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Nitewriter,
Well, I'm very sorry I almost made ya choke! At least it was out of laughter.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 19, 2005 at 5:18 PM
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ok just had to say that as I was reading this, and eating my roman at the same time, I almost choked the noodles from laughing so hard. I liked the part about the arthritis, very funny to me because I do the same thing. I once killed a spider then had nightmares about all the spiders family (surly to be a large one) coming after me to avenge his death. I hardly ever kill things so I think it was my guilt talking.
posted by
Nitewriter
on June 19, 2005 at 4:22 PM
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Mark,
I sense a tone of extreme sarcasm and a discrete reference to my recent murder trial here. I already showed remorse for that murder, didn't I? Sheesh.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 16, 2005 at 5:03 PM
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Maybe they're frozen with fear ~
~ Praying to the Lord of Insects that the giant she-monster who's 50,000 times their size doesn't come over and crush them into a lumpy stain with a collosal shoe. Or lassoo them into a buzzing freak show. Oh, the humanity......
posted by
mark2556
on June 16, 2005 at 4:39 PM
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Thanks Avant!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 16, 2005 at 2:02 PM
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JJ,
Have you ever put a string around a bee like a leash and let him fly around? They kinda look like a kite. Well, a bee kite.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 16, 2005 at 2:01 PM
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PoeticHoneyD,
I'm sure you're right about that! Thanks
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 16, 2005 at 1:37 PM
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from one aries to another
enjoyed your fiery post.
posted by
avant-garde
on June 16, 2005 at 1:21 PM
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Spiffy,
I'm not absolutely sure about spiders, but I do know that many other insects have compound eyes. I'll have to look it up to see what phylogenetic classification has that trait. Grasshoppers do, for sure. If you look one in the face you can clearly see them. You can on flys too. I've never examined a spiders face very closely. I believe I have seen it on bees, too. Maybe it's any insect with an exoskeleton. I can look it up fairly soon, so I'll get back to you on that.
Perhaps Poetic Honey is right: too much thinking. I've seen a lot of that. The only time it really bothers me is when people confuse the quotation of misunderstood sources, even poor sources, with actual thinking. Very good examples of that can be readily found right here at Blogit, in religious and/or political blogs. It is, of course, something that can be found almost anywhere.
Just wanted to spice up the confusion.
Thanks. 
JJ 
...... El Gran Confundidor
posted by
Jack_Flash
on June 16, 2005 at 1:35 AM
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perhaps you think too much
I like that
posted by
PoeticHoneyDew
on June 15, 2005 at 11:35 PM
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JJ,
Isn't it flies that have all those eyes, though? I didn't know spiders did.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 11:20 PM
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spiff,
Spiders, now that I think about it, do have compound eyes. It's quite possible that with all of that visual input, they have entered a visual overload mode. With so many eyes they are frozen in place, trying to figure out what the hell they are looking at. It's like standing in the electronics store watching 50 TVs, on 50 channels, all at the same time. Ya think?
JJ (Sometimes I have to put tape on my glasses to prevent the same thing.)
posted by
Jack_Flash
on June 15, 2005 at 11:04 PM
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Strat,
Glad ya trust me! (And I'm also glad you get a few under your belt before taking to the air.) hehe
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 10:17 PM
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LizzyM,
Actually, from all my experience and research as a paranormal investigator and a witch, yep. Cats especially can see into other realms that the human eye cannot normally see. That's actually where the term "a witches familiar" came from...the black cat. The cat doesn't actually have to be black, but that's what society and legends have made it to be. Animals are actually our "other eyes" into realms that we cannot see and to other beings that are present. They alert us to them. We base it all on their reaction to them. Dogs can do the same thing many times, but not as well as felines.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 10:15 PM
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This is why I am a very, very drunken aircraft passenger.
It's okay, Young Miss. I trust you to turn the Jesus Bolts on my engine the right way!
posted by
strat
on June 15, 2005 at 10:06 PM
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I read that when cats or even dogs stare at an empty wall they are actually looking at a ghost. If this is true, my cat that I had years ago must have pissed off alot of ghosts because he would watch them, wait, and attack them. Literally, he would swipe around at the air.
posted by
Narek
on June 15, 2005 at 10:06 PM
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Damn, Strat. I hate to break this to ya.
But, I used to be a drunken aircraft mechanic. K, so I still am on the side, but only part time, now.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 10:01 PM
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Sorry, JJ. You've got it all wrong, my friend.
Spiders don't require batteries. However, it is very plausable that they have had mini cams surgically attached to them. Big Brother, don'tcha know.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 9:58 PM
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Krisles,
You're obviously onto a great theory. My suggestion? Sleep with one eye open. They're probably watching your every move.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 9:56 PM
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Smartdog,
Obviously, they were talking about you. They continued to split up out of their huddle in suspicion that you were onto them. And obviously, they were correct. As far as me getting you to think about such strange things, well, I have no excuse. It's purely a risk you take everytime you read this blog.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 9:55 PM
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Spiders pretty much have my number, too, Young Miss.
