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Washington braces for frenzy of mating and death (NOT about the Kennedys)
Sydney Morning Herald ^
| May 13, 2004
| Alec Russell
Posted on 05/12/2004 7:43:23 AM PDT by dead
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To: Izzy Dunne
Hahahah,,,I cannot wait to tell my liberal sons in law
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posted on
05/12/2004 8:15:21 AM PDT
by
cajungirl
(<i>swing low, sweet limousine, comin' fer to Kerry me hoooommmee</i>)
To: dead
Schoolchildren have been given instructions on how to cope and told not to panic.. . . . told not to panic . . .
Are "you" kidding me. . . . . I'll give you instructions on what to do with them.
1. Carry a spool of clear thread to school with you.
2. Catch several of the varmits.
3. Carefully tie the thread around the main body.
4. Use your imagination.
OK - OK - OK don't kill them, let them loose (usually after you get in trouble) and let them finish their seventeen year cycle.
I once "flew" one for almost five hours.
42
posted on
05/12/2004 8:16:19 AM PDT
by
Freeper
To: Badeye
We get them pretty bad here in NJ too. I remember being a kid and smacking them out of the sky with a wiffleball bat. They explode when you get them good.
43
posted on
05/12/2004 8:16:26 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
With a mixture of fear and fascination, Washingtonians prepared for an infestation of biblical proportions as the first of a swarm of billions of cicadas emerged after 17 years underground. I can see the headlines now:
"Women and children hardest hit"
"Bush's budget cuts forces thousands to eat dog food and cicadas"
44
posted on
05/12/2004 8:18:30 AM PDT
by
Fury
To: kevkrom
Surely we can convince them that RATS are tasty.
To: William Terrell
All these trillions of insects will have to eat something. What do they eat? The adults don't eat. They live off the stored fats the froggy says they don't have. The Larvae suck juices from roots.
46
posted on
05/12/2004 8:20:39 AM PDT
by
null and void
("Don’t duck! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis...", the late Gen. John Sedgwick 1813-1864)
To: dead
...and the corpses of those that had failed their one and only test. Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
47
posted on
05/12/2004 8:21:35 AM PDT
by
Fury
To: dead
Jacques Tiziou, a French-American, was in his kitchen, freezing his first cicadas. He said: "They are pure protein. No fat. There are plenty of countries where the only food is some form of insect."There are plenty of countries where the only food is some form of insect."
Name one. . . . . just ONE!
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posted on
05/12/2004 8:22:01 AM PDT
by
Freeper
To: kevkrom
49
posted on
05/12/2004 8:22:03 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hit Tagline, Win Suit - Abe Stark)
To: kevkrom
Cicadas -- the other white meat. Cicadas -- the green meat.
50
posted on
05/12/2004 8:22:28 AM PDT
by
null and void
("Don’t duck! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis...", the late Gen. John Sedgwick 1813-1864)
To: Owl_Eagle
Of course, there's no greater pleasure than whiling away a summer afternoon with a glass of fresh squeezed lime ade eating mating cicadas right off the leaves. Well, I am a little short of money for lunch tomorrow...
51
posted on
05/12/2004 8:23:27 AM PDT
by
Fury
To: Izzy Dunne
1936=Roosevelt
1919=Wilson
52
posted on
05/12/2004 8:28:30 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hit Tagline, Win Suit - Abe Stark)
To: Polybius
Thanks for the link. I can't wait to eat the little buggers.
53
posted on
05/12/2004 8:34:14 AM PDT
by
TBall
To: egarvue
I remember the 1970 infestation when I was on ROTC maneuvers at Fort Indiantown Gap. Jeez, what a racket! It was deafening.
54
posted on
05/12/2004 8:34:53 AM PDT
by
Publius
To: Publius
One horrible memory the kids have, our standard poodle used to eat them, by the pound, then he would vomit them up,,,it was truly one disgusting sight, rest his dear soul. He thought they were just great.
55
posted on
05/12/2004 8:36:44 AM PDT
by
cajungirl
(<i>swing low, sweet limousine, comin' fer to Kerry me hoooommmee</i>)
To: Publius
ROTC camp 1972... Recondo! Was there from UVM w/ General Haldane. We had snakes and hurricane Agnes.
56
posted on
05/12/2004 8:37:00 AM PDT
by
Broker
(dojeeh!)
To: 2banana
"We get cicadas every year. What is a few billion more?" Try to envision 1.5 million of these things per acre, and this 17th year cycle is supposed to be much worse.
To: dead
We're doomed, doomed I tell ya!
No, wait, it's Washington that's doomed.
Hmmm, not a bad thing if the good guys get out of town first.
58
posted on
05/12/2004 8:55:23 AM PDT
by
pt17
To: null and void
The Larvae suck juices from roots. Whitefont. Read at your own risk.
I guess the gay crowd will say this is another example of the normality of homosexuality in nature.
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posted on
05/12/2004 9:19:01 AM PDT
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: HEY4QDEMS
Yum! Cicada with a nightshade garnish!
60
posted on
05/12/2004 9:35:47 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Islam: Nothing BEER couldn't cure.)
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