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Posted: 9/12/2005 9:20:29 PM EDT
I heard it was .. just wondering if it is an old wives tale or something.
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:21:18 PM EDT
[#1]
They are annoying, and there are plenty more where they came from... KILL IT.
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:21:25 PM EDT
[#2]
It is to the (traditional) Japanese... they keep them in cages.

ETA - not sure about VN, China, Thai... if it's annoying and you can catch it, take the little guy outside, and let him live his remaining few weeks in peace. (or become frog food)
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:22:32 PM EDT
[#3]
Add a little bit of A1 and eat it.
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:23:32 PM EDT
[#4]
If I find the one in my upstairs office...HE'S A DEAD MOFO!!!  3 days and nights of chirp...chirp...chirp...

Walk into the room and he shuts up, leave the room, Chirp....Chirp....Chirp

EPOCH  

Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:31:30 PM EDT
[#5]
Yes, it's bad luck, their little ghost will rise up and get you, essentially, you're screwed! Especially when the PETA whackjobs get wind of it and protest at your house while dressing up as little murdered crickets!
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:32:01 PM EDT
[#6]
They love my basement. I've killed a bunch of them. I never hear them chip though. Probably because they know they're being hunted.
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:33:49 PM EDT
[#7]
It's bad luck for the fish I catch using crickets as bait.  
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:34:49 PM EDT
[#8]
You believe in luck?
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:37:00 PM EDT
[#9]
Awwww Frige!

Don't kill the crickets, what else will the spiders eat?
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:40:51 PM EDT
[#10]

Quoted:
Awwww Frige!

Don't kill the crickets, what else will the spiders eat?



Then they must leave so spiders will starve!!! BWAH HA HA HA HA
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:46:47 PM EDT
[#11]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Awwww Frige!

Don't kill the crickets, what else will the spiders eat?



Then they must leave so spiders will starve!!! BWAH HA HA HA HA




The spiders will wait for more crickets
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:56:30 PM EDT
[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Awwww Frige!

Don't kill the crickets, what else will the spiders eat?



Then they must leave so spiders will starve!!! BWAH HA HA HA HA



Without any food the spiders will have to come after you!
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 9:59:20 PM EDT
[#13]
It's bad luck to have peace and quiet?  Bring it on.  I'll break a few mirrors while I'm at it.
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 10:00:56 PM EDT
[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
Awwww Frige!

Don't kill the crickets, what else will the spiders eat?



Then they must leave so spiders will starve!!! BWAH HA HA HA HA



Without any food the spiders will have to come after you!



MUST..... STAY...... AWAKE..... MUST...... NOT ...... SLEEP....... MUST..... STAY...... AWAKE..... MUST...... NOT ...... SLEEP....... MUST..... STAY...... AWAKE..... MUST...... NOT ...... SLEEP....... MUST..... STAY...... AWAKE..... MUST...... NOT ...... SLEEP....... MUST..... STAY...... AWAKE..... MUST...... NOT ...... SLEEP....... MUST..... STAY...... AWAKE..... MUST...... NOT ...... SLEEP....... MUST..... STAY...... AWAKE..... MUST...... NOT ...... SLEEP.......
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 10:08:30 PM EDT
[#15]


Link Posted: 9/12/2005 10:15:21 PM EDT
[#16]
my frogs eat em but they prefer silkworms cause their lazy
Link Posted: 9/12/2005 10:25:26 PM EDT
[#18]

Quoted:
I heard it was .. just wondering if it is an old wives tale or something.



I think you can go to hell for that.
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 5:17:11 AM EDT
[#19]
I have cave crickets in my house...I terminate them with extreme prejudice on sight...no mercy is shown to them whatsoever.  I killed one last night, but his/her mutant partner escaped my wrath.  

I hate them.  

DIE, MOTHERFU****, DIE!!
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 5:27:20 AM EDT
[#21]

Quoted:
I heard it was .. just wondering if it is an old wives tale or something.

Used to use them as fish bait when I was a kid.
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 5:27:47 AM EDT
[#22]
I caught one of those ugly ass "free range" cave crickets and tried to feed it to my frog - SOB put up a hell of a fight, but froggie finally prevailed!
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 5:29:04 AM EDT
[#23]
They make great BB gun targets!
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 6:00:17 AM EDT
[#24]

Quoted:
It is to the (traditional) Japanese... they keep them in cages.
...snip...


The reason why they are kept in cages are because the Japanese like the singing of them.

Edited to add
I am in Japan on a contract, so I asked the people in both the rooms beside me in the dormitory.
They said that they have never heard anyone say that killing crickets are bad luck.
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 8:31:55 AM EDT
[#25]

Quoted:
If I find the one in my upstairs office...HE'S A DEAD MOFO!!!  3 days and nights of chirp...chirp...chirp...

Walk into the room and he shuts up, leave the room, Chirp....Chirp....Chirp

EPOCH  




My B-I-L and this old cat where he works are always practical joking each other.  One night as he left work my B-I-L let 500 crickets from the feed store loose in the guys office.  Classic.
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 8:37:38 AM EDT
[#26]
Not bad luck when it comes to fishing.
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 8:43:09 AM EDT
[#27]
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 8:49:18 AM EDT
[#28]

Quoted:
rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=spider+eating/v=2/SID=w/l=IVI/SIG=12m0c081a/EXP=1126678184/*-http%3A//www.olegvolk.net/newphotos/allthumbnails/spider-eating_.jpg





ooooh you're evil!
Frige...it's only bad luck if after you kill them you preserve then in your friDge for rationing to the spiders to save your ass....
Hey...mom of 6 here isn't the only evil chick here!
Link Posted: 9/13/2005 9:20:53 AM EDT
[#29]
My chameleon doesn't think so.....
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