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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Larry Green wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> My DH joked about that scream for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> years afterward.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beverly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.S. Don't go to that link if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are easily nauseated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used to get some pretty big
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slugs back
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the UK but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where I live now in Canada we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rarely see slugs (thankfully)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but get enough of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other 'creepy crawly' types to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> keep us busy!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the things I love about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> northern Nevada. No slugs. Never
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seen a snail,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> either. (Same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing, one with house, one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> without.) No fleas. No palmetto
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bugs, June
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bugs, Japanese beetles,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> black flies. No fireflies, which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do miss. We have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flies,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was just thinking the other day
>>>>>>>>>>>>> about the amazing fireflies we saw
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Philadelphia, I loved them!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We don't get any here. I think we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> were hearing cicadas in Nashville,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> never saw whatever was making the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound. I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>> remember seeing ANY birds while in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nashville, very strange.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spiders,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> but yuck!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but it's so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different from south Florida or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pennsylvania or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New Hampshire. There are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mosquitoes if you live near the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> swampy areas, which I don't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are very careful about standing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> water, people with Koi ponds and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> other "water
>>>>>>>>>>>>> features"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> have the worst breeding spots.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Mormon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crickets are crossing the state
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> north of us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are they wearing narrow black ties
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and riding bicycles? ;-)
>>>>>>>>>>>> There goes another keyboard.
>>>>>>>>>> No, you're not! You enjoyed that
>>>>>>>>>> tremendously.
>>>>>>>>> Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all
>>>>>>>>> covered with iced tea! (And you're right, I
>>>>>>>>> did. I
>>>>>>>>> was pretty sure
>>>>>>>> I thought about telling you only the boy
>>>>>>>> crickets dress that way. The girl crickets
>>>>>>>> wear Peter
>>>>>>>> Pan collars,
>>>>>>>> sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
>>>>>>> I imagine (but have no way of proving it) that
>>>>>>> they also wear the mysterious temple garments as
>>>>>>> well...
>>>>>> Well, you never ever see those except when they're
>>>>>> hanging on the clothesline on wash day!
>>>>> Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
>>>> Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very industrious, you
>>>> know.
>>> They probably do have to work very hard to support all
>>> the little crickets. Do you happen to know if the
>>> crickets
>>> are monogamous, polygamous, or polyandrous?
>> Totally non-selective. They live to eat, breed, and
>> march west. When they've stripped an area of all edible
>> material, they start eating each other.
>
> No, no, no, no, no!!! First they have an appetizer of white
> salamander, which they serve on golden plates. And the
> entree is always seagulls.
>

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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Larry Green wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > My DH joked about that scream
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > for years afterward.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Beverly
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Don't go to that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > link if you are easily
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nauseated
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OOOOO ....Those are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > whoppers! We used to get
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > some pretty big
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > slugs back
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in the UK but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > where I live now in Canada
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > we rarely see slugs
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (thankfully) but get enough
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > other 'creepy crawly' types
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to keep us busy!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One of the things I love about
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > northern Nevada. No slugs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Never seen a snail,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > either. (Same
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thing, one with house, one
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > without.) No fleas. No
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > palmetto bugs, June
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > bugs, Japanese beetles,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > black flies. No fireflies,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > which I do miss. We have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > flies,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was just thinking the other
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > day about the amazing fireflies
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > saw in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Philadelphia, I loved them!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > We don't get any here. I think
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > we were hearing cicadas in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nashville, but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure, we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > never saw whatever was making
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the sound. I don't
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > remember seeing ANY birds while
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > in Nashville, very strange.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > spiders,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wasps, bees, earwigs, and a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > few others,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, here too. Mostly
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > non-lethal, but yuck!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > but it's
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > so different from south
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Florida
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or Pennsylvania or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > New Hampshire. There are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mosquitoes if you live near
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the swampy areas, which I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > don't.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > We are very careful about
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > standing water, people with Koi
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ponds and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > other "water
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > features"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > have the worst breeding spots.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mormon crickets are crossing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > state north of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are they wearing narrow black
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ties and riding bicycles? ;-)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > There goes another keyboard.
