I think I killed a medic.
 

I was sitting at my dining room table with my wife, and all of a sudden this spider ran across the floor. I had a newspaper, and so I squashed it.

About five minutes later, a second spider of the same species as the first ran across the floor on an identical path. I squashed it, too, and then started thinking about it. I wonder if the second spider was a medic or something, because it had to see the first spider get smashed, and it ran directly toward it with no regard for its own risks.

I have a feeling I'm going to get a rebuke from the Red Cross soon.

ROFL Good stuff!!!!!!!!!

Either that or spiders leave no "man" behind.

Are you sure you're getting enough oxygen to your brain in that thin air? Any smog alerts today?

ROFL

That made me chuckle.

It was almost exactly like that scene in Blackhawk Down.

That second spider was an idiot, rushing into the kill zone for a fallen comrade without checking the area for threats.


or maybe the first spider owed the second twenty bucks and he was on his way to lift his wallet.

Was the second spider carrying a tiny black bag?

I didn't see. It all happened so fast...I was just out of control.

You probably first killed the mom and then her eldest son that was rushing to help.

Maybe the second spider thought your bloodlust had been satisfied with the murder of the first spider.

Find and kill some more spiders. Have fun with it! :evil:

If you have trouble sleeping tonight, just imagine the second one was a rare species of "lawyer spider" that was running out to give the first spider his business card and a complimentary "So You've Been Injured: The Road To Recovery" accident victim handbook. Don't think of it as murdering a second innocent spider, think of it as saving years of litigation and a bank busting settlement.

This story, besides highlighting Rain Man's buggutlust, shines a light on the versitality of the oft forgotten and maligned form of media - the newpaper. Although the newsprint media has suffered from the competition of television and the internet, it will never be vanquished. Would Rain Man have killed the first spider with his television set? I think not. Would he have dispatched the second with his keyboard? Again, unlikely. Would he ever take either of the newer medias to the bathroom for a twenty minute session and come back both relieved and possessing a finished crossword puzzle? I don't think so.
So, hail the newspaper! It may not be the fastest form of information transfer, but it's transportability, and adaptablity to secondary uses is unparalleled/

Now that you mention it, my visceral reaction upon seeing the second spider was very similar to my reaction upon seeing a lawyer.

Must be one of those lemming spiders. You did the right thing bro. Now both of them can experience sex with 99 virgin lemming spiders.

MEDIC!

I think you are very brave.....people think they are good for us because they eat insects....no freaking way. They sit and stare at you for hours, not moving, just waiting for you to let down your guard and then they pounce...disgusting little creatures.

So you think they were setting up an ambush?

You killed both members of a couple! First you killed the female then when her newlywed husband comes home from work, "BLAM!" you take him out as well. What do you have against true love???

It's a profoundly slow news day here on Chiefs Planet...

Eh. She would have eaten him during the honeymoon anyway.

I am sure of it...they are just hiding in corners of your house, under the sink, under the couches, waiting, looking, as soon as you let your guard down....bam...they are evil and sneaky...their whole life is spent plotting their next kill.......:deevee:

They were playing simon says, or hide and go seek....

98, 99...ready or not here I come....

Yeah. I loathe children, too.

I think someone (*cough* Rain Man *cough*) ruined a pefectly good game of, "Marco Polo."

sorry to hear that....I still think spiders are worse...ROFL

You know it's against the Geneva Convention to kill medics, right? What kind of a soldier (or should I say killer) are you?

Actually guys, I'm sure it was just a coincidence. Spiders don't play "Marco Polo," and they don't mate for life, and I'm pretty sure that they don't have "jobs" such as 'doctor' or 'lawyer.' Their only job is to build and maintain their web so that they can eat. Unless of course you killed a recluse, which don't spin webs to catch food. They hunt and kill their prey.


Here is a link to prove it...
Everything you ever wanted to know about spiders, including (but not limited to): What they do and how they do it. And what they DON'T do, such as (have traditional jobs, play silly games, get married, "settle down," adopt, keep pets, take a pill to relax, etc...)

THREAD KILLER! :cuss:

If you don't like 'em then I like 'em cause you're always wrong.

No, that's just a coincidence too. I typically don't "kill threads." Mostly I just sit at home in my sweats, drink Pepsi, draw, play guitar, and occaisionally look for naked girls online...









THERE'S ONE!


Oh wait, that's just a spider....

Actually, according to this web site, Everything you need to know about mcans, mcans don't actually drink pepsi, play guitar, draw, and look for naked girls. Apparently they do sit at home in their sweats, though.

