What is this ugly sumbitch?

[avvidclif]

Ah, the old Synonyms and Antonyms book. Had lots of fun with it. Looking up a different way to say something or say the opposite.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I'll bet no one born before 1985 ever had a real set of encyclopedias at home.

Yes encyclopedia sales men were a thing. Yearly up dates were a thing. 6 feet tall stack of knowledge was how most of us learned. It cost hundreds of dollars in then money. Expensive shit and your parents went into debt big time or made a deal for an older set some rich family was tossing out.

My wife's parents had a set of encyclopedias, I think it was Comptons, that mentioned THE World War. My parents bought a set of Encyclopedia Britannica Jr. 1948 version. Spent many hours perusing those tomes.

My Dad always called those bugs "saw bugs". He said to steer clear of them and I did.

 

[kbaxter60]

I was worried that a picture of me was in here.

Get in line, buddy:

 

[sidebite252]

Damn you ruined a perfectly good hijack with that photo.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Yipes!

 

[Coiled]

Damn you ruined a perfectly good hijack with that photo.

Yeah, he really did. Someone should kick him in the dingding.

 

[candcallen]

Yeah, he really did. Someone should kick him in the dingding.

Dayum

Doesn't even rate a dingalong or ding dong, just a tiny ding ding.


But a pic on that nasty bitch anytime but Halloween and WITH OUT a trigger warning deserves such...um...tiny praise.

 

[BRD@66]

As an evil child, I was known to catch an Assassin Bug & a grasshopper & allow the A.Bug to inject his poison (oops, I mean venom) into the G.Hopper's leg joint. ->paralysis & death to the GH.

 

[popsgarland]

Get in line, buddy:
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That is so nasty.

 

[kbaxter60]

That is so nasty.

Strangely, I got few "likes" on that one.
Sorry, but there's another thread out there that can help you forget it and save you having to use the red hot pokers. Something about "Bored with Coronavirus"???

 

[deemus]

I'll bet no one born before 1985 ever had a real set of encyclopedias at home.

Yes encyclopedia sales men were a thing. Yearly up dates were a thing. 6 feet tall stack of knowledge was how most of us learned. It cost hundreds of dollars in then money. Expensive shit and your parents went into debt big time or made a deal for an older set some rich family was tossing out.

Now, the sum total knowledge is at your fingertips. Hell I dont think they even make digital encyclopedia discs anymore.

Next time we will discuss learning to spell and build vocabulary by using a book call a dictionary. You had to memorize every word as you learned them

Then a book call a thesaurus taught you big words.

I loved going to the library to look through encyclopedias. I was fascinated by so much info in such a small space. If we would have had a set, I would have spent much less time outside. I loved to read as a kid.

 

[robertc1024]

I loved going to the library to look through encyclopedias. I was fascinated by so much info in such a small space. If we would have had a set, I would have spent much less time outside. I loved to read as a kid.

We had a set that I spent a LOT of time reading starting with volume A. The great thing about it was that it was like a series of disconnected information - not one particular subject in which I might not be interested.

 

[candcallen]

The volume S was always wore out in grade and middle school libraries. Lol. Parents afraid to do their job at home.

 

[Bozz10mm]

The volume S was always wore out in grade and middle school libraries. Lol. Parents afraid to do their job at home.

When I was 4 or 5 years old, I just about wore out the S volume. Not for that reason tho, I was fascinated with the color pictures of snakes.

 

[cherok2e]

This is my guess... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_marmorated_stink_bug

No

 

[Charlie]

Get in line, buddy:
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Damn y'all! I think I'm going blind!

 

[IMPD2079]

I saw some in New Braunfels. I killed them so the dogs wouldn't get hurt.

 

[GeorgeS]

I'll bet no one born before 1985 ever had a real set of encyclopedias at home.

We had the Encyclopedia Brittanica 1968 edition. I read them all by 1972. I even remember some of it.

I use their online site, Brittanica.com; I would not trust Wikipedia for much at all.

 

[Charlie]

I believe a very, very small amount of what is written resembling news on the internet is not even close to being accurate.

 

[cherok2e]

I saw some in New Braunfels. I killed them so the dogs wouldn't get hurt.

It’s a good idea to try and identify the Assassin bug from it’s relatives as it can be beneficial.

Assassin bugs usually eat different type of insects. Assassin bugs can be very clever hunters. Termite-eating assassin bugs will use dead termite to attract live ones. Cockroaches will die 3 to 4 seconds after the bite of assassin bug.