> > > > > > > > > > > No, you're not! You enjoyed that
> > > > > > > > > > > tremendously.
> > > > > > > > > > Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all
> > > > > > > > > > covered with iced tea! (And you're
> > > > > > > > > > right, I did. I
> > > > > > > > > > was pretty sure
> > > > > > > > > I thought about telling you only the boy
> > > > > > > > > crickets dress that way. The girl
> > > > > > > > > crickets wear Peter
> > > > > > > > > Pan collars,
> > > > > > > > > sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
> > > > > > > > I imagine (but have no way of proving it)
> > > > > > > > that they also wear the mysterious temple
> > > > > > > > garments as well...
> > > > > > > Well, you never ever see those except when
> > > > > > > they're hanging on the clothesline on wash
> > > > > > > day!
> > > > > > Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
> > > > > Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very industrious,
> > > > > you know.
> > > > They probably do have to work very hard to support
> > > > all the little crickets. Do you happen to know if
> > > > the
> > > > crickets
> > > > are monogamous, polygamous, or polyandrous?
> > > Totally non-selective. They live to eat, breed, and
> > > march west. When they've stripped an area of all
> > > edible material, they start eating each other.
> > No, no, no, no, no!!! First they have an appetizer of
> > white salamander, which they serve on golden plates. And
> > the entree is always seagulls.
> The seagulls eat the crickets. We do have seagulls, but
> not nearly enough of them. Some people have suggested
> turkeys. Lots of turkeys to eat the crickets and fatten
> in time for Thanksgiving. Sounds like a plan to me.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Larry Green wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My DH joked about that scream
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for years afterward.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beverly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.S. Don't go to that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> link if you are easily
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nauseated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OOOOO ....Those are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whoppers! We used to get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some pretty big
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slugs back
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the UK but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where I live now in Canada
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we rarely see slugs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (thankfully) but get enough
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other 'creepy crawly' types
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to keep us busy!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the things I love about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> northern Nevada. No slugs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Never seen a snail,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> either. (Same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing, one with house, one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> without.) No fleas. No
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> palmetto bugs, June
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bugs, Japanese beetles,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> black flies. No fireflies,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which I do miss. We have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flies,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was just thinking the other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> day about the amazing fireflies
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> saw in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Philadelphia, I loved them!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We don't get any here. I think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we were hearing cicadas in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nashville, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never saw whatever was making
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the sound. I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remember seeing ANY birds while
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in Nashville, very strange.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spiders,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasps, bees, earwigs, and a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few others,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, here too. Mostly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-lethal, but yuck!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so different from south
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Florida
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or Pennsylvania or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New Hampshire. There are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mosquitoes if you live near
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the swampy areas, which I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are very careful about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> standing water, people with Koi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ponds and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other "water
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> features"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have the worst breeding spots.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mormon crickets are crossing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state north of us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are they wearing narrow black
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ties and riding bicycles? ;-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There goes another keyboard.
>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you're not! You enjoyed that
>>>>>>>>>>>> tremendously.
>>>>>>>>>>> Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all
>>>>>>>>>>> covered with iced tea! (And you're
>>>>>>>>>>> right, I did. I
>>>>>>>>>>> was pretty sure
>>>>>>>>>> I thought about telling you only the boy
>>>>>>>>>> crickets dress that way. The girl
>>>>>>>>>> crickets wear Peter
>>>>>>>>>> Pan collars,
>>>>>>>>>> sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
>>>>>>>>> I imagine (but have no way of proving it)
>>>>>>>>> that they also wear the mysterious temple
>>>>>>>>> garments as well...
>>>>>>>> Well, you never ever see those except when
>>>>>>>> they're hanging on the clothesline on wash
>>>>>>>> day!
