Out of the Blue

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We may be paying a price for our policy of peaceful coexistence with the spider population here in the BlueTower, as MrsBlue and I have both suffered an unusual number of what we believe are insect bites lately that we think may be from spiders. The spiders are actually supposed to protect against us being snacked upon in such a manner, and it usually works out quite well, but we theorize that the frosty weather has so diminished their natural food supply that they are widening their nets, or in this case, webs, to include us. If this persists, we may just have to declare war on the arachnids, as it certainly doesn't make sense to import insects for them to feed upon, and I can't find a single store in the area that serves spider chow.

Oh yeah, speaking of things that have been bugging me, an extra pop-up ad was appearing here upon exiting, and since one pop-up per visit is more than enough already, I have disabled the pop-up code until this can be cleared up.

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Re: Bedbugs

Nov 30, 2003, 15:31

tiesto81

Blue, what did the bites look like? My ex gf would get spider bites in my bedroom all the time. It was definitely spiders as they were very clear looking tiny spiders up on the ceiling corners (but you really had to look). They hid at daytime as well. Turns out they were coming in from our balcony door which had the slightest gap with the wood framing. Once we had that repaired, that was all cleared up and no more bites. I never seemed to get the bites for whatever reason, but her bites were small little red bites - no where near as prominent as mosquito bites or poisonous spider bites that some folks were describing.

27.

Bedbugs

Nov 30, 2003, 14:10

OneNightStand

I suspect that my bed has em too,because recently i am waking up finding welts with red inflammation around them,accompanied with spots of subdermal bleeding near the area of the bite site,due to unconsious scratching i suppose. It's strange because my room is far from dirty & i clean it regularly. Those welts can last up to a day,and is pretty prominent compared to mosquito bites which fade away rather quickly. Btw,i don't think i can continue sleeping after a spider bite. Even small spiders can inflict a painful puncture.

26.

Bug bites

Nov 30, 2003, 01:54

Mashiki Amiketo

Could be a few things, bed bugs as pointed out. But they leave a smell almost like strawberries; oh and you can see them just pull up your matress and take a look. Very distinguishable, very easy to get rid of. And very common in northern ontario, and farther north here in Canada and Alaska. More then likely, it's fleas, or some other little critter like that; or another type of outdoor parasite, maybe mites of some kind, lice, etc. Easy enough a solution to get a indoor trap and see what you catch, take a look and take the correct solution to get rid of it.

Spiders only bite if you roll ontop of them, they are picky eaters. People are not a favorite food.

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25.

Re: spiders?

Nov 30, 2003, 00:26

nin

http://cecalaveras.ucdavis.edu/bed_bugs.htm

Yuck! Thanks for the uh...info!

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24.

wow

Nov 30, 2003, 00:01

wasrad

so ive been playing through Deus Ex again for what is at least the 7th time through and there are STILL things that never happened before. amazing

23.

Re: spiders?

Nov 29, 2003, 22:50

Bronco

if you are getting bitten at night, it's probably bedbugs.

Nasty they are.

http://cecalaveras.ucdavis.edu/bed_bugs.htm

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22.

Re: No subject

Nov 29, 2003, 22:11

nin

Wonder how the Shareholders are feeling about the N-Gage about now

If they're not pissed yet, I bet they will be. I'm guessing, a year from now, when everyone agrees that the N-Gage is a dud, they'll be some house cleaning at Nokia. Especially now, after the games have been cracked and can run on other phones.

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21.

spiders?

Nov 29, 2003, 21:48

Wovenskin

if you are getting bitten at night, it's probably bedbugs. And these things are a real bitch to get rid of...good luck!

20.

Re: Fat people

Nov 29, 2003, 21:12

tunis5000

sic adv.

Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally.




----------------------------------------------- I like pie.

19.

Re: Fat people

Nov 29, 2003, 20:06

Enahs

I like the fact that they consider it a traversty (sic)

I see this often "(sic)"

What does it mean?

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18.

Re: Fat people

Nov 29, 2003, 19:14

The Truth

I like the fact that they consider it a traversty (sic) that they are not catered for, and express confusion when the medical equipment cannot handle their needs. apparently the medical field should be buying specialist equipment for a select few...

They should make it law for fat people to run a mile every day, with more miles added the more they complain.

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Re: Fat people

Nov 29, 2003, 19:00

Halsy

A good friend of mine is a physician in Detroit, and he says the problem is even more pronounced than what you see in the media.

I have no sympathy for these people. To be that lazy and gluttinous and then expect sympathy after the fact? No. It really is an issue of will power. As a wise man once said, 'Sometimes we must say no to our desires in order to know we are truly free'.

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16.

Re: No subject

Nov 29, 2003, 17:25

Ihya

Heh. Looks like I missed the massive Deus Ex Debate. Too bad. I'll still be buying the game but I probably won't get it until Christmas break when I build my new computer. From what I've seen (the demo) I pretty much agree with the Gamespy review posted the other day. EDIT: http://66.193.119.177/index.php?showtopic=205522 That post is brilliant! This one made me laugh most bunko, half way down. http://66.193.119.177/index.php?showtopic=100913&st=90 -------------------- Ihya

15.

No subject

Nov 29, 2003, 17:05

Hump

Nokia's still trying.

http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,5820,00.html

Wonder how the Shareholders are feeling about the N-Gage about now

I'm holding out for an MP3/Bidet combo myself....

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14.

spider chow

Nov 29, 2003, 16:50

Funluvncriminal

You could allways buy a buglite zapper and serve the chow up too him fry grilled =)

13.

No subject

Nov 29, 2003, 16:05

Bunko

Heh. Looks like I missed the massive Deus Ex Debate. Too bad. I'll still be buying the game but I probably won't get it until Christmas break when I build my new computer. From what I've seen (the demo) I pretty much agree with the Gamespy review posted the other day.

EDIT: http://66.193.119.177/index.php?showtopic=205522

That post is brilliant!

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22
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12.

No subject

Nov 29, 2003, 16:01

Bunko

Yay! I'm back from the Tanksgiving Holiday in New Hampshire. I had a fairly good time. I watched at least a half a dozen movies and at 3/4 of a loaf of pumpkin bread by myself.

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22




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11.

Re: uzi

Nov 29, 2003, 15:47

nin

Look, Max Payne (I think?) is shooting Gollum with an Uzi! He does not look to happy about it either.

Na, he's shooting at Tommy from Vice City...Gollum is just testing his hearing...

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10.

uzi

Nov 29, 2003, 15:10

Enahs

http://www.ugo.com/mini/giftGuide/
Look, Max Payne (I think?) is shooting Gollum with an Uzi! He does not look to happy about it either.

Look at all the wonderful pictures you get to see, just for clinking a ad here at blue!

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No subject

Nov 29, 2003, 15:04

Michael Bolton's hair dresser

Wow the morbidly obese. I can't believe people let themselves go to hell like that.




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