Hey, mcan, is Angel still your roommate? I haven't seen her around for awhile.

Off topic:
At what point do garments become "sweats"? Is it the elastic at the waist and ankles? If mcan is just sitting around, not sweating, are they still "sweats"?

I think it's related to the material. Elastic or not, if it's made out of that "sweats" material, then it's sweats, even if it is styled like a tuxedo.

You guys know that spiders bring good fortune to your homes, right? That is unless you live in Texas - there they just kill you.

I feel guilty that I discriminate against spiders. If it was a ladybug, I'd scoop it up and take it outside, but if it's a spider, I murder it, based on nothing more than its appearance. Until I and other humans can overcome these prejudices, there is little hope for world peace.

I pray for the day that someday I can find the strength of character to overcome my prejudices and sit down to dinner with a spider and enjoy a pleasant evening over some wine and flies.

I understand your prejudices, that, however, still doesn't excuse you from killing a medic. He was a goddamned MEDIC.

mmmmm... ugh!

rain fella strange man...

spider spirit strong...

make plenty trouble for drizzle man...

make heap plenty loud bangs

all day into darkness too...

spider spirit speaking to you, shower guy...

ai-EE-yah!! spider spirit strong and brave!!

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I thought everything that happened with you were in multiples of threes.

Can't believe this thread has this many legs!!!!

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Alright! Fresh meat with a sense of humor! Welcome aboard! :thumb:

aye, matey...

but mind the rigging as you cross the gunwale...

Are we talking about your presence on the BB or spiders?

We had an infestation of lady bugs this year. Actually someone said they were a beetle that just looks like a lady bug. At any given time we would have a dozen or so crawling around on the celing of the living and dining rooms. So I got a jar and caught them all. In a few days there woud be a bunch more so I'd repeat the process. I kept them in the jar unitl they were dead. Spiders I just mash.

Yeah... those barking spiders ARE the worst.

I actually just moved into my new place near the Plaza in KC about a week ago. I graduated from KSU, and now I'm without purpose in life.

RainMan, Killing spiders, medic or not- perfectly acceptable in my book. I have been bitten by spiders that have sent me to the emergency room in the past. So by killing spiders, especially spiders who help other spiders, you are doing Angel-kind a grand favor. Kudos to you!

Brown recluse?

Also, you should know that killing medics is simply unacceptable.

The second spider was obviously a rookie patrol officer that should have checked the scene to make sure the murdered had left.

Kevin, we don't take kindly to cop killers in these parts.

She graduated and moved in with a mutual friend of ours back in KC so she can work for her dad. So for the rest of the month, I've got a three bedroom apartment completely empty... She still loiters around here abit, but I don't think she has her internet set up yet at her new digs.

Didn't realise that Angel had already responded. Uhh... Ignore that last post...

Welcome to my world. Well, at least the "without purpose in life" part.

And, Kevin, you probably just slaughtered a mother and father, and some baby spider is somewhere cold and alone, tears in his eyes.

Well done!

Let the Wildcat bashing begin!



How's the offer coming along?

That second spider had never been in NAM or he/she would never have ventured into the hot LZ knowingly that a newspaper sniper was out there taunting him with a wounded comrade.

A combat worn veteran spider would have known the trickery of your actions.

You now have battle scared spiders in your home my man. I hope you have your defenses ready?


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What mcan's post says now:

She graduated and moved in with a mutual friend of ours back in KC so she can work for her dad. So for the rest of the month, I've got a three bedroom apartment completely empty... She still loiters around here abit, but I don't think she has her internet set up yet at her new digs.


What mcan's post said last night:

She graduated, and to celebrate we had a threesome with Angelina Jolie. Well, Angelina and I hit it off and angel got kind of jealous, so she moved out, going back to KC so she can work with her dad. So for the rest of the month, I've got a three bedroom apartment completely empty except for Angelina's toothbrush in my medicine cabinet...She still loiters around here a bit. As for angel, I don't think she has her internet set up yet at her new digs.

Can't put anything past you... :rolleyes:

Seriously though, as long as we're making shit up. Why didn't you hook me up with Keira instead? Man... I'm sorry I made fun of you spider thread OK!

Stay out of combat. You're likely to frag one of your own. You're too jumpy.

I'm already feeling some post-traumatic stress.


The horror....The horror....

(Can someone make me a picture of a stickman with malaria cooling his head with water?)

I saw a movie about spiders with some toxic waste mixing not long ago. I hope you didn't accidently start a mutant variation that will get bigger and attack all of mankind!!! You could have started the Bug War of all time!!!