Attackbird's Reign of Terror: Day 2

[muckefuck]

mollpeartree was amused by my use of "nemesis" yesterday, but it's turning out to be frighteningly accurate! On my way to lunch, I saw him standing by the side of the road hectoring incessantly. On my way back, he got me but good, landing on my head and trying to peck at my crown (no, not the eyes yet!). It took twice as long to shake him off this time as last and I was even more tempted, once he'd returned to cawwing from a branch, to fling something at him. While I was eyeing him there, a woman came up and mentioned that she'd been attacked, too; earlier, a co-worker told the horrifying tale of being assaulted hung-over and half-awake while going to fetch his morning coffee. As I was spreading warnings, he struck another long-haired passerby.

When will this end? What will it take? Can scathedobsidian lend us his pellet gun for protection or perhaps currawong, a burly Australian? Or should I avail myself of one of moominmolly's castoff bike helmets?

In other news, the cockroach is still there. monshu asked if we'd been giving it food and water and I told him It's a fucking cockroach! It can live without its HEAD! In fact, someone came up from Preservation and told us that roaches can eat electronics. If it gets hungry, it can just start eating its way out of the cup.

What's your favourite euphemism for "cockroach"? In the brief spate of this morning's discussion, I heard:

• palmetto bug (Florida)
• water bug (American Southwest)
• cucaracha (Nuphy's favourite, from Spanish by way of Southern California)

Others?

In any case, if it's there when I get back, I may have to launch a naming contest. Besides the ants, there's also a serious endemic mouse problem. (There was a huge colony living under the entrance hall until it was redone and the workers thoughtfully drove the rodents deeper into the building.) Add in the Redwing Attackbird and Red the Mangy Fox-Coyote Thing (who hasn't been around in a while) and we've got quite a menagerie on our hands.

Comments

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(1) You totally need a hat.

(2) AAAAAAAA BUG!