Cockroaches are in some ways more disturbing than rats/rodents/other varmints. They are larger here and they come out of nowhere. Marcos almost knocked down his entire bookshelf trying to swat one.
My old roommate Amanda has the funniest cockroach story. She once tried to kill a cockroach and severed it in half with one swat. The horror story was not over, though. This cockroach was pregnant and she found tons of eggs....then, even though the momma cockroach was half dead, it still managed to collect itself, "re-chi", and scurry off with half of its body remaining!!!
This was too much for the cockroach-phobic Amanda. She screamed in sheer terror and continued to smack it wildly---and it wouldn't die!! Next thing she knew, her doorbell was ringing and someone was knocking at the door. She cautiously opened the door and a group of men dressed in black SWAT gear shouted, "Freeze, you're under arrest!" (you can imagine their disbelief when all of this was caused by a tenacious bug.....)
Apparently, her neighbors had mistaken her screams and the smacking sound with someone being abused!!!
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Ah, cockroaches. I only have little ones in my current house, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the big ones take over.
Sorry Memphis isn't turning out to be the most wonderful place to live, but your blog entries about it are entertaining! I especially like your drawings depicting the city's finer points.
--heather
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