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Nirvana · 02-07-2014, 09:11 PM

It is -8 degrees here and there is a lady bug walking around my desk

monster · 02-07-2014, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

It is -8 degrees here and there is a lady bug walking around my desk

A facebook "friend" (Parent of kid's friends/teammates) of mine posted the same. then that she put the poor thing outside

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I just "rescued" a ladybug from my office by taking it outside to freeze to death instead of stepping on it. Good move, Lis.

Sundae · 02-08-2014, 03:23 AM

Save it, Nirv, save it!
It's the same one Monster's "friend" put outside. It's a survivor.

Although we've had an an influx of foreign ladybirds, which aren't really what we know as ladybirds. Harlequin ladybirds. If it's one of those - kill it!

DanaC · 02-08-2014, 05:06 AM

Y'know, it really irritates me the way my niece's generation has started calling them ladybugs.

Yes, I know that's petty. But 'Ladybirds' is so much nicer.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2014, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Y'know, it really irritates me the way my niece's generation has started calling them ladybugs.

Did you tell them to get the hell off your lawn?

Unlike Ladybug or Ladybeetle, Ladybird doesn't prepare you for the vicious killer they are.

DanaC · 02-08-2014, 05:11 AM

Well, now, ya learn a new thing every day...

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The name "ladybird" originated in Britain where the insects became known as 'Our Lady's bird or the Lady beetle.[9][10] Mary (Our Lady) was often depicted wearing a red cloak in early paintings, and the spots of the seven-spot ladybird (the most common in Europe) were said to symbolise her seven joys and seven sorrows.[9] In the United States, the name was adapted to "ladybug". Common names in other European languages have the same association, for example, the German name Marienkäfer translates to Marybeetle.[11]

From wiki

Sundae · 02-08-2014, 07:30 AM

Did you know that the common image of Mary draped in blue (think of a children's Nativity play) comes from the fact that blue was the hardest colour to paint with and the most expensive to obtain? Large areas of deep blue were therefore a shorthand for importance.

DanaC · 02-08-2014, 07:49 AM

I didn't know that. Though I did know that blue pigment was uber expensive. Lapis lazuli ground up to a powder. Used in illuminated texts, and more expensive than gold leaf.

BigV · 02-08-2014, 03:02 PM

Yes, yes, I sic those badasses on my roses' parasites. Go get'em tigers!

Lola Bunny · 02-08-2014, 09:24 PM

Who wants to Skype with me? I have this new, big monitor and wants to try out Skype on it, hehe. Anyone?? :-P

Lola Bunny · 02-09-2014, 08:02 AM

Damn, I'm hungry. Waiting to exercise. I just may not have the will-power to and eat instead. :-/

Kayla Faye · 02-09-2014, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

So, you want your post count to go up? But can't think of anything worthy of its own thread? Post here!

Your random thoughts. Your useless post posting. Before you know it, you'll be a post whore extraordinaire!

OMG This place is just like Bastard Factory

http://bastardfactory.net/forums

Sundae · 02-09-2014, 12:26 PM

Erm, no. It's not.

DanaC · 02-09-2014, 01:53 PM

Well...inasmuch as there is a thread there to boost post count.

Sundae · 02-09-2014, 02:06 PM

Shush.
Make a tuna sandwich and retreat to the treehouse.

02-07-2014, 09:11 PM	#1
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	It is -8 degrees here and there is a lady bug walking around my desk __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-08-2014, 03:23 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Save it, Nirv, save it! It's the same one Monster's "friend" put outside. It's a survivor. Although we've had an an influx of foreign ladybirds, which aren't really what we know as ladybirds. Harlequin ladybirds. If it's one of those - kill it! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-08-2014, 07:30 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Did you know that the common image of Mary draped in blue (think of a children's Nativity play) comes from the fact that blue was the hardest colour to paint with and the most expensive to obtain? Large areas of deep blue were therefore a shorthand for importance. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-08-2014, 03:02 PM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Yes, yes, I sic those badasses on my roses' parasites. Go get'em tigers! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-09-2014, 12:26 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Erm, no. It's not. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-08-2014, 09:24 PM	#10
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Who wants to Skype with me? I have this new, big monitor and wants to try out Skype on it, hehe. Anyone?? :-P

02-09-2014, 08:02 AM	#11
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Damn, I'm hungry. Waiting to exercise. I just may not have the will-power to and eat instead. :-/

02-09-2014, 02:06 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Shush. Make a tuna sandwich and retreat to the treehouse. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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