Entomologists have such a whacky sense of humour

Posted by Blokeman on July 23, 2008 under General Bloke Stuff | Read the First Comment

Well, some of you may remember a while ago, me letting you into a little information about my phobia of Grashoppers and the details as to why. (http://www.blokeman.com/2007/12/07/grasshoppers-did-you-know-they-bite/)

Though this post was written somewhere in the distant past I received the following comment just last week

“Josue Gomez Says:
July 19th, 2008 at 4:15 pm e I have bean studying bugs all my life and i do know this about grasshoppers.They do bite, but not near powerful enough to penetrate your first layer of skin.Their eyes (like all eyes) are for seeing not to stare through your soul. And their “penis” is probably just poop.”

Well Mr Bug studier, thank you for your rather clinical explanation of the world, I am sure your details have enlightened many and made the world just a slightly more beige place.

You mean to tell me, they are just mere reactionary instinctual creatures and not actually the spawn of satan as I was foolish enough to suggest? Do you honestly mean that grasshoppers are not out to get me and are you in fact suggesting that I may just be slightly paranoid when it comes to the whole evil green little bug thing?

Surely sir you can not be suggesting that my post was not in jest, surely you are not evil enough yourself to attempt to strip all humour from this world with your study of bugs.
I now see that this is the goal of entomologist everywhere, you and your bug friendly cronies traverse the internet in search of any parody you can find, and with a crusade like force, swiftly drain what amusement some might gain from it.

Actually…..I just figured it out. You are a Grashopper, aren’t you…..