It's the End of the World as We Know it...

[Dips]

Thanks for taking the time to come back and explain a bit more, Kara. That makes a big difference.

Now to release my killer bees.

[Lace Neil Singer]

We still want to know which one is the hooker. XD

[Jester]

The guy told me not to worry about the wasp because it would be dead in a few seconds anyway.

This guy is one of those big, Billy Badass types. He completely destroyed it (probably just by flexing his pecs at it).

Alrighty then.

And don't get me wrong, insects in general, including roaches, don't scare me. They don't even really bother me, other than the grossness that is inherent in roaches, but whatever. But for whatever reason, this guy, who has told guys twice his size to piss off, who is afraid of almost nothing, is terrified of bees, wasps, etc. To the point where my friends have laughed their asses when they saw me running like a little schoolgirl from one end of a bar to the other to get away from a single bee.

And no offense to little schoolgirls....chances are I was even wussier than the average one of them in that situation. Seriously. (And no, I have no rational explanation for this...which is probably why they call it a phobia.)

He said that his mailman was killed in a drive-by in front of his house, and that letters went flying everywhere.

I am just going to put that story in the Dead Letter File.

Now to release my killer bees.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I was beat to the punch on posting, but I have had that song running through my head ever since I started reading this thread.

Hee, me too.

I don't have any kind of prize to give, but if I did, you would have won it.

Aw, thanks!

[RootedPhoenix]

But for whatever reason, this guy, who has told guys twice his size to piss off, who is afraid of almost nothing, is terrified of bees, wasps, etc. To the point where my friends have laughed their asses when they saw me running like a little schoolgirl from one end of a bar to the other to get away from a single bee.

I have the same problem with bees. I'm not allergic, nor is there any logical reason for me to be frightened, but I am. Every. Single. Time.

Also, *runs away from Dips's bees*

[Kara]

What's the fishing line about?

I think they use it to trade from one level to another. You make your rope, toss it down to the guy below you with whatever you're trading. He unties it, ties on his payment and you pull it back up.

Pretty much. They get these cheap threaded blankets and just unravel them to make a thin rope. There some kind of weight tied or taped to the end, which can be a comb, a bar of soap, or a pen. They'll fish for just about anything that isn't bolted to the floor and will fit under the 1" space between the bottom of their doors and the floor. I've seen everything from a small folded packet of taped up paper (a "kite") with a little bit of coffee grounds to a small trash bag full of gumbo. The long-term Seg guys can fish to any cell in the entire house. Sometimes its fun to just watch them do it.

[Andara Bledin]

5. I wasn't aware that there were any churches of the Antichrist, let alone 6 of them. I'd love to see their bake sales.

Meh, everyone just makes Devil's Food Cake...

Oh, no, you've also got people bringing die eier von satan, too.

They don't even really bother me, other than the grossness that is inherent in roaches, but whatever.

Actually, roaches themselves are rather clean. It's just that they tend to want to live in places that are dirty.

And no offense to little schoolgirls....chances are I was even wussier than the average one of them in that situation. Seriously. (And no, I have no rational explanation for this...which is probably why they call it a phobia.)

Well, I can guarantee you were wussier than me when I was a school-girl. I used to pet bees. Would freak the hell out of anyone around me.

My ex is an cnidophobe. All that thrashing around was always much more likely to get him stung than if he'd just chill. I've only ever been stung a couple of times, once when I was like 5 or so, and again in high school when the gardeners were disturbing a nest... during school hours... near the main office. Yeah, whoever decided to have it done at that time was a genius.

^-.-^

[Jester]

Actually, roaches themselves are rather clean. It's just that they tend to want to live in places that are dirty.

I never said they were filthy or dirty, merely that they were gross. I believe the technical term is "icky." Ever squash one? Gross.

I used to pet bees.

All that thrashing around was always much more likely to get him stung than if he'd just chill.

It often surprises people to find out I have this phobia of bees, and yet I've only been stuck once, when I was 9.

[Kogarashi]

My ex is an cnidophobe. All that thrashing around was always much more likely to get him stung than if he'd just chill.

This drove me nuts with one guy I knew at undergrad. He would flail his arms around madly whenever one was near. When I told him to stop swinging at the bees he yelled that he was allergic.

So stop making them mad, you dolt!

[Andara Bledin]

I never said they were filthy or dirty, merely that they were gross. I believe the technical term is "icky." Ever squash one? Gross.

*twitch*

Ew, no way! The biggest bug I will ever squash is an ant.

A family member once squashed a potato bug and it just totally passed my gross-out threshold.

*shudder*

... I mean, potato bugs on their own are pretty close to that anyway... you ever encountered one, then you know what I mean... *twitch*

^-.-^

[Dips]

Mr. Dips is terrified of bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets...anything with a stinger.

He also does that flail and piss them off EVEN MORE thing whenever he encounters one (I'm surprised *I* haven't been stung yet because of it). It doesn't make any sense but I guess he isn't thinking straight in that situation.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I'm allergic to bees so I'm scared to death of them, and wasps, too. I will run like crazy to get away from them.

However, I have handled cockroaches and they are cool. They have cool feet, and their backs arch like cats when you stroke them. ^^

[just_me]

I also work in a prison, commissary lady here. So they are my "customers". lol


I was a CO for several years tho. I feel your pain.

[ralerin]

Going off topic for 2 seconds here:

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) works wonders for helping phobias. Basically it's tapping on various points of the body combined with an "even though I [am terrified of bees] I can feel ok about them instead" or somesuch. Looks stupid, works wonders, especially for knocking down pains from mild burns, cuts, accidents, etc. I use it on a regular basis and it does work once you've gotten the hang of it. It's helped people with things from schizophrenia and diabetes, to death of spouses and bedwetting, so it will help your fear of bees. [No I'm not being compensated for this plug, I'm sharing what works for me. Try it if you're interested; otherwise don't.]

Now on topic:

Goddamnit I had to listen to that song after reading the title.

Regarding the bags of Hooch that Kara mentioned: I'm kinda curious, how do they get their hands on stuff that ferments and how do they make it? It just amazes me that people will still try to make alcohol in prison.

Regarding the debate on chess pieces and which is the hooker:

[Broomjockey]

Regarding the bags of Hooch that Kara mentioned: I'm kinda curious, how do they get their hands on stuff that ferments and how do they make it? It just amazes me that people will still try to make alcohol in prison.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16314...get-drunk.html

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