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JetBlckNewYr03 · 06-08-2003, 10:26 PM

If there was a god, there would be no cockroaches. Man, these things are so hidious. Ahh. Kill them all. What's their purpose?

Chicken Girl · 06-08-2003, 10:47 PM

to annoy you.

Gnomelord · 06-08-2003, 11:17 PM

Honestly, cockroaches are very cute if you look at them from the correct angle.

Kimpatsu · 06-08-2003, 11:54 PM

When asked what one could infer about the mind of god from her works of creation, the British naturalist JBS Haldane replied, "An inordinate fondness for beetles."

winstonjen · 06-09-2003, 12:03 AM

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Originally posted by Gnomelord
Honestly, cockroaches are very cute if you look at them from the correct angle.

You mean...on the bottom of a shoe?

anakata · 06-09-2003, 03:16 AM

Watch the cartoon Oggy and The Cockroaches. I have a few episodes up at http://www.anakata.hack.se/files .

Huginn · 06-09-2003, 05:05 AM

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Originally posted by JetBlckNewYr03
What's their purpose?

Exactly the same as ours.

Cap'n Jack · 06-09-2003, 05:16 AM

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Originally posted by Huginn
Exactly the same as ours.

What if his purpose is to become a fireman?

excreationist · 06-10-2003, 01:24 AM

Well God intended people to live naked in a garden, and cockroaches wouldn't have been any worse than all the other bugs I think... as far as bad things like thorns, etc, go, they're part of the "curse".

I guess the original purpose of bugs like cockroaches was to glorify God by demonstrating how talented he is.

Nowhere357 · 06-10-2003, 01:38 AM

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Originally posted by JetBlckNewYr03

I've heard that if a cockroach is touched by a human, it will run off to clean itself. Doesn't like the oil, I guess.

They are I think excellent examples of successful adaptation. They'll be here long after we're gone.

That said, I still hate 'em. I was a plummer's apprentice, and I still have nightmares. The things going on in the walls and under the floors of our houses is frightening.

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Chicken Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: nowhere Posts: 6,549	to annoy you.

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Gnomelord Regular Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 127	Honestly, cockroaches are very cute if you look at them from the correct angle.

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Kimpatsu Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 1,126	When asked what one could infer about the mind of god from her works of creation, the British naturalist JBS Haldane replied, "An inordinate fondness for beetles."

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anakata Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 194	Watch the cartoon Oggy and The Cockroaches. I have a few episodes up at http://www.anakata.hack.se/files .

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excreationist Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 4,886	Well God intended people to live naked in a garden, and cockroaches wouldn't have been any worse than all the other bugs I think... as far as bad things like thorns, etc, go, they're part of the "curse". I guess the original purpose of bugs like cockroaches was to glorify God by demonstrating how talented he is.

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