Does this make us bad people?

[frayne]

Killing any animal in the act of coitus just seem wrong on so many levels. Poor grasshoppers don't know if they are coming or going.

 

[MRG]

Where have all the escargot gone?

This is how earworms start:

All my life I've never stopped to worry `bout a thing,
Open up and shout it out, an' never try to sing,
Wondering if I've done it wrong,
Will this depression last for long, wont you tell me,
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Once we had an easy ride and always felt the same,
Time was on our side and we had everything to gain,
This could be like yesterday,
Is this me with your happy days,
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Ma and pa look back on all the things they used to do,
Never had no money and they always told the truth,
Daddy didn't need no little toys,
Mommy didn't need no little boys, wont you tell me,
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Ow!
Yesterday was such an easy game for you to play,
Ah but then lets face it, things are easier today,
Yes you need some bringing down,
Get your feet back on the ground,
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.
Where have all the good times gone.

 

[GravitySucks]

The only Evil thing here is how your mind went straight to Excel spreadsheets. W@rk life has warped you!

 

[txtig]

Funny stuff!!

 

[Bikechuck]

I do hope that your bicycles have fenders

 

[marko]

The only Evil thing here is how your mind went straight to Excel spreadsheets. W@rk life has warped you!

+1

 

[Sunset]

This is the funny thing about vegans...they have no issue killing an insect in their home or outside...yet they look down on those who kill animals to eat. Figure though out, lulz.

I think it's related to intelligence and awareness, the higher the awareness of the living thing, the less comfortable eating most folks are.

Nobody seems to care about eating corn or wheat both are living things.

 

[MRG]

I think it's related to intelligence and awareness, the higher the awareness of the living thing, the less comfortable eating most folks are.

Nobody seems to care about eating corn or wheat both are living things.

True.

Our family hunts and fishes. There is a rule. You kill it, you're eating it! Didn't apply to insects.

 

[38Chevy454]

One of my hobbies is ridding my yard of snails, aka escargot. I throw them into the street and wait for the cracking sound when a car drives by. The drought here has really put this hobby at risk. Where have all the escargot gone?

Serious fun! Thanks for the chuckle!

If you have a pond nearby with ducks, they love snails. Load the snails up and feed the ducks.

 

[Walt34]

Although as a kid I did swat lightning bugs with a wiffle ball bat! I guess I'll burn in hell with you.

Wuss. I used a badminton racquet. That really spread out the light.

I also fried ants with a magnifying glass in the sunlight. But I never did turn into an axe murderer.

 

[txtig]

I’ve got a back yard pool and also an ongoing mud dauber and wasp problem. So, if I want to enjoy hanging out in the pool, I must also spend some time going to war with these obnoxious little creatures. They seem to enjoy landing on the surface of the water and floating for a bit, and this allows me the opportunity to fashion a weapon out of whatever I can find at the moment and smack the crap out of them. It sometimes involves me slowly creeping up on them in the water in an attempt to surprise them, but also can involve me taking a flying leap from the side of the pool and swatting them with a boogie board as I enter the water. It is high sport indeed and DW, while unwilling to participate, does seem to enjoy watching me sometimes looking a bit foolish as I engage in my warfare. But, there is nothing as fulfilling as scoring a good kill and then celebrating with another cold beer and relaxing until the next encounter.

 

[marko]

I think it's related to intelligence and awareness, the higher the awareness of the living thing, the less comfortable eating most folks are.

Nobody seems to care about eating corn or wheat both are living things.

Maybe you've never been to a 'monkey in a box' in China? Not only were most folks comfortable with it, it's considered a very special thing.

 

[Morricol61]

As a youngster growing up in Queensland, the thing to do was go cane toad hunting at night. The toads could be found out under the street lights or near the windows waiting to catch moths and insects to eat. We kids would lob up with golf clubs, cricket bats, hockey sticks or whatever was available and go hunting. Very satisfying indeed.

These days we still kill errant cane toads but we prefer to drive over them or squirt them with a spray bottle of diluted disinfectant. This has to have been an effective control method because I am sure there are fewer cane toads now than there were 30 - 40 years ago.

