Okay, they’re our icky, creepy, fang-y friends, but they ARE friends. Just like ladybugs. And gekkos, which aren’t insects but do get rid of bugs; especially those hideous three inch long cockroaches in Hawaii the also fly. Well, they’re not cockroaches per se, but they look just like them. Worse than any in New York City, which is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there, which is what my dad said, though I didn’t understand what he meant by that. Dad worked for a library supplies company in Madison, Wisconsin and would fly out to the Connecticut office on occasion. Mom always made roast beef hash when he was on a trip because he didn’t like roast beef hash but we kids did, almost as much as we loved Saturday morning popcorn, which Mom popped… on… Friday… night… so…
We’ve had a plethora of both dogs and cats in our life, and cats are definitely a two-edged sword. They require care and feeding, but less than dogs, IMHO, and they provide a number of services, especially rodent control if you live in a rural area. Unfortunately, they also contribute to the “circle of life” for coyotes, so they have to be kept indoors.
Brig; just cathcing up from my trip to Scotland. The house we rented had huge spiders in one bedroom which did not set well with the guy who woke up to see one crawl across him. Loved the place but good to be home
This reminds me of my first ever cat Moonie that I got from my mother’s coworker who had a momma cat have her babies at her house when I was 13. He was a teeny kitten who later grew into a fat lazy loving fool that loved sunbeams as well as swatting at, and occasionally eating creepy eight legged crawlers. He was about the same color as the kitten in your comic as well except he had brown eyes. ^-^
Also as a long time reader and first time commenter Id also like to add I love your art Brig, the squiggly style of it is very heartwarming and bright.
Carl… welcome back! Hope your trip to Scotland was grand! No! No! Horrible mental image of spider crawling on person! I would not have stayed in “huge spider house”…. nuh uh!
Welcome first time commenter Litsue! Moonie sounds sweet… and Thank you for your kind words.
Pete: spiders are NOT our friends… they’re evil people killers who crawl on you at night! Blecht!!!
And yet, Brig, you continue to reference them in your strips! 😛
I encountered a (very small – 1/4″ or less across) spider today, in a most unusual location: inside the screen at my register at Target! It was still very much alive… the funny thing is, the only person who didn’t freak out about it (i.e. me) was the one person they expected to freak out about it!
In high school I had a friend who kept pet scorpions. He wanted to become a zoologist studying such critters, an Arachnologist. Concerning eight-legged, five-eyed beasties, I am rather of Brig’s opinion.
In our apartment we had spiders EVERYWHERE. I mean EVERYWHERE. I bent down to kill a small one to see a bigger one sitting behind it…i had one fall out of the ceiling vent onto the back of the toilet with a *plink*…..i had one in my hair when i woke up….hubby found one in his pillowcase…the braver (read “larger”) ones would just waltz across the floor right in front of me. We must have had spider plants outside or something….there was an ungodly amount of them. Loving the house and the maybe-see-one-spider-a-month thing we’ve got going.
I love the Groovie Goulies! Welcome DadaHyena (wink)! Randie’s “bat head” would, of course, amuse you… given your own creepy bent! The “bat head” is only one side of Randie’s conscience… the other one didn’t show up for this toon.
Your apartment scares me, MusicalFingers… nay… terrifies me! *plink* AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Michael… I don’t understand Arachno-Heads ( a scary visual) and yet I know TWO such people… it concerns me. They don’t “bug” me… just concern me.
C H O M P! Heh, heh, heh…
But spiders are our FRIENDS.
Okay, they’re our icky, creepy, fang-y friends, but they ARE friends. Just like ladybugs. And gekkos, which aren’t insects but do get rid of bugs; especially those hideous three inch long cockroaches in Hawaii the also fly. Well, they’re not cockroaches per se, but they look just like them. Worse than any in New York City, which is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there, which is what my dad said, though I didn’t understand what he meant by that. Dad worked for a library supplies company in Madison, Wisconsin and would fly out to the Connecticut office on occasion. Mom always made roast beef hash when he was on a trip because he didn’t like roast beef hash but we kids did, almost as much as we loved Saturday morning popcorn, which Mom popped… on… Friday… night… so…
Spiders are our friends!
My dog does that. I’m glad she does because I am NOT a cat person.
We’ve had a plethora of both dogs and cats in our life, and cats are definitely a two-edged sword. They require care and feeding, but less than dogs, IMHO, and they provide a number of services, especially rodent control if you live in a rural area. Unfortunately, they also contribute to the “circle of life” for coyotes, so they have to be kept indoors.
Brig; just cathcing up from my trip to Scotland. The house we rented had huge spiders in one bedroom which did not set well with the guy who woke up to see one crawl across him. Loved the place but good to be home
This reminds me of my first ever cat Moonie that I got from my mother’s coworker who had a momma cat have her babies at her house when I was 13. He was a teeny kitten who later grew into a fat lazy loving fool that loved sunbeams as well as swatting at, and occasionally eating creepy eight legged crawlers. He was about the same color as the kitten in your comic as well except he had brown eyes. ^-^
Also as a long time reader and first time commenter Id also like to add I love your art Brig, the squiggly style of it is very heartwarming and bright.
Carl… welcome back! Hope your trip to Scotland was grand! No! No! Horrible mental image of spider crawling on person! I would not have stayed in “huge spider house”…. nuh uh!
Welcome first time commenter Litsue! Moonie sounds sweet… and Thank you for your kind words.
Pete: spiders are NOT our friends… they’re evil people killers who crawl on you at night! Blecht!!!
And yet, Brig, you continue to reference them in your strips! 😛
I encountered a (very small – 1/4″ or less across) spider today, in a most unusual location: inside the screen at my register at Target! It was still very much alive… the funny thing is, the only person who didn’t freak out about it (i.e. me) was the one person they expected to freak out about it!
In high school I had a friend who kept pet scorpions. He wanted to become a zoologist studying such critters, an Arachnologist. Concerning eight-legged, five-eyed beasties, I am rather of Brig’s opinion.
To quote the Groovy Goolies: “This place is driving me BATTY!”
Very nice take on the old ‘talking conscience’. The bat-headed visual is really cute/creepy, quite like the killer feline!
In our apartment we had spiders EVERYWHERE. I mean EVERYWHERE. I bent down to kill a small one to see a bigger one sitting behind it…i had one fall out of the ceiling vent onto the back of the toilet with a *plink*…..i had one in my hair when i woke up….hubby found one in his pillowcase…the braver (read “larger”) ones would just waltz across the floor right in front of me. We must have had spider plants outside or something….there was an ungodly amount of them. Loving the house and the maybe-see-one-spider-a-month thing we’ve got going.
actually, the spiders don’t bug me much (ha ha, “bug”), but I hate how flies buzz around.
but thankfully, my dog thinks it’s great fun to hunt down and eat flies. 😀
I love the Groovie Goulies! Welcome DadaHyena (wink)! Randie’s “bat head” would, of course, amuse you… given your own creepy bent! The “bat head” is only one side of Randie’s conscience… the other one didn’t show up for this toon.
Your apartment scares me, MusicalFingers… nay… terrifies me! *plink* AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Michael… I don’t understand Arachno-Heads ( a scary visual) and yet I know TWO such people… it concerns me. They don’t “bug” me… just concern me.
The ‘bat head’ should also amuse anyone who’s seen “Bride of Re-Animator”.