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Wed 13 Oct, 2004 09:02 am
A father watched his daughter playing in the garden. He smiled as
he reflected on how sweet and innocent his little girl was.
Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground. He went over
to her and noticed she was looking at two spiders mating.
"Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?" she asked.
"They're mating," her father replied.
"What do you call the spider on top, Daddy?" she asked.
"That's a Daddy Longlegs." Her father answered.
"So, the other one is Mommy Longlegs?" the little girl asked. !
"No," her father replied. "Both of them are Daddy Longlegs."
The little girl thought for a moment, then took her foot and
stomped them flat. "Well, that might be OK in California but we're
not having any of that crap in the Ozarks!"
Quote:"That's a Daddy Longlegs." Her father answered.
"So, the other one is Mommy Longlegs?" the little girl asked. !
"No," her father replied. "Both of them are Daddy Longlegs."
Never having been there, would those from the Ozarks call them "Sister Longlegs" or "Daughter Longlegs"?
Mybad...mybad...mybad
Hmm...that joke was funny, but innacurate. Daddy longlegs, although arachnids, are not spiders. They are a sub-species called Opiliones. I understand they have a strong lobby group that is protesting for the right to not be referred to as spiders. They are different, and want respect. Don't send this post to the Ozarks, they still can't tell a mountain goat from a woman.
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