CJW
Hit-and-run WUM
I know a moth-er who thinks nothing of sticking his head into an active moth trap (and by active, we’re talking literally hundreds of moths bouncing around in there!) But if you say “ooh look at that spider/harvestman” he’ll run screaming like a little girlie in state of extreme terror.
What makes this even funnier is that no matter how many times I say it, the reaction is always the same. I have to time it right though, because he’s liable to drop everything in his panic and damage my expensive MV bulb. I’ve found the best time to say it is when he’s gently replacing the Perspex baffles, thus avoiding any potential damage. Like all comedy the secret is in the timing.
Are there any other entomologists out there with a completely irrational fear of a totally harmless group of creatures?
What makes this even funnier is that no matter how many times I say it, the reaction is always the same. I have to time it right though, because he’s liable to drop everything in his panic and damage my expensive MV bulb. I’ve found the best time to say it is when he’s gently replacing the Perspex baffles, thus avoiding any potential damage. Like all comedy the secret is in the timing.
Are there any other entomologists out there with a completely irrational fear of a totally harmless group of creatures?