Ladybugs

TrixieCat
TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
edited November 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
I have a pet ladybug.lol
It was walking across my screen and then jumped down onto my backspace button. I want it to move because I am a horrible typer.

Here are some cool ladybug facts:

In Sweden, folks believe that if a ladybug lands on a young maiden's hand, she will soon be getting married.
If you find a ladybug in your house, count the number of spots and that is how many dollars you will soon receive.


In England, finding a ladybug means that you will have a good harvest.


In France, if you are sick and a ladybug lands on you, when it flies away, it will take the sickness with it.


If a ladybug has more than seven spots, then there will be a famine. If it has less than seven, then there will be a good harvest.


At one time, doctors would mash up ladybugs and put them in a cavity to cure a toothache.


Some people believe that the number of spots on a ladybug indicates how many children you will have.


If you find a ladybug in your house in the winter you will have good luck.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    More facts in Britain and I presume Ireland as well (possible Oz and NZ) we call them Ladybirds ... I don't know if you have the same rhyme but if one landed on us we would say "Ladybird, ladybird fly away home, Your house in on fire and your children are gone" and then gently blow it away :)
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I like ladybugs. One of the only bugs I won't kill if it lands on me :)
    NERDS!
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    If you believe in things like this, then it is good luck if one lands on you.
    :)
    I love them. And I love that some people call them ladybirds. :)

    Our house is always surrounded by ladybugs. Good for my garden.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • electronblue
    electronblue Posts: 3,503
    i know this 4 year old child that had a ladybug fly on her arm and when she looked closer to see it (i was standing beside her) well it flew away quickly and went directly down in her ear...~
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    the bad feelings 
    it's just me"


  • surfanddestroy
    surfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    I don't like them when they are flying, they look horrible :o Other than that I don't mind them.
    Astoria 20/04/06, Leeds 25/08/06, Prague 22/09/06, Wembley 18/06/07,
    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    i have these all over my house. tough little bugs.
    I love to turn you on
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    i have these all over my house. tough little bugs.
    They are your friends steve.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Pegasus
    Pegasus Posts: 3,754
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I have a pet ladybug.lol
    It was walking across my screen and then jumped down onto my backspace button. I want it to move because I am a horrible typer.

    Here are some cool ladybug facts:

    In Sweden, folks believe that if a ladybug lands on a young maiden's hand, she will soon be getting married.
    If you find a ladybug in your house, count the number of spots and that is how many dollars you will soon receive.


    In England, finding a ladybug means that you will have a good harvest.


    In France, if you are sick and a ladybug lands on you, when it flies away, it will take the sickness with it.


    If a ladybug has more than seven spots, then there will be a famine. If it has less than seven, then there will be a good harvest.


    At one time, doctors would mash up ladybugs and put them in a cavity to cure a toothache.


    Some people believe that the number of spots on a ladybug indicates how many children you will have.


    If you find a ladybug in your house in the winter you will have good luck.
    never heard of that in France..and I'll have TONS of luck because I have a godamn invasion of them!
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Chime wrote:
    More facts in Britain and I presume Ireland as well (possible Oz and NZ) we call them Ladybirds ... I don't know if you have the same rhyme but if one landed on us we would say "Ladybird, ladybird fly away home, Your house in on fire and your children are gone" and then gently blow it away :)
    yep, we call them ladybirds... and all the superstitious stuff... quite a bit of it sounds familiar... I'm not sure but I think we may have believed ALL that stuff :D

    I used to think they were pretty... til I realised they were beetles :o :eek: fucking polka dotted beetles! Urgh!
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    I miss ladybirds/bugs. I haven't seen any since I moved to a big town. :(
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    I don't like them when they are flying, they look horrible :o Other than that I don't mind them.

    definitely don't like them when they're flying! :eek:

    my friend and I used to have tons of ladybugs as pets. we had a huge glass jar that was their home. (only for a few days at a time, then we released them in to the wild. ;)) one time we got to take them to school too and tell our classmates about them. :) then, during recess one boy from our class made holes on the paper that we had over the jar (tissue paper of sort, we used to keep it wet and put a sugarcube on it for our pets. :D) and most of the bugs flew away - all around our classroom. some even went to my pockets!!

    we never kept them as pets again.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    TrixieCat wrote:
    If you believe in things like this, then it is good luck if one lands on you.
    :)
    I love them. And I love that some people call them ladybirds. :)

    Our house is always surrounded by ladybugs. Good for my garden.

    My favorite superstition is if a seagull shits on your head it's good luck. As such I'm constantly hanging out at the local dump.
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • chinobaeza
    chinobaeza Santiago Posts: 2,489
    when I was a kid I used to removed ladybug's wings so they were not able to fly again
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    chinobaeza wrote:
    when I was a kid I used to removed ladybug's wings so they were not able to fly again

    You bastard! :)
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    TrixieCat wrote:
    If you believe in things like this, then it is good luck if one lands on you.
    :)
    I love them. And I love that some people call them ladybirds. :)

    Our house is always surrounded by ladybugs. Good for my garden.

    Their proper names are Ladybird Beetles, so that's where the "Ladybird" comes from. They eat aphids, so yes, they're great to have around the garden too!

    I thought at first this was going to be a thread about Rodney Dangerfield's last movie. Whew!
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    mookie9999 wrote:
    My favorite superstition is if a seagull shits on your head it's good luck. As such I'm constantly hanging out at the local dump.

    i was outside during my lunch break one day and a pigeon shit on my hand. i was all pissed, because i didn't notice at first and wiped it all over my suit pants.

    this was a few months ago, and i can't say anything lucky has happened to be since!
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    singularity wrote:
    i was outside during my lunch break one day and a pigeon shit on my hand. i was all pissed, because i didn't notice at first and wiped it all over my suit pants.

    this was a few months ago, and i can't say anything lucky has happened to be since!

    So are you saying I should stop hanging out at the Jersey shore?
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    mookie9999 wrote:
    So are you saying I should stop hanging out at the Jersey shore?

    the pigeon shitting incident was in the city.

    but it would still be good advice to tell someone to stop hanging at the jersey shore. unless of course you are there for funnel cake.
  • drivingrl
    drivingrl Posts: 1,448
    What does it mean when you find a whole bunch of them dead on your porch? :(

    I think ladybugs are the only bug I like. Well, them and lightening bugs.
    drivingrl: "Will I ever get to meet Gwen Stefani?"
    kevinbeetle: "Yes. When her career washes up and her and Gavin move to Galveston, you will meet her at Hot Topic shopping for a Japanese cheerleader outfit.

    Next!"
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    drivingrl wrote:
    What does it mean when you find a whole bunch of them dead on your porch? :(

    I think ladybugs are the only bug I like. Well, them and lightening bugs.


    It means they were rats. And sometimes, rats need to be exterminated. Was the head of a seahorse placed anywhere near the carcasses?
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"

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