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If they're hobos, shouldn't they be outside?

ga$money — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:38:17 -0800

I think there are hobo spiders in my house. How freaked out should I be? Time to call the exterminator? We moved into a spiffy new house, the only down side so far being the large, brown, long-legged spiders that have come to join us in the basement TV nook three times in the past two weeks. I'm not normally squeamish and am happy to trap them and throw them outside. But these little bastards are brazen, seemingly unconcerned at our presence, even when I started making moves to trap it. One dropped directly onto Mrs. Ga$Money, also not a squeamish person, which made her move astonishingly fast. They seem to be coming across from the walled off, unfinished portion of our basement. A little google-fu suggests they're probably hobo spiders based on appearance. Sorry I don't have a photo, but I was too busy crushing the last little bastard with a plastic water bottle after it crawled across my Rock Band guitar strap. Anyway, long story short, how worried should I be? The websites I could find are inconclusive, but I'm mainly worried about a nasty bite or my adventurous Bengal cat getting ahold of one.

What's with the little poops?

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:08:31 -0800

Little poops? A rather gross question. In the last year, I've noticed I no longer take a one-or-two clump dump, but that I'm pooping out many small, hard stools. They're a little smaller than the size of cherry tomatoes (but normal poop color). These little poops are often difficult to pass, and I usually have to 'help things along' (basically, I do what's described in this question: http://ask.metafilter.com/49893/Helping-things-along-Okay-or-No-Way) by inserting a clean finger into my vagina and pressing against the back wall of the vagina to 'push' the poops down and out.

So, are these tough little poos normal? Is it something in my diet (or not in my diet)? Might this 25 year old female have a colonoscopy in store? Anyone have any similar experience and find out what it was and how to correct it, if necessary?

Throwaway email: littlepoopsmith@gmail.com

What's good in and aroudn Hot Springs, Arkansas?

ManInSuit — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:16:47 -0800

We'll be around Hot Springs, Arkansas for a few days. What are fun local sights/foods/places/daytrips? Mrs ManInSuit and I are planning to spend a few days near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Can anyone recommend fun stuff to do around there, interesting things to do, nice daytrips, etc?

Little Rock and Roll

fourcheesemac — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:00:35 -0800

Anyone know a good music store in Little Rock, Arkansas, ideally near the airport, preferably on or near I40 N/I65 W?

Best way to get to a store from an airport

stratastar — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:27:53 -0800

[Little Rock Transportation Filter]: I have a 3+ hour layover in Little Rock, Arkansas and during that time, I need to get to a store that is near the intersections of route 630 and 430. What is my best option? I will be there this Friday during the afternoon. I have the option to

a.) take a taxi (20 miles round trip= ~$45?)
b.) rent a car (they quoted me online as $24.98, but I'm under 25 so there will be a litany of charges on top of that)
c.) taking some sort of public transportation provided near the airport?

Punctuality is a key, because I don't want to miss my flight, but is there anyone familiar with the area that could suggest an economic course of action?

Little games over network

zouhair — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:51:33 -0800

I'm searching for little games playable over a network. Little games as Tetrinet,, so if it's over 30 MB, it's way over the charts. So what do you suggest?

What is this line from "Little Shop of Horrors"?

Flying Saucer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:01:46 -0800

What is this song lyric from "Little Shop of Horrors"? From the movie version of "The Meek Shall Inherit," which was cut from the film but appears on the soundtrack.

I've tried lyrics sites, but they only seem to have the Broadway version; I guess because the song wasn't in the film, it's not considered the official version.

It's at the very end of the song when Seymour has decided to take all the offers. As the ladies sing "You know the meek shall inherit..." he exchanges dialogue with the TV people, the Life magazine lady, and the "lecturing tours" guy, starting with "Where do I sign?"

Right after "It's not a question of merit," the Life magazine lady says...what? It sounds like "Drop that old line," but the word "line" was already used to rhyme with "Where do I sign?" I honestly can't make out the words.

Can anybody help?

Books as good as Little Heathens

nancoix — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:47:46 -0800

More books like this -- My 82-yr-old mom loved "Little Heathens" by Mildred A. Kalish, about growing up on the Iowa farm in the Depression. What other titles would be enjoyable for her, along the same lines? Don't want anything too academic or historically detailed. Thanks!

Stomp stomp stomp, KILL

bondgirl53001 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:21:29 -0800

Some new neighbors just moved into the flat above us. How do I reduce the noise of their constant stomping? Would asking them nicely render a solution? And more importantly, is there some stomping disorder in modern psychology that I should know about? Because their flat is the same size and layout as ours, which isn't that big at all (you can walk across the hall to the door in about 10 steps) and I am genuinely baffled at how much stomping can indeed be done in such a capacity.

You entitled kids get off my lawn!

dw — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:48:02 -0800

What's the origin of the phrase "special (little) snowflake?" It's a meme expressing the idea that we have treated modern kids as so special and unique that they have a natural sense of entitlement. I've seen it occur with and without the word "little."

I haven't been able to find where the phrase comes from. My Google-fu is failing me.

What are these glasses called?

hamhed — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:17:10 -0800

What are these type of glasses called? The image is from "Big Trouble in Little China". Google searches for glasses relating to the movie or "eye slit glasses" return nothing relevant. Any ideas what they're called, or where I can get a pair?

Get out and do something, you punk kid!

pcameron — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:00:51 -0800

My 17-year-old little brother needs something enriching to do this summer. Any suggestions? He is a very smart, straight-A kid (he just represented Haiti at the UN Model Conference for high school students in NYC, and debated in favour of a position paper he wrote in front of 3000 people in the General Assembly hall). He used to think of himself as the dumb kid compared to me and his older sister, but my parents sent him to a new school this year and he is suddenly excelling beyond our wildest hopes.

However some of his friends from his old school are not, shall we say, high achievers and are pressuring him to get a crappy retail job and spend the summer drinking in the park with them. As his older brother, I think it's my responsibility to encourage him to pursue something a bit more enriching than that. But I need some intruiging ideas to throw at him to get him thinking of the possibilities.

Anyone have some suggestions or leads? Examples I'm looking at would be volunteering somewhere out of the city, French lessons in Quebec City, camp counselling, a summer educational program, treeplanting... Personal anecdotes are extremely welcome.

ps we live in downtown Toronto, and our family budget is average middle-class meaning we can spring for something not too extravagant

Crawfish crises!

Ugh — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:29:21 -0800

Um.. now that I have 20 pounds of crawfish, what do I do with them? Friends were going to have a crawfish boil but had to go out of town unexpectedly so they just dropped twenty pounds of live crawfish on my door. I've never had a boil, never even been to one, and have NO clue as to what to do now. I've found some recipes online, but they all differ so much and all of them start from when you're ready to cook them. There's no way I can cook them today so a friend said I had to get them on ice to keep them alive until tomorrow. I busted open the sack, put them in a cooler, left the drain open, and poured ice all over them. Now what?

Shipping a Car to the US

stevis — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:49:43 -0800

I want to buy one of those little cars I've seen in England and France and have it shipped to the United States. Is this legal? Are there companies or sites that do this? I'm enamored with the Ford Streetka, for example. Although I remember seeing some cars that seemed preposterously tiny in Paris that would be cool, too. Anyone ever done this?