>>>>>>> Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
>>>>>> Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very industrious,
>>>>>> you know.
>>>>> They probably do have to work very hard to support
>>>>> all the little crickets. Do you happen to know if
>>>>> the
>>>>> crickets
>>>>> are monogamous, polygamous, or polyandrous?
>>>> Totally non-selective. They live to eat, breed, and
>>>> march west. When they've stripped an area of all
>>>> edible material, they start eating each other.
>>> No, no, no, no, no!!! First they have an appetizer of
>>> white salamander, which they serve on golden plates. And
>>> the entree is always seagulls.
>> The seagulls eat the crickets. We do have seagulls, but
>> not nearly enough of them. Some people have suggested
>> turkeys. Lots of turkeys to eat the crickets and fatten
>> in time for Thanksgiving. Sounds like a plan to me.
>
> Perhaps they could stuff the turkey with white salamander?
> Eeeewwww....
>

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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Larry Green wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My DH joked about that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > scream for years afterward.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Beverly
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Don't go to that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > link if you are easily
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nauseated
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OOOOO ....Those are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > whoppers! We used to get
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > some pretty big
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > slugs back
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in the UK but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > where I live now in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Canada we rarely see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > slugs
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (thankfully) but get
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > enough of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > other 'creepy crawly'
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > types to keep us busy!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One of the things I love
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about northern Nevada. No
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > slugs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Never seen a snail,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > either. (Same
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thing, one with house, one
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > without.) No fleas. No
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > palmetto bugs, June
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > bugs, Japanese beetles,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > black flies. No
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fireflies, which I do
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > miss. We have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > flies,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was just thinking the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > other day about the amazing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fireflies we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > saw in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Philadelphia, I loved them!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We don't get any here. I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > think we were hearing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cicadas in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nashville, but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure, we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > never saw whatever was
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > making the sound. I don't
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > remember seeing ANY birds
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > while in Nashville, very
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > strange.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > spiders, wasps, bees,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > earwigs, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a few others,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, here too. Mostly
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > non-lethal, but yuck!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it's so different from
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > south
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Florida
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or Pennsylvania or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > New Hampshire. There are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mosquitoes if you live
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > near the swampy areas,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > which I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > don't.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We are very careful about
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > standing water, people with
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Koi ponds and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > other "water
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > features"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > have the worst breeding
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > spots.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mormon crickets are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > crossing the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > state north of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are they wearing narrow
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > black ties and riding
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > bicycles?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ;-)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There goes another keyboard.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > No, you're not! You enjoyed that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > tremendously.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Now *my* keyboard and monitor are
> > > > > > > > > > > > all covered with iced tea! (And
> > > > > > > > > > > > you're
> > > > > > > > > > > > right, I did. I
> > > > > > > > > > > > was pretty sure
> > > > > > > > > > > I thought about telling you only the
> > > > > > > > > > > boy crickets dress that way. The girl
> > > > > > > > > > > crickets wear Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > Pan collars,
> > > > > > > > > > > sleeves, and skirt hems below the
> > > > > > > > > > > knee.
> > > > > > > > > > I imagine (but have no way of proving
> > > > > > > > > > it) that they also wear the mysterious
> > > > > > > > > > temple garments as well...
> > > > > > > > > Well, you never ever see those except when
> > > > > > > > > they're hanging on the clothesline on wash
> > > > > > > > > day!
> > > > > > > > Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
> > > > > > > Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very
> > > > > > > industrious, you know.
> > > > > > They probably do have to work very hard to
> > > > > > support all the little crickets. Do you happen
> > > > > > to know if the
> > > > > > crickets
> > > > > > are monogamous, polygamous, or polyandrous?
> > > > > Totally non-selective. They live to eat, breed,
> > > > > and march west. When they've stripped an area of
> > > > > all edible material, they start eating each other.
