Re: Christmas vs "Holidays"

From: Rich Grise (rich_at_example.net)
Date: 12/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 06:24:24 GMT

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:14:28 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 01:31:22 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:
...
>>Has anyone ever determined exactly how a common housefly lands on a
>>ceiling? Does he do a loop-the-loop, or a barrel roll?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rich
>>
>
> I think it's barrel roll.
>
> I have determined, by experiment, that a fly CAN NOT take off while
> rubbing the fore-legs together. Thus I wait, with a swatter, for the
> leg rubbing, then SLAM ;-)
>

Thanks for this (and the other respondents), but as far as watching for
them rubbing their front legs together, I haven't tried that. My
experience has been that they're telepathic, i.e., they know I'm about to
swat them, and take off milliseconds before the rolled-up magazine gets
there.

<maudlin crying-drunk crap>
Did you ever catch one alive in your bare hand when you were a
spring chicken? I have, but then have never been able to figure out what
to do to them, since I'm an empath, and pulling their wings off hurts
them, much like sticking a fishhook through a worm hurts them.

And I'll never forget the time my big brother pulled the hook out of a
bass. He didn't unhook it, just ripped it out. Or the time the neighbor
kid caught a grasshopper and pulled its head off. I guess I'm just
squeamish.
</maudlin crying-drunk crap>

Thanks,
Rich