8/16/2006: Image backlog clearing

Undertoad · 08-16-2006, 09:45 AM

It's that time again: time for a few items that I saved off and never used for whatever reason.

These beasts are all over where I live right now. The official cap: A cicada sheds its exoskeleton as it perches on a Norway maple tree in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.

An xoB suggestion, this gent is participating in some sort of condom festival in Qixi, China. Or he's popping a big zit on his lip, I can't tell.

This two-mouthed pig is interesting, but we've had a bunch of two-headed and one-eyed things at this point, maybe too many. They're still mind-boggling, just not AS mind-boggling as before.

Same goes for three-armed children.

This mud bath is an interesting shot, but not much else. I was kind of intrigued by the idea of a mud bath, but why? Why do you get one? Has anyone here had one?

These queen ants are interesting for the color composition, and also because they are being sold for eating in Colombia. The accompanying story suggested that "gourmands" from other countries are taking an interest in eating them. Well that's just fine; I'll take the pan-seared tuna in sesame/soy sauce marinade with wasabi, that Jackie and I made last weekend, and they can have ANTS.

Finally, this seagull has taken its own gourmand approach.

axlrosen · 08-16-2006, 10:01 AM

Somewhere, some IOTD reader will some day direct a horror film, and will include one scene inspired by that first image.

barefoot serpent · 08-16-2006, 10:11 AM

Cicadas on a Plane -- I think that opens Friday with Samuel L. Jackson.

charmzny · 08-16-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by axlrosen

Somewhere, some IOTD reader will some day direct a horror film, and will include one scene inspired by that first image.

Yup, I can see another 'Aliens' movie on its way.....

findpolitics · 08-16-2006, 10:54 AM

That pig one makes me ... barf.

I really like the seagull one ... but I am not sure why.

Happy Monkey · 08-16-2006, 11:02 AM

Sundae · 08-16-2006, 11:13 AM

Tasty green insects again!

I have had a mud bath at a spa, the minerals are supposed to be good for the skin. It was exactly as you would expect really, warm and gloopy. My skin did feel wonderfully soft afterwards, but then I was also fully exfoliated, so it may have been that.

I've also eaten ants. I can't remember what species they were, but there was a deli in London that I used to visit with my Grandparents. They tasted meaty as I remember - not what I expected.

I had some sort of deep fried insect too - I can't remember what it was, I don't think it was an insect I was familiar with at the time. It was very crunchy anyway. All I remember that tasting of was batter.

glatt · 08-16-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I've also eaten ants. I can't remember what species they were, but there was a deli in London that I used to visit with my Grandparents. They tasted meaty as I remember - not what I expected.

I ate a couple ants a week or two ago. They are very active and keep coming into our house. I was eating lunch with the family and ants were coming up onto the dining room table. So a grabbed a couple of them and threw them into my mouth as I chewed my sandwich. Mostly just to amuse the kids and make my wife roll her eyes.

Trilby · 08-16-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

So a grabbed a couple of them and threw them into my mouth as I chewed my sandwich. Mostly just to amuse the kids

You're a weird dude.

Elspode · 08-16-2006, 12:39 PM

You'll want to make certain you don't make any spelling errors if you ever tell anyone that you have recently eaten a couple of your a(u)nts.

Shawnee123 · 08-16-2006, 01:12 PM

Some time ago, during the year of a cycle where there are many locusts (that's what we call them, is it the same as cicadas?) my brother gathered up a bunch of locust shells and constructed a football game. Opposing teams set in formation (he was a graduate assistant football coach at the time...I mean American football) complete with coaches and sidelines. It was quite funny.

Happy Monkey · 08-16-2006, 02:38 PM

Locusts are actually more like grasshoppers, but the 17-year cicadas are often called locusts because when they come out it's similar to a locust swarm.

Spexxvet · 08-16-2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I ate a couple ants a week or two ago. They are very active and keep coming into our house. I was eating lunch with the family and ants were coming up onto the dining room table. So a grabbed a couple of them and threw them into my mouth as I chewed my sandwich. Mostly just to amuse the kids and make my wife roll her eyes.

The ants had just come from a visit to the pile of dogshit just outside.

capnhowdy · 08-16-2006, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

The ants had just come from a visit to the pile of dogshit just outside.

Well the guy who baked the bread and processed the sandwich contents had most likely just scratched his ass.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2006, 07:46 PM

Only 14 posts to degenerate to dogshit and ass scratching. Makes a Mother proud.

08-16-2006, 09:45 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/16/2006: Image backlog clearing It's that time again: time for a few items that I saved off and never used for whatever reason. These beasts are all over where I live right now. The official cap: A cicada sheds its exoskeleton as it perches on a Norway maple tree in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. An xoB suggestion, this gent is participating in some sort of condom festival in Qixi, China. Or he's popping a big zit on his lip, I can't tell. This two-mouthed pig is interesting, but we've had a bunch of two-headed and one-eyed things at this point, maybe too many. They're still mind-boggling, just not AS mind-boggling as before. Same goes for three-armed children. This mud bath is an interesting shot, but not much else. I was kind of intrigued by the idea of a mud bath, but why? Why do you get one? Has anyone here had one? These queen ants are interesting for the color composition, and also because they are being sold for eating in Colombia. The accompanying story suggested that "gourmands" from other countries are taking an interest in eating them. Well that's just fine; I'll take the pan-seared tuna in sesame/soy sauce marinade with wasabi, that Jackie and I made last weekend, and they can have ANTS. Finally, this seagull has taken its own gourmand approach.

08-16-2006, 10:01 AM	#2
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	Somewhere, some IOTD reader will some day direct a horror film, and will include one scene inspired by that first image. __________________ Warp Bill Gates

08-16-2006, 10:11 AM	#3
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Cicadas on a Plane -- I think that opens Friday with Samuel L. Jackson. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

08-16-2006, 11:02 AM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	__________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-16-2006, 11:13 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Tasty green insects again! I have had a mud bath at a spa, the minerals are supposed to be good for the skin. It was exactly as you would expect really, warm and gloopy. My skin did feel wonderfully soft afterwards, but then I was also fully exfoliated, so it may have been that. I've also eaten ants. I can't remember what species they were, but there was a deli in London that I used to visit with my Grandparents. They tasted meaty as I remember - not what I expected. I had some sort of deep fried insect too - I can't remember what it was, I don't think it was an insect I was familiar with at the time. It was very crunchy anyway. All I remember that tasting of was batter. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-16-2006, 10:54 AM	#5
findpolitics Long Time Listener, First Time Caller Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 32	That pig one makes me ... barf. I really like the seagull one ... but I am not sure why.

08-16-2006, 12:39 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	You'll want to make certain you don't make any spelling errors if you ever tell anyone that you have recently eaten a couple of your a(u)nts. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-16-2006, 01:12 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Some time ago, during the year of a cycle where there are many locusts (that's what we call them, is it the same as cicadas?) my brother gathered up a bunch of locust shells and constructed a football game. Opposing teams set in formation (he was a graduate assistant football coach at the time...I mean American football) complete with coaches and sidelines. It was quite funny. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-16-2006, 02:38 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Locusts are actually more like grasshoppers, but the 17-year cicadas are often called locusts because when they come out it's similar to a locust swarm. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-16-2006, 07:46 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Only 14 posts to degenerate to dogshit and ass scratching. Makes a Mother proud. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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