 

[tony d tiger]

Skinny tires on road bikes (?) or fat-tired mountain bikes?

 

[cbo111]

I do hope that your bicycles have fenders

Actually I was going to mention that occassionally some of the lubber guts will splash on our shoes or ankles. But it washes off and really doesn’t smell that bad.

 

[audreyh1]

As a youngster growing up in Queensland, the thing to do was go cane toad hunting at night. The toads could be found out under the street lights or near the windows waiting to catch moths and insects to eat. We kids would lob up with golf clubs, cricket bats, hockey sticks or whatever was available and go hunting. Very satisfying indeed.

These days we still kill errant cane toads but we prefer to drive over them or squirt them with a spray bottle of diluted disinfectant. This has to have been an effective control method because I am sure there are fewer cane toads now than there were 30 - 40 years ago.

Interesting!

Where I live in the US cane toads are native. We are at the north end of their natural range. They can get huge! I’ve seen toads at least 8” long and very fat. Takes a bit of getting used to.

The neighbors have learned not to leave pet food or water outside. It can get poisoned. One spring some neighbors tried to “round up” and eliminate a bunch of marine toads. I expect that they rounded up and destroyed a bunch of harmless gulf coast toads as they are very hard to distinguish when normal toad size. I don’t think these folks realized that cane toads are native here. Most are shocked to learn that.

 

[Winemaker]

Wuss. I used a badminton racquet. That really spread out the light.

I also fried ants with a magnifying glass in the sunlight. But I never did turn into an axe murderer.

Wuss??!! I'll tell you that it takes a great amount of skill to hit anything with those yellow plastic bats, they were just a bit bigger than a broom handle.

Best time ever though, was collecting a bunch of lightning bugs in a juice concentrate can. My cousin and I then smuggling them to the matinee, sat in our seats in the middle, taking off the lid, and rolling it down the seats in front of us. Halfway through the movie, they started doing thier thing. I laughed so hard, I almost wet my pants.

If my mom and dad ever found out, I still wouldn't be able to sit down.

 

[kcowan]

I also fried ants with a magnifying glass in the sunlight.

For me, that was a science experiment!

 

[Ed B]

Those grasshoppers in season are excellent fish bait for whatever fish you are after. I can certainly understand how squishing them is satisfying but fishing with them in some community pond, canal or stream would be loads of fun too.

 

[haha]

As a youngster growing up in Queensland, the thing to do was go cane toad hunting at night. The toads could be found out under the street lights or near the windows waiting to catch moths and insects to eat. We kids would lob up with golf clubs, cricket bats, hockey sticks or whatever was available and go hunting. Very satisfying indeed.

These days we still kill errant cane toads but we prefer to drive over them or squirt them with a spray bottle of diluted disinfectant. This has to have been an effective control method because I am sure there are fewer cane toads now than there were 30 - 40 years ago.

This is beyond gross.

 

[redduck]

...These days we still kill errant cane toads but we prefer to drive over them or squirt them with a spray bottle of diluted disinfectant. .

And you do this because...?

 

[travelover]

And you do this because...?

They are an invasive species in Australia. https://www.livescience.com/29560-cane-toad-conquest-invades-australia.html

 

[audreyh1]

And you do this because...?

Not only are they an introduced and invasive species, but they are also poisonous. And kill wildlife who try to eat or taste them. People's pets are also vulnerable.

Around here the native wildlife has evolved with the marine toad (aka cane toad) so they aren't hurt. But people do have to be careful about their pets. At least one of our neighbors dogs got really sick.

I can certainly understand why other countries where they are not native work hard to eliminate them!

 

[redduck]

The article does explain the killing of the toads.

What is curious is that if the toads are such are great threat (I'm not doubting it), why has the Australian gov't. only spent $20M in dealing with the problem?

 

[travelover]

The article does explain the killing of the toads.

What is curious is that if the toads are such are great threat (I'm not doubting it), why has the Australian gov't. only spent $20M in dealing with the problem?

I'm not sure the Australian government has an official rep on ER.org.