Important discussion at work today

I was having a very important discussion at work today.
no really. you'll see.
now i have a question that just has to be answered. it is this:

do spiders have ears?

see i told you it was important - and a very intellectual conversation obviously.

but more importantly - does anyone know the answer?

Spiders do not have ears
Thay feel vibrations through all of the feet, good job they have so many!(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)

All i will say on the subject is ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I HATE HATE HATE spiders!!!!

ah - well thank you for the prompt answer. my pet spider Norman will be very pleased to know that.

Nikki - you're like my sister then - although she believes that spiders have fleas, and if one gets on her bed she will change all of the bedding to get rid of said spider fleas. it's tragic really.

Don't waste your time 'telling Norman' (your pet spider) because he won't be able to hear you. Perhaps you will have to bang out the message on the ground so that he feels the vibes.

Best not to tell him he's got fleas either.

Quoted from TheGirls

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could you translate that please?

Or is it unrepeatable?

Morse Code
Look it up!!!

After a bad experience camping in the caravan one year when i was young im even worse than i originally was with spiders....

I am sure they can hear and do have ears as they ignore the people around me that like them and aim for me.....

Top tip for spider haters, apparently thay dont like conkers!!! Got them in your conservatory or corners of your rooms, leave a few around and the spiders all go..... So I heard anyway, several people have told me this.

Never heard a spider scream as it saw a conker hanging around though!!!

my highly intellectual colleague (ahem) has now asked:

do spiders have noses, and if they have noses, have they got nose hair?

see - this is the company I keep. it's no wonder i'm so normal.

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my highly intellectual colleague (ahem) has now asked:

do spiders have noses, and if they have noses, have they got nose hair?

see - this is the company I keep. it's no wonder i'm so normal.

What ever next........

i asked jeeves. he knew:
"Spiders have noses on their feet that can pick up the odours of possible prey, predators, or mates"
while "Slugs have 4 noses."

but while there i found this:
"The average human eats eight spiders in their lifetime at night."

and on another note:

"Cats respond most readily to names that end in an "ee" sound." - hah! they haven't met ronnie and reggie!

"Most lipstick contains fish scales." - glad i don't wear any.

Quoted from TheGirls

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Norman says:
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He is actually a fluffly toy spider i got from IKEA last week. He's great. He kept attacking mum all the way round the shop - i just couldn't stop him - kept me amused for hours! He sits on my computer at work now keeping an eye on everyone!

Well hi Fluffly.............
Have you met Pink CHSW Bear
..........His feet do not smell ...........
or get Vibes
Very itchey VIBES


(p3_57)

All my hospice bears live in Mini - i believe they actually stick their tongues out at the cars following me too! so mischievious!

We do have some important news about the bears but it is still top secret and  still for my eyes only but very soon you will all know.

Sorry Tony Bear has just had a go at me " For our eyes only"

Quoted from Terry

Sorry Tony Bear has just had a go at me " For our eyes only"

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yes - do tell! we are all ears - except for the spiders obviously - they are all legs.

Can you bring your pet spider to the Christmas meal?  I am sure he would make quite an impact.

but of course - he can help me with my "singing" on the trip down - and he won't get upset if he can only hear through his feet.....

i bet he'll be really excited when i tell him. he can be in charge of my secret weapon for the battle! be afraid, be very afraid. MWAH HA HA ha...

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Can you bring your pet spider to the Christmas meal?  I am sure he would make quite an impact.

Can I bring a Python..........
Called Monty

He has been Fed(p3_49)
THREE WEEKS AGO
(p3_46)
(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)

only if he's cuddly.

Quoted from TheGirls

Can I bring a Python..........
Called Monty

He has been Fed(p3_49)
THREE WEEKS AGO
(p3_46)
(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)(msnbat)

Has he got smooth skin or is he hairy?

do you get hairy snakes? (this is like the spider ears all over again)

Like yours, I thought he might be a furry friend.  I can't imagine having one as a pet.

(p2_taz)(p2_taz)(p2_taz)(p2_taz)

are there hairless spiders?

apparently so. jeeves again. for example: Northern Black Widow spiders are hairless.

Imagine going through life as a bald spider. it must be terrible...

they must get cold in the winter(p4_snowflake)

I don't know, at least you don't have to worry about shaving or waxing.(p2_clap)(p2_clap)(p2_clap)

it's bad enough shaving 2 legs, let alone 8, and how do you go about something like that with no hands?

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do you get hairy snakes? (this is like the spider ears all over again)

Monty is a Smoothy........
and is very fond of rats
he is now 27, but the rats never seem to live to long!


(_argue)

aah - poor ratties! Monty sounds like an old boy - or is he young? how long do snakes live for anyway?

Have you got any photos of Monty?  Perhaps he should pay us a visit, my cat Bonnie is always bringing me baby rat's.  Last night she was chasing one around the garden.  I didn't wait to see what happened to it.

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Have you got any photos of Monty?  Perhaps he should pay us a visit, my cat Bonnie is always bringing me baby rat's.  Last night she was chasing one around the garden.  I didn't wait to see what happened to it.

Monty would love your cat & the rat
but live food is no longer legal
(_flower)(_flower)(p4_weehee)(_flower)(_flower)

All this spider talk is making my skin itch.....

My cats are my spider catchers, they love chasing anything that moves and eating them.... even though they are not allowed to eat them....

To think that I eat spiders in my sleep is making me feel ill......

I am really bad with spiders now I freak seeing them on tv and even in magazines....

On the subject of cats mine are called Garfield (human cat) Dempsee and Makepiece so I can see the ending in "e" sound with my lot....

