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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004Crickets are FUN!
I seem to have an infestation of crickets. I suppose it is due to the changing of the seasons. But these are not normal crickets; they are big pale brown ugly suckers with striped thoraxes. They live in my built-in storage room off the patio; I open the door wide and try to let the birds who eat bugs have a party with them. But sometimes they find their way into my apartment. The storage room adjoins my master bedroom closet; oh uh... no! Persia finds them in my bathroom and even in the bathtub. She chases them all around. Has a big time batting them around; oooh look! A hoppy toy! Get'em, girl! Please??? They are just gross. I don't mind regular crickets but these things are just too big and ugly for words. Sic'em, Persia! Get them out of my house! Jill  SignatureI used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. >I seem to have an infestation of crickets. I suppose it is due to >the changing of the seasons. But these are not normal crickets; [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Jill These sound like what my family always called "cave crickets", although I don't know if this is the usual name for them. They live in dark places, such as caves or house basements, or your storage room. At my father's house, the crickets would climb up the water pipes into the bathroom. He accidentally discovered that they apparently can't jump straight up, only at an angle, so he kept several open wide-mouthed glass jars on the floor under his sink to serve as cricket traps. He would then carry the crickets out to the bushes at the rear of his yard and let them go. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > These sound like what my family always called "cave crickets", > although I don't know if this is the usual name for them. Yeah, I think that's what they are. And they are totally gross! They live > in dark places, such as caves or house basements, or your storage > room. At my father's house, the crickets would climb up the water [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > serve as cricket traps. He would then carry the crickets out to the > bushes at the rear of his yard and let them go. Hmmmm, I'll have to get some canning jars and try that. Persia loses interest after a while. But they are making me crazy! I stepped on one (squoosh) in the middle of the night the other night while going to the bathroom and was completely grossed out. I had to take a bath (after making sure there were none in the bathtub) to get over the shuddery ewwww! feeling. Jill >Hmmmm, I'll have to get some canning jars and try that. Persia loses >interest after a while. But they are making me crazy! I stepped on one [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Jill What's really fun (not) is when one gets in the bedroom chirping its little fool head off and you *can't* *find* *it*. I swear I had a little cricket-ventriloquist the other night. Would NOT shut up. Sherry >> Hmmmm, I'll have to get some canning jars and try that. Persia loses >> interest after a while. But they are making me crazy! I stepped on [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sherry These don't chirp. I rarely get the chirpy kind and frankly those don't bother me. I just pick that kind up and toss them outside. These cave crickets are just big ugly hoppy cat toys. Jill "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I seem to have an infestation of crickets. I suppose it is due to > the changing of the seasons. But these are not normal crickets; > they are big pale brown ugly suckers with striped thoraxes. I wonder if this has anything to do with that 17-year cycle of cricket mating, or whatever that was? (It happened earlier in the year, but these could be their descendants I guess.) Sorry, my memory of this isn't all that clear. I just remember that every 17 years, some type of cricket or locust or something suddenly emerges from invisibility, and they're everywhere. Joyce - glad to be in the western USA, far from any cricket infestations Cicadas. But this isn't them. The adults mated this spring, laid their eggs (bored into smaller tree branches) & then died. Eggs hatched & then the babies (known as nymphs) drop off the trees and bore into the ground, to hibernate for another 17 years. I live in south-central Indiana, and those cicadas were plenty loud when they were about, for about a month. Ever seen War of the World?? The sound the alien space craft make??? That's what all the cicadas together sounded like - the background ones - a constant cyclic humming buzz. SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce - glad to be in the western USA, far from any cricket infestations "Magic Mood Jeep" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: > Ever seen War of the World?? The sound the alien space craft > make??? That's what all the cicadas together sounded like - the > background ones - a constant cyclic humming buzz. Cool!! :) Joyce > Cicadas. But this isn't them. The adults mated this spring, laid > their eggs (bored into smaller tree branches) & then died. Eggs [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > cicadas together sounded like - the background ones - a constant > cyclic humming buzz. When I was in school studying broadcasting the instructor turned off the lights in the classroom and made us listen to 'War of the Worlds', the original radio broadcast in 1932 by Orson Welles, with our heads down on our desks. We were told to just imagine what it was like to have nothing more than radio stimulus like our parents and grandparents had. People actually *believed* it; it caused the FCC to create a law stating they had to say it was a radio program, not actual news. My mom remembers when it happend; she was a child of 4 or 5. This gave me a whole new appreciation for music and radio. Never was a big fan of television, although I do like old movies :) Still don't like those sqooshy crickets, though. Sic'em, Persia! Jill >> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Joyce - glad to be in the western USA, far from any cricket >> infestations >When I was in school studying broadcasting the instructor turned off the >lights in the classroom and made us listen to 'War of the Worlds', the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >was