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Australian man screaming at spider 'why don't you die?' triggers full police response
The Guardian ^ | 1/2/2019

Posted on 01/03/2019 9:46:15 AM PST by Gamecock

Police in Western Australia have confirmed they sent multiple officers to an emergency call that turned out to be a screaming man with a “serious fear” of spiders.

A concerned passerby was walking outside a house in suburban Perth when they heard a toddler screaming and a man repeatedly shouting “Why don’t you die?”

After they called triple zero, officers arrived to find a man “trying to kill a spider”, who apologised for having an extreme fear of the arachnid.

“Caller walked past the AA and heard a male screaming out ‘Why don’t you die’ – repeatedly,” the log read. “The toddler inside was screaming … caller doesn’t know them, but has seen them a few times when walking”.

Twenty minutes later, officers on the scene provided an update.

“Police spoke with all parties who advised that husband had only been trying to kill a spider (has serious fear of spiders). Apologised for inconvenience to police.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: arachnid; arachnids; spider; spiders
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To: Daaave
God Damn it!!!!!! I almost threw myself over the couch behind me............

Note to self, don't click on posted links of spiders..........

You should be banned for that!

41 posted on 01/03/2019 11:55:00 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: jonno
The discussion at the bottom of that article is well worth the time spent reading!

The one I copied below is particularly interesting..........

Kinda makes me glad I live in Michigan and it's now winter........well, kinda.

Makes me wonder if he/she lives in a hut in the "outback".........

Every room in the house has an ample supply of Black House spiders, Wolf spiders, Daddy Long-Legs & huntsmen (et al). If a fly does manage to get into the house I don't even bother swatting it -- within 15 minutes or so, one of my eight-legged buddies will be feasting on it.

42 posted on 01/03/2019 12:12:23 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Gamecock

Really, fear of spiders in Australia is not at all irrational.


43 posted on 01/03/2019 12:24:03 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Gamecock
Australia has the Atrax Robustus,

We have the Botox Pelosi,

Brrr!

44 posted on 01/03/2019 12:41:19 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Yes - we’re in cold country too. One of the few benefits: most of the “bugs” are dormant for half of the year.

I don’t mind the occasional spider - as long as they stay clear of the bedrooms.


45 posted on 01/03/2019 12:45:26 PM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: jonno

“The Mist” in my opinion, had a gut wrenching ending.

Not sure I remember “Open Water” Did it have a couple adventure diving in “Open Water”?


46 posted on 01/03/2019 1:31:55 PM PST by RedMonqey ("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didn't.")
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To: lee martell

https://youtu.be/TRHZALRflsY


47 posted on 01/03/2019 1:33:54 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Daaave

Hahaha

Whatta dummie dad

Get a broom and knock it down FIRST!

(Shsssssh!)


48 posted on 01/03/2019 1:35:23 PM PST by RedMonqey ("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didn't.")
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To: kanawa

I like that very last scene in the video, showing her care free, and dancing away in a nightclub after Mr. Spider’s visit. Most of us would still be in a state of shock, bordering on catatonic.


49 posted on 01/03/2019 1:43:25 PM PST by lee martell (AT)
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To: Gamecock

I totally get the Australian man's reaction about spiders. Anything up to and including bombing runs are a perfectly valid response.

50 posted on 01/03/2019 2:00:34 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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To: Seruzawa

Well, he could move to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce7lHJirqkE


51 posted on 01/03/2019 2:36:44 PM PST by Paul R.
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To: Gamecock

I’ve suddenly lost all desire to ever visit Australia.


52 posted on 01/03/2019 2:38:00 PM PST by susannah59
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To: Moonman62

My WAG is that it stands for Aboriginal Australian. Every continent that speaks English has to have AA’s.


53 posted on 01/03/2019 3:53:41 PM PST by Defiant (I may be deplorable, but I'm not getting in that basket.)
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To: Gamecock

54 posted on 01/03/2019 5:04:02 PM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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