almost died yesterday - Page 2

Khronos · 2004-05-31, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by OfaLoaf

Wear a gas mask.

Thank God they haven't come out here yet...

they are all over my yard, and i think the lawnmower noise attracts them

Ivan · 2004-05-31, 02:21 PM

aren't these the things that only come around every 75 years?

OfaLoaf · 2004-05-31, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Khronos

they are all over my yard, and i think the lawnmower noise attracts them

Yes, noise and heat attract them. Use a hand-push one with no motor and put Ice cubes all over you back.

EarlyDawn · 2004-05-31, 02:22 PM

Khronos · 2004-05-31, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Ivan

aren't these the things that only come around every 75 years?

17 years

and ofa haha that would take too long. i need to just be careful around the road

OfaLoaf · 2004-05-31, 02:26 PM

You think I was joking?

Khronos · 2004-05-31, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by OfaLoaf

You think I was joking?

no.

Jaged · 2004-05-31, 03:39 PM

Cica-what? Never heard of those things. Thank god I have never seen one. They probably dont exist around here.

Electrofreak · 2004-05-31, 03:45 PM

All I ever see is their huge-ass molt-skin things they leave attatched to the trees. You'll be walkin along and glance at a tree and be like HFS AHH WTF IS THAT?! And then you'll see that its just a cicada skin thats still clinging to the tree. Freaky.

On a related note, I was riding my mower the other day when a bee came after me, and I was zooming around in circles at 5th gear. My father later asked me why there were a series of loops and figure 8s in the lawn.

Anyhow, glad to hear that you are ok.

Triggar · 2004-05-31, 03:45 PM

Florida's got some weird-ass mutant bugs, but thank GOD we don't have swarms of much around these parts.

martyr · 2004-05-31, 03:47 PM

that was actually attack pattern foxtrot-87.

diamond pattern, but rotating, and the flank ships dramatically and rapidly adjust relative altitude.

ultraviolet · 2004-05-31, 03:55 PM

Hey khronos, glad to hear you're okay! much

OfaLoaf · 2004-05-31, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by martyr

that was actually attack pattern foxtrot-87.

diamond pattern, but rotating, and the flank ships dramatically and rapidly adjust relative altitude.

Oh noes! It's the Cicada-waffe!

QuakCow · 2004-05-31, 03:56 PM

O.o

Khronos · 2004-05-31, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by OfaLoaf

Oh noes! It's the Cicada-waffe!

hahaha

well we get cicadas every year, but mostly just the shells like what electrofreak said.

every 17 years, however, like seriously 5 billion come out of the ground and scream really loud and mate like crazy.

this is in ohio btw.