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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 09:39 PM Jan 2022

Some buzzing insect just appeared in my bathroom.

It sounded like a bee and it was pretty big. The medicine cabinet was open and he flew in, so it is trapped in there.

Its 4 degrees F so it certainly didn't come in from the cold.

How long should I wait to open the medicine cabinet?

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Some buzzing insect just appeared in my bathroom. (Original Post) milestogo Jan 2022 OP
Well...count the number of pancakes it takes to shingle a dog house... Enter stage left Jan 2022 #1
Probably stink bug. rsdsharp Jan 2022 #2
Do not piss off your wife and whatever you do do not make any buzzing sounds!! MLAA Jan 2022 #4
And don't stink if I get squashed. rsdsharp Jan 2022 #6
I don't have a wife. milestogo Jan 2022 #9
What gender is the bug? ret5hd Jan 2022 #19
I couldn't get its legs apart so I don't know. milestogo Jan 2022 #20
Whoa, big boy! You're movin' to fast if you want a wife. ret5hd Jan 2022 #21
I don't want a wife. milestogo Jan 2022 #25
You should try standup sometime. ret5hd Jan 2022 #27
Why? milestogo Jan 2022 #28
Because you're a natural. ret5hd Jan 2022 #29
Reminds me of the old joke MLAA Jan 2022 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #22
Yeah, it was hanging on a bottle so I could flush without the kleenex smush and that milestogo Jan 2022 #26
A month at least 😬 MLAA Jan 2022 #3
depends on the number of different drugs and chemicals in there lapfog_1 Jan 2022 #5
Ewwww..i would spray bug killer and wait Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #7
Brought to mind MOMFUDSKI Jan 2022 #8
Wow that is really mean! milestogo Jan 2022 #10
Get a broom or fly swatter, go in & shut the door, then let it out of the medicine cabinet tblue37 Jan 2022 #11
What if it tries to sting me? milestogo Jan 2022 #12
Put on long sleeves and goves. Cover your face, too, if you feel it's necessary. Even wear a tblue37 Jan 2022 #13
I don't want no stinkin jab from you, bug. milestogo Jan 2022 #14
Well, that's pretty mild. Call it Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Matt Gaetz, or Ted Cruz, then tblue37 Jan 2022 #16
Yeah! MLAA Jan 2022 #32
Listen closely. If it says, Help me, Help me, tavernier Jan 2022 #15
... milestogo Jan 2022 #18
If you open it in 2023, you should be safe, unless it's pregnant. n/t. NNadir Jan 2022 #17
Is this a new Oscar bug? Corgigal Jan 2022 #23
UPDATE: Bug has been sent to a watery death (unless it can swim) milestogo Jan 2022 #24
This thread is soooo funny - thanks!! Talitha Jan 2022 #30

Enter stage left

(3,395 posts)
1. Well...count the number of pancakes it takes to shingle a dog house...
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 09:43 PM
Jan 2022

multiply by 2, subtract your age...and I forgot where I was going with this.

Oh well, never mind.

rsdsharp

(9,146 posts)
2. Probably stink bug.
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 09:45 PM
Jan 2022

We get two to three a day. My wife likes using the vacuum cleaner wand to suck them up with a satisfying “ptook.”

rsdsharp

(9,146 posts)
6. And don't stink if I get squashed.
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 09:50 PM
Jan 2022

Actually, I think I’m safe. I won’t fit into the vacuum hose.

MLAA

(17,253 posts)
31. Reminds me of the old joke
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 12:45 AM
Jan 2022

What do moth balls smell like?
I don’t know, I couldn’t get their legs apart 😬

Response to rsdsharp (Reply #2)

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
26. Yeah, it was hanging on a bottle so I could flush without the kleenex smush and that
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:38 PM
Jan 2022

smushing sound that it makes.

lapfog_1

(29,194 posts)
5. depends on the number of different drugs and chemicals in there
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 09:46 PM
Jan 2022

and if any are radioactive.

wait for mutations...

MOMFUDSKI

(5,447 posts)
8. Brought to mind
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 09:53 PM
Jan 2022

a story of a bunch of young guys/gals at a lake house in Wisconsin in June. One of the girls was deathly afraid of June bugs as they are loud, large, and fast. SO . . . of course the guys filled her purse with them while she wasn't looking and then she went into the bathroom WITH her purse and you can certainly figure out the rest of the story.

tblue37

(65,227 posts)
11. Get a broom or fly swatter, go in & shut the door, then let it out of the medicine cabinet
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 09:57 PM
Jan 2022

and render it extinct with a forceful blow.

tblue37

(65,227 posts)
13. Put on long sleeves and goves. Cover your face, too, if you feel it's necessary. Even wear a
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:01 PM
Jan 2022

jacket or coat if you're really worried.

You're way bigger than the bug is. Let him know who's boss. Don't forget to trash talk him during your duel.

tblue37

(65,227 posts)
16. Well, that's pretty mild. Call it Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Matt Gaetz, or Ted Cruz, then
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:05 PM
Jan 2022

see if you can be a bit more aggressive & inventive in your trash talking.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
24. UPDATE: Bug has been sent to a watery death (unless it can swim)
Sun Jan 9, 2022, 10:28 PM
Jan 2022

I opened the medicine cabinet. It was hanging on an acetaminophen bottle. So I picked up the bottle, tapped it on the toilet, and the bug fell in.

I flushed it away.

It might have been some kind of moth.

Talitha

(6,564 posts)
30. This thread is soooo funny - thanks!!
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 12:12 AM
Jan 2022

Bugs constantly hitch a ride into my house with the firewood. They wake up and think springtime already. It's kind of cute when a Ladybug drifts through the living room in the middle of January.

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