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FReeper Canteen~ Camel Spiders Found in Iraq , Urban Legends and Folklore ~Sept.21,2006

Posted on 09/20/2006 6:01:45 PM PDT by fatima

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To: Allegra

Staying put for now at least for a few months. Got some stuff to finalize before I try to go back and earn money again.

New Years would be a good cut off time.

Get some of that 21k gold before you leave for good!


181 posted on 09/20/2006 7:52:57 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Parts of the country I've never seen!:)

Leave it to you to drive instead of fly. I think you've got some gypsy in your blood.

Is VA your final destination? Gonna get to see anyone?


182 posted on 09/20/2006 7:53:32 PM PDT by AZamericonnie ("Patriotism, I now believe, isn't some sentimental, old conceit. It's self-preservation.")
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To: Allegra
Goose bumps here......how did you get it out? The very thought of smooshing one is VERY unappealing!!
183 posted on 09/20/2006 7:53:56 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Eagle Eye
Welcome to the Canteen, Eagle Eye, and thanks for your service to our country.


184 posted on 09/20/2006 7:56:10 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: fatima
They do have long legs Allegra.Your right.

Yes, it's said that they're harmless, but they're so....creepy looking.

A couple of the guys I worked with at Taji in '04 used to love to catch those things or scorpions and put them in peanut cans and show them to us just to watch us freak. I didn't let them down. LOL

185 posted on 09/20/2006 7:56:22 PM PDT by Allegra (Home, Sweet Home!)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Hi WestVirginiaRebel(((Hugs)))What a beer story.


186 posted on 09/20/2006 7:57:57 PM PDT by fatima
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To: VanShuyten

I'm sorry VanShuyten....I forgot to say welcome to the Canteen! Thanks for your post & the link!


187 posted on 09/20/2006 7:58:03 PM PDT by AZamericonnie ("Patriotism, I now believe, isn't some sentimental, old conceit. It's self-preservation.")
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To: Eagle Eye
Oh, I've got some of the gold. ;-)

You've got a hankering to go back, don't you? It happens to all of us.

See you in Tehran in a year or two? LOL

188 posted on 09/20/2006 7:58:08 PM PDT by Allegra (Home, Sweet Home!)
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To: LUV W

Need to find grits in the morning, LOL! MUST have cheese and jalapenos in them!



189 posted on 09/20/2006 7:58:56 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Truth IS stranger than fiction at times. Thanks, Rebel, for the story.


190 posted on 09/20/2006 7:59:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: fatima
That was a Cane spider,very similar to the Wolf spider. Not as big as the Camel spider....only about 3 inches.

Don't know why but they feel at home beneath the bed. If they find you while you're sleeping, they'll start feeding on you. They're venom is topically anesthetic so you won't wake up right away.....till they hit a nerve.

Then Battle Stations....No Quarter!
191 posted on 09/20/2006 7:59:58 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
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To: Lady Jag

He he,Yuck.


192 posted on 09/20/2006 8:00:25 PM PDT by fatima
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To: fatima

Thank you fatima! Nope no camel spiders!


193 posted on 09/20/2006 8:01:49 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: Eagle Eye; fatima
Even have a pic of me and Allegra in Kuwait!

Yep...Eagle Eye and I met up once in Baghdad and once in Kuwait.

That was back when Eagle Eye was cruising around Iraq at the drop of a hat.

And we got lost going back to Camp Victory...

194 posted on 09/20/2006 8:01:50 PM PDT by Allegra (Home, Sweet Home!)
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To: laurenmarlowe

I'm not dining with you!! LOL!! Green things!!


195 posted on 09/20/2006 8:03:24 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: fatima

That is a grand reason! Will you eat now?


196 posted on 09/20/2006 8:03:46 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
how did you get it out?

Chemical warfare. LOL

I had to spray all around my room because he had skittered under my bed and I couldn't find him.

I found his lifeless body in my shower a few hours after spraying down the room. I gave him the proper flush burial.

197 posted on 09/20/2006 8:04:27 PM PDT by Allegra (Home, Sweet Home!)
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To: AZamericonnie

At the rate I'm feeling AZEE, I'll be having that tomorrow.


198 posted on 09/20/2006 8:04:30 PM PDT by Lady Jag (People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Better find something to give them some flavor! LOL!

Have a safe rest-of-the-trip, too!


199 posted on 09/20/2006 8:05:23 PM PDT by luvie (We didn’t lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
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To: AZamericonnie

Gypsy for sure, LOL! We should get back here, it's beautiful!

Auto is packed to the roof with stuff I am carrying to Virginny for a family member there, but you know me, must hit the road!

Am hoping for some visits there, will keep you posted!

*HUGS*


200 posted on 09/20/2006 8:06:45 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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