tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post2820562343589936377..comments2024-03-29T04:09:17.422-07:00Comments on Laws of Gravity: A Visiting CricketLiz A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-89107820029143792342017-02-22T10:44:56.784-08:002017-02-22T10:44:56.784-08:00Yeah, the jolt of the unexpected. That'd start...Yeah, the jolt of the unexpected. That'd startle anyone.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-74940803528019595252017-02-22T05:10:28.873-08:002017-02-22T05:10:28.873-08:00If it surprised me, I probably would have jumped a...If it surprised me, I probably would have jumped and run too. It's not that crickets themselves scare me, but seeing any insect I'm not expecting that just seems to appear out of nowhere does. I love that kid's comment about "if you just stepped on it, there wouldn't be a problem". lol. Too true. I guess you were the cricket's savior that day. :)Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415510811585368037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-90287629460986939832017-02-19T19:19:26.054-08:002017-02-19T19:19:26.054-08:00Yikes. That doesn't sound good ;)Yikes. That doesn't sound good ;)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-88377218361633473692017-02-19T14:49:56.292-08:002017-02-19T14:49:56.292-08:00Sounds like it was that cricket's lucky day an...Sounds like it was that cricket's lucky day anyway. Had it been here in Oz I reckon it might have needed to be hosed out after class.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128774435912323133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-13918542377905482142017-02-17T17:31:20.177-08:002017-02-17T17:31:20.177-08:00Agreed.Agreed.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-23225559231853708322017-02-16T15:36:02.614-08:002017-02-16T15:36:02.614-08:00Crickets don't creep me out but they sure are ...Crickets don't creep me out but they sure are annoying when I'm trying to sleep and one is hiding in the room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-29007912438149880912017-02-16T07:51:08.094-08:002017-02-16T07:51:08.094-08:00Yeah, they definitely belong outside.Yeah, they definitely belong outside.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-17935146718908237312017-02-16T07:50:49.828-08:002017-02-16T07:50:49.828-08:00I think the lucky thing comes from the Disney movi...I think the lucky thing comes from the Disney movie Mulan.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-46120703197696977922017-02-16T07:50:29.933-08:002017-02-16T07:50:29.933-08:00Crickets can be annoying. Loud. Crickets can be annoying. Loud. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-82821750385125550132017-02-16T05:59:17.604-08:002017-02-16T05:59:17.604-08:00I have no superstitions about insects and the like...I have no superstitions about insects and the like. I also have no tolerance for them in places they shouldn't be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-46449504353462828992017-02-16T04:06:02.970-08:002017-02-16T04:06:02.970-08:00*superstitious !!*superstitious !!PL Keenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960202724610314640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-41508921733227586312017-02-16T04:05:20.446-08:002017-02-16T04:05:20.446-08:00I'm not scared of spiders and always do what y...I'm not scared of spiders and always do what you did with cricket to put them outside. I'm a little superstitios about them, though, as my mother always used to say this little rhyme: 'If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive.'<br /><a href="http://www.thatspurrfect.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">That's Purrfect</a>PL Keenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960202724610314640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-8396461873509037722017-02-16T02:38:22.089-08:002017-02-16T02:38:22.089-08:00I have heard that the Praying Mantis is lucky but ...I have heard that the Praying Mantis is lucky but not crickets. They're called Toe-Biters in Australia!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174682655234764319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-52958589392827111482017-02-15T20:02:26.609-08:002017-02-15T20:02:26.609-08:00Can't say I've ever cared about crickets o...Can't say I've ever cared about crickets one way or another, but my general policy when it comes to most bugs in my house is to take them outside. No reason to kill them unless they're a direct threat.<br /><br />Even house spiders get a pass (although I try to put them up in a nook or cranny since I know house spiders will die in the out in the garden)H.R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462784064936801201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-20583342212355069052017-02-15T19:28:41.455-08:002017-02-15T19:28:41.455-08:00Not so much a save-the-day moment as a stop-the-ki...Not so much a save-the-day moment as a stop-the-kiddo-from-shrieking moment.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-14021229778814299702017-02-15T19:27:53.469-08:002017-02-15T19:27:53.469-08:00That would be more trouble than it's worth.That would be more trouble than it's worth.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-31645796039836973202017-02-15T18:10:53.424-08:002017-02-15T18:10:53.424-08:00Crickets creep me out too lol Glad you saved the d...Crickets creep me out too lol Glad you saved the day though ;)LilyElementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04791827655749184355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-47205347494311839862017-02-15T14:04:44.488-08:002017-02-15T14:04:44.488-08:00hmmm. I think you should have a stash of crickets ...hmmm. I think you should have a stash of crickets and when he acts up, tell him he better behave or you will release these over his head. :)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-37257275292946634612017-02-15T13:33:29.514-08:002017-02-15T13:33:29.514-08:00I don't know if I've ever seen a cave cric...I don't know if I've ever seen a cave cricket. Yikes. I think that might be a good thing.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-58126293008733767242017-02-15T13:32:42.748-08:002017-02-15T13:32:42.748-08:00Thanks. We've got to be careful with insects i...Thanks. We've got to be careful with insects in the classroom...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-20482903888832813262017-02-15T13:08:27.190-08:002017-02-15T13:08:27.190-08:00I hate crickets. They chirp ceaselessly when you&#...I hate crickets. They chirp ceaselessly when you're trying to sleep. I want to burn them all down.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-52326928720878785272017-02-15T12:37:18.419-08:002017-02-15T12:37:18.419-08:00I think crickets are cool. Not very common to find...I think crickets are cool. Not very common to find them indoors in the UK!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-26599384762633699792017-02-15T09:12:06.579-08:002017-02-15T09:12:06.579-08:00I catch and release as well. Odd that a young man ...I catch and release as well. Odd that a young man would be freaked out by a cricket though.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-34717562618556409302017-02-15T09:04:29.604-08:002017-02-15T09:04:29.604-08:00Crickets don't freak me out unless it is one o...Crickets don't freak me out unless it is one of those cave crickets! They remind me of a cricket with spider legs, and spiders do freak me out!!!! LOL. Great job on the rescue of the cricket!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211965720334593365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-27235662662265453202017-02-15T08:25:27.009-08:002017-02-15T08:25:27.009-08:00Hi Liz - well the cricket lived that's the imp...Hi Liz - well the cricket lived that's the important thing - well done. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com