a radio program, not actual news. My mom remembers when it happend; she >was a child of 4 or 5. We listened to the broadcast, too, when we were doing a module on science fiction in 6th grade. The funny thing was, they said that it was not real during every commercial break, and there were several! We didn't understand how it could have caused a panic. Maybe some people had poor radio reception, or didn't hang around for the commercial breaks. I imagine radios were much bulkier back then, so if they had to go get their shotgun or whatever, they couldn't bring their radios with them. >Still don't like those sqooshy crickets, though. Sic'em, Persia! If they're the same things I'm thinking of, I prefer them to regular crickets. They're quieter, easier to catch, and less aggressive. Plus, the mice like to eat them. :) >> When I was in school studying broadcasting the instructor turned off >> the lights in the classroom and made us listen to 'War of the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > people had poor radio reception, or didn't hang around for the > commercial breaks. There were no commercials during the original broadcast, silly. It was an hour+ of what was purported to be "news", not sci-fi; they didn't know what sci-fi was back then. Scared the crap out of some people to the point of committing suicide. Jill >> We listened to the broadcast, too, when we were doing a module on >> science fiction in 6th grade. The funny thing was, they said that it [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >sci-fi was back then. Scared the crap out of some people to the point of >committing suicide. We were listening to a recording of the original broadcast, with the same breaks. They did have disclaimers, but the parts in between sounded very real, although towards the end, I thought it was delivered too dramatically for it to be taken as actual news broadcasts (it was presented more realistically in the beginning), but the people who believed it probably didn't stick around that long, and were already running for the hills! > We were listening to a recording of the original broadcast, with the > same breaks. They did have disclaimers, but the parts in between [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the people who believed it probably didn't stick around that long, and > were already running for the hills! It was a different time. People weren't as jaded then, they hadn't had the media blasting at them 24/7, doing every conceivable trick in the book to spook them, make them cry, get them mad, or some other emotional manipulation. We wouldn't fall for that over-dramatization now, because we're used to it. They weren't. If a newscast, done in the style of *current* news bulletins, suddenly came on the radio saying that nuclear missiles were coming toward us, I'll bet a lot of people would have the pants scared off them! <raises hand> Joyce > > We were listening to a recording of the original broadcast, with > the > same breaks. As I said before, there were no commecial breaks or disclaimers in the original broadcast. (snippage) > It was a different time. People weren't as jaded then, they hadn't had > the media blasting at them 24/7, doing every conceivable trick in the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joyce Can you say 'War Games'? Another good movie, Matthew Broderick as a youngster; wonder what he's doing now. Unfortunately, nuclear missles are much more reality than martians. But hey, back in 1932 who woulda thunk we would fly to da moon ("One of these days, Alice! To da moon! Pow!") This brings to mind another oldie but goodie - The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951. Klaatu Nicto Barratos (or however you spell that). Hmmm, Klaatu would make a good name for a large Maine Coon cat...and his brothers, Nicto and Barratos :) Jill >> > We were listening to a recording of the original broadcast, with >> the > same breaks. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Can you say 'War Games'? Another good movie, Matthew Broderick as a >youngster; wonder what he's doing now. Winning Tony awards, last I looked. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com He is also married to Sarah Jessica Parker (of Sex In the City fame). SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep >>> > We were listening to a recording of the original broadcast, with >>> the > same breaks. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:24:25 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> yodeled: >He is also married to Sarah Jessica Parker (of Sex In the City fame). And going to Yankee games. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >> If a newscast, done in the style of *current* news bulletins, suddenly >> came on the radio saying that nuclear missiles were coming toward us, >> I'll bet a lot of people would have the pants scared off them! >> <raises hand> > Can you say 'War Games'? War Games was clearly a fictional movie. I'm talking about a TV show or radio broadcast written and performed to look and/or sound like real news. Someone tuning in in the midst of the show might not realize it's just a show, and think it's real news. We're too jaded now to fall for a fake news story about aliens landing on earth. But if it were done convincingly enough, I could certainly be taken in by a made-to-look-real news broadcast about nuclear missiles, terrorist attacks, etc. Joyce jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net had some very interesting things to say about Re: Crickets are FUN!: >War Games was clearly a fictional movie. I'm talking about a TV show or >radio broadcast written and performed to look and/or sound like real news. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >in by a made-to-look-real news broadcast about nuclear missiles, terrorist >attacks, etc. I once got zapped that way by a movie done as a fictitious newscast about terrorists with nuclear weapons [can't recall the title, it had to have been made before the early 1990s, because that's when I caught this on TV while flipping channels at about 3-something AM]. