Got crickets? Know how to get rid of a cricket? Anyone? Please.

[underpants]

So somehow a cricket got into our house. In the washroom. I don't mind it and kind of like sleeping to the chirp chirp chirp. I was wondering if there is some way of getting rid of said cricket.

To date the cat (a great mouser) has been unsuccessful in cricketin'

[matcom]

1. bees

or wasps

[underpants]

6. Right.Check

So I get the bees from the hive out front and let them loose inside the house...with me...and the MRS.....and the baby....and the two cats

Great idea thanks.

[matcom]

7. yes.

you won't give a FUCK about the stupid cricket :D

[underpants]

12. Let me guess

The answer to the "Got bees?..." thread is Get a cricket.

Right?

[matcom]

13. no silly

strawberry FLUFF

[Midlodemocrat]

2. I had one in my house a few years ago, and I had to wait until

nighttime for it to chirp and then I put a glass over it, slipped a piece of paper under the rim and carried it outside.

Not much help, I know. Sorry. UP.

[matcom]

4. wouldn't a big boot have been easier?

damned liberals :D

[Midlodemocrat]

18. ...

next thing I know you will be calling for the pelt of a songbird killing cat.

Meanypants.

x(

[matcom]

23. fucking Evita

i'll kill that cat :grr:

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

3. for the sake of meta-level meaning, no one should reply to this thread

[underpants]

10. What does that mean?

Seriously I have no idea what that even means.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

16. no replies = crickets. The structure of the thread would = its subject.

Usually, it's a bad sign if you have to explain a joke. I'm pretty sure mine is no exception.

[underpants]

20. Oh I get it chirp chirp chirp

vary funny

[dr.strangelove]

21. I actually got that

I guess I am as out there as you.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

24. there is no hope for us

[ET Awful]

5. First thing you do is track yourself down a wooden boy named Pinnochio

who needs a conscience.

[underpants]

9. Personals?

I am glad to say I have no experience in tracking down little boys but thanks for any advice you can offer.

Too damned funny ET

[ET Awful]

11. A wooden-headed boy named Bush who needs a brain will suffice

:)

[huskerlaw]

8. Get another cat

:toast:

[loudestchick]

14. vitamin C. Wait, that's ricketts...never mind.

[Left_Winger]

15. Where I'm from a cricket in your house is a sign of good luck

If you kill it your luck will turn bad. However, this is just folklore.

[tjwmason]

17. We won the Ashes - cricket forever.

Oh, you mean the insect. Can't really help you there I'm afraid.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

19. Winter works pretty well

[dr.strangelove]

22. Fire works great

Its expensive as hell, what with building a new house and all, but little fucker is history.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

25. what about goats?

[anarch]

29. wait, do you mean goats to take care of the crickets,

or are you asking what to do b/c you are infested with goats? 'Cause goats are really hard to get rid of....

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

30. infested with them. three of them, all eating shit and behaving gruffly

[LynneSin]

26. Want me to bring Evita down to your place

trust me, the cricket will be gone with a day guarentee. She's not an ordinary mouser!

[anarch]

27. Apparently, basilisks like to eat crickets...

So, you should probably bring in a basilisk:

[hyphenate]

28. Actually

having a cricket around is supposed to be good luck. Now that could be a lot of hooey, but why chance it? ;)

[THUNDER HANDS]

31. glue trap

that's what we use in my house. We have like, 10 of them in the basement and have to replace them every two weeks or so after they get filled up.

[AllegroRondo]

32. Big spiders

much more effective than cats.

[toey]

33. you can borrow my cat, riddy (short for ritalin)

he caught one in my apartment for me :)