December 12th, 2007
A bug’s life – the ending
I don’t know whether it is their arrogance, limited intelligence or lack of sound-making mouth parts, but bugs are awful conversationalists. They are good at biting though, you’ve got to give them that.
It’s part of what I call the winter pay-off. In brief, there are so many things about winter in this country that make it a misery, that there must also be many things that make it better to compensate. The lack of biting insects for example is the direct result of the cold, wet weather.
I also enjoy the fact that the short days mean you can legitimately crack open a bottle of port at 4pm.
All I need to do now is think of a positive side to the lethal slipperiness of the steep, icy streets outside.
Maman used to go backpacking a lot, and she would sit on rocks and read to ants. Ants are all named ‘Fred’, collectively. Did you know that? 1 ant = Fred. 2 ants = Fred. &c.
Sort of like sheep?
Well it’s not *a* Fred of ants, so no, not like sheep. But if you mean it is alike to the plural of the word sheep in a purely technical sense, then yes, it is like sheep.
…Forgive me, I get strangely theoretical about grammar when I’ve had two hours of sleep.
You misunderstand, the word sheep is just the same singular or plural, but the collective noun is ‘flock’, just as in ‘colony’ with Fred.
“All I need to do now is think of a positive side to the lethal slipperiness of the steep, icy streets outside.”
The potential for tobogganing in the streets?
Hold your knees together, squat
and glissade down the street…
‘The luge. What drunken gynecologist invented that sport? “…I want to dress like a sperm, shove a skate in my ass, and go balls-first down an ice chute. …Ya! THAT WILL BE FUN.” ‘ – Robin Williams.
Slippery streets are great for vids on youtube.
I hate killing the spiders that try and bite me in this house.
I would prefer spiders over bugs, but not if they try and bite me.
Actually that comic reads like the kitten we caught at work yesterday, except we didn’t kill it, just put it in a box and gave it to the RSPCA.
Oh, do they do the killing bit then?
Yes ;(
Tho, they do try to find homes.
I want a kitten…..
Roo, Seraphine – Street tobogganing? Sounds like another urban sport, which are rated on a scale of potential lethality.
Street tobogganing = 3