Yuck!!!!Phew… I just had to Google “potato bug” to find out that in some places it means a little pillbug.OMG I hope that’s what you mean, Tony!Cos out here in California it’s a nasty, ugly, giant cricket-like thing, the size of a small German shepherd (Ok, OK, 2 or 3 inches long)..with horrible big pincers and a disgusting translucent greenish-tan body.I got bitten by one once…and if anyone ever told me there was one on my face I would emit the biggest and girliest scream you ever heard…..without a shred of embarrassment.
Calling facial warts “beauty marks” has got to be among the among the greatest accomplishments by a spin doctor in history. A rose may still be a rose by any other name, but only by our susceptibility to the power of labels could a gross-looking deformity somehow become alluring.
Here in California, I awoke one morning to see a Potato Bug about three inches from my face. I didn’t scream, but that was the quickest I ever got out of bed! They are also called Jerusalem Crickets. It happened again a few months later. It is strange that I would see two indoors – my bedroom isn’t THAT messy!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Yuck!!!!Phew… I just had to Google “potato bug” to find out that in some places it means a little pillbug.OMG I hope that’s what you mean, Tony!Cos out here in California it’s a nasty, ugly, giant cricket-like thing, the size of a small German shepherd (Ok, OK, 2 or 3 inches long)..with horrible big pincers and a disgusting translucent greenish-tan body.I got bitten by one once…and if anyone ever told me there was one on my face I would emit the biggest and girliest scream you ever heard…..without a shred of embarrassment.
rolleg over 12 years ago
Potato bugs, being very colorful, would indeed spark up anybody’s face.
J Short over 12 years ago
Ms. Potatohead.
rshive over 12 years ago
Another enteprenurial idea— self-adhesive faux potato bugs.
smalltownbrown over 12 years ago
just mash it
fishbulb239 over 12 years ago
Calling facial warts “beauty marks” has got to be among the among the greatest accomplishments by a spin doctor in history. A rose may still be a rose by any other name, but only by our susceptibility to the power of labels could a gross-looking deformity somehow become alluring.
bossyheifer over 12 years ago
@SusanSunshine You are hilarious!And Trout needs to rethink her hygiene habits!
madmarge over 12 years ago
Maybe the bug thinks Trout’s nose is a potato.
nancycooley over 12 years ago
In California the Mexican folks call the Potato Bug an “Earth Baby”! It’s flesh-colored, huge, and really ugly! Ugh!!!!
T- Mak about 5 years ago
Here in California, I awoke one morning to see a Potato Bug about three inches from my face. I didn’t scream, but that was the quickest I ever got out of bed! They are also called Jerusalem Crickets. It happened again a few months later. It is strange that I would see two indoors – my bedroom isn’t THAT messy!