Is someone yanking my chain here???
I find this very hard to believe....
NEVER BUY A NOISY CACTUS - TRUE STORY
In the second such incident in the Southwest, a San Diego woman
purchased a large cactus during the redecoration of her home. The huge
cactus was a fitting centerpiece for her "New southwest" look, and she
was
quite happy with her $3,000 purchase, for a while.
A few days later, she noticed that the big cactus seemed to be
swaying...and humming. Bewildered and not knowing where else to turn,
she
dialed 9-1-1 and fortunately for her -- got an operator who knew what
this
"uncactuslike" behavior meant. She was told to clear out of the house
immediately -- like right now! -- and wait for an emergency team. The
responding five man team had just
enough time to move the huge cactus into the back yard before it burst
wide
open, scattering about a thousand tarantulas in all directions.
The nursery where she had purchased the cactus refunded her $3,000 and
paid
for exterminator service for the entire block. When asked later how
her
plants were, the lady replied, "Plastic and silk, thank you!" The
fashion
of
using cacti for home decoration is fairly new, but tarantulas have
been
using them for mass breeding farms for a long, long, time.
haha, thank you - Hate when I get suckered.
Geralyn - feeling foolish (again)
Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> Is someone yanking my chain here???
> I find this very hard to believe....
Yep, they're yanking your chain. Flush. It's an urban legend. Margaret L
Can you say URBAN LEGEND? I've received this
e-mail on-and-off several times in the past 10
years.....
Cyndi
Quoting Geralyn Deatherage
Diego woman
> purchased a large cactus during the redecoration of
her home. The huge
> cactus was a fitting centerpiece for her "New
southwest" look, and she
> was
> quite happy with her $3,000 purchase, for a while.
> A few days later, she noticed that the big cactus
seemed to be
> swaying...and humming. Bewildered and not knowing
where else to turn,
> she
> dialed 9-1-1 and fortunately for her -- got an
operator who knew what
> this
> "uncactuslike" behavior meant. She was told to clear
out of the house
> immediately -- like right now! -- and wait for an
emergency team. The
> responding five man team had just
> enough time to move the huge cactus into the back yard
before it burst
> wide
> open, scattering about a thousand tarantulas in all
directions.
> The nursery where she had purchased the cactus
refunded her $3,000 and
> paid
> for exterminator service for the entire block. When
asked later how
> her
> plants were, the lady replied, "Plastic and silk,
thank you!" The
> fashion
> of
> using cacti for home decoration is fairly new, but
tarantulas have
> been
> using them for mass breeding farms for a long, long,
time.
