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FailureToCommunicate

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74. "Don't worry about that bug, it has no mouth parts" my father used to say, when there was some
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 10:01 AM
Mar 2014

scary looking insect on us. He had always been interested in entomology and knew better, but he was wiser in the ways of fatherly comfort for an alarmed kid. His tactic nearly fell apart, though, one night in Tunisia when three of us awoke with giant cockroaches crawling on us: we kids could clearly see their 'mouth parts' inches from our frightened faces!!

Years later, I tried that on my own kids several times, and they just said "Yeah, right, Dad"






Awesome! randome Mar 2014 #1
Nice. I'll bet it works really well, too. MineralMan Mar 2014 #2
Stupid. Orrex Mar 2014 #3
ROFL - good one OKNancy Mar 2014 #5
LOL! n/t JimDandy Mar 2014 #6
ROFL. thanks, I needed a laugh. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #12
Plus, she only has one refill. Monster are good at waiting it out. FSogol Mar 2014 #16
hence the logic of the older, tried and true method of leaving a few cookies out to appease KittyWampus Mar 2014 #31
Finally! Orrex Mar 2014 #34
But then they tell all their monster friends and they all come over for cookie parties. cui bono Mar 2014 #52
You nailed it. RVN VET Mar 2014 #72
Yes but on the other hand, she will get "hooked" on the monster spray. The pharmacist isnt no fool. rhett o rick Mar 2014 #75
and if you give monsters cookies then they will ChazII Mar 2014 #68
Don't worry, there's a safeguard against that. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #43
"This is going to result in an explosion of anti-monster-spray-resistant monsters. " greiner3 Mar 2014 #58
Ha ha, that's great! lady lib Mar 2014 #59
Does it work on closets? JHB Mar 2014 #4
Wow.. Haven't seen a Bloom County in awhile... SomethingFishy Mar 2014 #8
Berke is still around... rwsanders Mar 2014 #18
He's also in the "Dear Mr Watterson" movie about the Calvin and Hobbes creator SomethingFishy Mar 2014 #21
I didn't know that was out yet, I'm going to have to find it... rwsanders Mar 2014 #83
Came out in November to a limited release.. SomethingFishy Mar 2014 #84
Couldn't agee more.... CherokeeDem Mar 2014 #27
The vanity plate on my car is OOP ACK catbyte Mar 2014 #29
I think I *still* have an MX missile in my closet phantom power Mar 2014 #13
great addition to the thread KittyWampus Mar 2014 #33
Nice Person! oldandhappy Mar 2014 #7
Could he concoct an anti-Koch spray? PumpkinAle Mar 2014 #9
Yes, but sadly it costs $500 million in campaign donations to the opposing party. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #14
Any of the numerous Polar Plunges will do that. Thor_MN Mar 2014 #61
:) n/t PumpkinAle Mar 2014 #77
Thanks for the idea. I have a 2 year old greatgrandchild who has monsters in her room. jwirr Mar 2014 #10
and it only cost her $85.00 Enrique Mar 2014 #11
Yeah, but before Obamacare it was $259. FSogol Mar 2014 #15
But now the out-of-pocket is $75 vs the old $5. So there are tradeoffs... n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #20
Cool! It comes with a refill. freebrew Mar 2014 #17
what a lovely guy. and creative too! cali Mar 2014 #19
My husband write up a lockout tag for my youngest and posted it on her bed hedgehog Mar 2014 #22
That's sweet.... CherokeeDem Mar 2014 #30
That would definitely do the trick for OSHA compliant monsters. n/t JoeyT Mar 2014 #32
LOL, we pretended to round them up and put them in an invisible cage, winter is coming Mar 2014 #73
Is it a generic? KamaAina Mar 2014 #23
next thing you know, merck will grab it, file a patent rurallib Mar 2014 #35
He's obviously a compounding pharmacist, able to do it to order. Hekate Mar 2014 #42
WARNING: May cause drowsiness. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #24
What does the FDA say? tclambert Mar 2014 #25
The DEA is working with the FDA..... AnneD Mar 2014 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author ohheckyeah Mar 2014 #65
Somebody somewhere will be allergic to it. n/t ohheckyeah Mar 2014 #66
Does this mean that monsters are real? kracer20 Mar 2014 #26
hah! shanti Mar 2014 #36
An obvious gateway drug... tridim Mar 2014 #37
onehandle Diclotican Mar 2014 #38
In Norway, wouldn't those monsters be trolls? Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #55
Jackpine Radical Diclotican Mar 2014 #67
This makes me smile Gothmog Mar 2014 #39
Wonderful! Genius! TxDemChem Mar 2014 #40
Excellent SoapBox Mar 2014 #41
wait - repeat as necessary?! wtf?! :) Locrian Mar 2014 #44
I used to have a one man... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2014 #45
You do realize, however. . . matt819 Mar 2014 #46
Hah Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #47
"Don't worry about that bug, it has no mouth parts" my father used to say, when there was some FailureToCommunicate Mar 2014 #74
Hah! Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #76
I don't recall if those giant roaches DID hiss...we kids were yelling too loud to hear 'em if they FailureToCommunicate Mar 2014 #78
My mom Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #79
My advice is maybe just learn to live with 'em... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2014 #80
Is there a $80 copay? JVS Mar 2014 #48
Priceless! TRoN33 Mar 2014 #49
Can't they just leave some of these around? eggplant Mar 2014 #50
Why not just teach him rational thought? phil89 Mar 2014 #51
Does anyone know if this is a broad-spectrum anti-monster spray and if so,... JackBoik Mar 2014 #53
Reminds me of my favorite Gary Larson comic: phylny Mar 2014 #54
repellent sprays!! bleedinglib Mar 2014 #56
TOTAL WIN! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #57
More pseudoscientific woo. Shoulda just given her Ambien. Crunchy Frog Mar 2014 #60
Kindness! Cha Mar 2014 #62
And Senator McCain just ordered three boxes....damn Putin bkanderson76 Mar 2014 #63
Does it work on republicans? npk Mar 2014 #64
npk Diclotican Mar 2014 #69
Of course, as they are monsters! treestar Mar 2014 #82
I had the same monster problem when I was little. texanwitch Mar 2014 #70
Does it work on heartless republicans? gerogie2 Mar 2014 #71
Oh that's sweet! treestar Mar 2014 #81
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