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by whatshername on July 30th, 2008
i shout "DAD!!! THERE'S A SPIDER COME AND KILL IT" then i run away !
by Browndog on July 26th, 2008
Lol! Any weapon will do. I once had to resort to bare feet! Unpleasant, but it got the job done. :D
by Babycakes on July 26th, 2008
I wouldn't try real hard to kill it . I just want it away from me but if he gets really close I would have to use my shoe.
by GreenFreak on July 30th, 2008
I either ignore it, or in rare cases throw it out of the window. I never kill spiders. I don't know why, really, I kill flies and other bugs all day, but not spiders. Apparently they mean more to me than bugs
by j ninja... on July 27th, 2008
I through a book at one across the room. Now that was dumb.
by Done. never again. on July 27th, 2008
Any weapon that will suffice, if you look for a shoe it might get away!
by LustxOverxLove on July 27th, 2008
I don't kill them, I feel bad.
I usually look for a piece of paper to slip under the spider and a cup to put on top of it so it won't crawl away.
Then I run away screaming to the nearest door and throw it outside.
by Prunesquallor on July 27th, 2008
I never kill spiders. Mind you, I live in the UK, where spiders are harmless. It doesn't hurt me, so I don't hurt it - it seems fair that way.
by guinnevere on July 27th, 2008
I never, ever kill spiders because they are useful in warding off pests like mosquitoes. Also, I felt really bad when one of the spiders in the book James and the Giant Peach got stuck in some paint and then got squished with a broom, with her granddaughter looking on. I dry my clothes outside on a line and I even had a spider in my panties once (a furry black one, although small) and I set it back outside.
by Brian on July 27th, 2008
No, I keep a squadron of spider wasps flying around my house looking for spiders to prey on.
It gives me such peace of *OUCH!*, damn, I better think of something else. :(
;)
by Anninna on July 26th, 2008
I go get my husband and let him deal with it, lol.
by DiSTurBiA on July 26th, 2008
eh anything, but usually I leave them alone, if they're in my house ill drop em outside
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on July 26th, 2008
Any weapon that will suffice. Apparently Ducky considers small spiders a delicacy (bleeeeeeeghhhhhhh) and has taken to snacking on the few that make it into my house.
by miteb on July 26th, 2008
If no one comes running when I scream--I use whatever is handy. Even the TV remote can become a lethal weapon.
by qwerty on July 26th, 2008
I usually get my cat, except the cat doesnt even care, you have to kind of use its tail to whip the spider.
by Jodie44 on July 26th, 2008
I kinda feel bad for them - they seem so scared. So what I do when I see a spider is - trap him under a plastic cup. Then, slide an envelope along the floor, under the cup, making real sure he doesn't escape. Then I lift that up and take it outside, where I let him go, free to live his little spider's life.
by junebug0897 on July 26th, 2008
depends on how big it is. if it's big, i usually whip out the tilex. it works wonders on insects.
by Lizzygirl on July 26th, 2008
Normally it is a shoe, but anything hard will do... but it has to be hard, I can't kill them with a tissue or papertowel. Bleh, the feel of their little bodies just grosses me out, and I'm semi terrified of the bigger ones... so it's got to be something with a lot of stuff between it and my hand.
by frustrated on July 26th, 2008
I use a weapon of choice but it is a newspaper or magazine.
by Gone. on July 26th, 2008
Most times I grab them gently with some tissue and put them outside! Of course there are no poisonous to humans spiders here in the UK. But they do bite.
by technios on July 26th, 2008
well i usually flick them with a fingernail or the first thing that i would not mind having spider guts on... if it looks like a dosile one that i would have time to catch and take outside i will do that... i really hate killing them but i am not fond of seeing them get away... its really stupid of me when the majority of them are not harmful and in fact helpful but i don't like the idea of having them in the house
by needtoknow on July 26th, 2008
I look for another person, I'm petrified of them. If no one is around, I leave that room until someone comes in and kills it..If they can't find it anywhere, my skin crawls for hours, I hate them.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on July 26th, 2008
I smash them with whatever is available. I know there might be some cosmic plan for its existence,...but I have my own reason for being, and I don't think it is to be bitten or even crawled on by a spider. I may be wrong, but at least I have a brain which can make that judgement.
by daishotachi on July 26th, 2008
WoC: blunt objects
by Tempter on July 30th, 2008
I don't kill spiders. They are just hanging out doing their spider thing, and eating the bugs that are really gross.
I have no problems with small spiders on webs. It\'s the brown ones that scuttle around the basement floor that really get me.
by ragnerman on August 6th, 2010
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We keep getting spiders in our apt. Tonight we had a gigantic one. What type of poison can I use to kill them without harming my cats?
by Funkycherry on May 16th, 2010
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What is the best why to keep spiders out of bathrooms.
by ??? on April 20th, 2010
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How do you get rid of spiders in the car?
by Valerie_M2531 on October 16th, 2011
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I have spiders all over my house I use raid and hot shot but that only lasts for so long any suggestions?
by rainshowers77 on October 30th, 2011
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Comments
Very good answer, +2
by WishUponAStar on July 31st, 2008
lol thanks:)
by whatshername on July 31st, 2008
I have no problem smooshing spiders, but if that spider were replaced with a snake, I'd probably squeal like a little girl and run for the hills, lol. Or at least into the house, or I'd give it plenty of room.
by WishUponAStar on July 31st, 2008
lol, dont think i wud be that bothered about a snake, unless it was a dangerous one, but spiders god i run away and hide.
by whatshername on July 31st, 2008