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01 December 2005

This makes me very unhappy *shudders*
Even a 330 million year old scorpion can creep me out if it's 2m long.

post by: gaspode at: 13:37 | 16 comments

Scorpions don't bother me nearly as much as spiders do (and big and ancient is cool).

Maybe because there were no scorpions around where I grew up I never learned to get icked by them?

posted by danostuporstar 01 December | 13:45

Ahh, we got those 3m scorpions in NYC sewers. And Crocodiles. And CHUDs.

posted by Edible Energy 01 December | 13:54

Clearly a radscorpion.
≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by selfnoise 01 December | 13:58

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by Smart Dalek 01 December | 14:11

A friend of Shelob?

posted by porpoise 01 December | 14:12

You know, the only thing that really icks me out are house centipedes. They just move so darn fast.

posted by Specklet 01 December | 15:06

Yeah. No way in hell I'm clicking that link, Specklet.

I just don't like exoskeletons.

posted by gaspode 01 December | 15:09

Oh jeez, Specklet. We've got those in the basement and I didn't know what they were called. Icky, icky.

posted by selfnoise 01 December | 15:20

Here I am. Rocked you like a hurricane. Could have been worse, though. Could have been a Russian squirrel. Or a moose. A moose once bit my sister. Must keel Moose and Squirrel.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 01 December | 15:25

Don't, gaspode. They are fuckin' freaky, I tell yuh. I can deal with snakes (I'll be your champion, mudpuppie!), spiders, rodents, assorted bugs, insects, larvae, etc. But not house centipedes.

its raining, a moose but your sister? What was she doing at the time? This could be a good story.

posted by Specklet 01 December | 15:31

Sorry, Specklet. Lame Monty Python geek reference.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 01 December | 15:42

Oh. I totally should have gotten that. Little slow today. Rrrruh.

posted by Specklet 01 December | 15:55

How's the cold?

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 01 December | 15:58

Not so groovy.

I made it into work today, but when I cough, my co-workers start in alarm. It sounds like I have a gravel-filled velociraptor in my chest.

I'm getting better, though. Did I mention that my birthday present to myself is to quit the occassional smoking? Oh yeah. And if this chest cold isn't a sign that god approves, I don't know what is.

posted by Specklet 01 December | 16:14

Goodonya. Velociraptors should never be smoked. Baked or braised only. Frying is right out.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 01 December | 16:19

Point taken.

posted by Specklet 01 December | 17:50

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