> > > > No, no, no, no, no!!! First they have an appetizer
> > > > of white salamander, which they serve on golden
> > > > plates. And the entree is always seagulls.
> > > The seagulls eat the crickets. We do have seagulls,
> > > but not nearly enough of them. Some people have
> > > suggested turkeys. Lots of turkeys to eat the
> > > crickets and fatten in time for Thanksgiving. Sounds
> > > like a plan to me.
> > Perhaps they could stuff the turkey with white
> > salamander? Eeeewwww....
> They should remove the golden plates first.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Larry Green wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My DH joked about that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scream for years afterward.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beverly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.S. Don't go to that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> link if you are easily
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nauseated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OOOOO ....Those are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whoppers! We used to get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some pretty big
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slugs back
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the UK but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where I live now in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Canada we rarely see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slugs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (thankfully) but get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other 'creepy crawly'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> types to keep us busy!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the things I love
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about northern Nevada. No
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slugs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Never seen a snail,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> either. (Same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing, one with house, one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> without.) No fleas. No
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> palmetto bugs, June
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bugs, Japanese beetles,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> black flies. No
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fireflies, which I do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> miss. We have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flies,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was just thinking the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other day about the amazing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fireflies we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> saw in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Philadelphia, I loved them!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We don't get any here. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think we were hearing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cicadas in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nashville, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never saw whatever was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> making the sound. I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remember seeing ANY birds
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while in Nashville, very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strange.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spiders, wasps, bees,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> earwigs, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a few others,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, here too. Mostly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-lethal, but yuck!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's so different from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> south
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Florida
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or Pennsylvania or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New Hampshire. There are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mosquitoes if you live
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> near the swampy areas,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are very careful about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> standing water, people with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Koi ponds and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other "water
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> features"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have the worst breeding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spots.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mormon crickets are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crossing the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state north of us.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are they wearing narrow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> black ties and riding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bicycles?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There goes another keyboard.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you're not! You enjoyed that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tremendously.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now *my* keyboard and monitor are
>>>>>>>>>>>>> all covered with iced tea! (And
>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're
>>>>>>>>>>>>> right, I did. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> was pretty sure
>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought about telling you only the
>>>>>>>>>>>> boy crickets dress that way. The girl
>>>>>>>>>>>> crickets wear Peter
>>>>>>>>>>>> Pan collars,
>>>>>>>>>>>> sleeves, and skirt hems below the
>>>>>>>>>>>> knee.
>>>>>>>>>>> I imagine (but have no way of proving
>>>>>>>>>>> it) that they also wear the mysterious
>>>>>>>>>>> temple garments as well...
>>>>>>>>>> Well, you never ever see those except when
>>>>>>>>>> they're hanging on the clothesline on wash
>>>>>>>>>> day!
>>>>>>>>> Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
>>>>>>>> Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very
>>>>>>>> industrious, you know.
>>>>>>> They probably do have to work very hard to
>>>>>>> support all the little crickets. Do you happen
>>>>>>> to know if the
>>>>>>> crickets
>>>>>>> are monogamous, polygamous, or polyandrous?
>>>>>> Totally non-selective. They live to eat, breed,
>>>>>> and march west. When they've stripped an area of
>>>>>> all edible material, they start eating each other.
>>>>> No, no, no, no, no!!! First they have an appetizer
>>>>> of white salamander, which they serve on golden
>>>>> plates. And the entree is always seagulls.
>>>> The seagulls eat the crickets. We do have seagulls,
>>>> but not nearly enough of them. Some people have
>>>> suggested turkeys. Lots of turkeys to eat the
>>>> crickets and fatten in time for Thanksgiving. Sounds
>>>> like a plan to me.
>>> Perhaps they could stuff the turkey with white
>>> salamander? Eeeewwww....
>> They should remove the golden plates first.
>
> Well, but the waitstaff (I think it's name is Moroni) is too
> clumsy to touch the plates, so they may have to ask one of
> J.S.'s successors.
>