• @disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    533 months ago

    I love these! My favorite one is, “if you were forced to shove a whole pineapple up your ass, as a matter of life and death, would you insert it top or bottom first?”

    Keep in mind, you’ll need to get it back out once it’s in.

  • @Marthirial@lemmy.world
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    343 months ago

    The roaches. At least you know their true nature, not surprising to find them there and, in days of high frustration, one can go up and stomp a few for that crunchy sound of bug demise.

    • @samus12345@lemm.ee
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      143 months ago

      Sounds like you’ve never had the misfortune of being somewhere with a roach infestation.

      • @Delphia@lemmy.world
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        33 months ago

        Ive dealt with a few though, its not really as bad or as hard as most people think. Its just about being thorough and sustained, you arent going to get them all in one hit. It just takes a few months of regularly repeating the basics of bombing, baits and spray.

        • @samus12345@lemm.ee
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          23 months ago

          its not really as bad or as hard as most people think.

          It just takes a few months

          I would consider anything that takes months to fix to be pretty bad.

      • @FeeshyFish@lemmy.world
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        63 months ago

        Depends on the ambient temperature, no? I was under the understanding that roaches don’t typically fly in northern states because it’s colder.

        • @cypherix93@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          Just the fact that they can is enough for me to avoid them. Ain’t showing up with a thermometer to see if they decide to fly today 😔

    • Apathy Tree
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      33 months ago

      Personally, I’d go for the person. Roach phobia entirely not factoring in here.

      My attic is over a detached garage. If someone can access that space somehow, and wants to live there, whatever. It’s roomy enough to be fairly comfortable, tho you can’t stand up straight, and it’s insulated with electric outlets, so I’m not suuuuper likely to find a frozen person in spring. Not great, but as long as they don’t leave a mess or whatever, meh, doesn’t harm me any beyond electrical use. I probably wouldn’t even find out about it for a long time, since I never go up there; the ladder is duct-taped where it cracked at some point, and I can’t be bothered to replace it.

      Roaches, however, would not stay contained to the garage. That’s a deal-breaker.

  • RedC
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    313 months ago

    Only a hard choice if you’ve never dealt with roaches. 1000 roaches is enough to convince me that the house would never be free of them ever, roaches are incredible in the way they survive and thrive. Unless you made sure you killed every single last one and their offspring, you ain’t getting rid of them.

  • billwashere
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    223 months ago

    I’ve had roaches before. I’d pick the person 10 out of 10 times.

    • @Anticorp@lemmy.world
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      73 months ago

      Someone who just desperately needed shelter? Okay, fine. Someone who is caked in their own waste, with insane ramblings scrawled across their skin in blood? Uh, bring on the roaches, I guess.

  • @shneancy@lemmy.world
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    193 months ago

    person, though a much more difficult encounter it’d probably cost nothing to get them out of there, and the likehood of them coming back is much lower. all it’d take for the roaches to come back is the exterminator missing 2 or 4 of them

    • @slampisko@lemmy.world
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      63 months ago

      Honestly depending on the person I’d probably just let them live there. The attic is unused and all people deserve not to sleep outside

    • Steve Dice
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      23 months ago

      it’d probably cost nothing to get them out of there

      Depending on where you are, it might be impossible.

    • @BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOP
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      123 months ago

      It’s my understanding that gel works better, that bug bombs just make them scatter to other units if you live in an apartment building.

      • @BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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        It’s hard to apply the gel as they may fight back, but gassing them is a better bet, unless they have a gasmask. But in that case I guess they may also have a knife, so the gel is still a nogo.

        • @voldage@lemmy.world
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          83 months ago

          Jesus you folks must have wild roaches in Denmark. Sounds like “don’t go out at night” or “make sure your gun is loaded before entering the woods” kind of thing. Stay safe.

          • @BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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            13 months ago

            Ah yes, our fearsome Danish roaches - the mighty Germanic cockroach, terror of the Nordic regions! These tiny warriors measure a mere 13mm, but their aggressive nature more than makes up for it. If left unchecked, they’ll conduct midnight drills in your attic, their tiny jackboots keeping you awake all night. And you better watch out - your whole family could succumb to carbon monoxide poisoning when they fire up their miniature Panzer divisions for their annual invasion of Poland.

            To be honest though, I actually had to research cockroaches in Denmark because I’ve never heard of anyone having problems with them here.

            • @voldage@lemmy.world
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              13 months ago

              I’ll let you know that as a Pole I feel grateful for your research and terrified of it’s results.

        • @stinky@redlemmy.com
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          43 months ago

          Right like are you looking to fight them and win, or get them out, those are two very different things

        • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
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          33 months ago

          Lol.

          All the person has to do to avoid arrest is be calm and assertive; if he insists that you invited him, that he paid you rent, that it’s his house, here’s the police response:

          “That’s a civil matter, you’re going to have to call a lawyer.”

          If he’s competent, he may even have a deed with the town’s seal already in it. Anyone can file anything in the land records. It’s up to title holders to protect their titles and clear any fraudulent entries.

          • @Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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            33 months ago

            While true, if they’re “living” there, they’re most likely in the attic or crawl space or something. Or they have no items of their own. Anything is possible and there are always outliers, but the chances are pretty low they got set up enough to convince people they’re legitimately there.

            P.s. going to check my basement…

  • @Jackcooper@lemmy.world
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    143 months ago

    A few hundred dollars will take care of the roach problem

    The human is the biggest wild card situation yet and you’re immediately going into fight or flight no matter what

  • @samus12345@lemm.ee
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    133 months ago

    A person, unless the way I found out is they’re trying to murder me and/or my family.