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I don't like crickets . . .

  • 05-05-2015 12:10am
    #1
    The Backwards Man
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    . . I hate them! Well grasshoppers or crickets or whatever you call them

    Anyone else notice an abundance of the wee noisy yokes lately? I'm waffling home from the pub and they're everywhere.


    Any advice on how to entice one for a photo to prove I'm not mad?


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  • #2
    Sh1tbag OToole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,973 ✭✭✭Sh1tbag OToole


    Havn't noticed. If I heard them I would be busy trying to escape from the 80's/90's American flick I'm after being thrown into


  • #3
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users Posts: 28,392 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    Always remind me of warmer climes and strolling back to the hotel late at night, so they're ok in my book.


  • #4
    thecamcam
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭thecamcam


    they sounds great whats not to like ?


  • #5
    jungleman
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    I remember hearing them a lot when I was a child but never mentioning it because I wasn't sure if we had them in Ireland or not. I thought they were an American thing.


  • #6
    blatantrereg
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    I don't like crickets. I love them. Don't you walk through my words gotta show some respect.


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  • #7
    Filmer Paradise
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    Ah Backwards Man. You're having an Abshinte induced childhood flashback to The Waltons or The Little House on the Prairie.

    Sleepy Sleepie now....Grey old Ireland in the morning.


  • #8
    catallus
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    How, precisely, does one "waffle" home from the pub?! :confused:

    Ye northmen making up your own words, how are ye supposed to integrate?


  • #9
    The Backwards Man
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    I voice recorded them but I was distracted by an eejit wanting to play with her ball in the dark!

    http://imgur.com/knIhc34


  • #10
    Kiwi in IE
    Registered Users Posts: 3,063 ✭✭✭Kiwi in IE


    I love crickets. They sound like summer.


  • #11
    WoollyRedHat
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    Kiwi in IE wrote: »
    I love crickets. They sound like summer.

    You're right, their purpose purely seems to be a backing track to hot summer nights.You ever heard those mofos cricketing in the winter? I think not.


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  • #12
    Corkboi
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭Corkboi


    What about this bad boy??? Saw him in work the other day! (South America by the way, not Ireland lol)

    http://imgur.com/3gwrck2


  • #13
    ScumLord
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    Corkboi wrote: »
    What about this bad boy??? Saw him in work the other day! (South America by the way, not Ireland lol)

    http://imgur.com/3gwrck2
    He's clearly trying to sabotage that thing, whatever it is. He's already half unscrewed it. It's the start of the insect invasion.


  • #14
    ollaetta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭ollaetta


    I was expecting the OP to burst into the 10cc song.......


  • #15
    syklops
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    . . I hate them! Well grasshoppers or crickets or whatever you call them

    Anyone else notice an abundance of the wee noisy yokes lately? I'm waffling home from the pub and they're everywhere.


    Any advice on how to entice one for a photo to prove I'm not mad?



  • #16
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Corkboi wrote: »
    What about this bad boy??? Saw him in work the other day! (South America by the way, not Ireland lol)

    http://imgur.com/3gwrck2
    If ever a photo needed a sizing scale!:pac: I bet he's tiny.


  • #17
    dmc17
    Registered Users Posts: 3,723 ✭✭✭dmc17


    I quite like the sound of them. Reminds me of nice warm summer nights.



  • #18
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,646 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Grasshoppers are nice, kids can chase them.

    Crickets are noisy at night.

    Locusts can be very bad news. Thankfully there haven't been major plagues recently. Well not since last year. http://www.fao.org/emergencies/crisis/madagascar-locust/intro/en/


  • #19
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    dmc17 wrote: »
    I quite like the sound of them. Reminds me of nice warm summer nights.


    OMG, what a cutie. chipp chipp chipp chipp. :)


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