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >I once got zapped that way by a movie done as a fictitious newscast >about terrorists with nuclear weapons [can't recall the title, it had >to have been made before the early 1990s, because that's when I caught >this on TV while flipping channels at about 3-something AM]. I know the movie you're talking about, Seanette, and I can't remember the title either. But it zapped me, too. :-) Sherry >jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net had some very interesting things to say >about Re: Crickets are FUN!: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >to have been made before the early 1990s, because that's when I caught >this on TV while flipping channels at about 3-something AM]. Would it be "Special Bulletin" from 1983? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086350/ According to IMDB: "A TV reporter and cameraman are taken hostage on a tugboat while covering a workers strike. The demands of the hostage-takers are to collect all the nuclear detonators in the Charleston, SC area so they may be detonated at sea. They threaten to detonate a nuclear device of their own of their demand isnt met." IMDB Trivia says "When this film was first broadcast, the network superimposed the word "dramatization" on the bottom of the screen every few minutes and ran disclaimers after every commercial break, to remind people it was only a movie. That didn't stop some people in Charleston, S.C. from panicking anyway." Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Crickets are FUN!: >>I once got zapped that way by a movie done as a fictitious newscast >>about terrorists with nuclear weapons [can't recall the title, it had [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >remind people it was only a movie. That didn't stop some people in >Charleston, S.C. from panicking anyway." And those precautions did not apply to the middle-of-the-night re-showing I caught about 20 minutes of. :-) This does sound like the movie I remember. I remember waking my grandfather [I was living with him at the time] to ask him if we had any family or friends in that area. :-) [He was sympathetically amused when we figured out what had happened, since his sister had been taken in by War of the Worlds. :-)] Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com> had some very interesting things to say >about Re: Crickets are FUN!: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >[He was sympathetically amused when we figured out what had happened, >since his sister had been taken in by War of the Worlds. :-)] Yikes! The worst that ever happened to me, was that I awoke around 3 AM to a Ben Casey rerun. Dick Clark (DICK CLARK) was the guest star, playing a humanitarian jungle doctor, a la Albert Schweitzer, who was dying of some mysterious jungle disease. I am NOT making this up. Now THAT was disorienting. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >Jill wrote: >>Still don't like those sqooshy crickets, though. Sic'em, Persia! > >If they're the same things I'm thinking of, I prefer them to regular >crickets. They're quieter, easier to catch, and less aggressive. >Plus, the mice like to eat them. :) Does this mean you've gone into mouse ranching to supplement the kitties' diets? If Weeble wanted to send Persia a mousie, would you take a credit card? Regards and Purrs, O J >>If they're the same things I'm thinking of, I prefer them to regular >>crickets. They're quieter, easier to catch, and less aggressive. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >kitties' diets? If Weeble wanted to send Persia a mousie, would you >take a credit card? The cat is the dominant pet in the house, but I don't think I could feed the mousies to anyone! I raised them since they were all furless & pink. Well, maybe if Betty begged really hard to eat the mice, I would just give her one or two, but that would be it! Actually, she just likes to watch them, but becomes jealous when I'm playing with them. >I seem to have an infestation of crickets. I suppose it is due to the > changing of the seasons. But these are not normal crickets; they are big [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jill Persia, Moe says that crickets are fun to eat as well as play with. They don't taste that good, but they are very crunchy! > I seem to have an infestation of crickets. I suppose it is due to the > changing of the seasons. But these are not normal crickets; they are big [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. my cats love crickets, we have frogs so i get crickets from the pet store for them, i hafe to keep the crickets in the container in the closet, cause the cats will knock it over to get at them. it is great fun for them to get an escapee and play and play. they think it is great fun as well to get in the action when i feed the frogs, they get their little heads in the tank and try and catch the crickets in the tank....... they are hillarious! >I seem to have an infestation of crickets. I suppose it is due to the >changing of the seasons. But these are not normal crickets; they are big [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Jill I have heard of a trail of cinnamon keeping ants from crossing it. I wonder of that would work for crickets? Or maybe stinky mothballs? Keeping the plugs in your sink and tub might help and putting a line of silicone sealing goop around all wall and floor seams in the closet and bedroom. There has to be a crevice somewhere unless they come through the door. Maybe put the mothballs in the storage shed. -- CATherine >I seem to have an infestation of crickets. I suppose it is due to the >changing of the seasons. But these are not normal crickets; they are big [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Jill Yup, it's cricket season. We have such hoards of them now, they cats are just bored with them. They act now like the crickets get on their nerves. Kumani and Tyche are endlessly frustrated by the lack of good bugs in our highrise. Please send us some crickets. And Smokey would be willing to accept baby bunnies, or failing those, a pizza. --Enfilade > Kumani and Tyche are endlessly frustrated by the lack of good bugs in our highrise. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > --Enfilade ROFLMAO! Smokey sounds like my type of cat!! Hugs, CatNipped LOL. My Smokey would rather have a couple of French Fries from McD's ;) SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > Kumani and Tyche are endlessly frustrated by the lack of good bugs in our > highrise. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > --Enfilade |
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