I'm afraid of damn few things in the world, but spiders rank right up there with drunken aircraft mechanics.
posted by
strat
on June 15, 2005 at 9:40 PM
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Spitfire
I suddenly realized that this entire comments section kinda looks like Far Side cartoon scribble notes....
posted by
Krisles
on June 15, 2005 at 9:34 PM
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Spiff,
It's really pretty simple. The cats are meditating, communing with the Buddha Nature, so to speak. The spiders have gone into a sytemwide shutdown in order to conserve batteries for the next startup period.
JJ ......... .... Any sign of Stan?
posted by
Jack_Flash
on June 15, 2005 at 9:31 PM
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Spitfire
No meat necklace....I can only think that maybe I was a cat or a mouse in a prior life? Maybe? Or maybe my nearsightedness is playing tricks on my and they are looking at a spider on the wall over my head or on the bed next to me or...
posted by
Krisles
on June 15, 2005 at 9:29 PM
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Fires
From what I've observed insects (I'm including araknids (?)) are very intelligent creatures. I wouldn't be surprised if they were watching us.
I don't usually watch bugs but... I had a bit of an ant infestation once while I lived in AZ. After I had killed most of them, I observed a group of about sever to eight ants in what appeared to be a huddle. Suddenly and collectively, they all split up, ventured out about 2-3 inches from were they had started, did an about face and went back into the huddle. They did this several times; successively travelling further and further away from their point of origin. It was freaky.
Damn. Why do you always get me thinking about strange things :p
-smartdog
posted by
smartdog_670
on June 15, 2005 at 9:19 PM
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Yeah, but David,
the ASPCA doesn't house spiders. Nor do they adopt them out as pets as far as I know. Again, your kind intentions certainly don't go unnoticed.
But hey, at least ya fed a Robin.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 9:00 PM
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OH, SHIT, Strat!!!!!
The other night when I was searching for Stan the Flyin Man, I was flashing the light into a bush and saw two green spots that I assumed were eyes!!!!!!! Can I not get away from these damn spiders already???!! 
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 8:58 PM
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I-R, you're a man after my own heart when it comes to
messin' with minds. Like, when my boss comes wondering along and sees me reading something of seemingly great interest to me, he'll ask, "What? Whacha reading?" I act all "busted" and nervous and answer, "Uh, er, nothing. N-N-Nothing at all. Why?" as I quickly hide it from him. hehe
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 8:50 PM
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Spitfire
I know I know!
I felt so bad afterwards I gave an extra $10 to the ASPCA! In memory of course....! 
posted by
David1Spirit
on June 15, 2005 at 8:47 PM
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Never had cats that stared.
My dog likes to dance, though.
I did have a ghost crab once that used to creep around my apartment at the beach. I didn't mind him because he ate roaches and such. But it's weird to get that feeling someone's watching you, then turn and see a pair of eye stalks peering over a dirty sock.
Want a creepy experience? Get a flashlight, hold the base to your forehead or your chin, and shine it in the trees. If you see a bunch of little freaky green eyes looking at you, those are wolf spiders.
posted by
strat
on June 15, 2005 at 8:47 PM
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Cats are mystical creatures, sho' nuff. I had one used to sit on the end of
the couch and stare at the ceiling. i would find myself staring at the same spot. My then girlfriend would walk into the room ask what we were staring at. we would look at her then back to the ceiling. Used to drive her crazy.LOL. I had a spider assault me once just before I dozed off to sleep, bastard had great timing. I didn't sleep much that night.
posted by
I-R-William
on June 15, 2005 at 8:39 PM
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David, YOU KILLED HIM!!
Maybe he was just in a stooper coma from too much partying. I'm sure your intensions were genuinely good, of course.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 8:37 PM
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Krisles,
Are you wearing a meat necklace when they're staring at you? Just curious.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 8:35 PM
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LovelyladyM,
Yeah, cat's are really weird like that, aren't they? I bet they talk about us behind our backs about how stupid us humans are, too.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 8:33 PM
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HolyG,
Cows do have meetings. They're also all trippin on shrooms and that's why they stare at humans. And laugh at us, too.
posted by
SpitFire70
on June 15, 2005 at 8:29 PM
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There was one huge ass spider one my basement wall
He just stayed there for 3 days! Big brown and really mean looking. I scooped him up and took him outside.
I think he was eaten by a robin! 
posted by
David1Spirit
on June 15, 2005 at 7:46 PM
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Spitfire
Great post! My cats stare at me! Gives me the creeps sometimes..and when I'm at this house, the dog stares at me, too. In Texas there are tons of spiders...I can't see their eyes...surely they aren't...damn I'm starting to sound like someone I see commenting in other posts...I'm not going to mention any names but her husband swings on ...nope, I'm not saying anything...but my cats do stare at me.
posted by
Krisles
on June 15, 2005 at 7:35 PM
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That's a cool post, Spitfire...I have three cats and they stare at walls, floors, doors....I often wonder if they don't secretly eat their catnip!!
Thanks for sharing.
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on June 15, 2005 at 7:25 PM
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Hhmm...something to ponder! Makes me think of Frankenkitty's post about how cows always seem to be having meetings!
posted by
Holy_Grail
on June 15, 2005 at 6:48 PM
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