http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/08/robber-fly-killed-with-a-shoe-out-of-fear/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/08/robber-fly-killed-with-a-shoe-out-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-10801 bugman Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:54:29 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=18660#comment-10801 Thanks for your sweet letter of encouragement Melissa. We weren't really worried, but we also don't want a tyrannical reputation since we feel we run a family friendly site. When we cover adult themes, we try to use witty rather than crude terminology. We are happy to hear you are trying to promote tolerance of House Centipedes and other benign but frightening creatures in your household. We would gladly welcome you to become a Facebook friend, but we somehow feel we couldn't deal with one more internet forum at the moment. It is also without embarrassment that we proudly announce we might well be one of the last remaining Angelinos without a cellular telephone. In the interest of education, Dragonfly is one word. Generally, if "fly" if part of a compound word, the insect is not a true fly, like a butterfly or dobsonfly. True flies have two distinct words to the common name, like Robber Fly or Crane Fly. Thanks for your sweet letter of encouragement Melissa. We weren’t really worried, but we also don’t want a tyrannical reputation since we feel we run a family friendly site. When we cover adult themes, we try to use witty rather than crude terminology. We are happy to hear you are trying to promote tolerance of House Centipedes and other benign but frightening creatures in your household. We would gladly welcome you to become a Facebook friend, but we somehow feel we couldn’t deal with one more internet forum at the moment. It is also without embarrassment that we proudly announce we might well be one of the last remaining Angelinos without a cellular telephone. In the interest of education, Dragonfly is one word. Generally, if “fly” if part of a compound word, the insect is not a true fly, like a butterfly or dobsonfly. True flies have two distinct words to the common name, like Robber Fly or Crane Fly.

]]> http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/08/robber-fly-killed-with-a-shoe-out-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-10800 memoore815 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:07:13 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=18660#comment-10800 As an attorney, I am here to tell you not to worry (not that you were anyway). You cannot violate your own first amendment rights, someone else has to do that for you. Your site is wonderful - can I become a fan on facebook? I came here in the first place because I needed to reassure my husband that we do not need to squish our house centipedes and I have the necessary ammunition now. I had previously convinced him that the daddy long legs should be allowed to live in our kitchen because it eats the bugs we don't want. I'm still trying to convince my 2 year old that dragon flies aren't scary because they eat mosquitos, but she's not prone to listening to reason yet. Anyway, keep up the good work and as Leah said, don't let these silly people stop you from doing what must be done! Melissa Massachusetts As an attorney, I am here to tell you not to worry (not that you were anyway). You cannot violate your own first amendment rights, someone else has to do that for you. Your site is wonderful – can I become a fan on facebook?
I came here in the first place because I needed to reassure my husband that we do not need to squish our house centipedes and I have the necessary ammunition now. I had previously convinced him that the daddy long legs should be allowed to live in our kitchen because it eats the bugs we don’t want. I’m still trying to convince my 2 year old that dragon flies aren’t scary because they eat mosquitos, but she’s not prone to listening to reason yet.
Anyway, keep up the good work and as Leah said, don’t let these silly people stop you from doing what must be done!
Melissa
Massachusetts

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