you have a sore throat in the morning because...

[rimsforsale]

did you know that 40% of the time if you have a sore throat in the moring is because a spider crawled into your throat, and bit you, or died? spiders love dark, warm and humid places. it also causes bubbles sores around your mouth if it bites you there.

[st0neface]

I have read that, and that an average person ingests like 8 spiders a year or something. As far as I'm concerned, its an urban legend.

[Scrubking]

That is bull.

Spiders know the difference between a a dark hole and someone's mouth. They can tell that they are around a living being and not some cave.

[Wshakspear]

....And thats why i spit.

...WHAT?

[defender]

mmmm ....spiders... how tasty GOLEM!

[WhipSmartBanky]

Maybe that's why your avatar chick is puking, D.

[jmcc]

Shenanigans! SHENANIGANS!

[Wshakspear]

That is bull.

Spiders know the difference between a a dark hole and someone's mouth. They can tell that they are around a living being and not some cave.

ok, then why can they figure out im not a chew toy? HMMM!?!?!?!?

[XboxMaster]

Really, that's bull shit, what if someone sleeps with their mouth closed? Do they crawl up your nose?

[Wshakspear]

...ya know, i think im going to start sleeping with REALLY tighty white'ies

[rimsforsale]

Really, that's bull shit, what if someone sleeps with their mouth closed? Do they crawl up your nose?

they dont like the "wind resistance", i did wake up once witha spider on my face, fooken freaked me out.

[magilacudy]

This sounds a lot like this documented case of spiders laying eggs in this guy's cheek and exploding out after a few months of gestation.

I believe I read that in an RL Stine novel. In 5th grade. For a book report.

[rimsforsale]

This sounds a lot like this documented case of spiders laying eggs in this guy's cheek and exploding out after a few months of gestation.

I believe I read that in an RL Stine novel. In 5th grade. For a book report.

that fer sure cannot happen. this is actually true i read it from a artical from Discover magazine, they took a random poll and examined the patiants' throat for particals.

[jmcc]

I reiterate my declaration of shenan (http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.htm) igans (http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mspidereat.html)

edit: Oh, and I am getting my broom.

[magilacudy]

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.htm

You got served

[Anonymous]

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.htm

You got served

*breakdances on head and tangoes with fat dude*

[SneakyPenguin]

doesnt seem that far fetched. cant say its likely, but it cant be impossible. wouldnt it suck though if it didnt die, and went on living in your body?and then it told you to do things like knit webs and buy flypaper and give dating advice (like eating your mate). hmmmm i smell a sitcom

i know i need serious help.

[Anonymous]

No you don't. Cause penguins own. I did an essay on penguin ownage.

[SneakyPenguin]

danke, but what exactly do we own? do we own anything, or is it all just on loan from mother earth, ready to be returned upon our eventual demise

think about that one. :)

[Anonymous]

I think being able to slide is something everyone wants and few get.

[Anonymous]

The few, being us penguins.

[basketkase543]

In Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, volume 12 i think, they claim as fact that the average human swallows 2.5 spiders per year. They have had consistently accurate information in the past so it does seem possible.

[rimsforsale]

penguin, your avatar reminds me of linux systems.

i stand by my post, as the information i received is highly credible, and also likely to happen.

[starman9000]

I would guess that the average persons swallows more weight in human poo than spiders per year..mainly from doorhandles, bowling balls, money, etc...

[SneakyPenguin]

it remnds you because it is. its tux, linux's mascot.

[rimsforsale]

it remnds you because it is. its tux, linux's mascot.

TUX!!!!! long time no see~!!!

[jmcc]

i stand by my post, as the information i received is highly credible, and also likely to happen.

Who or what is this source, exactly?

[terribledeli]

I'm not sure about whole spiders, but you do eat pieces of any insects. No factory is 100% clean.

But my guess is anyone who's read the The Jungle knew that.

+1 post count!

[evilmax17]

Dude it's true, and that's why I'm spiderman.

[rimsforsale]

i stand by my post, as the information i received is highly credible, and also likely to happen.

Who or what is this source, exactly?

Discover magazine

[magilacudy]

What article, month and year of Discover magazine

[godhatesjustyou]

No you don't. Cause penguins own. I did an essay on penguin ownage.

haha!
an essay.

[magilacudy]

What ownage do penguins have besides that one tuxedo they always wear?

[SneakyPenguin]

we waddle. if thats not ownage, i dont know what is.

actually, i really dont. what is ownage? if not penguins

[daphatty]

Someone's been smoking sausage and is blaming it on spiders. :roll: My friend's Dad used to blame his smelly farts on spiders too. He called them barking spiders... Come on dude, just admit you love the sausage.

[jmcc]

My friend's Dad used to blame his smelly farts on spiders too. He called them barking spiders...

Barking spiders, eh? They're snow frogs where I come from.

[red flare graf]

except for one rare circumstance--when a spider egg sac hatches indoors. At that point, you can have hundreds of microscopic spiders, a millimeter long or less, leaping into the air in a short time span (under an hour total) and trying to ride the air currents to freedom. This is known as "ballooning"; you may remember it from Charlotte's Web. If you're in a house where a bunch of microscopic spiders are ballooning around, you MIGHT accidentally inhale about a DOZEN ONE NIGHT

man, that's even worse.

[WhipSmartBanky]

Spider pate...

[magilacudy]

Where'd you get that quote from red flare graf?

EDIT: Found it on the Straight Dope:


The odds of such a thing are obviously quite small, but it surely happens to someone somewhere from time to time, and that will boost the average--but not enough that I would believe that the AVERAGE person inhales the contents of one egg sac in their lifetime.

The majority of people probably never swallow ANY spiders in their sleep, so the statistic will be composed of a fair number of people (still a tiny minority) that swallow one or two by accident, plus a vanishingly tiny handful of people who swallow a large number, due to a freak occurrence as above. Not enough to add up to much, especially when you consider that 99% of the spiders swallowed are almost too small to see, and you wouldn't feel them even if you swallowed them while awake. I know I won't lose any sleep over it.


The rest of the article mysteriously was cut out in graf's quote... =P

[GaroDoe]

i know for a fact that it's true because it happened to me on saturday. i woke up at 3 am with a spider clinging to my throat. doctors at the ER told me that they couldn't do anything for me medically because it would be overkill and my life wasn't in danger. i was given benedryl and told to flush it down with lots of ice water and possibly some bread.

it made me cough, gag, and vomit. the last time i vomited i saw a little bit of blood. generally, if a spider is in your throat, it comes out when you vomit. my friend swallowed one that fell in her drink when she wasn't looking. luckily, hers came out when she vomited. mine, however, clung to my throat and proceeded to crawl back in. i felt it, and i felt it climbing up my throat. when it did that, i pretty much karate chopped myself in the throat, and felt it slip. maybe it fell then, i'm not quite sure. eventually i didn't feel it anymore. but to make sure i got rid of it, i chain smoked like 4 cigarettes, drank really hot tea, and ice cold water.

my neck swelled a little, and i sounded like i was going through puberty all over again. my voice still, 4 days later, isn't normal, but that may be from so much vomiting.

[SneakyPenguin]

Holy shit, this is one hell of an old necro thread.

[getmeoutofjoliet]

I heard this guy had rims for sale.

[Poor2More]

I think being able to slide is something everyone wants and few get.

How do you post anonymous like that?

[WhipSmartBanky]

How do you post anonymous like that?
Get yourself banned and deleted.