Cat's are not stupid, when she brings me a mouse she will eat it but when it is a baby rat she just leaves in on the kitchen floor.  She is nine years old but still a good hunter, that's the beauty of living next to a wood, well thats as far as Bonnie is concerned.

Our Garfield is a cornish farm cat, so he is well bred and a nutcase, he would warrant a nutcase membership easily.... he eats anything and I mean anything even crisps....

He used to chase anything that moved in the garden, has tried eating ants and spiders, but gets told off.... he is good at spotting them in the house tho, his ears prick right up....

So wish you lot could meet Garfield.....

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All this spider talk is making my skin itch.....

My cats are my spider catchers, they love chasing anything that moves and eating them.... even though they are not allowed to eat them....

To think that I eat spiders in my sleep is making me feel ill......

I am really bad with spiders now I freak seeing them on tv and even in magazines....

On the subject of cats mine are called Garfield (human cat) Dempsee and Makepiece so I can see the ending in "e" sound with my lot....

Your read the eeeeeeeeeeSound  at the end of your cats name bit then did you?

(p3_66)

Quoted from Linda

Cat's are not stupid, when she brings me a mouse she will eat it but when it is a baby rat she just leaves in on the kitchen floor.  She is nine years old but still a good hunter, that's the beauty of living next to a wood, well thats as far as Bonnie is concerned.

A neighbourhood cat came in today with a (good size) rat.
Dealed it for some cooked chicken.
Sorted
Rat in the frez
Happy Cat

(meow)(smartone)

I tried the eeeeeeee at the end of Bonnie and it really works.  Mind you I have always called her like that and she has always responded.  I thought it was because she is 3/4 siamese.

my 2 deranged beasties like chasing flies. you've really seen nothing until you've seen ronnie throw himself at the window, and desperately try to stick to it. he slid very slowly down the window, claws screeching all the way .... or else he just climbs the curtain and hangs underneath the valance... or trots around with his toy cat in his mouth growling at reggie - reggie prefers the green bug thing on a stick.

if they could manage it they would through themselves out the window and catch themselves some seagulls i'm sure...

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I tried the eeeeeeee at the end of Bonnie and it really works.  Mind you I have always called her like that and she has always responded.  I thought it was because she is 3/4 siamese.

Siamese if you pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeees

(p2_arabia)

My two moggies eat almost anything, the little one PeeWee, defo likes Spiders, flies, birds and mice. Tatum is a little older so doesnt really do chasing anymore, but if there is a bin bag being changed she is outta there double quick and seems to dislike the ironing board. Mind you so do I!!

PeeWee doesnt come to her name, she is stoopid or just disobedient. Tatum does come, but we shorten her name to Tate. Her brother was Tarantino, Tino for short, but he got killed on the road 2 years ago. Still hurts........

normally i like cats. but reggie was definitely nearly an ex-cat this morning. he woke me up at 5.44 this morning when he threw up on the corner of my bed. it is not a pleasant wake up call, let me tell you. fortunately he missed the duvet and got it on the extra blanket i have over the top, so i bundled it up, threw it in the kitchen and went back to the opposite side of the bed.

cats are great when they're not being 'orrible.

We have a little cat that visits (with Gifts) Is P-ing it down today and she has been here from 8am, you open a door and she just will not go!!!!!

I have deleted some post.Any problems with that PM me and i will tell you why.

what happens? i turn my back for 2 seconds and it all goes to pot!!!

So anyway.Back to the subject of cats...............................

what i don't get is how they can be so destructive - and look so cute at the same time? it must be a natural gift.

They are a bit like the female species in that way, good to look at but a nightmare to live with, and I know for one thing, my husband hates trying to hoover all my long hair and the cats hair outta the carpet!!!

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normally i like cats. but reggie was definitely nearly an ex-cat this morning. he woke me up at 5.44 this morning when he threw up on the corner of my bed. it is not a pleasant wake up call, let me tell you. fortunately he missed the duvet and got it on the extra blanket i have over the top, so i bundled it up, threw it in the kitchen and went back to the opposite side of the bed.

cats are great when they're not being 'orrible.

Must be something in the air, one of my little tykes left regurguitated cat food in the living room yesterday.... bleugh!

:yuck

yeah - but what's worse stepping in something cold and wet or warm and wet?

I would say warm & wet.(meow)(meow)(meow)

either way is truly disgusting when you are not quite awake yet, still got your eyes shut so you don't fully wake up, and then SPLAT!! ugh!

Splat Slip...........

So here I am sitting at home having been signed off sick by the doctor with the second bout of Tonsillitus in a month and my big fat cat comes and sits on my lap purring at me and cheering me up. You have to forgive their little slip ups for the love they give in return. If I'm home alone and crying, like us girlies do sometimes, she always comes to me and jumps up to try and cheer me up.

they are good for that! my 2 are so big though, and reggie has major biffa paws. why walk around me when he can walk over me - jabbing his paws in all the way. i swear he bruises he's so heavy pawed! ron on the other hand is lot more gentle pawed - but he insists on siiting on my lap staring into my face and kneading my belly - like that's going  to make it more comfy or something!

when i am ill ron looks after me - follows me to the bathroom while i throw up and everything. reggie only wants food.

well im at home tonight cause my doggy is poorley, we found out she is diabetic today,so we have to inject insulin into her in the mornings and feed her mars bars. i think she will like the mars bar bit

Awwww, bless.........I'd like someone to came and feed me Mars bars, I hear chocolate is good for tonsillitus!!!

Peewee cat always walks over rather than around and the christmas tree went over last night, I swear she is going to the cats home!!! Tate, now she does the staring thing, all the time, spooky. She s'pecially stares when the hubster has a keeebab!!! She loves the meaty stuff - bleugh!!!