Tarantulas, Hermit Crabs Make Effective Holiday Gifts

This has always been my gift-giving philosophy, which I often extend to birthday celebrations as well. From the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 30, 1978:

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 19, 2012
Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses

Comments

Cue up the "Dead Parrot" sketch!

Posted by KDP on 03/19/12 at 10:45 AM

DO NOT EVER GIVE ME CREEPY CRAWLIES!!! :ahhh: :ahhh:
Look at that girl's face, she looks terrified of the bird. Not exactly the best advertisement to buy one.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/19/12 at 11:27 AM

I stopped buy a pet store in FloRidda a couple of months ago and saw a cute ball of fuzz playing with a ball. I asked what breed the pup was as he didn't look like more than an animated mop head.

"He's a 'teddy bear'", was the sales lady's reply.

"What exactly is that?", I inquire.

"It's a mix of (I don't quite remember) 3 breeds", she said.

"Ah, a mutt! And what are you asking for him?"

"$1,000.00" was the reply.

Something is SERIOUSLY wrong when a ~~mutt~~ hybrid goes for $1,000. Lord knows what an EXOTIC bug costs.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/19/12 at 11:40 AM

thanks forthe post patty.

Posted by Carolina on 03/19/12 at 01:22 PM

Carolina, the post is by Alex, one of our esteemed leaders. I just left a comment.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/19/12 at 09:01 PM

The last girl I gave crabs to never spoke to me again. :blank:

Posted by Dumbfounded on 03/20/12 at 09:01 AM

I bought my wife three fiddler crabs on Valentines Day so I could make that joke. Okay, actually I bought them for myself but made the joke so she wouldn't yell at me so much.

Posted by Mark on 03/20/12 at 07:31 PM

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: guys!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/20/12 at 08:36 PM

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