squashing ants makes me sad. But when I’m outnumbered by hundreds of the little buggers, what else can I do? Non-ants aside, I catch and release, and if a fragile leg or antennae thing happens to get broken off, causing the captured buggie to die, my heart weeps. And then I promise the bug kingdom that I’ll be extra mindful of their appendages next time around.


147. 147
     on February 18th, 2009 at 2:51 am
     Maria said:

     released into the wild (ha that was four. d’oh ten)


148. 148
     on February 18th, 2009 at 3:11 am
     patti J. Fuhrman said:

     praying mantis gets a ride outside
     spider smashed into goo


149. 149
     on February 18th, 2009 at 3:16 am
     Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy said:

     Outside, they live. Inside they are terminate. Black Widows? Torched.


150. 150
     on February 18th, 2009 at 3:17 am
     Victoria said:

     Some are ignored. Spiders go back outside. Silverfish get squished.


151. 151
     on February 18th, 2009 at 3:51 am
     lesliereid said:

     Lysol the dangerous and annoying; release or ignore the others.


152. 152
     on February 18th, 2009 at 5:38 am
     Kelly @ tanasattic said:

     Cat runs and hides so i must escort bugs outside


153. 153
     on February 18th, 2009 at 5:48 am
     Beth said:

     I hate spiders. Thank God for the vacuum.


154. 154
     on February 18th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
     Sandy_Shoes said:

     It is a cave cricket or AKA camelback cricket. I used to live on Camelback Circle and the house had tons of them. I did just what you are doing in the picture until hubby got home.


155. 155
     on February 18th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
     muskrat said:

     I roll them into little balls and toss them out.


156. 156
     on February 18th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
     Teri said:

     1) It’s my house, not yours. Out or die. You decide.
     2)You feelin’ lucky, punk? Go ahead, make my day. Squish!


157. 157
     on February 18th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
     Caroline Wright said:

     Giant cane spiders, 8″ poison centipedes: Me. Husband’s shoe. BAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAM!


158. 158
     on February 18th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
     Stacy (mama-om) said:

     We live with them, set them free, sometimes accidentally squish.


159. 159
     on February 18th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
     Alana said:

     Pay exterminator to rid house of Texas roaches; I’m terrified!


160. 160
     on February 18th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
     Sparx said:

     I’m a big softy so they all get put outside.


161. 161
     on February 18th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
     Reeb said:

     A tip: Fleabusters house treatment also deletes cockroaches. Whole year!


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     on February 19th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
     Enrico said:

     I ALWAYS let them out; a life is a life.


163. 163
     on February 19th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
     Kimi said:

     I make my husband smack them with his yellow flyswatter.


164. 164
     on February 19th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
     Karen (submommy) said:

     If bugs cross my threshold they are risking their lives.


165. 165
     on February 19th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
     Manic Mommy said:

     I really thought I was the only one to go for anything in an aerosol.

     I’m thanking God for regular sized centepeids, spiders, and ants. Your stories are scaring me!


166. 166
     on February 20th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
     Gette said:

     Have to kill spiders for husband. Tissue, flush or toss.


167. 167
     on February 20th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
     Kerri Anne said:

     Chris screams = spiders are seen. No (big) cockroaches here, though.


168. 168
     on February 22nd, 2009 at 9:59 pm
     LINDA said:

     APPROPRIATE SIZED MEAS. CUP, OLD POSTCARD, SLIDING DOOR, RUN!!!!